The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-12-02
Scheme Is, However, Laid Low
for the Time Being.
Resolutions Stir Up Spirited
Debate This Morning.
The Best Made Plans of Men
Gang OFT Aglee.
From Mondays Daily.

From Mondays Daily.
This morning movement was set or
foot in the Board of Trade looking te
the resembling of the resolutions passed
at the previous board meeting, with
reference to the, signature by the presi.
dent and secretary of the board, of the
circular Endorsing the candidacy of Con,
gresham McCleary for reelection. The
matter was brought before this morn
ing's meeting by H. P. Jensen in the
form of another resolution, reading as
follows:
Whereas, The president and the Sec
rotary of this organization, without any
intention or desire to commit this
board, which is a strictly non-partisan
body, to the candidacy of any individual
signed letter to the business and pro-
fessional men of the second district, en-
closing a resolution of this board against
the enactment of further parcels post
legislation; and
Whereas, The use of the letterhead
of this board was allowed by its presi-
dent for the purpose of showing to out
siders that the signers were the per-
sons and the officers they represented
themselves to be and that the reso-
buttons enclosed We're authentic; and
Whereas, This board, on the l4th in
slant, passed resolutions relative to it's
president, its secretary and Congress
man McCleary which places these gen.
tlemen in a false light; and
Whereas, Some of the statements of
the resolutions are found upon further
investigation to be unfounded, notably
those charging deception, and the reso-
buttons unjust and misleading in view
of the actual facts;
Therefore, be it Resolved, That
while this board as an organization dis,
claims all responsibility for the issuance
of said letter and desires it under.
stood that the letter was the action OF
the individuals who signed it and not
the action of the board as such, and
while it disapproves the use of the
Board of Trade letterhead and the action
of its officers in following their names
with the designation of their offices in
this board, it does not believe that they
so signed or that they were asked by the
congressional committee to so sign with
any intention to deceive;
Therefore, be it Further Resolved
That the resolutions of this board pass.
ed on the 14th instant relative to its
officers and to Congressman McCleary
are hereby rescinded and ordered strick.
en- from the record.
And be it also Resolved, That the
board reaffirms its resolutions protest
ing against the enactment of further
parcels post legislation, and that it re.
news its request to the senators and rep.
resentatives in congress from this state
to oppose the proposed extension of the
system of parcels posts.
Mr.. Jensen said he deemed the reso
luton passed at the previous meeting t.
be too drastic and to reflect too strong
ly on the conduct of the Board of Trade
officers and the congressional commit
tee that circulated the letter.
c. A. Chapman thought it would bt
unfair for the board to take any actor
on this matter in the absence of the
two members who moved and seconded
the adoption of the resolutions at tn,
previous meeting. He moved that the
matter be laid over until the next meet
ing.
w. A. Funk took the same view of TIL,
matter as did Mr.. Chapman. He furthei
objected that the set of resolutions in
PRODUCED by Mr.. Jensen had been divided
into two parts. The main purpose of tn,
resolutions was to rescind some othe
resolutions, but there had been tacket
on as a rider declaration against tn,
proposed parcels post. As far as he wa.
aware there was no certainty that tn
resolutions passed had placed Congress
man McCleary or anybody else in
false light. 1t was no more than right
that the matter should lie on the tabl
for a while, and the members woul,
thus have chance to vote intelligent
ly upon the same.
M. G. Willard thought it best that tn
proposed resolutions should appear il
the newspapers and the public and il
particular the Board of Trade member
have chance to look them over.
number Of years ago the Board of Trad
wanted the parcels post. Now it appear
that certain merchants in the comm,l
nifty do not want it. A farmer had one
asked him whether it was any wors
for merchandise to be mailed out o