The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1886-09-24
WISCONSIN DEMOCRATS.
The Ticket Nominated and Platfor
Adopted at the State Convention.

The Democratic State convention met at
Madison OF the 18th, ard organized by
eleeting D. S. Rose, CT Milwaukee, as tenn
porary chairman. After some further
proceedings L. S. Larson, of Eau Clare,
was made permanent chairman. The fol-
lowing ticket was nominated, Gabriel
Bouck, of Oshkosh, refusing to run for
Governor:
Governor-Gilbert NJ. Woodward, of La
Crosse County.
-Governor-J. D. Putnam, of
Pierce.
Secretary of state-John c. Ludwig, of Mil
Taukee.
Treasurer-John A. johnson, of Dane
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. W. Bird, of JEFF
SUPERINTENDENT of schoo.s-E. j. McLaugh-
lin, of Fond du Lac
Railroad Commssioner-James Meehan, of
Portage.
Insurance Commissioner-John Karel of
Kewaunee.
The following platform was adopted:
This convent on, representing the Democ.
racy of Wisconsin. declares:
l. That We reafirm the general declaration
of the principles of the Democratic PARTY as
set forth in the platform of 1884 upon which
Grover Cleveland was elected President
z. That we SEND cordial greeting to Presi-
dent Cleveland and the Cabinet and our
hearty commentator of their wise and patri-
otto administration of public affairs in ae-
cordance with the principles and pledges of
which by its purity, fidelity and abli-
~ has command ed the respect of all
parties and classes of men in the United
States and revived the faith of all in the prin.
cipleS of free government Ana we espe-
c.ally commend the PostmasterGeneral for
his economical management of his depart
ment, and for his successful opposition to the
so-called Pacific Mail subsidy, wherein he
Faithfully n n aair a1
and trIumphantly indicated the pledges of
his party TO oppose the tyranny and greed of
monopoly.
8. That we warmly approve the action of
the Democratic House of Representatives of
the last two Congresses in securing the res
toration to the public domain of many mill.
ions of acres of land long since granted to
railway corporations and never earned ac-
cording to the conditions of the grants In
asmuch us the welfare of American labor de.
mands that public lands yet remaining should
be kept for homesteads for actual settlers, we
insist that all unearned lands heretofore i'm.
prOyidently granted to aid in the construction
of railroads shall be reclaimed by forfeiture,
and we denounce the practice and policy of Re.
publican Administrations in permitting vast
areas of public lands to fall into the owner
ship OF foreign land companies and alien abb
SenteeS.
4. That we demand the abolition of the sys-
tenn of leasing convict labor to contractors as
being highly detrimental to honest labor, and
pre-eminently so to such branches of manu-
facture as are exposed to its direct competi-
ton; and we invite attention to the inSin.
cerity of the Republican party in adopting a
resolution in its recent platform in opposition
to the contract system of convict labor, evil
denced by the defeat of bill to accomplish
that end by the Republican Legislature of
1885. We are opposed to the Importation of
foreign labor under contract. We are opposed
to monopoly in every FORM
5. That we are unalterably opposed to law.
lessness or mob violence in every form. Rec.
ognizing the fact that all parties in this State
regard with adherence all sentiments that
favor or lead to anarchy. and that scarcely
a citlZen is in favor OF such sentiments, or
of fiotous interference with the rights
of persons and property we denounce
the action Of the late Republican con
vention in attempting to conduct this
campaign on the riot ISSUE as a political
subterfuge, which, by reason of its self-evi-
dent falsity and absurdity, is liEel upon the
fair fame OF Wisconsin and an insult to the
great body of her laboring classes. We deny
that the working-men of Wisconsin are An.
archists, or in sympathy with lawIessness.
or opposed to public peace and order. The
ATTEMPT to retain Republican supremacy IN
this State by representing the laborng classes
as a dangerous element to be kept under sur.
veillance is a confession that the Republican
party no longer dares accept real issues or to
face its past record.
G. That the Incorporate and excessive use
| of Intoxicating liquors is earnestly to be de-
plored, and we believe the liquor traffic
should be regulated by reasonable and liberal
sumptuary or prohibtory laws, whether gen
| eral or local, designed exclusively for the
| arbitrary regulation of the personal habits OF
| a citizen, as an exercise of legislative power
unWarfanted by the constitution, contrary to
| the fundamental principles of all free gov.
| eminent, and justified by no practical results
| yet attained in the experience of mankind.
z, That the Democratic party has unfailing-
| ly testified its gratitude to the soldiers of the
| Republic by supporting liberal pensions and
| bounties and just measures for their equali-
| cation; that we favor such changes in the
| pension laws as shall remove mere technical
Instructions to meritorious claims and shall
afford liberal pensions, graded according to
the extent of disability.
s. That the reduction of the tariff to @ reve.
nue. basis is q cardinal principle of the Demo
cratic party, and that those members of the
present House of Representatives selected as
Democrats who voted against considering a
bill for the reduction of the tariff deserve no
recognition in Democratic councils.
The following State Central Committee
was chosen:
First District-George W. Bird, of Jefferson
and Carl Jonas, of Racine.
Second-D. +. Sherman, of Dodge, and p. H
Carney, of Waukesha. al
Third. S. Gallagher, of Lafayette, and
William Bragg, of Green.
= Fourth-G. W. Forth and Ed Keogh, of Mil
waukee.
FIfth-Theodore Kersten, of Calumet, and
e. r. Blake, of Ozaukee.
Sixth-R Winslow, of Outagamie, and Z. G.
OlIOuu, Oh OOluQDfN.
Seventies. w. Graves, of Vernon, and W.
G. Brawley, OF Juneau.
Eightn-J w. Bashford, of st. Croix, and
Robert Lees, of Buffalo.
NINTH. II. Knight, of Ashland, and J. H.
Woodnorth, of Waupaca.
W. A. Walker of Manitowoc, was again
chosen chairman of the committee for two
years
The present method of Assembly and
Senatorial representation to State con-
ventions was hanged to the county con-
vention system, based upon the Demo-
| cratic votes in county. The number OF
votes delegate will represent was left for
the Central Committee to fix.
G.. nj. Woodward, the nominee for Gov
ernor, was born in Washington, D.. c.,
December 25, 1885. He received common
school and printin g-office education. Later
he studied law, and is now practicing at
La Crosse, where he settled in 1860. He
enlisted as private in the Second Wis
| consin Infantry in 1851, and received
| numerous promotions, until in 1864 he was
on the division staff during the battle OF
the Wilderness I[e was delegate to the
Greeley convention in 1872, and was elected
| to Congress from the Seventh district.
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