The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1920-03-26
Mrs. D. L. Morse Pulled
Out of the Fight
HARMONY THECONFAB
!. N. Tompkins, Herbert Mich
oIas Only Candidates For
National Delegates .tr@

from the seconG congressional
district of Minnesota to the ma.
tional republican convention lin
June. Mrs. D. L. Morse Of Blue
Earth and Mrs. Winnifred Camp.
bell of Siayton were selected as
alternates. julius Haycraft of
fairmont was recommended to
the state convention for DELEGATE
at large to the national eonVen-
ton. .#~
A resolution came from the
committee indorsins Wood for
president. NJ si
Or. ). w. Andrews proposed
the Endorsement of LoWden.
motion was made to lay the
reports on the table.
motion to send the deieqa-
ton uninstructed was defeated
two to one. .. .@r go
A motion to instruct for Wood
was made. 2sN
The motion was adopted. =.
b With defeat certain 10 crush her
ambition TO be delegate from the
Second Minnesota district TO the re-
publican naiionai convention, which
will be held in Chicago in June. Mrs.
d. l.. Morse Of Br,ie 1arth this
morning Withdrew her candidacy,
leaving the field clear for l. II.
Tompkins of Mankato and Herbert
Nicholas of Jackson. who had long
been candidates and had seclre..
enough pledges from republicans in
the district to insure their election
at the district convention which con :
vened at the armory this city one
O'Clock :his afternoon. Mrs. Morse
entered the delegateship contest at
too late date 10 achieve the sue
cess that her many friends hoped for
She is entitled to commentator for
the very graceful manner in which
she withdrew from the fight. At some
future tine Mrs. Morse will undoubt-
eddy he given proper recognition in
republican councils
Convention Called to Order.
The convention was called to order
by Chairman /. n. Tompkins of the
congressional committee and imme-
diately following this A. c. Dolliff OF
Redwood Falls was placed in nomi-
nation as temporary chairman by a.
o. Moreaux Of Luverne. James A..
Howieson seconded the nomination.
DR.. J. w. Andrews of this city plac-
ed Frank Z Morse of wankato in
nomination of temporary secretary,
This carried unanimously.
Committee on permanent organiza.
ton: Phil Liesch, Brown county; Lee
Shell, Mobiles county;sW. L. Nicholas,
Martin county; G. NJ. Bendixen, Red
wood county; w. Schalaben. Walton
wan county
Commitree on credentials: Judge o.
Thorson, Jackson county; f. H. ,Klock,
Cottonwood county; A. o. Moreaux.
Rock county.
Committee on resolutions. Senator
F. f. Putnam, Faribault county; DIR.
j. w. Andrews. Mankato; Mrs. D.. L.
Morse, Faribault county; Mrs. Win
fired Campbell, Murray county; G..
P. Howard, Pipestone county: w. W.
Panneck, Lincoln county; James A.
Larson, Redwood county. -, -.
The following delegates were pres
emit:
Watonwan County: William schai.
chen, Madelia; E. Y. Rasey, st.
James; Mrs. w. B! Crowley, st.
James: Charles H. Cooley, Madelia:
G. n. Sonnesyn, st. James Frank A.
Nelson. Nelson township: r. H. Me
Carthy, Fieldon township; VIII Cur
It's, St James; c. s.tchristeAsons sr..
waiter od Eder. .P Ed araus. t. n 5oisI,
son, Mrs., E. A. Siddal. r. L. Lord,
w. H. Barr, Mrs. n! c. Loft, DR..
James Farrage. Dr. Guliickson. e. O.
Dybevick, M. E. Smith. H. E., Stewart.
A. E.. Amundson. and F. E. Hadley.
o. C. Lee, e. H.. Nicholas, O.. Thore-
son, w. S. Hedge, F. B. Kalash. A.
j. L.ndberg, Carl Swenson, Andrew
Tkach, B. B. rSontag, and III. j. Hay =
don.
Murray County: F. d. Lindquist.
Mrs. McCrea, Mrs. J. K. Campbell, M
J. Lee, R. w. Terry, R. B. Forrest,
FIR. Blanke,, J: v; Weber. P. H.
hf Bae Earta an County, Nm f fasa corne
Mapleton; F. B. knott. Madison Lake:
F. e. Morse, J. A. Howieson. Mrs, s.
B. Wilson, Roy H. Allison, Ivan
Bowen. j. w. Andrews. Carl Ingwal-
son, Mankato; w. J.. Wigley, Lake
Crystal; G.. w. John, Garden City;
Chas. Russell, lie Ray; George Coop
err, Mapleton: A. Flo, Rapidan and
John Thomas, Cambria. %;s..
Redwood County. ii: Hesnault,
j. A. Larson, A. c.. Dohiff, L. "A.
Cooler. c. NJ. Bendixon, Henry John.
son, George Barnes, Judge Frank
Clague. Albert Johnson, Dan Mckay.
Thomas Haskins, A. w. Olson
Mobiles County: Lee M. Shell, "A. w.
Fagustrom, ]. G.. Mott. A. F. Lotta.
Mrs. H. e. Lamb, J. N. Could. j .SE
Godfrey, ]. A. Forgher. c. NJ Thonp-
son and w. N. Shanks.
Pipestone County: j. w. Taylor, e,
S. Redman. Gust Boehnke, William l..
Love- c. T. Howard, FL. c. Hauer,
and Harry Converse.
Cottonwood County: E. H. Kock,
George Potter, Nels Anderson, John :
E. Villa. e w. Warner, Mrs. E.. H.
Klock,. John Heppner, A. H.. Ander-
son, c. Beier and A. p. Vaught.
Martin County: w l.. Nicholas, L.
E. Moody, r. W. Stewart, j.. C.
Salisbury. David Kieth, A. F.. Hunte,
l.. j. Hinton, Mrs. G.. II. Luedke,
Mary Hagerty, Robert Jones, N. e.
Dahl, William Daffer, Andrew Levik, :
and F. N. Hunt
Rock County: o. e. Ferguson. A.
o. Moreaux, Mrs. Anna Kartrude, y
~ Jacobson, J. NJ Johnson, Mrs. =.
M. johnson, Harry Hoven, WIZ.
Williams;s O.eG Quailey. and W. d.
Preston. - ,sjit *
Brown County: Phil L,esch. DR.. #.
A. Stricken, Hans Mo, e. G. Hage, w.
A. Pfefler. John Schmelz, e. Swan.
beck, g; F. Schuyler, and G. w.
Lincoln County: G. H. Peterson. w.
w. Panneek, e. H.. Howe, H.. H.
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