St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-09-19
THE 9TH WISCONSIN.
Judge Larson Nominated by Accla-
matiOn-A Ringing Speech of
Acceptance.
Special Telegram to the Globe. /

EAU CLAIRE, Sept. 1S,-The Democratic
congressional nominating convention for the
Eighth Wisconsin district, met here to-day.
1t was large convention, harmonious and
enthusiastic. Judge L. r. Larson, of this
city, was nominated by reclamation. He is
strong and able man, and the Democracy,
under the inspiration of his leadership, will
made vigorous effort for victory, with every
chance of success. In accepting the nomi-
nation the eloquent judge made mastery
speech, of which the following is a verbatim
report. In the course of its delivery the
speaker was frequently interrupted by the
plaudits Of his delighted audience.
Mr.. Chairman and Gentlemen of the Con-
vention:
will not affect any surprise at the notif-
cation by your committee that l am your
unanimous nominee for candidate for MEM
Der of congress. l expected / would be.
The Democratic press OF the district and out
of the district so far as it has given any ex-
preston on the subject has advised my nom
ination, and Democrats who are potential in
the councils Of the party, as well as many of
the rank and file, have advised the same
thing. If there has been any objection it
has been kept very quiet. But am not de-
| Cclfcu. hui ONGI uluCu dL ILLS uud-
nimity. Though within this convention
! there is no treachery, l think some who
heretofore have applied to the distinguished
gentleman, who is the candidate of the Re-
| publican and Prohibition parties, most of
the Opprobrious epithets in the English Ian
! guage, have advised my nomination, that
they may have an opportunity to oppose me
at the polls l realize too that IL this district
were believed to be the strongest
Democratic, instead of the strong
est Republican district in the
state, that there would probably have been
several gentlemen seeking a nomination at
your hands. Though not to be desired, and
| by one in my situation to be declined. If con
sistent with his sense of duty, I accept your
nomination.
To be chosen to lead what seems fOrlorn
| hope is a compliment. 1t Is an expression
of confidence, for which l thank you. And
| promise you if there is anything in hard
work, that your confidence has not been mis-
placed. In a few days, as soon as 1 can ar
range my business so that | can leave il, |
will take the stump, and from then until
/ election day will, with what ability l possess,
| try TO convince the voters Of this congress
sional district that the cause of good govern
ment, which they nearly all have at heart,
| demands that they vote for the Democratic
| candidates. And il will not be so difficult a
| task as many think. The time was when a
large majority of the voters of this congress
sional district would not pay respectable at
tention to Democratic arguments, TO say
nothing of honestly considering them. 1t is so
no longer. Their prejudices are wearing away.
! They begin to see that the results of the
civil war can not be endangered by the sue
cess Of the Democratic party, that numbers
among its members that friend and trusted
! counsellor of Abraham Lincoln, the great
Lyman Trumbull, whose hand penned the
| amendment to the constitution abolishing
| slavery. and who as chairman of the judiciary
committee of the United States senate, re-
ported to that body the amendments prohib-
| iting the payment Of debts incurred in aid of
rebellion, or the payment Of pensions to rebel
soldiers and prohibiting the dRial or abridg-
ment Of the right Of citiZensfo vote on ac-
count of race, color or previous condition OF
servitude. A man whose fame, as 4 con-
structive statesman, will depend upon the
successful maintenance and enforcement OF
those amendments. They remember also
that George W. Julian, the first Free-Soil can
didate for vice president, has for years been
acting with the Democratic party. They re-
member that Seward and Chase, the great
secretaries of Lineoln's cabinet, were at the
time of their deaths in the Democratic party.
They remember too that many of the other
great and good men, who made that history
of the Republican party of which its members
! to-day boast, men like Sumner and Fessen
den, were before their deaths under the ban
of their party. They see Jas. r. Doolittle,
! Wisconsin's great Republican senator,
during the war, acting with the Democratic
party. They have seen Horace Greeley, the
great Republican editor, the Democratic can
didate for president They see to-day James
NJ. Speed, the only surviving member of
Lincoln's cabinet, supporting GroyOr Cleve-
land. They see all over the land men here
tofore Republicans, whose names are house
hold words, acting with the Democratic
party. They see in their own state men gho
have been Republicans since there was
Republican party, men like McGregOr, John
a. johnson, DR.. HOegh and Knud Lange-
land, refusing to support the Republican can
didate for president And remembering and
seeing these things they ask, why are these
things soI'
They are asking themselves If these thing rs
are not so. because in the last twelve years
parties have very much changed, because
1.-THE grand old party Of moral IDEAS as It
has been termed. has presented for the suf-
fraces of the people unworthy candidates
They are asking themselves il these things
! nav not be SO because the old issues that
divided parties for few years after
the gar are settled and new prob
lens are nov demanding solution
In this is our hope. The people are ask
ing these questions and they viii demand
! answers And the old cry that there Is dan
4 ger 70 the interests Of the north or 70 the il