Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-05-19
DEMOCRATIC STATE CONVENTION


The Democratic state convention as
sembled at Madison on the 18th inst. !,
and was called to order at noon by A. c.
Parkinson, chairman of the state central
committee. DR.. J. B. Whiting, of
GAINESVILLE, was made temporary chair
man, and w. A. Walker secretary. At
ter the appointment OF permanent COM
mittees by the chair, the convention took
q recess until P. NJ.
Upon reassembling at 3 o'clock, the
committee on credentials reported the
list of delegates.
A permanent organization was then
effected, with the following officers:
Chdirman-John w. Cary, Milwaukee.
Secretaries-M. A. Walker, II. G. Sloan and
Hugh Ryan.
The following delegates were then
elected:
First Distiict-Delegates- Rogers of
Rock, and HI. M. Ackley of Waukesha. Alter
nates-Hannibal Rogers of Rock, and Fred Rob
inson of Kenosha. Elector-N. D. Fratt, of
Racine.
Second Observation-Disclosures G.. Gregory of
Dane, and j. S. Trip of Sank. Alternates-
John Hassey of Columbia, and p. G. Stroud of
Columbia. Elector-Charles Stoppenbach of
Jefferson.
Third District Delegates-George Kro1skop
of Richland, and J. nj. Smith of Iowa. Alter
nates-T. G.. Rodolf and A. X Bushnell. Elector
Hugh Campbell, of La Fayette.
Fourth Observation-Disclosures thinner
man of Ozaukee, and Ed. Keogh of Milwaukee.
Alternates-John r. Bohan and Joseph Deuster.
ElectOr-John Bentley.
Fifth Observation-Disclosures Rankin and
William Elwell. Alternates to be elected by
delegates. Elector-George H. Brickner.
Saith Dist,ict-Delegates- P. Finch of
Winnebago, and V. Mashek of Kewaunee. No
alternates named. Elector-Col. C. d. Robin
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Seueath District. -Delegates-Dr. W. t. Gal
loway, Eau Claire, and G. M. Woodward of La
Crosse. Alternates-K. J. Mcbride of Clark,
and T. B. lyle of Monroe. Elector-John
d. Putnam of Pierce.
Eighth District-Delegates, RIngle of
Matharon, and T. J. Cunningham of Chippewa.
W. H. Smith of Dunn. Elector-Willam Muir
ply.
James G.. Jenkins, T. r. Hudd, Col.
VIM. F. Villas and Judge G. w. Cate
were elected delegates at large, with
power of substitution. Ferdinand
Kuehn, of Milwaukee, and John Lawler,
of Prairie du Chen, were elected
electors at large.
The committee on resolutions, through
its chairman, reported the following series
of resolutions:
The representatives of the Democracy of Wis
consin in convention assembled take this occa-
sion to declare,
First-The union of the states is perpetual,
and indissoluble; and, for its maintenance in
the future as in the past, we pledge our for
tunes and our lives
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the United States is a nation already one of the
greatest of the earth; and, if true to ,its ideas
and mission, before the end of its second CEN
fury, will be the greatest of them all.
Third-In order to preserve that union, the
national government, by the constitution upon
alllnterstate and international affairs is clothed
with sovereign and supreme pOwers while the
same constitution, upon all local affairs, re-
serves and guarantees to the states an indie
pendent republican form of government thus
securing union without despotism; liberty with
out secession.
Fourth-We denounce the heresy of seces-
sion which caused the late civil war, and we de-
nounce also, the opposite heresy of centralism,
as at war with the rights, liberties and indie
pendence of the people of the several states
and with the constitution.
Fifth-The national debt incurred in the war
to preserve the union is of binding obligation
and the national faith is pledged thc it shall be
fully paid.
Six-All debts, obligations, or claims of any
kind, including claims for pensions or war dam
ages by parties engaged in war to destroy the
union, has no shadow of legal or moral obliga
ton upon the government Of the United States,
and therefore they should be forever rejected.
Seventh-Gold and silver coin is expressly
recognized as legal tender money by the consti-
tuition, and all paper currency used as money
should be of equal value and at par with coin
and the unit of value should be, and remain
the same as established by our fathers
Eighth-The course of our Democratic repre-
sentatlves In congress, IN retrenching eXpendi-
vJres and reducing taxation during the past six
Years, In spite of pertinacious opposition, has
effectively contributed to improve the condition
of our material affairs, and meets our hearty
approval.
Ninth--We hold in grateful remembrance in
our prosperity the brave men who, in time OF
trial, volunteered to save by their labors periis
and sacrifices the constitutional order and free
dom upon which our prosperity has been re-
stored.
Tenth-The right to free ballot, is the right
preservative of all rights, and the only means OF
peacefully redressing grievances, and reforming
abuses. But that right in every citizen, white
or black, should be protected by the civil law.
In England, as in every other country, where
political liberty exists, as well as in this coun-
try, the presence at the polls, of regular mill
tary force, and of host of hireling officials,
claiming power to arrest and imprison citizens
without warrant or hearing; tends directly to
destroy all freedom Of elections and to upturn
the foundation of self-government.
Eleventh-Our candidates for president, and
vice-president in 1876, were elected at the polls
by large majorities; and yet, upon false count
of the votes of three states, sustained by the
partisan action of an electoral commission
which refused to hear and determine the very
question they were organized to try those can
didates were defeated. That great fraud by
which the will of the people was thus set aside
by the falsehood, duplicity and threat of mill
tary force, was a most deadly blow aimed at our
representative system of government.
ResOhed, That the delegates to the national
convention from Wisconsin be requested to vote
as unit upon all questions coming before that
convention.
Twelfth-That this convention is in favor of
maintaining the two-thirds rule in the national
convention, in the nomination of candidates.
We beg leave also to report that under the
rule adopted referring to them all resolutions
presented to this convention, certain resolutions
to instruct delegates, as to their choice of canoi-
dates at Cincinnati, came before the committee.
But they were unanimously of opinion that the
delegates to the national convention should &C
entirely uninstructed, that they should be al
perfect liberty in consultation with the delegates
from other states to fully consider the names OF
all the eminent men which may come before