Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1894-08-01

the First district and C. H. Brant of the
Eighth district were chosen secretaries.
Chairman Elliott then addressed the con-
yentiOn. making q strong plea for prOtec-
ton and charging that the Democratic
party is responsible for the stagnation
in business. The convention took a re-
cess until 3 D. M, when nominations were
in order. j. Y. Quarles named w. H.
Upham, Judge ClassOn of OcOnto named
Maj. Scofeld. Thomas II. Brown named
II. A. Taylor, A. L. Long nominated E.
I. Kidd. II. S. Comstock presented the
name of n. p. Haugen, George Grimm
presented Caswell's name, and Thomas
s. Blackstock nominated himself. Seven
ballots were taken before adjournment
The first resulted: Upham, 1912: SEQ
field, 6615; Haugen. 60: Monahan, 43;
Taylor. 80: Kidd, 21; Blackstock, 80;
Warner. u; Caswell. ;; Magdeburg, ,,
The last stood: Upham, 1902: Haugen,
IS: Scofeld, 5215: Taylor 30; Caswer,
Is: Blackstock, 10; Warner, 9: Magde-
burg 4: Kidd, ,; Monahan, !: Griffin, /.
An adjournment was then taken till
morning. When the convention assem-
bled in the morning, Upham was nominal
ed on the first ballot as follows: Up
ham 216; Scofeld, II; Kidd, 3; Haugen,
90: RIackstock, 9. The ticket was com
pleted as follows: ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Emil Baensch of Manitowoc; secretary Of
state. Henry Casson of Vernon; treas
urer, Sewell A. Peterson of Barron: at
tOrney-general. w. II. Mylrea of Mara
rhOn; superintendent of public instruction,
John o. Emery of Dane: railroad commits
siOner, Duncan ]. Mckenzie OF Buffalo;
insurance commissioner, William A.
Fricke of Milwaukee; chairman state cen
trail committee, ii. Z. Ihom OF Dane.
The platform adopted is as follows
We reaff1rm the platform adopted at the
national Republican convention, and also
the platform adopted by the state Repub-
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pledges to the people as set forth therein.
The present condition of the country re-
sulting from the change in its industrial
policy inaugurated by the Democratic party,
the hundreds of factories and workshops
closed down, the thousands of men out of
employment, are the best witnesses which
the policy of protection TO home industries
which has always been sustained and fOs-
tered by the Republican party.
The Republican party is the friend Of both
labor and capital. Each is Indispensable to
the other. The party had its origin in OPP
position to the enslavement and degradation
of labor. and under its policies the working
men of the United States received a higher
rate of wages and attained degree of com
fort and inf1unce such as they had never
previously enjoyed. 1t will employ whatever
authority 1t possesses TO promote all just
demands of the wage worker, and support
whatever practical measures can be devised
for the ameliOration of his condition. We
recognize the right of labor TO organize
using all honorable measures for the pur-
ton and placing them on an equal basis
with capital, to the end that they may fully
realize the fact that they are friends, and
are equally necessary TO the prosperity Of the
people.
The Republican party is in favor of honest
money. We are unalterably opposed to any
scheme that Will give to this country a de-
based or deprecated currency. We favor
the use of silver as a currency to the extent
gold 49, : >''- " - va 'e- ~ = panty u
The Republican party is the party of relig-
ious liberty, of absolute non-sectarianism,
of entire separation Of church and state, of
free common schools and of the utmost in
dependence of individual thought, speech
and action within the law.
Maj. UphamS nomination was made
on the morning of the second day
of the convention. The opinion was
general that the contest over the
governorship was practically settled III
favor of Maj. Upham but it was expected
that there would still be fighting enough
over the other places to make the proceed
ings interesting. The boxes assigned to
the ladies were all filled half an hour be-
fore the convention opened, and there
were more ladies IN the balcony than
there were yesterday. Boss Wall was in
his seat early, but Postmaster Forth was
not with him. All of the editors having
seats on the stage were on hand promptly
Notwithstanding that the delegates had
been up most of the night they showed
up on time and most of them were in
their seats some time before IL o'clock.
Chairman EIliott's gayel fell on the
minute at II o'clock, just at it did on
Wednesday, and the convention proceeded
to business almost Immediately. John NJ.
Driver OF Racine made his customary
motion to proceed to another ballot and
the motion prevailed. Mr.. Driver had
made the same motion after every ballot
with the regularity of clock work, and
his solemn manner of making it amused
the audience greatly. Considerable time
was consumed in taking the vote and it
was some minutes before all the delegates
had voted.
This ballot, which was the seventh and
final one, resulted as follows:
Cpham. ..... 2l6
IL
11angen ............ w
y
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Necessary to choice. 173.