St. Paul daily globe., 1888-05-02
A CLEVELAND DAY.
Wisconsin Democrats Test the
Strength of their Lungs.

Special to the Globe.
MADISON, Wis, May MAY day was
a Cleveland day in Wisconsin. 1t was
regular May weather Oh the outside and
the atmosphere inside of the capitol of
the most pronounced Cleveland type.
Never in the history of the Democratic
party in Wisconsin has there been
convention in any way the equal of to-
days. Every part Of the state was
fully represented on the floor of the as
Sembly chamber when Chairman Asher,
of the central committee, called the con-
VentiOn to order at noon. 1t was truly
young mems convention, and the pre-
dominance of this element may well be
said to mark an epoch in the political
history of the state. Taken as
whole tiner-looking body of
representative men could not be assem-
bled outside the Northwest. There were
just enough of the old school of Demo-
Gratis present to lend dignity, but the
real work was performed, and the hon
ors carried off by the young men. Ex-
Gov. Nelson Dewey, of Grant county,
on the shady side of seventy, was pres
ent, as vigorous as when he attended
the conventions of the party forty years
ago. Fred w. Horn, of Cedarburg, the
veteran Democrat, was here with the
boys, and all the old stand-byS Smilingly
looked on at the rising generation which
was stepping into their places. From
the start.
CLEVELAND WAS THE KEY NOTE
of the convention. Every mention of
the name of the president was the sig
nal for long and uprOarOus cheering.
When Joe Morrow, in making his adj
drnSS oftnr aSnnndinr tha Stan1
manent chairman, referred to the many
virtues of Grover Cleveland, and to
sum up all said that he was Democrat,
which embodied every virtue God had
given to man, it seemed as though the
roofs would be raised from the building.
The convention had no sooner subsidized
after one cheer than another even more
pOnderOus in volume arose, until the
cheering had to be stopped from sheer
exhaustion. The convention was not
split by any rival faction striving for
delegates favorable to certain candi-
date; indeed the enthusiasm was that OF
perfect unanimity for one man and for
| one principle. What strife there was
was friendly, and was only for personal
honors. However, the enthusiasm was
not any the less on this account. The
resolutions were adopted by standing
vote amid great cheers, and when the
| chairman said that if there was any
man who did not like them, let him
stand and be counted, there was not a
stir.
GILBERT W. WOODWARD,
of La Crosse, was, i'll spite of his with
draWal, chosen unanimously delegate at
large and chairman of the Wisconsin
delegation. Senator ID. A. Macdonald,
of La Crosse, in favor of whom Wood
ward wanted to withdraw, was elected
his alternate and may go to the conven-
ton. as it is said that Woodward does
not care to go this time, having been
thus hOnored by his party before. The
following nominations were made for the
other three delegates: Emil Schandein.
of Milwaukee; George w. Bird, of
John II. Knight, of Ashland, ami
Theodore Kersten, of Calumet.
On balloting Bird, Schandein and
Knight having the three highest num-
Der of votes, were elected. Pratt and
Kersten, and J. ID. p utnam, of River
Falls, were elected alternateS. The del
egates chosen by the districts in cOnven-
ton this morning were all elected. Gov.
Dewey was hOnOred by being unani-
mously chosen to the electoral college,
as one of the electors at large. A new
state central committee was elected by
the convention, to serve as such until
the 1st of January, 1891. Ellis B. Usher,
of La Crosse, was reelected chairman
of the new committee. A large proper
ton of the committee is composed of
young and active men. The convention
adjourned at o'clock, after giving vent
to its eXuberance i'll three deafening
cheers for President Cleveland.