The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-06-17
TOOK CHARGE TODAY
MR.. PETTIJOHN SUCCESSOR TO
LATE c. C. DINEHART.
From thursdays Daily.

From thursdays Daily.
/ st. Paul, June &c. S.. Pettiohn
! who has held the position of deputy
state treasurer for number of wears
was this morning appointed by Cover
nor Eberhart to fill the vacancy caused
by the death of State Treasurer G..
{. Dinehart The new official imme-
! diately took the oath of office and at
I pointed Ed L.. Erickson deputy treas
urer and placed A. ID. Brown, chair
an of the republican state central
committee, in the position made va
cant by the advancement of Mr.. Erick
son. No changes will be made in the
remainder of the Office force.
The body of the late Clarence c.
Dinehart lay in state in the rotunda
| OF the capitol from eight to nine
o'clock this morning. A short service
was held. conducted by Rev. Sweirengen.
pastor of the Congregational church.
The remains were placed aboard the
Omaha train which left St Paul at
ten o'clock, and taken to Slayton.
! Mankato Elks to Be Represented.
Mankato Elks will be represented at
the funeral of the late c. c. Dinehart
which will be held at Sayton tomorrow
afternoon at two o'clock Exalted Ruler
Benjamin Taylor will be accompanied
by F. w. Hunt, Edgar Weaver and Allen
jackson. They will leave at noon to-
day. Mr.. Dinehart was member of
the Mankato lodge of Elks
The remains of the late state treasurer
passed through Mankato today They
We're accompanied by the father and
mother of the deceased.
Death Was Due to Prostitution.
DIR. +. |. Brown, who attended Mr..
Dimehart during his illness, said:
Death was due to prOstration. The
sinking spell of Monday night occur
red again Tuesday night and he failed
to rally. Pertonitis developed and
complicated matters. His heart was
weak and we were unable to secure
reaction to stimulants. However. we
We're not looking for death when it
came. At one O'Clock he smoked
cigarette and appeared TO enjoy it
thoroughly. At three O'Clock he began
to sink and, though everything known
to science was tried, it was impossible
to stimulate the heart action
Expressions of Regret.
Governor Eberhart was among the
first to express his sorrow over the
death of Clarence Dinehart He was i'm
Winona yesterday and on being in
formed of the death of Mr.. Dinehart,
said: THE news of Treasurer Dine
hart's death came as an awful shock |
to me. When / left st. Paul he was
supposed to be recovering, and | cannot
express my grief at his loss. |
He was a most efficient public Off
cial, and a young man of brilliant at
tainments and bright prospects"
Kind Words From Opponent
Frank F. Ellsworth of st. James who :
was contesting with Mr. Dinehart for
the republican nomination to congress, !
said:
81 am ineXpressibly grieved and
shocked at the sad tidings. / have
known Mr.. Dinehart for many years
and admired and respected him thor.
oughly. Our relations were always of
the kindest, and after the campaign,
regardless of who won, we should have i
been fast friends.
Mr. Dinehart was credit to his !
district and to the state. He set a
high mark in politics by his brilliant
four years ago. His success
as treasurer was proved by the fact
that he had no opposition at the last
election.
II am convinced that his untimely
would have been brilliant and honor
able to degree. With his faculty,
ability and perseverance no one can
say how far he might not have gone"
Tribute From Frank Day
Frank A. Day, chairman of the dem
Dcratic state committee, himself re-
covering from an operation at Cobb
hospital, said: Clarence Dinehart's
leath comes to me as a personal be-
pavement. Our relations were most
cordial and confidential, and there are
thousands of men, democrats as well as
republicans, scattered all over Mime
sofa, who can say the same thing.
During the johnson administration
here was never any politics between
he governors office and the state
office 1t was more rival-
v in good fellowship.
Clarence had most delightful per-
onality and a faculty for making
riends possessed by few and surpassed
~ none. 1t would be difficult to name
man in public life in Minnesota whose
leath will be so generally and so deeply
Others Express Sorrow.
H. B. Galarneault, state superintend-
mt of banks, said: "In the death of
1r.. Dinehart the state has lost a most
Efficient official. His friends, regard {
ess of party affiliation, are appalled, at I
lis sudden demise A more lovable ;
haracter could not well be found, and
IS there seemed to be a universal de- !
ire among the people of Minnesota to
onor and favor Clarence C.. Dinehart,
lis elevation of higher honors seemed l
o hover in sight" :
Said Ira B. Mills, railroad and ware t
louise commissioner: "The untimelv i