Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1888-05-04
4 Remarkable Gathering OF Young
men Tuesday.
At the Convention TO Elect Delegates
10 st. Louis.
Enthusiastic Endorsement Of PreSi-
dent Cleveland.
Resolutions FavOriug the Presidents
Policy Adopted.
Young men Carry oft a Good Share of
the HOnors.

Tuesday was a Cleveland day in Maii-
son. Outside there was Cleveland weather
and in the capitol where the convention
was held the mosphere was of the most
pronounced Cleveland type. The men
tion of the name of Cleveland was all
that was needed as the signal for uproar
Gus cheering. Never before in the his
tory of the democratic party in Wiscon
sin has there been a more hopeful or en-
thusiastic convention than that of yes
terday. When Chairman Usher, of the
state central COMMITTEES, called the con
vention to order at twelve o'clock, every
part OF the state was fully represented on
the floor of the assembly chamber. The
body which formed the convention was in
some respects remarkable one. 1t was
in reality
CONVENTION OF YOUNG MEN.
Young meR, in the main, officered the
convention; young men made the
speeches. and young men walked off with
the honors. The old standbys were of
course there, but they were not in the ma
jorlty. Nelson Dewey, of Grant county,
the first governor of Wisconsin, was
present and as active as he used to be at
political conventions forty years ago. The
venerable Fred Horn, of Cedarb"rg, was
to be observed as usual, towering above
the other delegates, and his carefully
waxed moustache prOtrudiDg from either
side Of his teutonic visage. Other of
the old-timers were there, but the
work was performed by the young men.
There were just enough of the ancieLts
to lend dignity to the affair, aud they
smilingly looked on at the rising genera
tion which was stepping into their
places. Taken as whole fiuer looking
assembly of men would be hard to find
anywhere outside of the northwest.
1t was exactly ten minutes past II
O'Clock when Chairman Usher
SOUNDED TIRE GAvEL
and ceased the buzz and hum of CONVEX
sation In the chamber. The dele
gates were seated by districts. Or
tha right, facing the speakers
desk, was the fourth district; behind the
fourth were the second, fifth and sixth,
in the order named. On the left, in
front, was the third district; back of the
third were the ninth and first, and back
of these was the seventh, the other two
districts occupying the rear of the cham
Der.
After calling the convention to order,
the chairman read the call of the state
central committee, after which he an.
nounced on behalf of the committee,
their selection of J. E. Dodge, of Racine,
for
TEMPORARY CHAIRMAN OF THE CONVENTION.
Mr.. Dodge was unanimously elected,
and escorted to the chair by a committee,
consisting of Messrs. Strong, of Keno
sha, and Handbook, of Marin cite.
Mr.. Dodge addressed the convention as
follows:
GENTLEMEN OF THE CONVENTION:
In the language of one OF her own most brilliant
sons, Wisconsin loves faithful, brave and hon
est man" In reiterating that statement there is
with us here, believe, nothing of doubt or hest
tation in the selection of the faithful, brave and
honest man who has well earned the affect ons
of his country men Four years ago we ''Ioved
him for The enemies he had made" nOW for him.
self, his wisdom, his courage and his unswerving
honesty of purpose, we love, trust and honor our
distinguished leader, Grover Cleveland. By vtr-
tue of his strong personality we breathe to-day a
purer political atmosphere, the .tion has higher
political ideals than before.
Ony four years ago the political affairs cf every
little hamlet were in the care and management OF
he local postmaster, the political machinery of
the state of Wisconsin aged and operated
throughout by the postmaster OF Milwaukee, and
the manipulation of the macnne received his
unremitting attention and eners les o tue almost
entire exclusion and neglect ef the business OF
his office.
The republican organic alton OF the state con-
sisted of the office holders. The fat went forth
from the state central committee and instantly
every postmaster dropped the peoples business
and sprang to performance OF the party behests.
Not CONTEXT with mere neglect of business, their
partisan zeal extended even to willfu obstruction
If communications.
Every caucus was managed and manipulated
by the local federal Office holder every local con
vention was filed with them. And in the state
convention every county delegation was u>der
the leadership of one of them.
And all this, not shamefacedly, not with Sc
crecy or hesitation. out with effrontery, each
seeking to join his official character aud partisa-
activity in common promin nee, well under
standing that these were the means to ensure ap-
proval of superors and of the administration that
by these services, they earned continuance and
promotion in Office. By long years of sad experi-
euce this had come TO be the expectation OF
people generally The ideas OF federal office
holder and Political manipulator become we'll
nigh inseperable, the public con- ciepce had be
come so ealloused as to seem no longer suscepti-
bic to shock By such sights; generation has
been born and grown up amidst them
Only here and there man still ventured with a
sort OF hopeless resignation to protest only to be
suppressed under the epitbet ''mugwunp"
But three years have been given our sfesdfast
president 10 eradicate the abuses Of more than a
quaTter of a centurys grostb, and the result to-
day is beyond all reasonable hop s.
new spirit is abroad, the off older IL 10
longer the servant OF his party, but be servant
of the people. Throughout Visions and N
deed throughout this broad land, federal of-5ciais
mary Of them naturally -ntbusiastic end active
in politics. are withheld from their accustomed
services by their official position, instead Of as
inFhe past being thereby spurred on to Increased
efforts
Look abroad over this convention and contrast
Z xith the republican conventien OF 1854. Hardy
q single delegate here present Il the holder Of an
Office srier the government. The appointses Of
this sdmin inistretion al their business and the
burden of party work falls % others al the re-
publican coDvsntioL OF 81 nearly every Bostcflce
in the state was bereased Of its postmaster In
stead Of servinz the people be serving his
party in conveDtioa-
The public conseI=nce Is ciesnsed and quicken
ed: Il responds promptly not only 10 actual
abuses bat to every appearance Of partissnship
in onee What four years ago passed without
comment would now call forth universal rebuke