The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-03-18
From Tuesdays Daily.


The Republican county convention wa.
called to order at 2:l5 p. m. today a
Athletic hall, by DR.. T. T. Warham o.
Vernon Center, chairman of the Repub
lican county committee. He read the of
fetal call for the convention, stating that
its object was to select twenty delegates
to each the state and congressional con
ventions. There was large attendance
that filled the hall.
W. A. Funk said that the county is sc
overwhelmingly Republican in numbers
and principle that is seems almost use.
less to hold conventions. We are used
to seeing the Democratic party divided
but never saw it in such panic before
There are honest Democrats and they dc
not claim that there is ghost of show
for the party, but they may later on
whistle as small boy does in going
through grave yard. He nominated
DR.. Warham for permanent chairman, as
being true Republican.
James A. Howieson of Napoleon was
elected secretary. Both gentlemen
thanked the convention for the honor.
The following committees were ap-
pointed:
Credentials-H L. Schmitt, B. o. Kill
mer, E. j. Russell, R. S. Hughes and VIM.
Mcqueen.
Resolutions P. Hunt, W. A. Funk,
W. E. Young, w. H. Macbeth, R. B.
Thomas, A. E. Quimby, Oscar Healy.
Permanent Organization-Frank Cor
nell, E. I. P. Staede, W. j. Bryson.
Senator A. o. Eberhart was called up
on for few remarks while the commit
tees were at work He said it seemed
like old times to have a convention,
now that the primary system has been
adopted. The Democrats trace their
start back to Jackson, but the Republi
cans had their start in the Garden of
Eden, when the weak had to be pro-
tected. When Adam grew up, he was an
ardent Republican and there would have
been protection had it not been for his
wife, who was in favor of placing apples
on the free list. When the Democrats
are in power everything stands still ex
cept the world, and that cannot be stop
ped. After these facetious remarks, ne
said that the Republicans would be in
power four more years. He did not be-
lieve that the tariff was sacred. 1t was
all right to stand pat, but we must be
sure that Pat stands next to the peo-
pie.
w. A. Funk addressed the meeting by
request of the chairman. We are now
where we were in 1875, fighting the
Democratic party on "tariff reform"
We have built up a navy and made a
name for the nation throughout the
world. The Republican party has been
changing the tariff constantly, to meet
the wishes of the people. ;, If there is
anything wrong in our magnificent tariff,
if it needs any readjustment, the Repub
lican party is the one to do it. This
task must not be given to the Demo
cratic party. We are going to have the
present party continue in power and
have good times. Outside of floods and
fires, the country has been prosperous.
Judge j. B. Ogle was called upon and
dealt out roast to the Republicans who
stay at home and do not 60 to the polls.
The party is entitled to the biggest vote
ever cast for party, and we must fight
for it and get every vote out. He prais-
ed the administration all along the line.
He spoke of the manner that Roosevelt
has unearthed things. He said that Van
SAINT has been an admirable governor,
and he hoped he will have just as adj
mirable a. successor. We are the only
party that can do things, and do them
right. -,
Captain Clark Keysor was called upon
and said this was the first time that he
had been called upon to speak at conven-
ton, and he did not know that he would
be called on again. In 1856 he had vot-
ed for John G. Fremont, and had voted
for every Republican candidate for
president since. He did it because it
takes a different class of mechanic to
build than to tear down. He had no.
ticed that the Democrats have torn down
our institutions, while the Republicans
have built them up. He was never
ashamed of the Republican rule. That
party has always supported the govern
ment and stood by the people. He had
never found one sentence in Democratic
platforms that was friendly to the old
soldiers who fought for the flag This
had fixed him in Republican principles,
and he intended to vote for Roosevelt if
he lived, and he intended to live. We
should stand by the principles that we
profess. We are small part of the
great party, but whatever we do, let us
do for the benefit of the masses.
The committee on credentials presented
the list of delegates entitled to a vote.
The committee on resolutions present
ed the following report:
We, the representatives of the Repub-