Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-08-28
FOR POLITICIANS.
Parties in Line for the Battle
for Office.
THE WISCONSIN DEMOCRATS MEET.

Peck Selected to Contest the Fight with
Hoard and n Distinct Axti-Bennett
Law Platform Adopted-Ohio Demo-
crats Put Up Their Leaders in the Com
fict-south Carolina Anti-TiImanites
Conclude to Bury the Hatchet-NIisceI-
laneous Political News.
MILWAUKEE, Wis, Aug 2s.-The two
leading parties in Wisconsin are now face
to face on the issues to be fought out dur
ing the campaign, and the Democratic
party has taken pains to make the issue as
distinct and sharp as possible so far as
the Bennett law is concerned The state
| convention met here yesterday at the
Bijou Opera house, with full attendance
and abundance of enthusiasm. j. NJ
Morrow was made permanent chairman
and ex-Secretary Villas chairman of the
| resolutions committee. In the course of
his speech Morrow referred to ex-Presi-
dent Cleveland and the mention of the
name raised a cheer that did not stop un
| til the delegates were hoarse This was
| repeated at every mention of his name.
Another feature was the applause that
greeted every blow at the Bennett law.
Down with the Bennett Law.
After the appointment of the usual
committees recess was taken and upon
reassembling the resolutions committee
| was ready to report. The Bennett law
plank was not the first in the document,
| but in view of its Importance in the cam
paign it is given in full below as key
| note: "The Democratic party created the
public school system of this state and will
always jealousy guard and maintain it,
We denounce the Bennett law as unneces-
sary, unwise unconstitutional, un-Amer-
| lean and un-Democratic. and demand its
repeal" The other plsnks are orthodox
Democratic doctrine. The Mckinley bill
is denounced; also the federal election bill,
while ~the slavish support of the speaker
of the house" comes in for blast On
state affairs the platform promises econ
omy in administration and opposes the
employment of children under ii in fac
tories.
Peck Nominated for Governor.
The platform was unanimously adopted
Nominating speeches for governor were
then in order After the various candi-
dates were presented an informal ballot
was taken, after which the convention
took recess until p. m. After recess
the balloting WAS proceeded with, and
upon the sixth ballot George W. Peck,
present mayor of Milwaukee, was nomi-
mated for governor Charles Jones' of
Racine, was nominated on the first ballot
for lieutenant governor. and the conven-
ton then adjourned for the day.
One Bennett Law Man Present.
When the nominations for governor
were being made II. f. Roethe, of Grant
county. made brief but somewhat
unexpected speech, in which he said: II
have been educated in private school,
but as one and probably the only one in
this convention who is in favor of uphold
ing the principles of the Bennett law, |
second the nomination of John Winans.n
Peck's Opponents.
The other names presented to the con-
vention for governor were: Gabe Bouch,
of Winnebago, nominated by Gen. Bragg;
w. F. Bailey, of Eau Claire, nominated
by I. F. Frawley; John Winans, of Jeffer-
son, nominated by r. B. Kirkland, and
Col. j. II. knight, of Ashland