The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-04-09
MEETING OF DEMOCRATS
Caucuses Last Evening the
Convention Today
REAL NICE QUIET Time
However, That Old Warhorse,
John D.ouane, Attempted to
Start Something
From Saturdays Daily.

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From Saturdays Daily.
Democratic caucuses held in tn,
various precincts of the city last even
/ ing were quiet affairs for the mos
part. Only "A scattering handful o
votes were cast in a number OF tn
wards. In the first precinct ten votes
were cast and in the fifth but thirteen
any of the wards with the exception
of the fourth. Here the ballotini
was lively throughout the evenin,
and a number of alternates were
elected as well as the regular dele
gates to the county convention today
The Delegates Elected. =
Delegates elected in the -variOu.
precincts of the city were as follows
First Ward ID. Duane, Joseph
Lyneis, Frank Mettler.
Second Ward-Otto Kammerer,
Frank Kelly, H. F. Leonard, f. V.
Waters. A.. G.. Roemer, F. ]. Ma
howald. Martin Bowe.
Third Ward-John Temple.
Max Wishnick, Glenn Schroeder
and Fred Zimmerman.
Fourth Ward-O. NJ. Hatcher,
i. l.. Ghamplin. r. f. Brown. w.
G. p. Smith. l.. w. Andrist, T. X.
Jones. .n
Alternates, Jean A. Flitte. Mrs.
J. NJ. Eager, f. P. Kelly. c. d. OFT,
Orange Little; Mrs. w. G.. p.
Smith. -.,s.s-.- Z.
Fifth Ward-Quimby Larkin,
John Wise. John Macbeth, Will
liam Schultz, John E.. Regan. C.
A. Nachbar, Henry Yaxtheimer. I
Sixth Ward--William Polzin,
Louis Lille, Anton Exner.
/ Open For One Hour.
Caucuses were open from eight un
! til nine o'clock in the evening. DUE
to the cold weather the number o
voters was less than had been ex
pected. Chairmen in charge Of TIT
various precincts of the city were
First precinct, j. d. Duane; secont
precinct. F. ]. Mahowald; third pre-
cinct, Charles T. Taylor: fourth pre-
cinct, o. NJ. Hatcher; fifth precinct
John Macbeth; sixth precinct, William
Polzin. d..
The County Convention.
The democratic county convention
was called to order by county chair
man. l.. l.. Champlin in the Eagle:
Hall at ~. oV luiS hoihihS. IL SoA
ing the meeting to order Chairman
Ohamplin said that this is the frs
time in eight years that the demo
Gratis of the county had met in con
vention. The resumption Of the oil
plan of county conventions instead o
the primaries, he said, would NEE
with the approval of the party. Th'
democrats are known as the minorit!
party in this state. but the question
of whether it is or not will be sub
/ nitted to the voters of the state. Ii
the past on several occasions the part,
had demonstrated its strength. ant
elected such governors as the lat'
John A. Johnson, W. S. Hammond ant
vention system. Mr.. Champlin said
the best timber in the party can BIZ
drafted into the party service.
Never in the history of the state
has there been such an opportunity
offered for service of the party. He
said that the opposition party Is bat.
Ting with radicalism and looking for.
ward toward the democrats to save
the state from the blighting rule Of
radicals in either party.
In closing his address Mr.. Cham
plin said that whatever action was
taken here today would have fal
reaching effect on the democratic poll
cies in other parts of the state.
Mr. Champlin stated that the con
vention was called for the purpose
of electing thirteen delegates ant
thirteen alternates to the state con
vention to be held at Minneapolis Ap.
ril 6, and also to form county com
mittee.
Following this Charles r. Taylor Of
this city was chosen temporary chair
man and John Temple. temporar,
secretary. Later these elections were
made permanent.
The convention next proceeded t.
the appointment of committees.
The committee on credentials con
sisted of L. L. Champlin, J. f. Regar
and Edward P. Kelley.
Committee on resolutions. v. J
Greiner. Mapleton. !. d. Duane. Johr
e. Wise and L. w. Andrist of this
civ and w. A. Just. Rapidan.
Nominating committee consisting o.
one representative from each of the
five commissioner districts nf the
county was as follows: J. H. Mac
beth, second district: Matt SANGER
first district; G.. s. Stone. third dis
trict: H. C. Kraus. fourth district;
p. ]. McGuiggan, fifth district.
John Duane Created Ripple.
The convention was marked by
complete harmony with the execution
of slight Jolt delivered bv 7. n
DUANE. who took executions to O. NJ
Hatcher's suggestion for the appoint.
ment of a nominating committee Mr.
Duane was very outspoken in statine
that he thought that this plan was
"too cut and dried"
"Mr. Chairman" said Mr.. Duane
Eve are all democrats and we do not
want to delegate the appointment n
the delegates TO one man. 7 want IL
tell Won right here that If / knew thai
these were the tactics to be used
would not have come up here To
waste nv time. Tt il too mnch of a
cut and dried affair for me-"
Mr. Hatcher was Quick to assure