The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-07-29
NEWS OF
GENERAL
INTEREST
BLUE EARTH "DEMS" DO GET TO-
GETHER IN CONVENTION.
From Saturdays Daily.

ty option, OK else T.. ID. O'Brien of st.
Paul, is what the democrats of Blue
Earth want. If Lind viii take the
nomination on platform that will
suit the party, all well and good
otherwise the democrats Of this section
don't want him. This was the senti-
ment OF nine-tenths of the delegates
that assembled at the Commercial club
room at 1885 Il. IN. today to hold a
county convention to elect eighteen
delegates to the state convention that
meets i'll Minneapolis July %. The
convention was largely attended in
spite of the fact that the farmers arc
in the midst of the harvest. The shower
brought in lot of country delegates
this afternoon.
The convention was called to order
promptly by l.. l.. Champlin, secretary
of the county committee. in the alb
sence of Chairman H. f. Leonard. Ar
thur Schaub named E. T. Champlin for
chairman, as Il man who would honor
the convention, and he was elected
unanimously.
Delighted With the Honor.
Mr.. Champlin said that it was a
the convention and thanked it for the
mark of honor and esteem. Hereto
fore the party at large mad been di-
viGed and distracted, but now the
party is united, and the outlook is cX-
cclleat. The republicans are doing all
they can to divide the democrats, fear
in. them. The republicans are divided
and it is not strange that they are
trying to divide the democrats. The
tariff question and the full dinner pal
will not be brought forward. Conser
walton is brought forward and made
TO appear the great Issue, which it is
not. 1t is all right. but it would
have been better to have come before
the timber barons and steel corporetio:
had gotten nearly all of the
land. but there are Il few frag
ments left and it is well tc
try to preserve them. The republicans
make it appear that our proposed cam
didatc is opposed to the views of the
great majority of our party. This al
emanates from the republican press
and there is nothing i'll it to frightcH
any one. They say he will not accept
the nomination, but don't you 0,':eye
it. He knows the English language
and if he did not propose TO accept the
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language that every person in the state
would have understood. We have j
candidate for goernor, who left the re-
publican party when it was i'll the
height of its power, which shows tina:
he did SO for principle. He has beer
honored by office, and the republicans
defeated him once by trick, in bring
ING out social democrat candidate
He is entitled to the nomination ROW
He stands today as the foremost MAI
in the ranks of the democratic part.
and he will be elected. He is the
friend of the people, the advocate OF
their rights. The efforts of the repub
leans to divide the democrats party
will not succeed.
Flood of OratOry.
j. f. Regain was elected secretary OF
the nomination of Senator Works. Hi
said that this was the first but h'
hoped not the last democratic con
vention that he would attend. The
democrats had met for a purpose, anC
the first thing that must be had was
harmony. To succeed, all self inter
ests must be cast aside. Democracy
stands for much, but it may be made
to stand for little if we, the fibre o
this great cord, fail in our duty. Grea
issues were not made by great men
The issues sought to be raised b,
great men were list of dismal issues
The coast of the political sea was linet
with the wrecks of such men. Thos'
at home should not be forgotten by TIL
delegates, as the latter are depended
upon to bring relief.
Frank Griffin of Good Thunder NOV
ed that a committee of three be APP
pointed on credentials, and the chat
appointed T. II. Griffin, William Stro
bel of Mapleton, and Henry Kruse o
Mankato. The committee was instruct
ed to report at 1870 p. M.
Joseph Hampl moved that commit
tee of five be appointed on resolu
tions, to report at l:30 p. M. AM
this was carried. The chair appointe
Mr.. Hampl, Judge w. l.. Comstock
Senator :. d. Works, Judge M. M
Pratt of Maplcton and A. C. Edgertol
of Garden City.
Mr.. Scllaitb moved that the TEN
porary organization be made perma
nent. He put the motion, and it wa
carried.
Adjournment was taken l:30 p. III
The Afternoon Session.
The convention met promptly thi
afternoon, in the freman's hall, on TIL
third floor of the city hall.
List of Delegates.
The committee OH credentials repOrte'
that the following delegates were ell
titled to seats in the convention:
Beaufort. Ralph Healey.
Butternut Valley, Erick Shaw.
Ceresco, Frank l.. Kelly, J. +. Klatt
c. c. Francis, Thomas Rooney, ID. q
Thompson, w. B. Johnson.
Danvillc, William M. Carey.
Decoria, Fayette Wilder, NJ. J. Bowe
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