The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1906-08-31

people TO get into the democratic party
and "help save the country"
The resolution in favor of Bryan must
have got lost in the shuttle as it di,;
not make its appearance.
w. L. Comstock was opposed to as
sailing the primary election system.
The primary system is incomplete, but
from time to time it can be made in
better form No man is denied the priv.
ilege of becoming a candidate for any
office within the gift of the people. He
considered it unwise to attack the pri-
mary election law.
f. T. Champlin thought it humiliat
ing to any man to announce himself
as candidate for office. He opposed
the paying of filing fee, but at that
the measure is a popular one, and he
considered it unwise to denounce the
law. The papers all over the country
would criticise their action.
C.. n. Andrews made talk in favor
of the resolution. He claimed that the
resolution did not assail the law He
contended that the office should seek
the man and not the man the office. Mr..
Andrews maintained that the law would
result in disrupting both parties. If
there is any man in the convention who
lis opposed to the law he ought to vote
in favor of the convention.
Mr. Comstock held that the calling of
la nominating convention would be a
violation of the law. Even if ticket
We're nominated it would still be up to
the primary for ratification. If the
resolution called for a repeal of the law
he would not object to its passage.
Mr.. Champlin did not believe it good
policy to condemn q law that is being
called for all over the union.
/ Mr.. Comstock's motion to eliminate
the resolution pertaining to the primary
election law was defeated.
The resolutions were adopted as read.
The Delegates.
The following delegates were elected
to the state conventions
First District-A. Z. Viegel, Henry
Thielman, John Sheehan.
Second District-C. T. Taylor, S. d.
Works Mic Petersen
Third District-Elliott Epson, NJ. ].
Barney.
Fourth District-E. T. Champlin,
Thomas Rooney, Paul Kunkel.
Fifth District-H. Pagel, F. FL. Grit
fin, John Rabenhorst.
The eight at large are as follows:
John c. Wise, Mankato; d. A. Dee
bach, Mankato; j. G. Thro, Mankato;
August Schultz, Iimetown; H. S.
Lewis, Mapleton; G. J. Robel, Mankato;
w. f. Polzin, Nlankato; John P.
Thissen, Mankato.
Charles T. Taylor and j. c. Thro were
nominated for state committeeman.
The vote resulted: Taylor 81; Thro,
IA. Mr.. Taylor was recommended as the
committeeman.
Hon. +. T. Champlin was selected as
chairman of the delegation to the state.
convention.
The Afterclap.
The convention then proceeded to
place in nomination the following tick
ct:
Senator'S. ID. Works.
Mr.. Works stated that up to today
he had declined to consider the matter
of the senatorial nomination, but he
would accept the honor if he found that
the people of the county wanted him
to represent them in the senate.
Rcpresentatives-H. o. Thompson, Ce-
resco; James Mclaughlin, AIapleton;
Henry Schultz, Limetown.
County Attorney Harry Volk.
Sheriff-John Donohue.
| Coroner-J. ID. Duane
Commissioner, Second District-J B.
Coy
Commissioner, Fourth District-Wil-
liam Schultz.
| j. d. Duane moved that the chair APP
point committee whose duty it shall
be to fill in the county ticket.
/
The chair took the matter under adj
visement and the convention adjourned