The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1874-10-01
Convention then adjourned to I l-2

Convention then adjourned to l-2
O'Clock in the evening.
l-2 O'CLOCK p. MOO the 18th bal.
lot, Kres received votes to Villas 8, and
on the following 10 votes to Villas Q. tlren
gradually falling of again until the l29sh,
wheh he was dropped and the result stood,
for Barchsrd IL, Bragg IA, and Vilas 9.
He did not fall below that during the next
ssven ballots, and 10 three of them received
10 votes, Bragg received IA taoughoul.
After the both ballot, which Vas the same
" the 10th, Mr.. Carol, Of Sheboygan,
moved that ssu minutes be given to each
candidate in which to give to the convention
their views upea the piatfurm ~ adop ted BY
the convention.
Nr. Dslany, Of Dodge, opposed the mo ton
He came there to nominate . candidate,
not to hear speeches. A nomination could
be made tonight if ever, and he was OF
posed to taking up time In that way.
Mr.. Gardner, of Dodge, did no. like to
have candidates come before the convention
| to pettifog their position Ia Matt. Car
penter. And as for amusement, God knows
we are having enough of that.
| The motion was put and declared lost by
the chair, and the ayes aud noes were call
ed toI, which resulted ia its adoption By
u majority OF one.
Ga motion committee was appointed. by
the chair to wait upon the candidates and
invite them to address the convention in
accordance with the motion.
MIR. Deany, of Dodge, moved that the
candidates address the convention in u GER
tain order named by HIM, begluning with
Gen. Bragg.
MIR. Smead, of Fond du Lac, movea as
an amendment that they speak in III advsr-
Sc order to that named.
Another member moved to amend the
amendment by authorizing the committee to
wait upon thsn to chose the order in which
they shall speak. Lost.
MIR. Louis Wolf, of Sneboygln, moved to
lay the motion ON the table.
Questions put aud the chair declared
the motion carried.
Ayes and noes " ere ca lied aud the motion
lost. Ii to 25.
Mr.. White, of Manitowoc, moved to
amt nd Mr.. SGlead's amendment, by making
the order Of speaning in accordance with
the Yote Of the candidats-the one baying
the highest vote 10 speak FIRST. -.
Mr.. Smead accepted the amendment.
! Mr.. Clifford asked the moyer Of the Or
| iginal motion to withdraw the same.
The chair ruled the motion out cf order.
| Mr.. Gowdy, of Dodge was averse to this
whole thing. lie came here to do business
and wanted to do it in IL business way. This
! convention ought to know TIE candidates
well enough without asking them 70 take
up Its time in this manner.
Mr.. Martin, OF Fond du Lac, was disgust
ed with the " hole matter, urd thou they
ere in fair way to make this conven-
tion the laughing stock of the country.
! lie wanted to do the business before them
IN business manner.
The committee had not gene for the can
| didates, when baloting was resumed.
The l3Ith ballot gave Burchard l9,
Bragg II, Villas. Q.
The l3Sth gave Burchard 20, Bragg H.
Villas 9. This ballot gave Mr.. Burchard
tie highest number of votes he had vet re-
ceived, and Was within one of the number
necessary to nominate.
The committee were UNIV illing to leave
the room while the voting was going on,
and q motion to take q recess of 80 min
utes, the ayes and noes being called for,
was cerriej, "a to Il.
! At the expiration Of the time the com
mittee reported that they had discharged
| ent. ~
| Hon. s. D. Burchari was then intro.
/ juced, who said he had the honor to ap-
pear before the convention 1t their express
ed desire, though it was with reluctance
that be did 80. tIe most heartily endorsed
| the platform adopted by the convention.
1t contained no ambiguous sentences, but
| presented cold, hard facts. There had
whispers come to his ears that some of the
! 4. ba ;ot of
the people in the matter of res trjctive legis
lation. He said these charges made against
one OF his competitors Hon. Jos. Villas, OF
Mani,owoc, who has built up one of the
grnndess railroad enterprises in the state
of Wisconsin by his sole and persistent
energies, was a great wrong to him, and
he (the sr eaker) wished here to absolve
him of all such charges. There is no car
between the railroads and the people, bu,
the colds hard fact lies here. The wisdom
of our legislature has given the control Of
shis matter to the psople, so far as it effect,
the rights Of the public. The question
whether there was injustice in the railroad
lesisla ion Of last winter, no man can decide,
until experience decides by its operation
whether it is injurious or not. 1t is MOI
too much to ask that the railroads shouli
trust something to the people. lie said il
was very proper that he should make some
allusions to the tariff. If elected he should
use bis influence to amend the tariff ac
that has already too much controlled legis
latIon. A tariff for revenue and a protec
tive tariff are two different things. Th,
former may be desirable, but the latter b'
was opposed to. lie was not unmindful o
shat his friends had done for him in thi
contest, by sustaining him, We. he though
, it beneath the dignity OF any man wh'
askires to nomination, to pettifeg hi
, ease before this convention.
Gen. E. S. Bragg was then introduces
, by the chair. He said, 1T Is source .
regret that the candidates should be calle1
before you to express their opinlons, Yet
belieye you have the right to do it," ii
said he heartily endorsed the platform the,
had adopted. and believed 10 all its declara