The Irish standard., 1892-09-03
A CHOICE TICKET
Wisconsin's Faithful and Efficient
State Officers all Re-
nominated.
THE BADGER STATE In LINE.
A Democratic Triumph Assured
for Both State and National
Tickets.

~SA ~~ S~~~O
Tickets.
The Democratic state convention OF
Wisconsin was called to order at noon
Wednesday at Milwaukee by State
Chairman f. G. Wall, who announced
the temporary organization as follows:
Chairman, ex-Congressman Burr W.
Jones, of Madison; secretary, George
Mahoney, of Milwaukee; assirtant-secre-
+, tary, John Neher, OF Eau Claire; ser
geant arms, Col. Devere, OF Milwaukee,.
MIR Jones made vigorous speech. In
substance he said:
! 1.-THE campaign on which We are now
entering is more important and must be
| even more memorable than that IL
which, two years ago, We carried the
democratic flag to victory. In our last
campaign we pledged our faith that
prodigality in the use Of public money
should cease, thas the public funds
should be properly invested, that if pos"
sible the interest an the public funds
which had been devoted to private use
should be restored to the state, that the
odious force bill Of Wisconsin, and the
Bennett law should be absolutely 70"
pealed."
| MIR. Jones then presented the financial
results Of the Democratic stewardship Of
the party for two years, as specifically
set forth in the platform subsequently
! adopted. He dwelt at length Oh the
Bennett law issue, discussed the tariff
and concluded as follows:
Our national platform speaks with no
uncertain sound the Democratic will OF
this question OF tariff reform. Not only
that; We have selected as the leader OF
the Democratic hosts one who at every
cost and sacrifice has proved his fidelity
to the faith In the coming struggle,
| then, in this stare, We must
once more place before the people lead"
ers who will carry the Democratic stand
ard to victory. We must elect state
Legislature, and such g. legislature as will
place for us in the senate of the United
! States another senator, Is worthy col
league of one we all delight to honor,
William r. Villas. Finally We must give
the national democracy Wisconsin, eiec-
toral vote"
Il. B. Usher, from the committee On
organization, presented report to make
the temporary officers permanent, and
the report was unanimously adopted.
! The comnlittee on resolutions reported
the platform, which YVES read by Il. 3.
Usher, and the same was adopted unan.~
mously, after which nominations were
made. r. E. Frawley, Of Eau Claire
moved TO renominate the whole ticket OF
state officers, and made aspeech. Mr..
Seaman seconded the motion, which was
adopted by rising vote.
The ticket is as follows: Governor,
George ". Peck, of Milwaukee county;
lieutenant governor, Carl Jones, OF Ra-
cine; secretary OF state, s. j. Cunning
ham, of Chippewa; state treasurer, John
Hummer, of Ecu Claire; attorney general
James il. O'Connor, of Dane; state gu
perintendent, O. E. Wells, of Outagamie;
railroad commissioner, Thomas Thomp~
son. of Trempeleau; insurance commits
sioner, William Root, of Sheboygan.
| Gov Peck and all others on the ticket
made speeches. e. G. Wall was re-
elected chairman of the state central
committee for two years, beginning next
January. Gen. e. s. Bragg and Con-
gresham John L. Mitchell, both candl~
dates for the United States senate, made
speeches before the convention.
The platform adopted refers to the Ok
travagant expenditure Of public money
by the Republican party of the state, re-
cites the many good moves which the
Democrats have made, refers to the Ben
nett law and concludes: "We oppose
sumptuary laws as unnecessary and I'M
wise interference with individual liberty.
We pledge the Democratic party anew to
continued honesty and economy in the
administration Of the government. The
\
sufficient assurance that no relinquish-
ment of the rights of the people against
the defaulting treasurers need be feared
at the hands of the Democratic party}
We endorse the action of the national
Democratic convention in nominating
Cleveland and Stevenson for president
and vice -presidenr, and give cheerful al
legiance to the principles enunciated by
the Chicago platform
A more earnest, harmonious or enthu.
siastic convention was never held in
Wisconsin, and the Badger State" will
do it's duty-its whole duty-for the De
mocracy, state and national, next No
vember.