The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1904-06-17
MOSTLY ANTI HEARST
Democrats Do Not Favor the Yellow
Journalist.
Eighteen Delegates Elected to State
Convention.
Blue Earth County Democrats Get
Together Today.
C. Thro Is Recommended for State
Committeeman.
From Mondays Daily.

From Mondays Daily.
The Democratic county convention for
the purpose of eleeting eighteen delegates
to the state convention in Duluth, that
in turn will elect delegates to the Demo
cratic presidential convention, was called
to order in the board of trade room of
the city hall at l0:l5 a. m. today by A.
Pau Jr., chairman of the county COM
mittee. Just twelve persons We're in
the room, aside from the reporters, al
though it was fifteen minutes after the
time advertised in the call for the
meeting. Mr.. Pau stated the object of
the meeting.
e. T. Champlain of Vernon Center was
elected temporary chairman and Harry
Volk of Lake Washington temporary Sec
rotary.
Ed. Dunn, 7. A. Edgerton and d. F.
Crandal were appointed committee on
credentials, and then adjournment was
taken until l:30 p. m.
When the convention assembled this
afternoon there was an attendance of
about fifty, mostly from the country.
The credentials committee recommended
that the Democrats from the city pres
ent in the room be accorded the rights of
delegates from the city, no caueuses hav-
LII l. VI.
DONE
The necessity for committee on reso-
buttons was done away with by G. N.
Andrews, who offered the following reso-
lutions, which were adopted:
Resolved, That the Democrats of Blue
Earth county in convention assembled
extend greeting to their fellow Democrats
of state and nation and welcome the
opening of the campaign of 1904 as offer
ing an opportunity to discuss and de-
termine by elections of this year the
important public questions which are
now pressing for solution.
That the Democratic party of the ma
ton stand at this time for fair, fear
less and conservative governmental ac-
ton at home and abroad on all matters
touching the welfare and honor of this
country, and if restored to power will
carry forward the progressive lines of
action for which the nation stands.
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prosperity due to Republican policy of
unalterable tariff legislation having pass
ed leaving its inevitable heritage of high
prices, hard times and labor troubles,
we believe that the people of this coun-
try will at the present election rise to
manifest evils which have come upon us.
That in this state the true interests
of its people demand that there be COM
plete change of administration, to the
end that the quarrels, charges and count
er charges of fraud and dishonesty be-
ing made by the Republican candidates
for governor and other offices against Of
fiicials about whose honesty there can be
no question and that we may have again
two years of such aggressive, honest and
progressive reform administration such
as the state enjoyed under Hon. John
Lind.
j. c. Thro presented list of seven
teen persons for delegates to the state
convention. Others had names to pre-
sent, and nobody would say absolutely
that he would go, and the business drag
ged badly until Mr.. Andrews again came
to the rescue by moving that a commit
tee be appointed to present list OF
eighteen names for delegates. This was
carried, and the chair appointed Mr.. An.
drews, G. c. Cornish and Hugh Quinn.
The committee presented the following
names, including all but one of those
that Mr.. Thro presented: Charles T
Taylor, chairman; Harry Volk, A. R
Pfau Jr., S. D. Works, E. I. Champlin
Julius Reinsburg, Robert Madigan, P. FL
McGraw, NJ. j. Ryan, w. L. Comstock
Ferdinand j. Buchholz, Geo. t. May
Henry Zimmerman Jr., w. E. Polzin, c
NJ Andrews, John c. Thro, FL. M. Quinn
and NJ. B. Hart.
These persons were unanimously elect
ed delegates.
The convention voted to recommend
C. Thro for reappointment on the stat
central committee from Blue Earth coun
ty. Adjournment was then taken.
There was no attempt made in tn
convention to instruct the delegates il
favor of any candidate for the presidency
The ACCESSIBILITY of doing it was discuss
ed slightly, but all favored leaving then
uninstructed. 1t is understood that abou
three of the delegates are for Hearst
and the others anti Hearst, but not fo
any particular candidate.
Pocketbook Recovered.
From Tuesdays Daily.
Chief Donahue today located the pot