Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1896-09-10


would still insist on compliance with
the mandate of the supreme court in
the treasury cases. He spoke at length
on this point and read the constitu-
tional provision against appropriations
TO individuals. Then he expressed his
his ardor.c sympathy with the co-em-
PlOye plank Of the platform and con-
cluded with a discussion of the sill +
Yer question.
The pOpulisto and silverites not hav-
ing reported their three nominations.
the convention adjourned till $50 this
morning.
THURSDAYS SESSION.
Milwaukee Sept. AT the opening
Of the democratic state convention
Thursday morning the matter of en-
dCTsing The national silver candidate
for lieutenant governor, Rublee A.
Cole, was temporarily passed over there
being some hitch with reference to his
case and then State Chairman Peck an
nounced that the state central COM
mittee requested him to ask that the
convention ratify the action of the
Iopuli>Ls in nominating G. NJ. Butt OF
Vernon for secretary of state and
Frederick w. Thai of Milwaukee for
insurance commissioner. The roll was
called by counties for Butt endorse
ment first and the vote was unanimous.
When Claire Bird arose to announce
til at the ninth congressional district
voted sold for Col. Butt, the cOnven
ton, recognizing the speaker as the
hero of the day before, broke out into
such loud applause that Mr.. Bird was
obliged to remain standing for some
time before he could make himself
heard. It was tie only incident of the
KIND during either this roll call or
the one that followed by which Mr..
Tails i animation was unanimously
confirmed Col Butt was called out
and made a very brief speech. Mr..
Thai was also called for but was not
Forthcoming.
New Committee in Charge.
Chairman Cotzhausen asked that
| the convention formally determine
the question whether G. w. Peck shall
continue O act as chairman for the
ensuing term" There had been some
doubt aEUut the matter. The speaker
! thought that it was bad policy 10
swap horses while crossing a stream.
/ He called for a rising vote. w. H.
Rogers OF Madison was on his feet to
n AXE some motion, but Mr.. Cotz-
hansen apparently did not see him and
/ the con -ention by rising vote con-
| tiued Mr.. Peck as chairman for the two
| years from Jan. 1 next.
! Mr.. ROGERS then too the platform
and urged that the new central COM
r,jttee, Just made up by the different
congressional districts, at once take the
mangem ent of the campaign. He ex-
p,ained that in the second district
there WIS a pronounced gold man, a
r. ember Ct the existing committee,
while a true silver man had been
chosen by the district in his place and
he understood similar cases were
sprinkIed over the state. He wanted
the silver committeeman to be placed
in charge at once. The convention so
ruled unanimously.
Cole SuDplanted.
At this stage here was much of a
stir in the flies, where a lot of national
silver mau were congregated. 1t all
eventuatel in Chairman Peck annOunc-
! ing that the silver people had nominal
&c H. H Hoard of Waupun as their
candidate FOR lieutenant governor. This
Of course argued that Rublee A. Cole
! had been induced to withdraw. There
was much hostility to him all around.
| Hoard was unanimously endorsed.
Claire Biri got another ovation when
he announced the vote of his district.
Piecstorff for Treasurer.
| W. F. tier>torff of Dane county had
no opposition for state treasurer. Ear
nest speeches in his behalf were made
by J. NJ. Clancy and Col. Geo. w. Bird
of Dane and A, J. Schmitz of Mantle
voc. J. R. Matthews of Dunn made
a motion hat the nomination be made
unanimous. w. H. Rogers of Dane
seconded the motion. The roll called
showed every vote for Pierstorff.
Oshkosh Gets There.
For attorney general, ex-CongresS
nan John Winans of Rock urged the
rominati III of William Smith of James,
vile, as did also Louis Bohmrich of
KeGosha, J. NJ. Clancy of Stoughton,
H. D. Ryan of Appleton, ]. T. Gun
nigham of Chippewa.
Henry !itzgihbons CT Menasha pre-
scented the name of Harry I. Weed CT
Oshkosh. John F. Kelvin of Oshkosh
endorsed this suggestion and A. j.
Schmitz of Manitowoc also spoke ear
nestly for the Winnebago man. J. M.
Morrow of Sparta spoke for Weed. He.
a1gued for the young men He re-
GREETED the departure CT Senator Villas
and other of the old leaders and now
looked to the young men for recruits. /
He brought down the house in abiding
tt the "lIte Milwaukee Journal" Judge
Cate urged Weeds nomination. H. /
J. DOckery of Ashland made ringing
speech for Weed. J. W. Bashford said
that he had originally Deen instructed
for H. H. Grace of Superior, but that
gentleman reques ted him to work for
Weed.
w. NJ. Ruggles of Iron county,
sprung the name of J. l.. O'Connor.
He made IN eloquent appeal and sought
to stampede the convention for the ex-
general. J. F. Donovan of
Milwaukee said he was authorized by