The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1880-05-22
DEMOCRATIC STATE CONVENTION.
Proceedings Of the Gathering at Madison the
18th Inst List of Delegates EIected--The Reso-

Proceedings of the Gathering at Madison on the
18th Inst List of Delegates Eected---The Reso-
lutions.
The Democratic state convention as
sembled at Madison on the 18th inst,
and was called 10 order ut noon by 4. G..
! Parkinson. chairman Of the state central
committee Or. j. b. Whiting. of
GAINESVILLE. was made temporary chair
man, and w. \. Walker secretary. At
ter the appointment of permanent com
mittees by the chair, the convention took
a recess until 3 P. y.
Upon reassembling at 3 o'clock, the
committee on credentials reported the
list Of delegates.
4 permanent organization was then
effected with the following officers;
ChaHuan-Joln w Cary, Milwaukee.
SecTet0'jeS-M. A. Walker, II. c. Sloan and
Hugh Ryan.
The following delegates were then
elected
First Disbtct-Delcgates- Arson Rogers Of
Rock, and II. NJ. Ackley of Wauhesha Alter
/ ates-Hannbal Rogers of Rock and Fred Rob
inson of kenosha. Elector-N. d. Frat of
Racine.
Second District Delegates. c. Gregory Of
Dane. and j. 5. Trip of Sank. Alternate
John Massey of Columbia, and P. g. Stroud of
Columbia. Elector-Charles Stoppenbach of
jefferson
Thj,d Dish5ct-D Delegates George Krouskop
Of ldchland, and j. VI. Smith Of Iowa. Alter
nates-I. g. Rodolf and 4. X. Bushnell. Elector
Hugh Campbell, of La Fayctte.
Fourth DiSt1ict-Delegates- Zimmer-
man of Ozaukee, aud I'd. keogh Of Milwaukee.
Aternates-John r. Bohan and Joseph Deuster.
Elector-John Bentley.
Fittt UlstJjcEDelesatcs- Joseph Ranhinand
William Elwel Aternatcs to be elected by
delegates EecJor-Goorge II. Brclner.
Slrh District Delcgatcs-E. z. Finch Of
Wlnucba8o, and v Mashch Of Kcwauuee. No
aIternatcs named. Elector- Col. c. d. Robin
son.
SeceaH, Dis'ri-,.-D elcgates-Dr w. I. Gal
lOway, Eau Claire and G.. u. Woodward Of La
Crosse Altcmates-K. ]. Mcbride of Clark
aud I. b. Tyle of Monroe. ElectoI-John
d. Putnam of Pierce.
Eighth District Delegates, RIugle of
AIatharon, and I. J. Cunningham of Chippewa.
Alternates-August karppen Of ShawauI. and
w. II. Smith of Dunn. Elector William Muir
ply.
James G. jenkins, T. Il. Hudd Col.
VIM, +. Villas and Judge c. W. Cate
were elected delegates at large, with
power Of substitution. Ferdinand
Kuehn, Of Milwaukee, and John Lawler,
Of Prairie du Chien, 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-Ihe union of the states is perpetual,
and iudissoluble; and. for its maintenance in
the future as in the past We pledge our for
tunes ana our lives.
Secondly that union. under the constitution.
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greatest Of the earth: and, if true to PITS ideas
and mission. before the end of its second cen
fury, viii be the greatest OF them all.
lAlrd-In order to preserve that union, the
national government, by the constitution upon
all Interstate ami 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, TINS
securing union without dcspoti-m; liberty with
ont secession.
Forth-Wc denounce the hercsy of seces-
sion which caused the late civil war. and we de-
nouncc also, the opposite heresy Of centraI-m,
as at war with the rights liberties and indie
pendence Of the people of the several states
and with the constitution.
Fifth-ILe national debt incurred ip the war
TO preserve the uI1on Is OF binding obligation;
and the national faith Is pledged that it shall he
fully paid
Six-AH debts, Obligations OF claims of any
kind, including claims for pensions or war dam
ages by parties engaged in war to destroy the
union, has 30 shadow of legal or moral obliga
ton upon the government Of the United States
and therefore they should be forever rejected.
Seyenth-tfOld and silver com Is expressly
recognized a. legal tender money 10y the COnStl-
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.
! Llghth-Ihe course OF our Democratic repre-
sGLtatlyeS III congress, III retTenChmg eXpeudI-
lures and reducing taxation during the past SIX
} years, in site of Pertlnaclous opposition has
effectively contributed TO improve the condition
OF our material affairs, and meets our heat
> approval.
Ninth-We hold in grateful remembrance III
} our prosperity the brave men who. in time OF
uIal. volunteered to save by their labors, pcrii-
and sacrifices the constitutional order and free
, dom upon which our prosperity has been re-
stored.
Tenth-The right to a free ballot is the right
prcscrvatiye 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.
D In England, as III every other country, where
political liberty exists, as well as III this cOun-
try, the presence ri the polls, of regular mill
tary force, and of q host Of hireing officials,
= claiming power to arrest and lmprisOn citizens
; without warrant or hearing, tends directly to
destroy all freedom Of elections and to uptuu
the foundation of self-goyermment.
5 Elevouth-Om candidates for president and
yice-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
7 partisan action of 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
r which the VIII of the people thus set aside
by the falscLood, duplicity and threat Of mill
tary force, was most deadly blow aimed at om
q representative system of government.
\ HeSOiced, That the delegates to the national
I convention from Wisconsin be requested TO vote
a. a unit Il on all questions coming before that
, convention.
: Twelfth That this convention is in favor of
: maintaining the two-thirds rule III the national
? convention, III the nomination of candidates.
We beg leave also to report that under the
rule adopted referring to them all resolution,
= presented To this convention, certain resolutions
to instruct delegates. as to their choice OF candi
+ dates ut Cincinnati came before tie committee
But they were unanimously of opinion that the
. delegates to the national convention should &c
entirely uninstructed. that they should be nj
perfect liberty III consultation with the delegate,
from other states to fully consider the names OF
\ all the eminent men which may come before
! that convention with the single purpose Of nom
f mating candidate whose standing and charac-
ter shall give the strongest assurance Of leading
Us to victory in the coming election.
They therefore ask leave to be discharged
from the further consideration.
The convention then adjourned sine
g die, leaving the delegates uninstructed
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