The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-06-06
DEMOCRATIC STATE CONVENTION.

OLAOCAA11O S1AlE OON FEN1IUNs
| Meeting of Democrats at Madison Ito
| Elect Delegates-at-Large to the Ma
tional Convention-The Platform, Elect
ors-at-Large and District Electors.
MADISON, Wis, May 29.-The Demo-
cratic Convention was called to order yester-
day by Wendell A. Anderson, Chairman,
who nominated Judge i, r. Larson, of
Eau Claire, who was elected with much en-
/ thusiaSm. Judge Larson, in his speech
thanking the convention for the honor
| conferred, took strong grounds in
/ favor of free trade, which was
yociferously applauded. Considerable of a
jangle was gotten into by a desire to have
| twenty or thirty assistant secretaries. The
matter was finally settled by the election of
4 H. b. Cone, as Secretary, and Joseph Ray,
| C. L. Powers and NJ. j. Dullea, as Assist
ants Committees on Credentials, on Perma-
nent Organization and on Resolutions We're
appointed, and the convention took recess
| till $50 p. M:
/ The following district delegates were
elected:
FirstDistrict-J. K Doolttle, Racine; An
| son Rogers, GAINESVILLE. ~ sfff,f.r &
Second-J. K. De aney. Dodge County; B. S.
| Potter, Washington County. a So s lH.
| Fourth--John Black and Charles T. Free
| man, Milwaukee. - aEt
Fiflh-Carl zillier. sheboygan; a. L. Gray.
| Brown County.
sixth-G. VI. Pratt, Oshkosh; George Kreiss,
Outagamie
seventh--J. W. Lusk Sank; j. R. McCullom,
/ Richland.
Eigsth-w. H. Smith, Dunn; N G. Freeman,
! Trempeleau.-n-
1 Ninth General Alexander Byazeau, oconto;
! L. Marchitts, Marathon. rn ~ l
X Upon reassembling the convention was
DELAYED half an hour by a very tardy Com
mittee on Credentials. The committee
| finally made a report, which was adopted,
there being no contests. The Committee on
Permanent organization recommended the
continuance in Office of the temporary
chairman and secretaries. This report was
| unanimously adopted.
l. The Committee on Resolutions then re-
/ ported as follows: Il HM
ResolUed, That we believe a carefully-de-
/ vised system of tariff duties to be the most
! expedient and cheapest method of collecting
such revenue, in addition to excise taxes
| uponiiquorS and tobacco, as shall be found
necessary to defray the ordinary charges of
| the Government, Including moderate an
nual reduction in the public debt
! 4 iRcS0tCed, In the language OF the National
Democratic platform of 1916, that: Reform is
/ necessary in the sum and modes of Federal
| taxation, to the end. that capital may be set
1 free from distress and labor lightly burdened;
/ we denOunce the present tariff levied upon
| nearly four thousand articles as a masterpiece
| of injustice, inequality and false
! prefense, which yields a dwind1ng
/ and not yearly rising revenue, and has
impoverished many industries to subsidize a
| few; it prohibits imports that might purchase
the products of American labor; it has de-
graded American commerce from the first to
| an inferior rank upon the high seas; it has
/ cut down the values of American manufac-
! lures at home and abroad: it has depleted the
/ returns OF American agriculture, an industry
| followed by half our people; it costs the peo-
4 pie five times more than it produces to the
! treasury, obstructS the process of production,
i and wastes the fruits of labor; it promotes
fraud, fosters smuggling, and enriches dis
| honest officials and bankruptS honest mer-
/ chants; we demand that all custom-house tax
! alton shall be only for revenue
II .heS0lUed, That The continued resistance of
the tariff monopolists who control the Repub-
| lican party to this demand of justice by the
! people has raised the issue to position of
| first Importance in the coming campaign, and
that we review and reiterate the purpose of
! the Democratic party to urge reform of the
/ system of cuStOm-house taxation by moder-
ate, reasonable and well-considered steps
| until restored to its constitutional basis
/ as means to raise revenue for the sup
port of the Government only, and is no longer
1 prostituted to the unjust end of fostering the
| wealth of favored class at the expense of
j the producers of the country, whereby there
has hitherto been annually eXtorted from the
1 earnings more than hundred millions of dol
lars in excess of the public service, and hun
+ SClDSlOlZe
| rich favored few.
ReSoIUed, That we cordially approve and
| commend the course of the Democratic Rep
resentatives in Congress from this State, as
well as the large majority of Democrats in
| the present House of Representatives.. for
their faithful efforts to bring about reduc
ton OF tariff taxation to the actual necessi-
| ties of the Government, and the restoration
i OF Constitutional principles of taxation. ffi.
iReSOtUed That the evidences of secret cor
\ ruption, proHigaoy and fraud in the, Federal
I every successive administration of the Repub
1 lican party each being forced to uncover
/ some new iniquity of its predecessor, and that
4 no course remains to insure honesty, fidelity
and frugality in National affairs but to take
the power from the party which has so long
| abused it.
! ReSolUed That we recognize our soldiers
and sailors who fought in the late war for the
! preservation of the Union as the wards of the
Nation, and that it is the duty of che Govern
ment to acknowledge all their just claims up
on its bounty.
The reading of the platform was fire.
1 quently interrupted with cheers and APP.
plause, and it was unanimously adopted.
| Nv. +. Villas, James G. Jenkins, Edward
S. Bragg, and Joseph M. Merriam, having
received the highest number Of votes, were
declared to be the delegates at large,
amidst much applause, and their election
| made unanimous. r,i
A motion to permit the delegates at
large to select their aiternates was voted
down, and n. d. Frat, j. w. Cary, 7. r,
Hudd and G. w. Cate were by viva
voice vote declared to be the alternates to
the delegates-at-Iarge. @ -}
/ The action OF the various Congressional
i Committees was Endorsed by the conven
ton, and candidates for Presidential Elect
OrS designated as follows: ts
First District, NJ. L. Ayres, of Walworth
Second, Leonard Martin, of Waukesha; Third
Nelson Dewey, Of Grant; Fourth George A
Albert, of Milwaukee; Fifth Theodore Kers
ten, of Calumet; Sixth, p. G.. Stroud, of Co
lrlnbia; Seventh, S. N. Dickinson of Mon
roe; Eighth. ]. w. Hancock. of Pierce
Ninth, J. H. Woodwork, of Waupaca.
| Nominations for electors-at-large were
called for, and Matthew. Armsted, of Eau
Claire, and John Lawler, of Prairie dr
4 Chen, being suggested, were unanimously
4 elected.
] On motion of Senator Doolittle, DR.. Wen
/ dell A. Anderson was unanimously reelected
i, Chairman of the State Central Committee,
and the.C Congressional delegation was re-
quested to send to Dr. Anderson the names
of the members of the new Central Com
mittee. The customary votes of thanks to
the chairman and secretaries were given
and the convention adjourned
Poisoned with the Heads OF Matches.
/ NEW York, May 30. = Georges Dc
4 Toulgnes De Nera, said to be the scion Of
one of the best noble families Of France,
was found in his room in hotel here Tues
day night suffering from acute poisoning.
He had stepped the heads Of matches in
water and swallowed the fluid. De Nera
who has been drinking heavily of late, wa:
despondent. He has ample means. The
sufferer is considered out of danger.
i -Anecdote of Seney. the Met
ropolitan Banks ex-President: When
in the days of his prosperity, he wa
giving SO much in benevolence, G. brjgh
daughter said to him: "Papa, wish
were charitable institution" Will,
Seney and his son-in- law have beer
cleaned out, another son-in-law vino il
a bear, is said to have scooped in large
profits.-N. X Nail
Judge Walker, of indianapolis re.
Gently granted divorce TO Elizabeth