The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-04-09

intention. He merely made the sug~
gestion that a nominating commit
tee be appointed for the sake Of
shortening the work this afternoon
SO that business men could get back
to their offices. When the motion
came to vote later on, Mr.. Duane
was the only one that voted no.
Later on Mr.. Hatcher crossed the
hall and shook hands with Mr.. Duane
and the usual calm again took posses
sion Of the meeting.
Jeffersonian simplicity marked the
countenance of the war horse from
the first ward.
Address by Judge w. L. comstock.
Judge w. l.. COmstock was invited
to address the meeting The speaker
dwelt upon the unsettled conditions
of this country as the result of the
world war As result OF this the
people have become to a large ex-
tent disorganized. Just how long this
will continue Is impossible to deter
mine. For this reason there never
was time in the history of the
country, when so much responsibility
rested on citizenship. OF late there
has been a tendency to drift away
from the true ideals of democracy to.
ward Capitalization of the govern.
ment.
The remedy, the speaker stated.
was to revert back to the old prin-
ciples Of democracy which 60 back
to the people. and calls upon It's rep
.resentatives to carry their wishes for
ward to the state and the nation.
Mrs. w. l.. Comstock was the only
lady present at the morning session
Of the convention.
At noon the convention adjourned to
meet again at 1880 this afternoon
when the, reports of the committees
were read.
Country delegates present at this
mornings session were:
Mapleton village: v. ]. Greiner.
Frank Simon, Thomas Carry, and
Paul McGuiggan.
Amboy: F. NJ. Schwartz and Ed
ward Bartholomew.
Vernon Center village and town.
ship: G. C.. Cornish, Chas Flemming
and H. C. Kraus.
Rapidan:. w. A. Just. Harry Weir,
and Paul Kunkel.
Madison Lake: Robert Madigan,
Julius Reinsberger.
Medo: Herman Schultz, John Stro.
bel. N
Danville: George sanborn.
LIE Ray: M. J. Ryan.
Members of the committee on per.
manent organization were appointed
as follows: E. w. Waters. Ferd @.
Hoerr and William Schultz.
The Resolutions Adopted.
The following resolutions were
adopted:
I'VE, the representatives of Blue
Earth county democracy. in delegate
convention assembled, in the city of
Mankato, this third day Of April, 1920,
realizing the significance of the era
of which our beloved country stands
on the threshold, re- affirm our adj
herence to. the answering devotion
to those policies we deem of vital Inn
portance to the welfare and prospect.
ty OF our common government.
1--WE insist that interference with
local and private rights arising dur
ing the period of the world war as
matter of military necessity and
unwarranted in time of peace, be re-
strained and speedily withdrawn,
that the country may be returned; to
the democratic balance of government
prevailing before the war.
we endorse the doctrine OF Thorn
as Jefferson and Andrew jackson, the
recognized pillars of the democracy,
that made the American government
what it is today in the family of ma.
tions of the world.
I'VE affirm our approval of the
stand the administration of the Uni.
ted States took in making the world
safe for democracy that we recognize
the dangers to which the institutions
Of liberty and free government are
now exposed. by the unsettled condi-
ton instituted by imperialists, social
lists and other foes to sound govern
ment and sovereignty as whole.
while other parties are torn with
dissentions from within and are de-
parting from the time honored ira
ditions of our republic, the democrat.
ic party-one hundred per cent 10y
al-presents solid front to all dis
loyal propagandists."
The Delegates Elected.
Delegates elected to democratic
state convention: Charles r. Taylor,
John Temple, o. NJ. Hatcher, L. L.
Champlin, r. f. Brown, J. c.. Wise,
MankatO; w. A. Just, Rapidan: G..
c.. Cornish, Vernon Center; v. ].
Greiner, Mapleton; p. j. McGuiggan,
Mapleton; Eric Strom. Butternut Val.
ley; julius Reinsberger, Madison
Lake; Frank Simon, Mapleton.
Alternates: J.. H. Macbeth, H. G.
Kraus, George Keith, C. A. Nachbar.
William Schultz, F. J. Mahowald,
John Dougherty, Herman Soluble,
George Shanahan, Frank Bochert, e.
Epson. Robert Madigan, w. r. Eng
lerth. agrsa..