Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1894-08-02
The fourth formal ballot resulted in
Upham's steady gain as follows:
Total ...s.,...s -. .345
Before the fifth formal ballot there
was much hustling, the result how


upham ....t........,.... $50 IL
iIaugen ..,....,... ~
taylor ............,...... 30
Hlud ..................
asWell ,................. ~
l'lackstock 10
Monahan ................... l
hagdeburg ........,........
Griffin .............,..... l
Total 345
The hustling was done by the Hau-
gen and Scofield people who We're
preparing to seek an adjournment to
beat upham which motion was made
at the conclusion of the vote ON yive
voca vote. The chairman was unable
to decide and the roll was called TO
determine the point. The motion pre-
vailed by a vote Of 1SS to 157. The
convention adjourned to IL a, H.
Thursday. The result was victory
for the Upham opposition.
AT THE OPENING.
The academy Of music was thronged
when the republican state conven-
ton assembled yesterday. Gal
leries, boxes. platform and au-
ditorium were filled. Ladies were
numerous and palms and flowers lined
the front Of the rostrum. Upon the lat
ter were republican veterans and
many old editors. In a box at the
,;.r t.ta -
party, including Editor Horace Rublee,
Col. T.. w Reyes, Congressman j. w.
Babcock and ex-Leutenant Governor
S. S. Fifield. Directly over their
heads were Chairman Wall, Of the
democratic committee and Postmas-
ter Perth, of Milwaukee. Mrs, Bah
COX was among the ladies in boxes
opposite. Mr.. Wall smiled good-hu-
moredly while Orator Elliott was Xix
ening him to nickel-in-the-slot ma
chine, and universal whoop went up
at the mention of Blaine's name.
The opening OF the convention was
marked only by routine proceedings.
VIM. e. Carter, with good wit, saved
the delegates the normal bore of list
ening to the reading of the list of
members by motion to dispense with
that needless formality, Monroe and
Iron counties each had regular dele
CATION and two contesting delegations,
and the convention let the latter out
and thus settled that trouble. w. w.
Clark, of the LIST district, and G. H.
Brant, of the Sth, were chosen secreta-
ries, and then Eugene s. Elliott, OF
Milwaukee, was called forward as the
choice of the state central committee
to act as temporary chairman, and
subsequently, he was made permanent
chairman lie said in substance
The republican party Of Wisconsin
has here assembled in convention for
the purpose of taking proper action
for the relief of the dying industries
Of our state. Ability to say, - told
you So may crafty vanity, but breeds
no comfort, nor is there profit In look
ing backward except to learn from the
experience of the past, those lessons
that will most safely guide the future.
For that purpose only, let MS recall
the fact that when we convened in
August, 1892, our whole country was
enjoying an unprecedented degree Of
prosperity; money was more plenty,
trade was more brisk, employment
was more certain, wages were more
renumeratiye than ever before. Our
hens laid golden eggs; the land flowed
with milk and honey; the dawn Of
every day was heralded by ma
tional anthem from the whistles Of
myriads of factories. These should
have been the signs Of prosperous and
contented people; they were the signs
of prosperous people, but the very
prosperity that resulted from the en-
forcement OF republican policy was
made the chief argument for Its over
throw because 1t was a prosperity
that was limited to no class, but was
shared without discrimination by rich
aud poor alike.
'arhe solid south has always dictated
the policy Of the democratic party, be-
cause without a solid south there
would be no democratic party. To the
solid south the protective laws, en-
acted by the republican party, were
especially obnoxious, because under
those laws, the north, by reason Of It's
greater enterprise and skill and thrift
was outstripping the south In the race
for wealth. Hence the solid south de-
nounced those laws as "a fraud on the
labor Of the great majority of the
American people for the benefit OF the
few, and demanded their repeal. For
the south to demand, was for the DEM
ocratic party to obey, and TO declare
1t to be a fundamental principle Of the
democratic party, that the federal gov
eminent has no constitutional power to
impose and collect tariff duties except
for the purposes Of revenue only But
while, thus, by ito platform it shook
its fist in the face of American indus
try, in obedience to the demand Of The
solid south, it offered Mr.. Cleveland
letter of acceptance to the people Of
the north as political soothing syruT
to quiet any apprehension OF intended
attack The democratic marty WAS sue