The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1910-09-30
NOMINATED A WINNER


have nominated winner for the
state senate. Benjamin Taylor is as
certain of election as the sun rises
and sets. Blue Earth county surely
wilt swing back into the republican
column where ii rightfullv belongs.
The party is unified and strength
enod. The solid phalanx will move
upon The polls on election day and
give Mr.. Taylor the majority that a
man OF his worth is entitled to.
Mr.. Taylor IS not novice in poll
ties. He has twice served as CHAIR
man OF the republican city committee.
He knows the ms and outs of the IN
tricate game, but in every move he
makes he has for his guide the Roose-
Seitlan motto, "a square DEAL He is
manly man, strajght-up, clean
cut, gentleman who has won for him
self the confidence and esteem OF the
people Of Niankato and Blue Earth
county. lie is one OF that kind of men
who stand without bitehing.
In the past Mr. Taylor has contrib
uted his valuable services freely to
the party OF which he is proud to be
a member lie has fought for its
principles and candidates through storm
and sunshine. lie has battled bravely
when odds were against the organi-
zation. but he never lost faith and
stood by the guns when weaker men
would have forsaken the ship and
CHI
The Free Press is glad to give its
unqualified support to Mr.. Taylor.
This newspaper believes in him. and is
convinced that he will ably and cred
itably represent Mankato and Blue
Earth county in the upper branch of
the states law-making body. He will
certainly have the respect of his fell
low members of the senate and he will
command an influence in that body
that can not be estimated. No faint
attaches to the name of Benjamin
Taylor. His hands are clean; his char
acter is spotless. He deserves the sup
port of all men who believe in the
cleansing of politics.
Mr.. Taylor was born December IA,
1871, in Minneapolis. His father was
one of the pioneer millers in that city,
and at one time was in partnership
with C. A. Pillsbury. The family
lived at Redwing from 1874 to 1881,
and from 1881 to 1895 at Minneapolis
Mr.. Taylor received his early educa-
ton in the grammar schools of Red
wing and Minneapolis and had one
year in the Minneapolis high school,
after which he entered the sub-fresh-
man class at the university, receiving
the degree of bachelor of science in
1898 and bachelor of laws in 1895.
During his college course he was elect
ed to the Pi Beta Nh before the Phi
Beta Kappa was organized at the
Minnesota university and afterwards
elected to Phi Beta Kappa; won the
Pillsbury prize in oratory and gave an
Grafton at commencement time.
Mr.. Taylor was captain of a mill
tary company; held the Glenn medal
in military drill one year; was bust
ness manager of The Gopher and gen.
eral chairman of class day program.
Just prior to his college course he
had two years business experience in
the Office of Bell & Nettleton. The
fall after graduation Mr.. Taylor came
TO Manhato and has been engaged in
the active practice of law in this city
slice that date MIR. TAYLOR has never
beeH candidate 'for any office before.
but has Away taken an active part
IN political campaigns. frequently
speaking upon the issues in which the
people We're Interested and in behalf
oil various candidates. He is mem
Der OF the Psi Epsilon and Phil Delta
PHI fraternities. Royal Arcanum.
member and former president of Social
Science club, and exalted ruler OF
ManSato Lodge Of Elk. He is mar
rice. and father of two children.
Mr. Taylor IS "a self made man. He
Is one Of these men who have bewn out
of the rough and trying experiences of
hfe his ewn salvation. lie earned his !
way through school and college He
depended upon shs own RESOURCES to /
achieve success He has battled with,
the rough lines Of adversely and won
IN the bitter fight for "a place onil