New Ulm review. (New Ulm, Brown County, Minn.) 1892-1961, 1908-05-13
Fifteen Precincts Represented
With Nearly One Hundred
Men.
Gov. johnson Unanimously En-
dorsed as Candidate for the
Presidency.
DIR. L. A. Fritsche Urged for Dis
trict Delegate to Gathering
at Denver.
w. r. Hodges Chosen to Represent
County on State Central
Committee.

Brown county democrats demon
strated on Wednesday and again on
Saturday thatthey are still live and
active rganization.
On Wednesday primaries were held
in seventeen out of twenty-five pre-
cincts and in each one of these the
attendance was unusually large.
The convention which assembled
Saturday at the Turner Hall in this
city is conceded by everybody to have
been one of the best IN the history of
the county. Nearly a hundred dele
gates were present when Chairman
Johnson called the meeting to order
and these hundred came not from New
Ulm alone but from all parts Of the
county.
County Attorney Aug. G. Erickson
of Springfield acted as temporary
chairman of the convention and Fred
Pfaender of New Ulm served in the
capacity of secretary. A committee
on credentials, composed of John Cut
ting of Sleepy Eye, John Eichmann OF
Springfield and J. B. Augustine OF
Burnstown, reported the following
delegates entitled to seats:
New Ulm, 1st ward-L. A. Fritsche,
j. b. Steljes, VIM. Skinner, r. Pfef-
ferle, Albert Steinhauser, B. Stock
man, Chas. Hauenstein, J. A. Ochs,
Otto Schell, Geo. Ross, r. Geisinger,
Armand Petry, John Buschers, Jos.
Flor, John Schneider, Julius Berndt,
Herman Helm, Jos. Smasal, John
Sturm and j. j. Green, each entitled
to half vote.
New Ulm, End ward-F. W. John
son, Emil Wicherski, j. H. Forster,
P. J. Mertz, Nick Andring, Hugo Geb-
ser, H. P. Bastian, F. w. Fritsche.
Ben Amann, G. H. Stuebe, Adolf Wag-
ner, Andrew Amann, Wd. Eibner,
Chas. Fielder, John Henle, Anton
Bartl, B. Gruenenfelder, VIM. E. Hue
velmann, Henry Seifert and Fred
Kretsch, each entitled to half a vote.
New Ulm, 3rd ward-Fred Pfaender,
S. A. George, Albert Pfaender; A. A..
Henle, Prof. Schaller, Prof. Acker-
mann, Andrew j. Eckstein, Chris. Fill
zen Jr., Henry j. Berg, Jos. F. Groeb-
ner, A. J. Schramm and Carl P. Man
derfeld.
Sleepy Eye, 1st ward-Wm. Brust,
John Cutting, c. P. Black, VIM. Ca.
vanaugh, J. B. Hickle, Aug. L. Mat.
ter, A. M. Berg and E. P. Bertrand,
Sleepy Eye, End ward-Jesse Pal
mer, G. P. Cutting, w. r. Hodges,
Mike Seidl, Peter Geschwind, Jos,
Schmidt and E. P. Schmitz.
Spring6eld-Aug. G. Erickson, Johr
Eichmann, j. J. Ray, Martin Foy Sr.
and Martin Foy Jr.
Hanska-Prof. Joel Peterson, M. B.
Erickson, MAIDS Anderson and Alfred
8. Ouren.
Milford-Henry J. Meyer, Fred Rol.
loft and Robert Runck.
Comfrey-Oscar Erickson, G. L. Lin.
dersmith and Theo. Engloi.
Burnstown-J. B. Augustine, only
delegate present.
Bashaw-Andrew W. Peterson, only
delegate present.
Prairieville and Evan-Chris. Oh
sen, Ernst Hermann and A. Ras.
mussen.
Cobden-J. P. Ed. Bertrand and A.
G. Klein.
Home acob Current and Edward
Case.
Stark-Arnold Hillesheim, only
delegate present.
After listening to this report mo.
ton was carried to make the temper.
airy organization permanent and wher
this had been done Chairman Erickson
appointed the following committee or
resolutions: Andrew J.. Eckstein Of
New Ulm, w. r. Hodges of Sleepy
Eye and Andrew Peterson of Bashaw
This committee, after retiring for {
few minutes for elaboration reported
the following:
s'Appreciating the eminent services
rendered the democracy of Minnesota
| by Governor John A. Johnson anG
believing in his availability as ma
tional leader OF the party, be it re
solved that we welcome the mention O
his name in connection with the nomi
nation for the presidency and that TIL
delegates elected by this convention t.
represent Brown county in the state
convention to be held in st. Paul on
May 14th be urged to vote only TO
such delegates to the national conven
ton at Denver as will use all honor
able means to bring about his nomi
nation if possible.
! 'sBe it further resolved that they b,
! instructed to vote and work for ths