St. Paul daily globe., 1892-05-05
Rouse Wisconsin and Michi-
gan Democrats to Wild
Enthusiasm.
Inspiring Unanimity Exhibit
ed in Two Cleveland
Conventions.
The EX-PreSident'S Friends
Secure Unqualified In
dOrSementS.
Able Delegates Named to
Support Grover--Planks
Of the Platforms.

MILWAUKEE, Wis, May A wild
cheer for Grover Cleveland went up to-
day before the Democratic state con-
venhon of Wisconsin had been in ses-
sion sixty seconds. 1t was at the, be-
ginning of speech by the temporary
chairman, State Senator Robert Lees,
of Alma, opening the convention. So
enthusiastic were the delegates, and
anxious to inaugurate the Cleveland
boom in earnest.that the custom of pre-
facing the proceedings with prayer was
completely overlooked.
1t was brilliant scene in the Pabst
opera house when the hundreds of dele
gates and spectators got together under
the myriads of incandescent electric
lights and red, white and blue stream
ers that formed the bulk of the decora-
tions. No portraits of candidates or
leaders were on exhibition, except those
of Wisconsin's favorite sons-VilaS and
Peck. The speech of Chairman Lees
was warmly received. Every reference
to ex-President Cleveland seemed to
touch off ar earthquake, SO uproarious
and immediate was the outbreak of
cheering.
The apparently taismanic naive that
concluded the chalrman's speech
was the signal for such renewal of
shouting and stamping that the painted
forest scenery of the stage swayed and
tapped as if a tornado was coming.
Everything in the way of business
seemed to flash along with lightning
like rapidity. so careful had been the
preparations of the recognized leaders
to prevent the smallest atom of friction
or anything savOring of disturbance.
PIanks of the Platform.
The report of the committee on res
olutions included the following planks:
That public office should be held as a trust
for the public welfare, and not for the pri-
vate benefit of the incumbent or for the po-
litical party to which he belongs.
That unnecessary taxation is uni ust tax
alton, and therefore we reafirm The oft-as
serted doctrine that there should be no tariff
except for revenue.
We ere opposed to sumptuary laws as I'M
necessary and unj just interference with indi-
Yidual liberty
We maintain that the trne interests of the
people demand sound honest and stable
money composed of. or based OIL and re
dee Ii ale i'll gold and silver coin of equal
intrInsc value. We, therefore. oppose the
project of unlimited coinage of silver dol
lars of less commercial value than gold dol
lars, as un-Democratic. dishonest and spe-
ciallv hurtful to the farmers anj laboring
classes. the first and most defenseless vic
Tins of unstable money and fluctuating cur
rencV We denOunce the Republican legiS-
Iation ON this subject. more particularly the
Sherman act of 1880. as a cowardly makeshift
and an ineXcusablc waste of the national re-
sources in the purchase and storage of tons
of bullion per day, and as menace 10 the
maintenance Cf Il sound and stable currency;
and we demand the repeal of this act. We
heartily commend the action of those Demo-
cratic representatives in congress from this
state who have opposed all measures for
silver coinage on false basis.
We are opposed to state interference with
parental rights and rights of conscience i'll
the education of children. as all infringe
ment of the fundamental Democratic doc
lrine that the largest individual liberty con-
sisteut with the rights of others inSures the
highest type OF American citizens and the
best government.
We cordially commend the course Of the
present Democratic state government, with
its splendid record of honest performance of
party pledges in the removal from the stat
ute book of q fragrant assault upon the
rights of conscience individual liberty and
parental authority, i'll the application of The
interest on the moneys OF the state to the
pubic use. anu Inc SUCCESSFUL pTOStcuLlOu u
suits to recover 10 the people the earnings of
their money, miappropriated by preceding
sta treasurers. and the large savings by
economy and wise business me hOdS.
We hereby direct the delegates from Wis
consin to the Democratic national conven-
ton 10 be held in Chicago, June q, next to
vote as n unit on all subjects and candidates.
when and as the majority of the delegation
may direct. We approve the record of the
last Democratic national admin;stra ton. We
admire the president whose ability, honesty
and devotion to public duty enthroned that
administration in the confidence of all good
citizens. We therefore desire our delegates
at the national convention to use all honor
able means to nominate for president the
man who is in himself the embodiment and
the guarantee Of sound Democratic princi-
ples-Grover Cleveland. JaEE
District Delegates.
Prior to the assembling of the con-
vention the delegates met by districts
and chose two delegates to the national
convention from each district. with two
alteInateS and one presidential elector.
The list as completed was as follows:
First District-D elegates W. W. Strong of
kenosha. j. Fl. Gallagher of Darlington;
alternates, Capt W. A. knilans of White
water CT. Hodges of Green county; eleetor
Andrew Jensen of EGgerton.
Second Observation-Disclosures. Judge S.W. La
moureau of Mayville. Col r. Field of Wafer
E. Malone of Juneau elector, Michael John.
son of Madison.
Third Distrct-Delegates, A. H. Krous
kopp Of Richland Center, j. w. Bishop of
Juneau: alIernates, T. W. English of Sauk,
r. 4. Watkins of Grant: elector, ]. Mont
gomery Smith of Mineral Point
Fourth Observation-Disclosures. j. G. Donnelly
of Milwaukee, W. A. Walker of Milwaukee;
alternates, Leo Hammei of Milwaukee, Peter
PawinskI Of Milwaukee; elector, John
Black of Milwaukee.
Fifth District-Delegates Frank Geele of
ShebOygan. c. a. koeniiseT of Milwaukee,:
alternales. c. B. Drayer of Oconomowoc, II.
c. Sawyer of Hartford; elector, II. p Schwin.
of Port Washington.
Sixth District-Delegates J. W. House of
Winnepago A j. Schmith of Manitowo ;alter
mates, T. ii. Patterson of Waukesha. j. E.
Mcmillan OF Calumet; eleetor. F. 7. Yahr OF
Green Bay.
Seventh district-Delegates, Ira Hill of
Sparta, William d. Carson of Eau Clare;
alternateS, Charles Frans of Black River
Falls, j. r. Freeman OF Columbus; elector,
j. j. Hogan of La Crosse.
Eighth District-Delegates. DR.. Rush Win
slow of Appleton, l.. n. Nash of Centralia :;
alternates. Dr. Frank Mullen of Dorr. W. W
Crane. Of Waupaca; elector, John Watsawa
of Kewanee.
Ninth District-Delegates, John Ringle of
Wausau. Joseph Fischer of Marinette; alter
mates, Julius Thielman OF Lincoln, W. y.
Underhill of Oconto; elector, Judge L. s.
Bailey Of Oconto.
Tenth District-Delegates James Bardon
of Superior, Dr. Samuel c. Johnson of Hud-
son; aliernates. F. Ii. Saxton of Ellsworth,
b. F. Kalk of Cumberland: eieetor, w. F.
Circle of Cadott, -
Went Through '.Kiting.n
Which plank received the most ap-
plahse would be hard to say, but the
declarations as to tariff and money and
the compulsory school law were behind