St. Paul daily globe., 1896-03-19

DEL EGATEs AT LARGE CHOSEN
Ex-senator Sawyer Heads the List.
With Hoard, Elliott and Stout
Following.

MILWAUKEE, Wis, March b.
When the Republican state convention
was called to order by Chairman Jones,
of the state central, the Academy of
Music was packed to the doors by del
egates and spectators. making the most
enthusiastic political gathering ever
held in this city. Secretary Ewing an
nounced that there was not a contest
between any of the delegates, and the
reading of the list of delegates was
dispensed with. John J. Esch, of La
Crosse. a popular young Republican,
was chosen chairman of the conVen-
ton, amidst great applause In ac-
cepting the honor the chairman made
rousing speech in which he arraigned
the Democratic party and pleaded for
protection and Americanism in strong
terms. He eulogized Mckinley and
spoke warmly of Davis, Morton, Reed
and Manderson. Mr. Esch's mention
OF the various presidential possibili-
ties was met with rounds of applause
increasing from a moderate burst to a
wild demonstration for Mckinley.
Men waved their hats and handker-
chiefs and shouted themselves hoarse
Mr.. Esch attempted to go on, but had
to desist until the crowd had satisfied
its desire to honor the favorite of the
state. At the close of Judge Esch's
speech there was another demonstra-
ton, not much less enthusiastic. Com
mittees on permanent organization and
resolutions were then named and the
convention took a recess.
On reassembling the committee on
permanent organization reported in
favor of making the temporary organi-
zation permanent. The committee on
resolutions then made it's report
through Walter l.. Houser Of Mondovi.
who was frequently interrupted by ap-
plause as favorite planks were in
dorsed. The resolutions were adopted
as read by unanimous vote. The
platform adopted is as follows:
The Republicans of Wisconsin, in conyen-
tlon assembled renew their devotion to the
Justment of tariff duties for the two-fold pur-
pose OF providing sufficient revenue to meet
the requirements of the government and
10 furnish reasonable and adequate protection
! to American industries; a tariff both for rev
enue and protection. We also renew our al
leglance to the doctrine OF reciprocity We
favor, as a logical and beneficial result of
protective tariff laws, mutual trade arrange
mehts with foreign countries that provide
ket for their surplus product and at the
same time, enable to have from them
under advantageous conditions. such articles
as they produce and we need to purchase
The Republicans of Wisconsin are unyield-
ing In their demand for honest money We
are unaiterably opposed to any scheme that
VIII give TO this country a deprecated or de-
based currency. We favor the use of silver
as currency, but to the extent only and
under such restrictions that its parity with
gold can be maintained.
II. e. Adams asked DermiSSiOo to Trn-
sent resolution, and, having obtained
consent, Mr.. Adams presented the Nc
rs I1nley resolution, as follows:
Inc RepuDHcans OF Wisconsin recognize in
Hon. William Mckinley, of Ohio, the most
distinguished champion of the Republican
policy OF protection and reciprocity. We
honor him as the defender of a Sound sys-
tenn of finance and believe i'll him as a
type of the best American citizenship in both
private and public life. We hereby express
to the delegates elected to the ST. Louis con-
venton our judgment that they should use
all reasonable effort to secure his nonina-
| ton for the presidency.
The resolution was greeted with long
and continued applause, and was adopt-
ed unanimously, and then the conyen-
ton decided that in making nomina-
tons the congressional districts should
be called in numerical order, and that
each of the four delegates at large be
elected separately. At the call of the
Second district George Grimm arose to
Nominate t|N-ION. OI JGHGfSOn
county. a. E. Thompson, of Oshkosh.
| of the Sixth district, nominated eX-Sen-
ator Philetus Sawyer.
A motion to nominate eX-GoV Hoard
and Mr.. Sawyer by aeclamation was
ruled out of. order. The. nominations
were seconded by Henry Fink, of Mil
Waukee, for Mr.. Sawyer, who was fol-
lowed by Judge Mccormick, of Rhine
lander, and L. M Bancroft, Of Richiand
Center.
The failure of the plan to nominate
Hoard and Sawyer by acclamation put
the convention into a funny predica-
ment, and pitted Mr. Sawyer and Mr..
| Hoard against each other, when they
were intended to go through together.
| The vote resulted: Hoard 2S7, SAWYER
$50. motion to nominate Hoard by
| reclamation was cried down, and he
| was again placed in nomination. c..
! G. Rogers, of the Fourth district NOM
mated Eugene S. Elliott, of Milwaukee.
Efforts were made by the followers Of
| both candidates to stampede the con-
| Vention, but order was finally restored.
| The ballot resulted: Hoard 408 Elliott
| 21l. Maj. Edward Scofield, of Oconto
! county, and Senator James HI. Stout, of
Dunn county, were placed in nomina-
| ton The ballot resulted: Elliott 673,
| Scofield 5, Stout l. The next ballot re-
| suited: Stout 374, Scofield 3O4. The
! delegates at large are therefore Sawyer.
| Hoard, Stout and Elliott.