Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1886-09-16
WISCONSIN REPUBLICANS,
They Meet in Convention and Nom
mate Full State Ticket.
Governor Rusk and Secretary Timme
Observation-Disclosures Of Ticket
New Men.
The Gathering.

republican state COW entiOn was called
to order in the assembly chamber, at the
capitol, by Hon. II. A. Taylor, chairman
of the state central committee, by read
ing the official call.
Hon. J. V. Quarles was elected tenn
porary chairman and delivered the follow
ing address:
Gentlemen of the republican conven-
ton: It would be idle for me to attempt
to disguise the satisfaction and pride I
feel for the honor which has been con-
ferred upon me, by making me chairman
over so large and representative a body.
No one can deny that this is represen-
tative body. For some reason the strong
men of the republican party of the state
of Wisconsin are here assembled. AS I
look over the assemblage, confess, with
much pride, that I belong to a party that
contains so many intelligent, responsible
and educated men. We are also Justly
proud that we can refer to such a living
representative of the republican party as
Gov. j. M. Rusk Applause. James G..
Blaine, of Maine Immense applause. |
and Gen. John A. Logan, of Illinois APP
plause and yells. and if the democratic
party will pardon me, I should like to
refer to the profound pride we feel when
we look back at the patron saints, Lin
coin, Grant and Garfield, and when we
turn to their noble and proud achieve
ments we are pointing to the record Of
the republican party. There is nothing
SO disturbing to democrat as to be com
PEELED to look back. Applause. To
him the past with it's republican successes
are Nightmares. In all his track not a
strong thing arises from the many, from
the Inauguration of James, the feeble, to
Grover, the rash.
''The conviction has dawned upon the
republicans that the republic has a new
peril. Our fathers established in this
country an asylum for the oppressed of
the old countries, but it has degenerated
largely into a catch-basin for the cranks
and criminals of Europe. We have greet
ed them knowing these facts, but we had
the firm and unfaltering faith that the
free air of America would dissipate these
things, following the law in physics that
where no pressure existed an explosion
could not result. We listened to their
harangues as buster and fustian, but an
explosion of dynamite has come which
has torn away all disguise and told US
that in our bosoms we have nurtured
vipers. They seek to strike down capita
lists, and every man who pays his debts
| is with them capitalist. The sympathy
of the dynamiter is with the democratic
party. That party has always been ready
to unite with factions that would bring
them votes. It has firted with secession,
MOrmOnism and every like movement
that has Slapped at the moral force of the
republic. It is studiously intoxicating the
doctrine that honest labor has something
in common with anarchy and that the
honest toiler is shot down while peaceful
ly asserting his rights. The Iaboring
man above all men needs the protection
of society. To my toiling friends would
say that in listening to the siren of demo
cracy you are being led into an ambush
which leads only to the graveyard of the
democratic, party, where the hopes of the
past lie buried.
| 1.-The republican party was born as the
champion of free labor and has been at
all times and under all conditions the
sturdy advocate of free labor. This party
never made pledge to this great people
that it has not redeemed. Applause.
Gen. John A. Dix, at memorable occasion
at the outbreak of the war pointed to the
American flag and said: If any man at
tempts to lower that flag, shoot him down.
At an open social revolt, if any man tries to
destroy all that that flag represents, let him
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| Applause. We can, in a simple man
ner, express our views upon this issue by
renominating Gov. j. M. Rusk. APP
plause. Every man in the whole Union
knows what it means, and none better
than the reds. Let US say to the world
we endorse the gospel according to Jere-
miah, and the people will shout Amen!
and that chorus will be chanted by pop
ular majority of 10000 in November.
! Great applause.
''Gentlemen, let me bespeak that har-
mony and unanimity that gives power
and resolution and strengthens the
ticket
On motion of Hon. Philo Orion, COM
mittee on permanent organization was
appointed.
The chairman was instructed to appoint
a committee of nine-one from each con-
gressional district on resolutions and
platform.
On motion the convention adjourned
until 2:30 p. m.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
At 2:30 the convention reassembled.
There was an immense throng.
PERMANENT ORGANIZATION.
hO O1I EOIlIcauOIIl du1L-
alton made the following report, which
was adopted:
President = Hiram Smith, Sheboy-
gan.
Vice Presidents,:.Z Il. G. Simmons, of Keno
sha; S. S. Barney, Of Washington; Gunef
Tollefson, of Dane; Thos. II. Brown. of
Milwaukee; R. D. Smart, of Manitowoc;
w. NJ. Grisworld, of Columbia; M. Wanebo,
of La Crosse; Ira B. Bradford, of Eau
| Claire, and VIM. Upham, of Wood.
Secretaries, Joseph Bucker, Of Taylor;
J. W. Revey, of Iowa; T. Haight, of Wau
! kesha.
The chairman thanked the convention
for the honor conferred
FOR GOVERNOR.
Hon. Fl. G. Adams, of Dane, nominated
Gov Rusk in the following speech:
The representatives Of the republican
party of Wisconsin have met here to Or
| ganize for victory.
The intelligent constituencies behind
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