The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1908-07-10


lasting but three hours the Minnesota
Republican state convention nominal
cd J. f. Jacobson of Madison for
governor and adopted platform en-,
dorsing the work of the Chicago con-
vention and pledging the party in Min
nesota to continue the work Of rail.
way regulation. y
Mr.. Jacobson was nominated by ac'
clamation, after Attorney General Ed
ward T. Young and Samuel P. Snider
Of Minneapolis, opposing candidates,
had withdrawn from the race and sec
ended the nomination of the Madison
man. Joel Heatwole, who also had
been q candidate for governor, did not
withdraw from the race, but his name
was not presented to the convention.
Though the nomination was to have
been made by reclamation, it was OBJ
served that the Winona county dele
gates, who come from Heatwole's dis
trict, did not vote.
The following is the state ticket
nominated by the convention:
For governor, ]. F. Jacobson, Mad.
ken.
For lieutenant governor, A. o. Eber-
hart, Mankato.
For secretary, of state. julius A.
Schmahl, Redwood Falls. & :@
< For state treasurer, c. C. Dinehart,
Slayton. .4s sGGEsqe Il. s.a .tsSa
a For attorney general, George T.
Simpson, Winona. $50 E2&@,a11S 2
For railroad and warehouse COM
missioners, Ira B. Mills, Moorhead,
and c. =. Elmquist, Rush City. as.q
AL these men with the exception of
Messrs. jacobson, Simpson and Elm
quist5 hold the offices for which they
were nominated. All nominations ex.
cept those of railway commissioners
were made by reclamation.
Eddy dominates jacobson.
Mr.. Jacobson's name was presented
to the convention by Former Congress
man Frank Eddy, who aroused laugh
ter when he said, "The only reflection
any one has been able to cast on our
candidate is that he eats pie with
knife"
~ He is rough, rugged, natural man.
We could not have him any different
If we would and we would not if we
could" -. t,n,-,, g.,,y,.. sf
! The demonstration that succeeded
the nomination speech OF, Mr.. Eddy had
not subsidized, when Attorney General
Young rose> to second the nomination,
thereby throwing the, conyeptiop into
a fever of enthusiasm. He was fol
lowed by Mr., !Snfder, who also made a
seconding speech, -, sur ,ne,u,a
Because of the, inability of the Va
rions candidates for governor to agree
on q temporary, chairman, the state
committee, LEFT, that work to the state
convention. The, name Of, John TT
Steele alone was preserved, and he
served both as temporary and perma-
nent CHAIRMAN. ..ua a.sc ,rsUe o.
After the nomination of candidates
the platform was. adopted and the cen,
vention. adjourned ,,-.. rronrr.,.,f,ou.
When the convention was. called to,
order the nomination of J. F. Jacobson
for. governor appeared Inevitable. "a A.
few minutes before Attorney General
Edward T. Young withdrew from the
contest and announced that he would
second the nomination of Jacobson.
In his speech calling the convention
to order State Chairman Cole, brother
of the late Albert Cole, the defeated
Republican nominee two years ago,
asked the party, in his brothers name,
to be loyal to the ticket nominated.
Judge John H. Steele of Hennepin
county was placed in nomination for
temporary chairman. He was elected
by reclamation. !ss& -
Judge Steele spoke. briefly sinr as
stunning the chair. He eulogized Taft
as the man best equipped by training
and natural ability of any man ever
selected for the presidency. The Re-
publican party in Minnesota, he said,
would not make any mistakes this
year or repeat the foolishness that has
placed a Democrat in the governors
chair Harmony in this campaign
would insure the election of the entire
Republican ticket. -, f. 2 Sc 4
"A, J.sRockne of sZumbrota was Sc
lected forSsecretarys and the following
al assistant Secretaries: C, s. Ed.
wards, Albert Lea; David H. Law.
renee, Two Harbors, and John A. Dali
zell, Morton. Lawrence was candi-
date for secretary and there was a
little mixup that was settled by r. B.
Brewer
julius A. Schmahl then moved that
as there were no contests committee
on credentials be dispensed with. This
was carried and on motion of George
v. r. Hill of Minneapolis. the tempo
rary organization was made perma-
nent.
w. E. Lee then moved the appoint
ment of q committee of fifteen on reso-
buttons, one from each congressional
district and six at large. Chairman
Steele appointed F. M. Wilson of Red
Wing, Tams, Bixby, st. Paul; l.. O..
Cooke, Kellogg; L. S. Swenson, Min
neapolis; e. B. Colester, Waseca; j..
w. Andrews, Mankato; w. E. Lee.
Mankato; George J. Bradley, Nor
wood; George W. Somerville, New
Ulm; B. N. Anderson, Albert Lea; p.
e. Bowling, Eveleth; H. L. D'Armes,
Hector; d. P. O'Neil, Red Lake; AL