The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1912-05-31
Features of County Convention
Held at City Hall Today.
LEE CHAMPLIN IS ENDORSED
Resolutions Are Filled With Palaver
About Party Leaders; State DEL
egation Uninstructed.
From Wednesdays Daily.

IL. L.. Champlln, chairman OF the
county committee, opened the demo
cratic county convention at the city
hall this morning with a short talk
to a rather small audience of demo-
Gratis, in which he claimed that his
party has plenty of material for a
president, while the republicans
have only two, and that the idea of
third term, as Colonel Roosevelt
is trying to secure, was reason
enough why he should not be elect
ed.
After Mr.. Champlin had called
the meeting to order, Senator S. d.
Works nominated ]. NJ. Eager for
temporary chairman, which was car
ried, and Mr.. Eager took the chair.
In a few Introductory remarks he
stated that the purposes of the con-
vention was also to advocate the
great principles of democracy, which
he thought had always been in the
right, although not all people were
willing to accept this view. He also
said that the democrats had plenty
of material to work from, while the
opponents have but two candidates,
who are continually scrapping be-
tween themselves.
John H. Hohmann nominated Lee
Champlin for secretary and he was
elected.
Chairman Eager suggested that
an adjournment be taken until two
o'clock this afternoon, and the con-
vention was about to break up, when
one of the delegates suggested that
the chair appoint a committee on
resolutions to report this afternoon.
Senator Works Idea.
Senator Works thought it was not
necessary to appoint resolutions
committee, as he thought that each
individual could make what resolu-
lions he desired and then hand them
in to the secretary, but e. T.
Champlin could not see it that
way, and Mayor Taylor then moved
that Mr.. Champlin be appointed
chairman of the resolutions COM
mittee. Chairman Eager then ap-
pointed Mr., Champlin as chairman,
and the following s. d. Works. ".
]. Greiner of Mapleton, w. j. SIGH
Ter of Madison Lake, and John E..
Regan of Mankato.
Chairman Eager also appointed
the following on the credentials COM
mittee: Mayor Charles T. Taylor. L.
w. Postlewaite and Robert Madigan
in place of Senator Works, who re-
fused to accept the appointment. A
recess was then taken until two
o'clock this afternoon.
The following towns and villages
were represented by the following
delegates: =
The Mankato Delegates.
First Ward-John ID. Duane, Dan
Coughlan, John E. Regain, John
Schmitt, G. A. Debach and Joseph
Hampl and John Donahue, E. d.
Grogan. George Schafflenberg as al
ternates.
Second Ward-John H. Hohmann.
NJ. l.. Fallenstein, August thinner
man. F. J. Hoerr, Robert Lamm, w.
G., p. Smith. Ed Zimmerman and
Charles T. Taylor
Third Ward-Nic Peterson, Henry
Himmelman, Jr., H. F. Leonard.
Joseph Stahl, Henry Fricke, Ed
Cousandier, Frank J. Mahowald ana
Joseph M. Bienapf.
Fourth Ward-H. A. Patterson, J,
w. Postlewaite, l.. L. Champlin, j.
NJ. Eager and c. o. Daley
Fifth Ward-Hans Jorgenson, Sen
ator S. d. Works. c. E. Wise. I.
/ McGovern, A. r. Pfau, Jr., John
Dougherty.
sixth Ward-Adolph Lille and
Thomas Dunlevy.
County Delegates.
Garden City-William Schultz, Je-
rome Wilson, George Gilman.
Lake Crystal-E. A. Epson, D. c.
Wood, C. NJ. Shelby.
Lincoln-Ed Hartwig, Fred Freder-
ickson.
Beauford-O. Mullin, Charles, Hol-
Danyille-J. P. Kremer, J. d. Sui
livan, Tim Ryan.
Mapleton-J. H. Dobie, V. j. Grein-
er. HI. Pagel, j. P. Emerson and
Judge Pratt.
Vernon Center-W. H. Dennison,
and E. T. Champlin.
Vernon Center Village - Charles
Fleming, C. C. Cornish.
Rapidan-F Bosin. Grover Just. D.
r. Bosin, w. A. Just, w. McDuffee.
Madison Lake-H. G. Wirig, w. j.
Sichler.
Jamestown-Robert Madigan, j. j.
Sullivan, M. J. Crane, Frank Fas.
nacht.
LIE Ray-William Engler. Joseph
Stagmaier, Joseph Mayer.
Rapidan-F Bosin, Grover Just
d. e. Bosin, w. A. Just and w
McDafee.
Danville-J. p. Kremer, j. d. Sui
Ivan and Tim Ryan.
MapIeton-J. H. Dobie, V. j
Greiner, H. Pagel, ]. P. Emerson
Judge Pratt
Madison Lake-W. ]. Sichler ano
fl. G.. Wirig.
Vernon Center township-Charles
Fleming and G. c. Cornish.
Vernon Center Village-W. H. Den
nison and e. r. Champlin.
This afternoon J. M. Eager was
elected permanent chairman and L
L. Champlin was made permanent
secretary. Chairman Eager ther
read the cali of the convention
Mr.. Postlewaite then read the re