Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-08-02
Bishop.

Ninth District George w. Bishon
Of Rhinelanded.
Tenth District-D. w. Woodwork
Of Ellsworth.
The committee ON resolutions made
1le suoJolned report, which was
adopted with a hurrah.
we reaffirm the platform adonted
at the national republican convention
and also the platform adopted at tho
state convention in 1892. and renav
or pledges to the people.
The present condition of the conn
try, resulting from the Threatened
change in its industrial policy inauru-
rated by the democratic party, the hun
dres1S Of factories and workshops
closed down, the thousands of men
out of employment, are the best wit
neSseS that can be brought to testify
to the wisdom of the policy of protec-
uon TO home industries which has al
ways been sustained and fostered hv
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 the on
position to the enslavement and deg
lesiatlon OF labor, and under its poll
cles the workmen of the United States
received higher rate of wages
and attained a degree of comfort and
influence such as they had never pre-
VlouSly enjoyed. 1t will employ what.
ever authority it possesses to promote
all just demands Of the wage worker
and support whatever practical meas
ures can be devised for the amerora.
ton of his condition.
I'VE recognize the right of labor to
organize using all honorable meas
ures for the purpose of Identifying and
bettering its condition and placing It
ON an equal footing with capital to
the end that they may fully realize the
fact that they are friends and equally
essential to each other.
The republican party is in favor of
honest money and unfalteringly Oh
posed to any scheme to give to this
country debased or deprecated cur
rency. We favor the use of silver as
a currency to the extent that it can be
circulated on parity with gold"
The republican party is the party
OF religious liberty, of absolute non
sectarianism, of entire separation of
church and state, of free common
schools and of the utmost independ-
ence of individual thought, speech
and action within the law"
At the afternoon session candidates
were placed in NOMINATION.
M. G. Jeffris, of Rock, spoke at some
length on national politics, particularly
the tariff controversy, then made an
allusion to THE roster matter, and
finally named James G. Monahan, OF
Darlington, as candidate for gov
ernOr.
George Grimm, of jefferson, pre-
scented the name of L. B. Caswell, also
Of Jefferson, and called attention to the
fact that he had been the means Of
having more than 100000 of war tax
awarded to Wisconsin.
L. II. Brown, of Milwaukee, named
IL. a. Taylor, of Dane, saying that his
30 years record in our public affairs
was all the introduction he needed.
A. III. Long, Of Prairie du Chen.
made an eloquent presentation of SEN
ator Edward 1. Kidd, of Crawford.
When the fifth district was called.
Mr.. Blackstock, himself a candidate,
assembled the roStrum and was greet
ed with applause, repeatedly renewed
lie knew he was treading on holy
ground in speaking for himself, but he
had always been there and was not
afraid to keep on that ground He said
his county, Sheboygan, was famous
for it's chairs, cheese and children
and Of the last he longed to speak
more, but he had no children himself.
The ward in which he lived, how
overland over which he had no con-
trol-averaged as high as II to a
family. Great cheers. Mr. Black
stock then knew a gentleman"-had
known him for 60. years in fact
whom he wished to propose for the
governOrship on behalf of the dele
gates from his congressional district.
He then in a very humorous vein
spoke of the qualifications of "the man
who" and was granted an additional
minutes by the convention; and con-
tied in the same vein.
J. V. Quarles, of Milwaukee, in a
highly eloquent speech, spoke for w.
III. Upham, of Marshfield Mr.. Quarles
talked for ten minutes, and gave a
very vivid picture of Major Upham.
Judge Classon, of Oconto, a boyish-
appearing fellow, spoke well for Major
Scofield, also of Oconto, whom he
as business man in the
best sense of the word, such as the
republican party now especially need
ed. Major Scofeld's war record was
not forgotten by his earnest and eIo-
quent young champion. The congen-
ton granted him extra time and be
gave very graceful peroration.
Henry S. COmstock, of Barron, read
a plain speech proposing the name Of
Nils 2. Haugen, of Pierce.
Assemblyman Cochran, Of Pierce.
did the oratoricap for Hans B. War
ner, also Of Pierce, and then seconding
speeches were made as follows: By
Ben. Barnes, Of Delavan, for Mr.. Mon
ahan; by G. FL. Everett, of Beloit, for
Mr.. Caswell; by Mr.. Breed, of Cal
1ment, for Mr.. Blackstock; by DR. Cor