Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-08-19
SPLENDID ENDORSEMENT,
Sauerhering Receives Tt from the Con-
gressional Convention.

gressiona1 Convention.
At the afternoon session Of the Sec
ond Congressional district Republican
convention last Wednesday, Congress-
man Sauerher1ng was given very
handsome endorsement and strong
recommendation to the voters of the
district In a resolution prepared by the
Committee on Resolutions, S. A. Har-
per, of Dane county, chairman. The
resolution was as follows:
The Republicans of the Second Congress
siOnal district of Wisconsin. in convention
assembled, commend to the voters of Dodge,
| Dane, jefferson and Columbia counties the
candidacy Of Hon. Edward Sauerhering, this
/ day unanimously renOminated to represent
| this district in the house of representatives.
We recognize in him a man Of the people,
! honest. hearty and hard working. His SER
| vices at Washington, in discOuragtng impure
| food products, have attracted to him wide at
| tentiOn. His efforts contributed materially
| to the passage of the sO-called filed cheese
| bill Appointed to the important committee
| on agriculture, in fit recognition of the agri-
| cultural prominence Of Wisconsin, notably
| in this district; also to the subcommittee on
| adulterated food, he has done faithful work
| in crystalizing into law the earnest desire
! and the pressing needs of the three hundred
| thousand farmers OF this commonwealth,
-
| polls His iabors in behalf of the old soldiers
| and their widows and orphans are his high
| est recommendations TO their good will and
| grateful support. Congressman Sauerhering
| reflects credit on his German-American an
| ceStry, as well upon this land in which he
was born, and this free government Of which
! he is so loyal and ardent an uphOder. Hav-
! ing overwhelmed the enemy two years ago,
! by swamping the traditional Democratic
| majority OF Chis district. the Republicans
| again place him in nomination, confident
! that this district whose Democratic Dr2ce-
| dents he so completely reversed will again
! Loyalty rally to his support; and that next
November its four rich and fertile counties
! will vie with one another to surpass for Re-
| publicanism al vote-casting records.
The Republicans Of the Second district
! take this opportunity to denOunce the incOn-
! gruous Populistic, wild-eyed proceedings Of
/ the Chicago convention, and brand the lead
ership of the Aitgelds, Tillmans and CoXeys
| as dangerous and un-AmeTican. Its platform
| of punder, reputation and wind may up
| heave communities of the sage-brush and
| coyote varieties; but oldWiscOnsin, approach
| ing the semi-centennial OF her founding,
rejoicing in her homes, her farms, her facto-
| ries, her schools and her churches and in
| her sturdy, thrifty and patriotic citizens
| both native and adopted; under the persua-
| sions and allurements of demagogues and
| theorists shows no varia ableneSs or shadow
| of turning and stands firmly entrenched in
! American principles, personal integrity and
| adhesion to the policy Of Lincoln, Harrison
| and Mckinley; the Republicans of Wisconsin
| press forward for the most signal triumph at
| the polls since 1877.
We earnestly commend to voters rrespect-
| i've OF their former party affiliations the names
| OF Mckinley and Hobart. the bearers of our
| National party standard, believing that their
| election will insure q return to prosperity
| and National stability.
| While endorsing and reaffrming unre-
| servedly all the planks of the st. Louis Re
! publican platform this convention lays spe-
/ ci'l stress and emphasis upon its endorse
ment OF the republican position upon the
| questions Of finance and protection beiiev
| ing that maintenance OF sound, honest and
! sable monetary system is absolutely essen
! tia to the well being of the industrial and
| commercial world. and to the National honor
and credit; and confident also that a return
! to a wise and equitable revenue policy along
| Republican lines Will restore conditions
| favorable to labor, and at the same time
| largely solve the financial difficulties which
| during the last three years have so yexed
| and unsettled our economic system.
After the adoption of the foregoing.
| Congressman Sauerhering was intro
! duced to the convention and enthusi-
asticallY received. In a brief address
| he expressed his sincere thanks to the
convention for It's prompt and unani-
nous action in according him renom
ination and promised to exert his most
earnest efforts towards retaining the
Second district in the Republican
column and for grand Republican
victory all along the line this fall.
While the convention was waiting for
the Resolutions committee to report, a
rattling good speech was listened to
from Hon. Fl. G. Adams, of Madison,
state dairy and food commissioner.
Mr. Adams is an excellent extempor-
aneous talker and on this occasion
dealt out some solid facts IN a convinc-
ing manner.
Before adjourning the following dis
trict committee was selected: L. B.
Caswell, Jr., of Jefferson county; A. j.
Turner. of Columbia; r. G. Vernon, of
Dane, and E. N. Beach, of Dodge.