The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-04-22
FAR CRY TO SEPT. 20.
THAT IS THE PRIMARY ELECTION
DATE; SIGNS OF. ACTIVITY.
Those Who Seek County and Legisla-
tive Positions Are Beginning to
Make Their Wants Known; Prom
Uses to Be Something of Scram-
BILE for the Position of Sheriff;
Legislative Candidates Are Shy.

Uses 10 De SOHletHlng OF SCIam-
BILE for the Position of Sheriff;
Legislative Candidates Are Shy.
The primary election date is
Sept. 90.
1t is a far cry until that day, but
that fact does not stand in the way
of those who seek preferment at the
hands of the people announcing them
selves for that particular office which
would suit their office.
j. w. Schmitt was the first 10
make known his wants He is can
didate for county attorney. He is
now occupying the position of city
attorney and has made a good rec
ord.
Sheriff's Office Is Sought.
There promises to be something of
IA scramble for the office of sheriff.
The present incumbent, j. w. Dona-
hue, will not be q candidate for re-
election, so it is reported. This is
Mr.. DOnahne's second term, and it is
understood that Mr.. Donahue will not
seek the position again. Mr.. Donahue
mas made an excellent official.
Thomas Rooney of Ceresco has been
mentioned as a candidate. At least
his friends have been urging him to
has not fallen to the suggestion.
Here is paragraph from The Ma
pleton Enterprise that interests the
politicians:
1T is reported that Robert Madi-
gan, the genial county commissioner
from the first district, will go after
the democratic nomination for sheriff
this fall. Mr.. Madigan has proven Il
popular county commissioner and will
prove a strong candidate for sheriff."
Chief of Police Pond will probably
be candidate for sheriff. He has
made no announcement of his inten-
tons, but his many friends hope that
he will get into the game.
Alex Hanson, the present county
commissioner, and who resides in
Butternut Valley, is another talked
of gentleman i'm connection with the
shrievalty. And George Rivers is an
other Mr.. Rivers is absent from the
state, but he is expected to return
to Blue Earth county during the early
summer.
Will Repeat the Contest.
1t is expected that the contest for
the treasureship of two years ago will
be repeated. f.. f. Davis will again
| seek the place, and the present treas
urcr, l.. Nv. Hart, will be a candidate
for renOmination.
w. II. Gary has announced himself
as candidate for register of deeds.
j. G.. Fowler will ask for renomi-
F.! nation.
There will be no opposition to the
! denomination of County Superintend-
| ent Ulvin. -
How About the Legislature?
Candidates for the legislature are
! shy. Up to date but very few men have
signifed desire to plant themselves
in the next session of the aw-making
body. Ezra Gates of Garden City has
| about concluded not to be candidate.
William Mcqueen, so it is understood,
will not again seek the honor. His
health is far from being the best and
he does not care to engage in a
strenuous campaign. There is story
atloat to the effect that John Hall, a
resident of Sterling, has been urged
by his friends to be a candidate.
| Charles James of Lake Crystal is
| undecided as TO whether he will try
for the legislature a second time. He
was nominated two years ago and suf-
fered defeat at the polls. 1t is not
at all likely that John 7. Lewis will
be a candidate.
From what can be learned, the
| three democrats. Jorgenson, Hcrzberg
| and Kelly, viii be candidates for re-
| election.
Boost for Eberhart.
The Winnebaso Enterprise says: at
looks now as if Eberhart would he
| nominated by reclamation. He should
be. If ever a man made good under
trying circumstances, Eherhart is that
man. Taking the governorship under
the circumstances he did, Eberhart
has not made one false step, and has
surprised us all by being a bigger
man than we thought he was"