The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-09-23
IOln Mcmillan Is Renominated
Sheriff by Big Majority.
0.her Officers Renominated..'
Balloting in Brooklyn
Ole Peterson of Brighton Named
For Representative.

Thomas Smith was at st. Peter yes
terday, and the information that he
brought on his return, respecting the re-
suits of the primaries over the county
at large, showed that the election next
November will be very tame affair,
as far as the ticket of Nicollet county
is concerned. w ~" stEar {
Every one of the county officers has
been renominated with the exception of
Gust A. Blomberg of st. Peter, whom
Ernest Mallgren, also of st. Peter, has
defeated for the denomination for clerk
of the court on the republican ticket,
by very small margin. On the repub-
lican ticket, c. r. Davis of st. Peter
has been renoninated for congress; Ole
Peterson0o of Brighton for representative;
A. IL. Freeman of St. Peter: for county
auditor; John Webster of ST. Peter for
county treasurer; j. C. Kettner of St.
Peter for register of deeds; John Nc
MILAN of st. Peter for sheriff; Henry
Moll of st. Peter for judge of probate;
A. A. Stone of st. Peter for county
attorney; and DR.. G. f. Merritt of ST.
Peter for coroner. Joseph w. Craven
was nominated by the democrats to run
against Mr.. Davis for congress. Wen-
dell Hodapp was nominated by the. dem
ocrats of the fifth commissioner district,
to represent that district on the county
hoard. Mr.. Hodapp had no opposition
for the nomination., and the republicans
have not put up any man against him.
In fact his candidacy was brought about
mainly by republicans, who will vote
for him without regard to party. The
district includes North tMankato and
the towns, of Belgrade and Oshawa-
John Sanders of ST.. Peter, Superintend-
ent of schools, and H.W. Daniels, coun-
ty surveyor, were bothi renominated1 by
the democrats, and viii have no oppOc
sition from the republicans. hlg Ao.s
Thus it may readilysbe seen just who
will be the county officers of iNicollet
county elected at the polls in November.
1t is also foregone conclusion that MIR.
Davis will defeat Mr.. Craven for con,
gress. Ds,g.S UttF aojHIa JoupA aIsuGF
The vote of North Mankato was as
follows:
Republican Ticket-Congress, c. r.
Davis, ~ votes; legislative representa-
tive, Ole Peterson, 81; county auditor,
A. H. Freeman, "a; treasurer, John
Webster, "a; John Wellner, 43; register
of deeds, A. ]. Holmberg, 80; j. c. Ket-
tner, So; Charges Key, 8; sheriff, John
Mcmillan, 80; Philip Peterson, Al judge
of probate, Henry Mol, 81; county at
torney, A.lA!uStone, 6S;, clerk of court,
G.. A. Blomberg, 29;l William Mallgren,
AS; coroner, G.pF.i Merritt, 63.usle
Democratic Ticket--Congress, Joseph
w. Craven, 4sYotes superintendent. OF
schools, John Sanders, 81; surveyor, ID.
w. Daniels, 5; county commissioner of
fifth district, Wendell Hodapp, 4. ~
The primary ballot system is general
ly understood; yet now and then ballot
is cast that shows somebody to be
away behind the times in this regard.
Two ignorant voters of the village Tues
day folded their ballots up and
handed them in without marking them.
Both asked for republican ballots and
evidently believed that by putting in
the entire ballot, just as it was given
them, they were simply voting the re-
publican ticket. There was time when
party ticket was voted at the polls in
this manner. but more than decade
has interviewed since that barbarious
method was done away with.