The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1892-05-06
TEr NoMINATIoNs.
WISCONSIN.

The Republicans IndOrse aarrison-Au At
tempt to Capture the German Vote.
MILWAUKEE, May 5.-The Republican
state convention net here this afternoon.
Ogden II. Fethers. of Evansville, was made
temporary chairman. He made a brief but
brilliant address, the convention cheering
heartily when he mentioned las every inch
a man, and our model President, Benjamin
Harrison" When he spoke Of "that fore
most man in the world to whom goes out
now, as always, the great heart of the Re-
publican party, James G. Blaine" there
was a moment Of hush, then the hall re-
sounded with cheers renewed again and
again. The platform was adopted.
THE PLATFORM.
The platform unquslifedly endorses
President Harrison's administration as
''stroug, efficient. patriotic. and exception
ally free from scandal and wastefulness;n
endorses the tariff legislation of the Fifty
first Congress, denouRces the marrow par
simony'' of the present Democratic Con-
gress as miss-called economy. and says:
"While we favor the use OF botA gold and
silver az money metals under conditions
which shall guarantees their circulation at
a continuing and substantial parity with
each other, under existing circumstances
we are unaltersbly opposed tc the free and
unlimited coinage OF silver The move
ment for an international silver conference
is commended, and the modification Of the
silver act Of 1890 10 enable the President TO
regulate silver purchases, is recommended.
While the administration of Harrison is
strongly endorsed, no mention is made of
instruction TO delegates TO vote far him.
Loud cheers greeted the portion OF the
platform referring TO President Harrison
and Secretary Rusk, while the protection
paragraph received q terrific roar
The anti-silver coinage and free ballot
planks were warmly received. The plat
form was adopted by reclamation. Henry
Q. Payne, of Milwaukee; ex-United States
Senator Spooner and General Lucius Fair
child were nominated delegstes-at-large by
reclamation. For fourth place Congress-
man Stephenson was chosen.
PARALLELING Villas MOVE.
The action Of Senator Villas in personally
nominating in the Democratic convention
yesterday prominent Milwaukee German
10 head the list Of presidential electors,
was neatly paralleled for the Repu olicans
by Henry c. Payne, who, gloWingly, aulo-
gized John Pritzlsff, and the latter amid
great enthusiasm, was accepted by acelame-
ton TO lead the roll of Republican presi-
dental electors in Wisconsin. Ole Larsen,
OF Polk county, was selected second
elector- 8tlarge. II. G. Thorn, of Madison,
was elected chairman of the state central
committee.
sPooNER's SPEECH.
Replying TO loud calls Ex-senator
Spooner made brief speech. He said we
had not been given better national admin.
istration il q century than during the las
four years President Harrison had not
pleased all Republican leaders, but the
angel Gabriel couldn't dc it, and distribute
offices.
AS to the Mckinley bill, the importers o.
New York ana London furnished lies abou
il, and the Democratic party the liars.
FREE SILVER DENOUNCED.
The free coinage of silver he denounced
as simply an expedienJ 10 furnish msrke
for the mineral product of a Neyadi
county and part OF the state Of Colorado
and q device to scale the debts of th,
south. The loss of Wisconsin in the las
state election he declared was summed VI
in the Dogberry verdict on the man founl
killed hy cars. due to incident scoiden
nd the work of an incendisry.n