River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1896-09-10
FUSION TICKET UP.
Silver Democrats, Popuiists and silver
ties Gompiete Their WORK.

For GoVernor..-....W. c. SILNERIHORS
For Treasurer. w. +. PIERsToRF /
For Secretary OF State..........C. NJ BUTT
For Insurance Commissioner r w. THAI.
For Attorney General HARRY WEED
For Railroad Commissioner. C. l.. KAI.k
For Supt Instruction. FRANCIS CLEARY
Milwaukee, Sept. 4.-The democratic
state convention Thursday completed
the fusion ticket by nominating William
F. Pierstorf. of Middleton, Dane county,
for treasurer; Col. Harry l. Weed. of
Oshkosh. for attorney general; c. F.
Kalk, of Cumberland, for railroad COM
missioner, and Francis Cleary, of Wau-
kesha. for superintendent of public in
struction. These men, with the nomi-
nations Wednesday of W. C. Silver
thorn. of Wausau, for governor. by the
democrats; Col. c. NJ. Butt. of Viroqua.
for secretary of state. and f. w. Thai, of
this city, for insurance commissioner by
the populists, together with tfat of the
silverites Thursday of III. II. Hoard. of
Waupun. for lieutenant governor. in
place of Rublee A. Cole. withdrawn on
account of opposition of democrats and
populists, complete the silver ticket in
this state.
The populists opened their cGDveu
ton Wednesday in the vaudeville
attachment of Milwaukee garden with
a couple of hundred delegates. C. NJ
Butt was made chairman and was later
rewarded with the nomination for sec
rotary of state. There was some inn
FASHIONED oratory there and manifesto
tion of niddle-of-the-road spirit. They
finally got around to appointing their
fusion committee to act with the demo
cratic state central committee and there
was no more trouble.
AT Thursdays session of the conven
ton the populists had hard time de.
Gliding what districts they wanted cleo.
tors from, but finally selected the First.
Second and Tenth and named as elee-
tors from those districts. Alvin A Wors
ley, of Racine; Lester Woodland, of Co.
lumbia, and Charles l.. Dreker, of Bar
ron. respectively.
The state representatives of the ma
tional silver party met in convention
Wednesday in Lincoln ball. Fifty-four
delegates were present. Rublee A. Cole
was made chairman. When it came ~
a NOnANANhNC III
Frank Powell was made chairman
Truckenmiller made a serious obiec
ton, which being of no avail he and the
Fifth ward delegation holted.
Rublee A. Cole was named by the
convention for lieutenant governor. but
there was so much opposition to him
on the part of the other two pan ties
that he was finally withdrawn and in
the convention Thursday III. II. Hoard
was named to fill the vacancy.
The democratic convention was
opened Wednesday by ex-Gov. Peck.
who presented as temporary chairman
of the convention Baron F. W. Cotz-
hansen, of Milwaukee Louis Loge, of
Fond du Lac, and w. S. McCorkle. of
Richmond Center, were made sccre-
taIies.
When the convention was called to
order Thursday Chairman Won Cotz-
hansen then called up the question of
chairman of the state centra! commit
tee, referring TO the request mad@ by
Chairman Peck, of that committee at
the opening of the convention. With
out waiting for any argument, he said
he would suggest that Mr.. Peck be re-
elected for the ensuing two years from
January I, 1897. which was done.
The selections of the populists of
electors were ratified and the rest of
the electoral ticket made up. In full
II is as follows:
At large John winans, of GAINESVILLE. and
Judge George w. Cate. of Stevens Point:
First district. Alvin a. Worsley. of Racine;
Second, Lester Woodland. OF Columbia;
Third. Owen 7. King. of Sank; Fourth, Hen
~ ]. Steinman, of Milwaukee: Fifth. Ernest
Merton, of Waukesha: Sixth, John L. Reau,
of Fond du Lac; Seventh. NJ. ]. Warner.
of Trempealeau; Eighth. Christian Roe
mer. of Outagamie: Ninth, Herman Naber.
of Shawano; Tenth, Charles l.. Dreker, OF
Barron.
The full text of the platform which
the democrats adopted unanimously
at their convention Wednesday is as
follows
convention assembled. hereby ratify and
indorse the nominations and platform
made by the democratic national conven-
ton, held at Chicago I'm July last and
pledge to the support of our standard bear
ears, William Jennings Bryan and Arthur
Sewall, the entire strength and energy of
the democracy of the state.
I'VE believe that nation of 1000. 900
ITetffe0, ueIeImlneu 10 secure ana enjoy
its liberties is able to maintain a financial
policy of Its own. America was always
leader, never follower: we therefore de-
clare that the interests of the people Of
the United States imperatively demand the
restoration of the free coinage of silver as
# existed al the time of its decentralization
I'm 1873. and that, too, without waiting the
consent of any other nation on earth, and
We cordially invite all persons, irrespective
of party, to Join us in securing the triumph
of this principle so closely connected with
the prosperity of our countrymen.
I'VE condemn the action Of the republic
an party I'm releasing judgments legally OBJ
tanned against former state treasurers as a
grave breach of public faith and In direct
contravention of the solemn pledges of that
party to the country.
I'VE favor a coemploye bill that will
efficiently protect the employe against the
negligence of a coemDloye. and recommend
immediate legislation to that end.
while we recognize the rights of all
classes of our citizens 10 vote as their con-
victions dictate, we enter our solemn pro-
test against the moneyed and corporate in
terests in their attempt to control this cleo
tion by intimidation and corruption. We
therefore look with great apprehension
upon the fact that the republican campaign
in the west is placed under the immediate
direction and control of q recognized OPP
pressor of labor and corruption of legisla-
tion, and we especially insist at this time
upon the right of free speech and the lsrg-