Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-05-04
NO. 80.


altogether q surprise, as is most times the
fashion, because it would be taken as
joke If he should say so; and he proceed
cd at once 10 thank the convention for
the honor conferred upon him. He felt |
proud in looking over such noble body /
of men which made up the con- /
vention. He referred to the work |
the convention had before il. 1t |
was not who should be uomiu. |
ated for president of the United States
that had been settled (great applause;( it |
was who shall be chosen as delegates to |
attend the democratic national conveu-
to be held at st. Louis, on the 9TH of June
next The mention of Grover Cleveland
brought forth a rousing hurrsh, that made
tie.
-Four years ago, the democratic party
met in the same place for the same pur-
pose. They were in dead earnest; they
hoped for, dreamed OF success; but no
democrat at that time dared to SO on the
streets and bet dollar on the success of
the ticket. The power of the republican
party with the reins of the government
in its hands seemed too strong for us to
| overcome. But the democrats, honest in
their purpose to overthrow that corrupt
party, never faltered. Can We get therey"
was the question. Can we select man
that will carry orr banner and lead
US tc the front-to victory. Grover
Cleveland proved himself the man. (Vo-
ciferous cheers). He has shown himself
true democrat-he sums up every virtue
that God has given to man. Here the
convention arose and indulged in an old
| time Jacksonian how'll The chairman
advised the convention to make gCcd and
capable selections, and took his seat
amid hearty cheers,
At the conclusion of the address of
| the chairman, the
| COMMITTEE ON RESOLUTIONS
reported the following, which were read
to the convention by Judge Lamereaux:
The democrats of Wisconsin, in convention as
| ssmbled, heartily and fully endorse the wise CON
serYative and patriotic course Of Grover Cleve-
| land as president of the nited States
| We take pride in the manly courage with which
! he has faced the hosts OF protected monopoly,
| aud advocated the reduction of tariff taxes,
now retained on'y upon the every day necessities
| of the farmer the artisan and the laborer having
| long since, been renewed from the incomes the
| bank capital and the bank checks of the rich
| We denounce system of tariff taxes that
while it creates dangerous annual surplus in
the national treasury OF Sl55 .0O0 OOO at the same
! time indirectly taxes the producers OF the west
for the so lie benefit of protected manufactures 50
for every dollar that goes into the treasury.
We therefore declare
| That tie burden of taxation should rest upon
those who use the Iuxuries, rather than upon
those who use only the necessares of life
That taxation should be limited to the require.
ments of the government.
That a greater tax is robbery. under form of
law.
We therefore demand hat taxation be limited
to the needs OF the government economically ad-
lnnstered and be levied on the luxuries FATHER
! than on the necessarics OF life, and
That taxation be reduced in strict conformity
TO the principles laid down by President Ceve-
| land in his message TO the 50th congress
The report was adopted unanimo ously
by standing vote, amid rous1g ap-
plause. When the applause died away
| and the chairman, with fairness to all,
said that if there was any man there who
did not like the resolutions, he could
stand up and be counted, the convention
su5sided into the veriest innocuous
desuetuje.
Owen A. Wells, of Fond du Lac, then
moved to proceed to the election of four
DELEGATES AT LARGE
to the st. Louis convention, June 3, and
further that Gilbert NJ. Wood
ward, of La Crosse, be elected by
! acclamation as the chairman of
| the Wisconsin delegation. The applause
was hearty and general at this nomina
ton. John w. Hinsey opposed this
method of choosing delegates and ap-
pealed to the convention to elect its dele
| gates as it had heretofore, that is by roll
| call, the four receiving the greatest mum
Der of votes to be declared elected. He
finally withdrew his objections and Mr..
Woodward was then elected by acclamL-
tiOn without dissenting voice.
Mr.. Hinsey then nominated Emil
| Schandein, of Milwaukee, for another of
the delegates. The nomination was
| strongly seconded by L. j. Gardiner, of
Watertown.
| J. i. O'Connor, in an eloquent speech
nominated Geo. W. Bird, of Madison. II.
w. Rogers, of Ft. Atkinson, seconded the
motion on behalf of the first district del
CATION. Mr.. Rogers had the honor also
of being the first gentlemen to advocate
! the denomination of Francis Folsom
| Cleveland, as mistress of the white
house.
A. ". Hume, of Winnebago, nominal
ed Geo. w. Pradt, Of Oshkosh as delegate.
ia. Taylor, of Chippewa Falls, nomi
mated Col. John H. Knight, of Ashland.
W. Fl. Seaman, of sheboygsp. put in
nomination Theodore Kersteo, of Calu-
met, and P. O'Meara, of Fond du Lac,
seconded the nomination.
Messrs. Nash and Kingston seconded
the nomination of Col. Knight.
The roll was then called, on the names
of the candidates presented, and the vote
resulted as follows, those receiving the
three highest votes being declared elect