The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-11-04
St. Peter Helps Out the Meeting
at Mankato Theatre.
Zones of Rock" Talks on the
Tariff Question.
F. G. Winston and Mr.. McDer-
mott Wind Up Evening.
From Tuesdays Daily.

From Tuesdays Daily.
The democratic rally last night at the
opera house was undoubtedly the larg-
est political gathering which that party
ever held in the city. The theatre was
inadequate to accommodate the crowd,
and standing room was taken, both on
the main floor and in the gallery, while
the stage was filled to the rear with men
more or less prominent in the ranks OF
the party. The attendance must have
been pleasing to John A. Johnson, the
democratic candidate for governor.
The $50 D. m. train on the Omaha
rad from the north brought several
hundred people from st. Peter, Kasota
and other points. One st. Peter man es-
timated the crowd from his town at 300
$50. Kasota sent sixty. The st. Pet
er and Kasota bands came in this train.
A special train left about midnight, tax
ing the crowd back.
A good many came from points along
the Milwaukee road from as far south
as Minnesota Lake. 1t is said that each
Of these towns sent from twenty to fif-
ty. The $3.50 p. m. train from the north
was held until after the meeting to ac-
commodate these people.
The Concordia band met the Omaha
train, which brought three of the speak
ers. Mr.. Johnson, f. G. Winston and
Thos. j. McDermott, and escorted them
to the theatre, and played two or three
nice selections.
On the stage, near the speakers, were
seated the republican mayor and council
of st. Peter. In fact, large part of the
audience was composed of republicans,
who had come out of curiosity. Numer-
Gus ladies were also in the audience The
issues touched upon were mostly state,
only Mr.. Jones going outside of these
and he combining his remarks to the
tariff.
The stage decorations consisted of
flags and bunting. Johnson's picture
was in evidence, but Parkers and Davis
pictures were nowhere to be seen.
At $40 o'clock the curtain rolled up
and C. n. Andrews spoke in his usual
graceful manner, saying that he had
been informed that there was a prob
ability of the election of Parker, but
whether he or Roosevelt was successful
splendid president would be chosen
If it depended upon Minnesota, Roose-
welt would be elected. We are building
magnificent new capital, and by this
election we are sending men there to be
the center of our civic life. We should
send to those marble halls the purest
and best men-with clean hands, clear
hearts. clean lives and clean lips-whC
will be true representatives of thi:
great people. Mr.. Andrews first intro
duced Geo. p. Jones, candidate for con
gross in the second district. He said thai
the election of Mr.. Jones would be 6
service of notice upon the eastern wing
of the republican party that this west
ern agricultural district would not stant
for eastern dictation
Mr.. Jones opened with a story of al
Irishman, and one about clock thai
indicated 7:30 when the hand pointed
to two and it struck twelve. He spok,
of the 1000 votes that McCleary did no
get at the primary election. He asked
why this district should favor higl
protective tariff when not a single pro
duct in it is protected by the tariff. Be
fore anybody could answer this, he tol,
another story of an Irishman. He ask
ed who there was present who had BEEF
benefited by the tariff, and why the.
should favor something that had neve
benefited them. He quoted the price
of butter and eggs in Way
ward, Canada, and Ellsworth, MINI
In Hayward the prices were % an
~ ccHIS, anu dI EilSWoiIn DotH were l.
cents last week.
Mr.. Jones said that his opponen
speaks on the tariff from an academi
standpoint, but that he would show tn
true issue. He quoted from Congressman
McCleary's oneminute speech of
pages in The Congressional Recor
wherein he urged standpatism and sal
that it might be that the next revisio
of the tariff would have to be upward in
stead of downward.
Mr.. Jones said that Congressman Nc