The Mankato free press., 1910-09-16
MANKATO MAN STARTED SOME.
THING IN A MEETING.
From thursdays Daily.

From thursdays Da'N.
ST. Paul, September S.-The old SOL
yesterday in the annual reunions of
the Second Minnesota battery, Fourth,
Fifth, Sixth, Eighth and Tenth lnfan-
try regiments and the State Veterans
association, interspersed their routine
deliberations with ''reactionary move
who disliked the policy of the state
fair management in regard to admit
ting the old soldiers to the fair, decided
to ask the state for an appropriation
10 place additional battle paintings COM
mcmorative of the deeds of Minnesota
soldiers IN the state capitol, inaugu-
rated a movement for a soldiers mon
ument 10 be erected in st. Paul, and
wound mp strenuous days proceed
ings by attending the state fair. At
least part of the soldier delegation at
tended The fair The "reactionaries"
went home disgusted.
Mankato Man Started Something.
The fight on the state fair manage
ment was inaugurated at the afternoon
session of the State Veterans associa-
ton, when former Governor Hubbard,
who was in charge of the fair pro-
gram, began outlining the itinerary for
the soldiers visit to the grounds.
When General Hubbard informed the
delegates that they would be expected
TO march into the ground in a body
the storm broke. 4 delegate from
Nankato, name unknown, for he
quickly disappeared from the hall,
granted himself the privilege of the
floor and cautioned the veterans to
stay away from the fair, because the
management had invited them to
march in as a drawing card for the
day.
The board should have provided it..
self with collars and chains and led
us into the grounds like the organ
grinder handles his monkey" said the
indignant delegate "Neither Taft nor
Roosevelt would stand for a scheme
to make them Il part of the state fair
exhibits, and we should not either. If
the board really desired us to come it
could have given us tickets and not
compelled us to make an exhibition Of
ourselves by parading around the
grounds
Then Came a VOlley.
In an instant score of gray haired
veterans were on the floor, each try
ING to make himself heard above his
comrades voice. There were both "in-
surgents' and stand patters' in this
excited thrOng, and dozen expert
stenographers would have been un-
able to iot down the various express
sions for and against the state fair
management policy.
General Hubbard raped for order,
but there was nothing doing. Colonel
\. P. Connolly of Minneapolis, having
heard some philosopher remark that
music was soothing 20 the senses. de-
cided 10 make an experiment Mount
ing the platform he began singing IL
linois.' the old time campaign song.
The first note that pierced the heated
atmosphere turned the trick. The eX-
ctement subsided and the veterans
listened attentively until the singer
had finished.
Stood in Silence.
Before the arguments could be re-
vivcd another delegate moved that the
veterans stand in silence for few
in, of 4
comrades. For the ensuing ten min
utes it was so quiet that Il pin fall
would have been heard in any part of
the hall.
Colonel Connolly again came to the
rescue by lectnring the veterans on
their conduct. He said it was unbe-
coming soldier to start fuss about
4 courtesy of this kind which he be-
lieved had been extended the soldiers
in good faith. He said the veterans
would not be compelled to march
about the grounds, but merely enter
the gates in a body in order that no
one would be missed. as tickets had
not been provided for each individual
He also remarked that the invitation
was not compulsory, and those who
wished to sidestep the fair could do so.
About fifteen veterans walked out of
the hall. The majority, however, de-
cided to take in the fair. They left
in a body for the grounds on special
cars at two o'clock, headed by General
Hubbard
Reunion of Old Soldiers
Old soldiers of the veteran regiment
Associations invaded the old canitOl