River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-03-26
M'KINLEY WINS.
Wisconsin Republicans Instruct
Her Delegates for Him.
r Proceedings of the State Convention
In Milwaukee-List of the belle
gates Chosen = The Plat
form Adopted.

r oceedfngs of the state Convention
In Milwaukee-List of the Dele
gates Chosen = The Plat
form Adopted.
Milwaukee, March 19.-There were
6s1 delegates present in the Academy
of Music when the republican state
convention met at noon yesterday.
Capt John j. Esch, of La Crosse, was
elected hartman. He began his speech
by predicting a complete sweep for
the republi, an party at the coming
election; denounced the democratic adj
ministration for its sins of omission
and commission; pronounced protec-
ton and its offspring, reciprocity, the
| true American doctrine, and incidental
~ paid his respects to Ambassador
Bayard for his anti-protection speech
at Edinburgh. Coming down to the
financial question. he said:
| The impending conflict presents financial
questions of no nean importance. We must
| meet them in Straightforward and I'M
ambiguous way. Cur national platform
| on this as well all other subjects should
| be one that even he who runs may read ana
our candidate one whose decision needs
/ naught to be said in extenuation or defense.
We favor the use of both gold and silver
as a standard money under such restric-
tions and conditions as Will secure the
maintenance OF the parity of values OF the
two metals. We oppose free coinage OF
silver, which would make our country the
dumping ground for all bullion to the dis
| credit and injury of our inances In the
| money markets of the world We believe
that free coinage by the United States
| alone at the ratio of sixteen to one amounts
4 IN
listing between the metals would be de-
| stroyed and our people would be compelled
/ to receive 50-cent dollars for their labor and
produce and be asked to Trust In God for
the balance. In behalf CO our vast foreign
born population, which has brought over
with IL sound ideas of honest mo.ss- In %
half of all classes OF our state and nation.
| in behalf of our present and future pros
| perity, let US ask of the delegates we shall
this day select that they shall give us an
| honest-money candidate upon honest
money platform.
Mr.. Esch concluded his speech by
warm tribute to Mckinley, whom ne
characterized as The chief exponent of
the grandest doctrine of the republican
party. Reference was also made to the
] republican successes of last fall and
| lettering mention of the administra-
ton of Gov. Upham.
| The Platform.
| At the afternoon session the follow
ing platform was adopted:
THE republicans of Wisconsin in con-
| vention assembled renew their devotion
to the doctrine OF protection. We believe
| In an adjustment OF tariff duties for the
/ two-fold purpose OF providing sufficient
/ revenue to meet the requirements of the
/ government and to furnish reasonable and
adequate protection TO American industries
-. r-r.tn Tan
| I'VE also renew our allegiance to the doc
| trine of reciprocity. We favor as logical
| ard beneficial result of protective tarir
laws, mutual trade arrangements with
| foreign countries that will provide for our
/ manufacturers and producers market
\ for their surplus product. and at the same
| time enable us to buy from them. under
/ advantageous conditions, such articles as
they produce and we need to purchase.
THE republicans of Wiscor sin are UNI
yielding in their demand for honest money.
/ We are unalterably opposed to any policy
that viii give to this country deprecated
| or debased currency We favor the use OF
| silver as currency, hut to the extent only
| and under such restrictions that Its parity
| with gold can be maintained"
| Mckinley Endorsed for President.
The resolution indorsing Mckinley
Is as follows:
| "Resolyed. That the republicans of Wis
,onsin recognize in Hon. William Mckinley,
| of Ohio, the most distinguished champion
| Of the republican policy of protection ana
| reciprocity; that we honor him as the de-
fender of a sound system Of finance, and
believe in him as a type of TIE best Ameri-
/ can citizenship in both private and public
| life: and we hereby express 20 the delegates
elected 20 the st. Louis convention our
Judgment that they should use all reason
| able effort TO secure his nomination for the
| presidency"
/ n.tao.tas Cbnsau
| The following deiegates-at-large to
| the republican national convention
were chosen: Ex-senator Philetus
Sawyer, of Oshkosh; ex-Gov. William ID.
Hoard, of Fort Atkinson; Eugene S.
Elliott, of Milwaukee, and State SEN
ator James II. Stout, of Menominee.
ii. ID. Smith. of Appleton, was NOM
mated as alternate for ex-senator Saw
yer; w. +. Heine, of Lafayette, for w.
ID. Hoard; j. II. Lyon for Eugene S.
Elliott. and Judge w. +. Plummer for
H. l.. Stout.
| Electors-at-large, J. ID. Nclsenius, of
Ashland, and j. ID. Nels, ST., of Ash
land.
Chairman state central committee,
| Edward ID. Coe. of Whitewater.
4 statt tthtfdt
The following state central commit
tee was elected:
/ First District-H. J. Smith, Racine coun-
/ ty: w ". Clark, Rock county.
| Second District-W. T. Rambush. Dodge
| county: George f. Bryan, Dane county.
Third District-H. d. Allen. Richland
county; F. s. veeder, Juneau county.
| Fourth District-C. NJ. Gregg. Milwau-
kee: Frank ]. Marshall Milwaukee.
| Fifth District-Charles Pittelkow. MIL
waukee; II. X. Butterfield. Washington
/ county.
Sixth Observation-Disclosures Ferguson. Fond
du Lac county: Ira T. Coon. Waushara
! county.
| Seventh District-B. f. Edwards, In
Crosse; w. r. Foster, Eau Claire.
| Eighth District-Charles Reynolds. Door
county: G. f. McDill. Portage county.
Ninth District-W. A. Brown. Mari
nette county; c. A. Lamoreux. Ashland
/ county.
Tenth District-L p. Wing. Bayfield,
county; l.. II. Mead. Shell Lake.
| Presidential Electors.
| The electors from the various dis
tricts are as follows:
First District-O. NJ Petit. Kenosha.
Second District-,Jesse Stone, Watertown.
Fourth District-Elliott r.. Stillman.
Fifth District-w J. Mailman. sheboy-
/ gan.
/ Sixth District-George Breed, Chiffon.
/ Seventh District-Iver Peterson, Trem-
/ pealeau
Eighth District-F. A. Hellman. Green
| Bay.
/ Ninth District-O. A. Ellis, Oconto.
4 Tenth Districts. j. Bradford, Hudson.
| In Memory OF II. 4. Thorn.
The convention was about to adjourn
| when Henry Fink, of Milwaukee, Sc
/ sured attention TO say that there was
still one more duty to perform. The
last state republican convention had
been called 10 order by one who had
since died. He thought it only fitting
that the present convention should take
some action in regard to the memory
of Chairman Thorn, and therefore Of
fered the following resolution, which
was unanimously adopted:
1 Whereas, Death has removed from our
/ councils since the republicans of Wiscon-
| sin last met in convention the honorable
| chairman of the state central committee,
| Henry c. Thorn: be 1t therefore
1 Resolved, by the republicans of Wiscon-
i sin in state convention assembled. That We
/ mourn I'm the death of Mr.. Thorn. the loss of
/ an estimable man. a trustworthy and faith
1 full leader of the republican party. whose
/ memory will he dear forever to every re-
| publican of Wisconsin.
This was unanimously adopted by