The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-10-23
One of the Soundest Political Talks Ever Heard i'm
This City, Is Verdict of Those Who Were
At the Meeting.
Gopher States Commoner and Leader OF People
s Delivered Speech That Rang True; Caught
the Big Crowd.


nominee for governor, by means of
splendid address at the Mankato
theatre, this morning, insured to him
self an old time party plurality in
Mankato and surrounding precincts. He
made remarkably good impression,
created immense enthusiasm for his
own candidacy, and left the good re-
pubicans of this vicinity more than
confidence of hus success at the polls
in November.
The meeting was, in popular parlance
a ''stem- winder'' To use more par
lance, Jake" got big, warm, broad
glad hand from his hearers. The state
ment that he made more votes than al
most any candidate who has addressed
Mankato voters for many years past
will go unchallenged.
Owe Johnson Nothing.
The republican voters of Blue Earth
county have given Governor Johnson a
plurality, and the average political
prophet is always prone to believe that
what has been must always be. How
ever. those republican voters are alive
to the fact that they owe nothing
more to Governor Johnson and that
their own party now has a candidate
who is one of the big men, of Mime
sofa with a record of great accom-
plishments--big things in point of hay
inc been instrumental in passing more
legislation of the kind that has placed
this state in the front rank of pro-
gress than any other ten men who
ever sat in Minnesota legislature.
1t is logical to say that these voters
will not this fall go back on such a
candidate as Jacob F. Jacobson, that
famous old Legislative lion," staunct
friends of the farmer and the people
fierce fighter of Interests" honest
square, upright and straight forward
Will Give Jacobson a Majority.
Hence the sensible prediction that
Blue Earth county will give Mr.. ia
cobson one of the old-time majorities
Mr. jacobson arrived at ten O'Clock
and was greeted at the station by
an immense throng and the Twentieth
Century band. He was carried to Tho
theatre by Mayor ]. w. Andrews in hi'
automobile. and at the entrance of thu
theatre was detained several minute:
bT prominent citizens who wished t.
welcome the man they knew for splen
did accomplishments as members o
the state legislature, and wonderfully
well equipped and experienced for thu
important office of governor of Mime
sofa. Those who stood by and watched
Mr.. Jacobson were disappointed If the!
exnected to see the 'mark" the demo
cratic campaigners in their desperate
efforts are representing Mr.. jacobson t.
be. They saw a man little above IN
average height, dressed as the averag
American citizen in plain, neat attire
who greeted all cordially and unassum
inolv, but maintained, quiet dignit,
and rare good They saw
man with well shaped and capaclou
head. square honest face, lined wit
determination to fight for the people
and bronzed by exposure to the wea
tber. and from which looked squared
forth keen gray eyes set well apart.
When Mr.. jacobson and his escort
marched through the theatre to tn
stage, he was followed by lare
number of people, nearly a
of whom were voters ana
eoodly portion of which were farmer
who had driven miles on a disagreeab
morning to hear the man who has, as
member of the state legislature, dor
great things in their behalf. 1t Wa
a fattering reception considering ii
fact that it was a morning meetlr
and the weather could hardly hay
been more unfavorable.
The curtain was raised and bur
Of applause followed. 1t was N
ticeable that the applause grew
strength and sincerity as the speech
Mr. jacobson progressed, and the fin
cheers were as lusty as any ever hea
in the theatre.
introduced BY Mr.. Taylor.
Benjamin Taylor introduced Mr.. J
cobson in a brief address. The que
ton, he said, had been asked by t