The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-11-03


After an eloquent and appealing in
dorsement by former Governor Van
SAINT of Minnesota, platform strongly
upholding President Roosevelt's scheme
for freight rate revision was adopted by
the Irregular" interstate commerce law
convention at Steinway hall, Chicago,
yesterday.
The platform congratulates the peo-
pie of the United States upon having
such president as Roosevelt, COM
mends the representatives in congress
on the support given him in the matter
of securing rate legislation, and rec
ommends that the interstate commerce
law shall be so amended that:
''The interstate commerce commits
sion should be vested with the power,
where a given rate has been challenged,
and after full hearing found to be un-
reasonable, to decide, subject to judi
cial review, what shall be reasonable
rate to take its place; the ruling OF
the commission to take effect immedi-
ately and obtain unless and until it is
reversed by the court of review
Governor Van SAINT, in his speech,
said:
''These resolutions are terse and to
the point that we stand upon them as
our platform They will be indorsed
by the whole country. | am from the
north star state and here | shake hands
with a man from the lone star state.
There are men from Florida, from diff
ferent states of the north and south,
ancient enemies of civil war days, and
they can unite on this platform. 1t is
broad enough for the whole country"
"The dearest things we possess in
life are those which we fight for the
hardest. A railroad passenger agent
told me that the transportation COM
panies intended to organize the bust
ness men in every voting precinct in
the country to fight against this rate
legislation and oppose the election of
every candidate who will not agree in
advance to vote against President Roose-
velt's policy. | said we would accept
the challenge and buckle on our armor.
The fight is on and we must fight hard
to win. Victory will be ours
These Are Minnesota Boilers.
The following Minnesota delegates
bolted with the trump" convention:
James B. Bradshaw, Commercial club,
Minneapolis; Joseph Beck, st. Paul, job
bers and Manufacturers association; Z.
j. Carpenter, Box and Lumber associa-
ton, Minneapolis; w. B. Dean, Jobbers
and Manufacturers association, Mime
apolis; W. C. Coodnow, Minneapolis; A.
c. Corwin, Winona; j. f. Hayden, secre-
tary Northwestern Lumbermen's associ-
alton, Minneapolis; f. II. Henry, North
western Lumbermen's association; G. c.
Ingram, Northwestern Lumber associa-
ton, Sank Center; II. A. Kirk, st. Paul
Jobbers and Manufacturers association;
John Leslie, Minneapolis Commercial
club; w. C. Lieferman, Northwest Re-
tail Coal Dealers association; J. w. Luz
cas-, Winona; C. II. Roose, Retail Coal
Dealers association, Minneapolis; T. II.
National Lumber association,
Minneapolis; w. C. Stevenson, F. r.
Minneapolis Commercial club;
c. J. Traxler, or the Northwest
Lumbermen association; George Tibbs,
Jobbers and Manufacturers association,
st. Paul; Frank L. Towle, Northwest
association, st. Paul;
George r. Thompson, Northwest Lum-
bermen's association; r. NJ. Weyhaeus
err, Mississippi Valley Lumbermen's as
ISOLATION, Cloquet; C. j. Whellams, sec
rotary Northwest Manufacturers, asso-
st. Paul; II. r. Yerxa, CONNER
cial club, Minneapolis.