The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-04-15
'0PT|0N MEN PLANS.
STATE COMMITTEE is TO MEET
AGAIN ON MAY ).
Will Demand Planks in the Republi-
can, Democratic and Prohibition
Platform; Fight to Be Made in
Each Precinct in Favor of Dele
gates Who Will Help Along the
Cause; Resolutions.

st. Paul, April l3.-No candidate for
any state office was indorsed by the
county option committee at its meet
ing i'll st. Paul yesterday, but hope
was expressed by the committee that
before the republican convention met
there would be a candidate in 1.-THE
field whom it could support"
Members of the committee said
that the two men it had i'm mind were
W. +. Lee of Long Prairie and L.
7. Young, former attorney general.
Young. it is understood, is fighting
shy of being candidate, but there
is probability that Lee will come
out as candidate, and in that case
the committee may indorse him.
Another Meeting Scheduled.
Another meeting will be held about
May ,. when more definite action may
be taken. Meanwhile the committee
proposes to complete the organization
by naming committees for each coun-
ty and congressional district, the
county committees to name precinct
committees, 50 that there will be
workers in as many townships and
wards as possible. Then fight will
be made, according to members Of the
committee. in each precinct for the
election of delegates pledged to the
nomination of county option men IS
candidates and the insertion of a
county option plank III the platform.
Want County Option Plank.
similar to those adopted by the con-
vcntion held here early in March. One
of the resolutions says THAT we sup
port only such candidates for state
and legislative offices as are known TO
stand for county option; that we de-
mand that plank be inserted in
the republican, democratic and prohi-
bition platforms favoring county OPP
ton; that the executive committees
shall have the power to ascertain
what the position each candidate is
on county option and report its find
ings through the press to our friends
of the issue; that this gathering, be-
ing the committee appointed by the
state county option convention and
representing every congressional dis
trict i'll this state, ask all true friends
of county option to use their utmost
efforts to carry out the spirit of these
resolutions"
Why They Resigned.
Seven designations were received
from members appointed to the com
mittee. Professor Frank Nelson of
Minneapolis resigned some days ago
ID. p. Jones of Minneapolis said he ex-
pectcd to start OH a trip to Europe
soon. c. a. Wallmark of Chisayo
county gave no reason. Toilet San
derson of Harmony said he was too
old for active work on the commit
tee. j. l.. Void of Twin Valley said
his business required that he spend
most of his time in Dakota f. w.
Young of st. Paul said he is holding
federal position, and must keep out
of politics. +. j. Knox of jackson
resigned because he will be tied up in
court all summer.
Five members of the committee were
unable to attend, but seventeen were
present, and three or four others
friendly to the cause were admitted
to the meeting. Among these were
j. j. Jacobson of Madison, C. w.
Stark and +. +. Mckenzie, district SUI
perintendents of the Anti-Saoon
league.