The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-07-01

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reduce the surplus. All they had to do
was to put the Democrats in power. In
a few years they had to issue $26O,OOO,-
600 bonds to pay the running expenses of
the government. The Republicans built
up, while the Democrats tear down.
A long wait followed, while the com
mittee were out. Finally Capt. Keysor
facetiously moved that a committee of
three be appointed to search the build
ing for the committee on resolutions.
Conference Committee Reports.
The conference committee returned
at ago p. m. and reported the following
list of names for delegates to the state
convention: DIR. Fred U. Davis, John
Nyquist, Gen. J. III. Baker, Ed Weaver,
Gen. Gus. Widell, L. P. Hunt, C. l..
Benedict, John E. Diamond, H. L.
Schmitt, j. w. Andrews, A. O. Eberhart
j. G.. Fowler, c. j. Laurisch, Marcus
Williamson, William Borchert, Geo. w.
Neff, W. S. Hughes, Joshua Wigley, Geo.
R. Wilder and T. T. Warham.
General Widell moved that this list
be elected, but there was large chorusc
of noes when the vote was called for.
The chair ruled the motion carried, and
there were calls for division.
L. P. Hunt addressed the convention,
appealing for Mr.. Young saying that the
office of railroad and warehouse com
missioner was more important to this Sec
ton of the state than governor.
j. E. Diamond took the floor and APP
pealed to the convention not to slap Mr.
Young in the face. II would go out over
the district that Mr.. Young had drawn
up the list of delegates and the conven-
tfon had turned it down, any name OBJ
jected to could be changed. He moved in
the name of common decency that the
list be adopted. The motion was then
adopted without question, only few
noes being heard.
Mr.. Young Addresses Convention.
Mr.. Young was called for and intro
duced as coming railroad and ware
house commissioner. He said he would
like to know what reason there was for
opposition to the list. There could be
but twenty delegates chosen, and all
could not be selected. He had been a
Republican for forty-two years, and told
why he was one He said that if nomi-
mated he expected to be elected. He ex-
pected to be nominated. He and his OPP
ponent had promised to stand by the one
who has the most votes in this dis
trict and would stand by it. He asked
of the twenty district delegates their
enthusiastic support at st. Paul, as the
united support of the county and later
of the district will be needed. He thank
ed the convention for its support.
John E. Diamond moved that Gen.
Widell act as chairman of the delegation
to the state convention, and it was car
ried almost unanimously.
The committee on resolutions present
ed the following report:
Southern Minnesota and especially
the city of Mankato and the county of
Blue Earth, being intensely interested
in equal and impartial transportation
rates for the state of Minnesota, and the
second district being one of the most
populous, important and commercially
active sections of the state, it is who'll
ly meet and proper that it should have
representation on the Republican state
ticket to be nominated at st. Paul on
the 3Oth inst.
'The Republicans of Blue Earth coun-
ty, therefore, through their chosen rep
resentatives take especial pride and
pleasure in presenting to the Republican
state convention the name of Mr.. w. E.
Young for the position of railroad and
commissioner, and in so doing
have an abiding faith that his splendid
qualifications for the Office, combined
with the geographical location and great
commercial Importance of the section of |
the state represented, will commend him
to the favorable consideration of said |
"Mr. Young represents within himself |
The young, aggressive type of Republi
cans. Born, reared and educated in our
valley, he thoroughly understands the
needs and desires of our people and his
strength of character is guarantee that |
heir every interest will be zealously car
ID for.
Gas lawyer he ranks among the fore