Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-03-25

trine Mr. Esch turned his attention to
the presidential question and after
pleasantly mentioning Reed, Morton, AL
Eson and others, he said:
We admire certain private citizen of
staunch Republican state, whose public as
we'll as private life has been without re-
proach; who fought for the Union upon the
the halls of Congress; who today stands as
the chief exponent of the grandeSt doctrine
of our party; whose sublime faith therein
nas aeVe Of 9 Whose name is in every
mouth whose principles are known in ev-
cry shop and factory and whose teachings
are discussed over the frugal tables of
labor and about the hearthstones of the
farm; who, like the great Lincoln has put
his trust in the people, has kept In cloFe
touch with the people, has hearkened unto
the voice of the people, and for whom
there rolls from morning unto the evening
sun across the continent tidal wave of
admiration. His name is William Mckinley
of Ohio. Long and continued applause.l
After committees necessary to perma-
nent organization had been named, the
convention adjourned until 2:30 o'clock.
At $50 Chairman Esch called the con-
vention to order The committee on per-
manent organization reported in favor
of making the temporary organization
permanent. This report was adopted.
Chairman Esch thanked the central COM
him. The committee on resolutions
then made its report. Walter l.. Houser
Of Mondoyi read the report from the
stage. He was frequently interrupted
by applause as favorite planks were en-
dorsed. The resolution were adopted as
read, by n unanimous vote.
The committee on resolutions reported
the following platform:
The Republicans Of Wisconsin In cOnven-
ton assembled renew their devotion to the
doctrine OF Rr4teGfffio9; we Dei h n fc "a
purpose of providing sufficient revenue to
meet the requirements of the government
and to furnish reasonable and adequate pro-
lection 10 American industries-a tariff both
for revenue and protection.
We also renew our allegiance to the doe
trine of reciprocity. We favor. as a logical
and beneficial result of protective tariff
laws, mutua! trade arrangements with for
eign countries that will provide for our
manufacturers and producers n 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 Wisconsin are I'M
Yielding in their demand for honest money.
We are unalterably opposed to any policy
that VIII give to this country a deprecated
or debased currency. We favor the
of silver as currency but to the extent only
ard under such restrictions that its parity
with gold can be maintained
Mckinley Resolution Passed.
lowing resolution, which was unanimous
ly adopted:
Resolved, that the Republicans of Wis
cons5n recognize in Hon. William Mckinley
of the Republican policy of protection and
reciprocity. That we honor him as the
defender of sound system of finance and
believe in him as a type of the best Ameri
life.
And we hereby express to- the delegates
20 4hn NI1Icr +inTp Nr7r
judgment that they should all reason
able effort to- secure his nomination for the
Presidency
The Nomina tfons.
G. E. Eastman of Marinette moved Chat
the convention proceed to nominations,
and the motion prevailed At the call
of the Second district George Grimm
arose to nominate ex-Gov. Hoard.
Cries, of platform, platform were
heard but Mr. Grimm said: ''The
farmer boys whom [ have come here to
represent WOULD not desire it. 1t is on
behalf of the farmer boys, old and
young. who get up early in the morning
to milk the COWS and feed the horses
while their city cousins are still in bed.
We ask Leave to present to you the
name of a mam' upon whom we are al
most unanimous. The Second district
is UnanimousE We present the name of
a man not unknown to fame and fortune.
HIS Olu-Jlule Are ROCKING TO HIS
standard now as never before. His
/ fame has passed beyond his state and
nation ana mas expanded to the Do
minion of Canada. You honor
yourselves in nominating him. | have
| the honor to present the name Of w. d.
| Hoard"
There was long and loud applause after
the mention OF Mr. Hoard's name which
kept the secretary from proceeding with
! the roll call for some time. A. u.
Thompson of Oshkosh arose when the
Sixth district was called and nominated
Philetus Sawyer.
From the Sixth distri~ there was nc
response to the roll call, which seemed
to surprise the convention, L. III. Ban
croft of Richland Center moved to sus
pend the rules and nominate the TIVE
gentlemen by acclamatiOn. Judge Clas
son of Oconto raised a point OF order
agains' it, to the effect that under the
rules two delegates could not be voted
for at once. The point of order wa!
sustained.
Sawyer is Chosen.
The failure of the plan to nominate
Hoard and Sawyer by reclamation pu
the convention into funny predicamen
and pitted Mr.. Sawyer and Mr.. Hoar(
against each other, when they were IN
tended to go through tC nther. Nobod.
knew just what the res was going t.
be- and the Stout and oc0field force
watched the game with great deal o
interest.