Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-09-12
REPS In COUNCIL.
The Delegates Met And Adopt
ed the Slate Makers
Report.
The Whole Proceedings Look,
ed Very Tame.

The convention was called TO order
at about high twelve, by Hon. A. 81.
Taylor, chairman of the republican
state central committee. The chair
man appeared very feeble. He gave
a number of faint raps, spoke word
or two, which not one hundreth por
ton of the audience could COM
prehend. 1t was suggested that the
returns from Vermont was damag-
ing to the republican constitution.
The chair rallied In a moment, and
called attention to tae fact that mass
meeting was to be held at the eastern
entrance to the capitol in the after
noon, and it was desirable that as
great a number as possible should
gather to 10 the subject jastice.
The chair also reminded the au-
dience that there was to be torch
light procession in the evening. 1t
was most desirable that a grand turn
out should be secured. The chair
spoke of the noble works of the COM
mittee. The call was for aid in the
nights procession. The cost seemed
not to take part in the affair. The
chair attempted TO make light of the
matter, without subscribing.
The chair announced that there
would be no committee on credentials
that it had been agreed that the
state central committee should attend
to this matter. This matter was at
tended to. and delegates were accepted
in due shape.
PERMANENT ORGANIZATION.
On motion of Col. G.. w. Burchard,
of Jefferson, Mr. Ogden II. Fethers,
of Janesvllle, Rock county, was elect
ed chairman Of the convention. A
committee took Mr.. +. to the chair,
when he delivered an address which
took down everybody-that is
he was SO happy that
the dullness of the occasion was over
come Somebody remarked: "Well,
it is good thing that we have live
ly chairman, Or the thing would Ger
tainly be failure" And this is true.
The chairman was the life of the
event.
Secretaries were selected as follows:
Messrs. Paul Bechtner, of Milwaukee;
s. G. Leland, of EItor9 du Lac, and H
II. Price, of Jackson.
COMMITTEE ON PLATFORM.
On motion the, committee on plat
form was appointed, as follows-two
from the state at large, and one from
each congressional district:
AtLarge-H o. Fairchild.
IN. NJ Lttlejohn.
2-W. A. Nickel
3-W. L. Carter.
4-Julius Goldsmith.
81. H Mead
6-John Hicks.
7-J. A. Haggerty.
S-L B. Bradford
&c L. Browne.
Notice was given that torch light
procession will be INDUCED in in the
evening, and it was desirable that all
should take hold-it was the duty of
the members Of the convention to car
ry torch; their labors were not end
ed until the day and the night were
ended. A vote was put in this wise:
"All in favor OF carrying a torch in
the evening Will say eye" About a
dozen voted in the affirmative aad it
was declared carried A committee
on resolutions was then appointed.
A DISTURBER.
Andrew E. Elmore arose in his seat
and said he had resolution he hoped
would be adopted BY the convention.
lie read it as follows:
WHEREAS. The corporate, partnership and per
sonal bas ks in this STATE receiving deposits and
transacting other business pertaining to banking,
exceed 13O. a larger number than the national
banks therein, and
WHEREAS, Within one year last PAST several
hundred thousand dollars have been worse than
stolen by banks organized under the laws of this
state and by private associations and bankers,
causing great distress to many depositors, who in
most instances are persons not familiar with the
securities of banking institution, and some at
east of those banks would have been closed up
before they had got such deposits. had an exami-
nation of their cond tion been made by a compe
tent person; therefore
Rcsofued. That for the protection Of those who
deposit their money in corporate, partner hip or
private banks: in behalf of sound and legitimate
banks and bankers who are brought into disre-
pute by shysters assuming their name; and in