St. Paul daily globe., 1892-05-06
WiScOnsin'S Ex-Governor Is
Completely Out Of the
Swim.
The Little Red School House
u No Longer Of Use to Re-
publicans.
Illinois Delegates Instructed
iad to Work and Vote for
HSrriSon.
Other States InStpuet for the
President--IngallS to the
Fore.

an state convention met at noon today,
with Ogden Ii. Fethers in the chair.
lie made an address lauding the Repub-
lican party and praising President Har-
rison and Secretary Blaine, whose
names were greeted with great ap-
plause. When ex-senator Spooner
rose to address the convention, so great
was the applause that he had to wait
five minutes before proceeding with his
remarks. The platform adopted in
d0rseS the administration of Harrison
as strong, efficient. patriotic and en-
tlrely free from Scanual and wasteful-
ness, expresses devotion to the princi-
pie OF protection as embodied in the
tariff legislation of the Fifty-first con-
gresS, and continues:
While we favor the use of both gold and
silver as money metals under conditions
which shall guarantee their circulation at
continued and substantial parity with each
other under existing circumstances and con-
dnions. we are unalterably opposed to the
free and unlimited coinage OF silver. We
favor amendment of the silver act of 1899
which shall vest i'll the president the power,
whenever i'll his judgment public interests
shall demand. to suspend or diminish, until
the further act of congress, the purchase of
silver bullion under said act
We regard the educational ISSUE of 1890
as permanently settled i'll this state. not to
be revived in any of its phases by the Repub
ncan party.
Hoard Was Missed.
During the reading of the school law
plank many eyes could be seen scanning
every quarter of the hall as if half ex-
pecting that surprise of some sort
might be sprung by ex-Gov, HOard's
friends, or by others identified with the
celebrated Bennett enactment. Not
peep of objection was heard, however,
and when the last word of the plank
was spoken the applause showed the
committee had struck a pitch that would
be taken by the convention as a whole.
The adoption of the platform was by
acclamatiOn. and was declared unani-
nous by Chairman Fethers.
Three of the four delegateS-at-large to
the national convention were accorded
the honor of an election by acclamation
Henry c. Payne, of Milwaukee, the
retiring chairman of the state central
committee; ex-United States Senator
John G. SDOoner, of Hudson, and Gen.
EuciuS e. Fairchild, of Madison. For
the fourth place there was lively con-
test between o. III. FetherS, of James
vile, and Congressman Isaac Stephen
son, of Marinette. Another candidate
also took hand in the person of Ii. G.
Smith, of Outagamie. BallOting re-
suited in victory. for Stephenson by
the narrow plurality of four. Stephen
alternatc-at-large, but
Fethers Promptly Declined.
to allow the use of his name in that
connection. Smith was more willing
to be placated. and. in a jiffy NJ. A.
Thayer, of Sparta; John Ruka. of Ros-
cObel; Robert Mcmillan, Of Oshkosh,
and II. r. Smith, of Outagamie. were
recorded as unanimously elected the
alternates at large.
The action of Senator Villas in per-
sonally nominating yesterday in the
Democratic state convention prom
inent Milwaukee German to head the
list of presidential electors was parel-
leled for the Republicans by Henry G.
Payne. who glowinglv eulogiZed John
Pritzlaff. of Milwaukee, and the latter
was accepted by application to lead the
roll of Republican electors in WiScOn-
sin. Mr.. PritZlaff is prominent Luth-
eran. Judge Ole Larsen, of Polk
county, had no opposition as the second
electOr at large.
Fl. G. Thorn, of Madison, was selected
as successor in the chairmanship of the
state central committee. 1t was gossip
that Thorn, as state dairy commissioner,
was recognized adherent of ex-Gov.
Hoard, and that the gift of chief place
on the state central committee was
largely relied upon to abate any sore
ness the Hoard men might feel regard
ing the platform.
The list of presidential electors decid-
ed upon is as follows: First district. F.
w. Coon, Edgerton; Second, K. w.
Hawkes., Dodge; Third, Samuel W.
Reese, Iowa; Fourth, c. S. Often. Bay
view; Fifth, Mayor j. +. Brnss. Cedar
burg; Sixth, George Fitch, Berlin; Sew
enth. T. l. Gilbert, Trempeleau; Eighth,
William Hatton, of Waupaca; Ninth,
Edwin H. Winchester, Clark; Tenth,
jerome f. Coe, Barron.
SpoOner Winds ,Em UP.
Tumultuous calls for speech from
ex-senator Spooner broke out the mo-
ment the regular business had been dis
posed of, and the sturdy little ex-senator
responded with an address chock full of
vim and brightness. Not in century,
he declared, had the people of the
United States been given better ma
tional administration than during the
last four years. president Harrison
has not pleased all the Republican lead
ers," said the speaker, but he added
quickly, land the angel Gabriel couldn't
do it and distribute the Offices"
Free coinage of silver he denounced
as simply an eXpedient to furnish
market for the mineral product of
Nevada county and part of the state Of
Colorado, and a device to scale the
debts of the South. The loss of Wiscon-
sin in the last state election he de-
clared, was summed up in Dogberry
verdict on a man found killed by the
cars-due to incident, accident and
the work of an incendiary." If there
were any Republicans who were now
inclined to sulk because of its conse-
quences-if there were any soldiers
who, facing the coming battle, wished
to find fault with the hominy, the beef
or the captain. they ought to be cash.
iered OIL the spot. The convention then