Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1896-03-26
ALL FOR M'KINLEY.
Wisconsin Delegates to the St
Louis Convention.
Resolutions Favoring Protection and
Sound Money Are Adopted.

Milwaukee, Wis, March 19.-The Re
publicans of Wisconsin nominated a
straight Mckinley and sound money dele
CATION to go to St. Louis in June. There
was some difference of opinion for time
as to who should go, but there was no diff
ference as to whom they should support
The withdrawal of Henry G. Payne's
name by his supporters at 4 caucus held
Tuesday evening, throwing the support OF
the Milwaukee delegate to Eugene 5. Eli
lott simplified the work OF the convention
greatly.
The delegates and alternates at large
selected We're as follows:
Delegates.
PHILETTS SAWYER, Oshkosh.
w. D. HOARD. Fort Atkinson.
EUGENE S. ELLIOTT, Milwaukee.
HENRY L. STOUT, Menomonie.
A1ternates.
II. D. SMITH.
w. f. HEINE.
JAMES r. LYON.
W. +. PLUAlMr.R
The first session of the convention was
called to order at 1870 o'clock yesterday
afternoon in the Academy of Music by
Temporary Chairman w. A. Jones. Sec
rotary Ewing announced that there were
no contests as to credentials and the
reading of the list was thereupon dis
pensed with. Chairman Jones appointed
as permanent secretaries of the conven-
ton George w. Bishop of Rhinelanderr
Ninth district, and Arthur w. James of
Waukesha, Fifth district. After the Sec
retaries had been named Chairman Jones
announced that the state central commit
tee had selected John J. Esch of La
Crosse for temporary chairman. He pre-
scented Mr. Esch, who was loudly APP
plauded.
Chairman Esch's Address.
In taking the chair Col. Esch said
that as patriotic citizens Republicans
could take no delight in the eountry's
misfortunes even though they are the
fruits of Democratic incompeteney, and
added:
The plain people have drawn up a most
just but fearful Indictment against the
three years of Democratic misrule. They
charge. that whereas the last year of the
splendid administrat ton of Benjamin Har-
rson marked the zenith of our Industrial,
commercial and agricultural prosperity, it
f MiS and depressiou as our
generation has never before experienced.
They charge that Democracy has assaulted
American industries; forced multltudes OF
into bankruptcy and carried beggary and
misery into thousands of American homes.
lishment of an island republic in the Pacific
seas by attempting to restore to. the throne
a wicked and dissolute queen. That it has
St. James one who publicly scorned the
policy which has won us our marvellous
prosperity. They charge Cleveland and his,
With the dangers of Surplus derived from
protection and designed to pay Off our ma
tional debt and meet the expenses of gov
heen nut in power they find the surplus
cone and the national debt increased by
S262 900, 900 to burden them and their chill
They y0t charge 1ne the party with
oyert6rowing the wisest tariff bill ever
passed and enacting in its stead bill
already created deficit OF $3.50 900, 900:
has shut up the shops, stilled the noise OF
wheels and spind!es, deprecated values.
uce, forced 5000, 900 men into idleness and
raised the pitiful cry of hunger in many
b Should no@ BE- by orig
inal Sponsors; that its parent, Wilson.
should take. no pride in it's paternity; that
oerdy and dn0nd os' Like the homeS
mule. the self-selected and fitting, emblem
of Democracy, the Wilson bill has no pride
of ancestry and, thank Goa, Will nave NC
hope Of posterity.
But why engthen the list OF Democratic
woes? Breathes there Democrat mere
hath said this, this was once my party,
but shall be nevermore!
Taking up the discussion of the policy
of his party he said:
The Republican party is still the sa,6 party ty
its Greatest exponent: t'We are Faithfully
welded to it by every tie of party fealty
md affection. and it is dearer to Us now
than ever before. 1t Is eVerv-
where recognized and Endorsed as the great
masterful, triumphant American principle,
the key to our prosperity in business, the
safest prop to the treasury of the United
States and the bulwark of our national in
dependence and financial honor
We believe protection is true patriotism
in that it enunciates the doctrine that the
American laborer shall have first right to
make the goods and the American farmer
shall have first right to raise the food
the American people may require, and to
sustain this doctrine we further declare
that there must be added such. duties as
will measure the difference in the cost OF
production at home and abroad.
After stating in unequivocal terms the
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