The San Francisco call., 1896-03-19
THE WOLVERINES
WANT M'K|NL[Y.
Closing Scenes Of the
Wisconsin Republican
Convention.
ALL FOR PROTECTION.
Impossible to Stem the Tide
That Carries Along the
Ohioan.
. PLATFORM TO THE POINT.
Ex-senator Philetus Sawyer Wins
Victory That Surprises His
Friends.


Senator Philetus Sawyer won out in the
Republican State Convention this after
noon, and his victory demonstrated that
Notwithstanding the fact that he has
nearly rounded his eightieth year, he is
still master of the art of political
manipulation. Against admitted odds
the venerable statesman was pitted with
Ex-Governor Hoard. the recognized leader
of the younger and aggressive element OF
the Republican party in the State, for the
honor of heading the delegation at large
to st. Louis
Last night and this morning his op-
pom ents were confident that they had re-
tired him from the political arena, and
when third of the Congressional districts
on the roll had been called, it looked as
though their claims were well founded.
The upper districts, however. came nobly
to his support and after the figures had
been footed he was declared the winner
by majority of SO in total vote of 673.
Tonight his supporters are enthusiastic
over the outcome and insist that the vic
tory makes him the logical candidate of
the party to return to the United States
Senate as the successor of William +. Villas.
The remaining significant feature of the
convention was the voting of Mckinley
resolutions, despite the action of the COM
mittee on resolutions in deciding to re-
main silent upon this point. 1t was the
largest convention of the party in the his
tory of the State, and by the same token
the platform was one of the shortest on
record.
An audience that taxed the Academy of
Music crested Colonel ]. ]. Esch of Mil
waukee when, at $780, he was presented
as temporary chairman of the convention.
His speech was vigorous denunciation of
the policy of the present National Admin
istration and a eulogy OF Republican doc
trines.
The applause that greeted the names of
the various candidates ranged from three
seconds for Allison to six for Reed, seven
for Morton and thirty-six for Mckinley.
Three cheers. for the Ohio man were de-
manded by a delegate in the body of the
parquet and they were given with will.
Then the recess was ordered.
When the convention reassemb bled at
P. NJ. the temporary organization was
made permanent. The report of the COM
mittee on resolutions was short and to the
point. 1t reads as follows:
The Republicans of Wisconsin, in conven.
ton assembled, renew their devotion to the
doctrine of protection. We believe in an adj
justment of tariff duties for the twofold pur-
pose of providing sufficient revenue to meet
the requirements of the Government and to
furnish reasonable and adequate protection to
American industries and labor-a tariff both
for revenue and protection.
We also renew our allegiance to the doctrine
of reciprocity. We favor as logical and bene-
fetal result of protective tariff 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 to buy from
them under advantageous conditions such ar
ticles as they produce and we need to pur-
chase.
The Republicans of Wisconsin are unyield-
ing in their demand for honest money We
are unalterably opposed to any scheme that
will give this country deprecated or debas ed
currency. We favor the use of silver as cur
rency. but to the extent only and under such
restrictions that its parity with gold can be
maintained.
The platform had scarcely been adopted
when Delegate H. G. Adams of Milwaukee
asked unanimous consideration of reso-
luton that he waved in the air. Numer-
Gus objections were raised, but they were
withdrawn when he explained that the
subject matter related to ''a distinguished
son of Ohio" Then, in stentorian tones,
he read the following:
Resolved, That the Republicans of Wisconsin
recognize in Hon. William Mckinley of Ohio
the most distinguished champion of the Re-
publican policy of protection and reciprocity;
that we honor him as the defender of sound
system of finance and believe in him as type
of the best American citizenship in both pri-
vate and public life, and we hereby express to
the delegates elected to the st. Louis conven-
ton our Judgment that they should use all
reasonable effort to secure his nomination for
the Presidency.
Fifty seconds came from all over the
auditorium, and when the question was
put the affirm ative shout and the accom-
panying cheers produced deafening eli
max.
Nominations for delegates-at.large were
next in order, and on the call of the roll
ex-senator Sawyer and Ex-Governor Hoard
were named. A motion that both be Sc
lected by acclamation was ruled out by
Colonel Esch. The ballot resulted: Sawyer
1856, Hoard 287.
A motion to select Ex-Governor Hoard
as the second delegate appeared to carry
by an overwhelming viva voce vote, but
the chair ruled otherwise, and the friends
of the president of the National Dairy
Union demanded ballot. Eugene s.
Elliott of Milwaukee was also named. The
ballot resulted: Hoard 40S, Elliott 271.
For the third delegate Elliott was chosen
with but five dissenting votes. The con-
test for the fourth place was between
Major Edward schofield OF Oconto and ].
H. Stout of Menominee. Geographical
considerations were urged in behalf of the
latter and he was elected by vote of 374
to 304
As alternates III. D. Smith of Appleton,
w. f. Heine of La Fayette, J. r. Lyons OF
Monroe and Judge w. Plummer OF Peppin
were selected by acclamation.
Major Schofeld and Paul Lachman of
Sault County were elected with equal
unanimi.y as electors-at- large, but later in
the proceedings the former sent from his
hotel declination of the honor and j. D.
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