Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1898-09-08
The Ticket.

| The Ticket.
Governor-Hiram W. Sawyer Hartford.
! Lieutenant GOVERNOR. V. Deuster Mil.
| waukee.
State Treasurer-C ]. Malek, Milwaukee
| Secretary Of State-P. O. Stromme, Mil
| waukee.
Attorney General-H. H. Grace, West SUI
perior.
| Insurance Commissioner-John f. Schfnd-
| Ter, Milwaukee.
Railroad Commissioners. G. Wilcox, De-
pere.
Superintendent of Public Instruction--W.
| II. Schultz, Spring Green.
| Milwaukee special:
Judge Hiram Sawyer was nominated
| for Governor by the Democratic State
convention of Wisconsin, in session at
| Milwaukee Wednesday evening, on the
| first ballot, the vote being as follows:
Sawyer, 36S; I. E. Ryan, 25G; w. III.
Rogers, 81; w. NJ. Smith, 10. Necessary
| to a choice, 1888.
! The convention was called to order in
the Lyceum Theater at 1915 Wednesday
afternoon by ex-Gov. Peck, chairman Of
the State central committee, who intro
| duced James l.. O'Connor as temporary
| chairman Of the convention. Mr.. OCon-
nor delivered an elaborate address.
1
When the convention reassembled the
temporary organization was made perma-
nent and the committee ON resolutions
was granted further time, the convention
taking another recess until 1880 o'clock.
1t was 8 o'clock when the convention
was called to order for the purpose of
listening to the reading of the platform.
| The resolutions are in part as follows:
| re of Stafa Of
| in State convention assembled affirm ale
glance to the Democratic prlnciples-jus-
| tice, liberty and equality--upon which our
| institutions are founded.
| We congratulate the citizens of the nation
| on the loyalty and ardent patriotism dis
| played in the vigorous prosecution Of the
| late war, and we especially honor the Amer
| lean army and navy for their valor and In
| trepid bravery on land and sea, and we
| condemn in unstinted measure the war de-
partment for the blunders and crimes COM
| mltted against the brave boys In blue in
| camp and on foreign battlefelds by selfish
| contractors, incompetent surgeons and vain,
| heartless army officers, appointed for polit-
| ical purposes, and we hereby pledge to our
| brave soldiers and sailors who survive this
! war our earnest and loyal support to Sc
cure the punishment of the guilty parties
Nine planks are devoted to an arraign-
ment Of the Republican party Of the
| State. Further declarations favor a new
primary law, to the end that all nomipa-
tons shall be made by direct vote Of
the people, express faith in the referen-
dunn and insist on the policy of submitting
| all laws to vote Of the people.
A. +. Grunewald of Milwaukee moved
! that committee be appointed to confer
with the representatives sent by the Pop
| ulists. Thomas Kearney of Racine oppos-
| ed a resolution looking to fusion, saying
he was acting under instructions from the
county convention. He praised the plat
| form that had been adopted but insisted
| that the results of fusion would not be
what was expected. He referred to the
result in 1896, when the Republicans car
| ried Wisconsin by more than 100000. He
said he welcomed the Populists, but he
wanted them to go the Democratic ticket;
he wanted no fusion. r. B. Kirkland Of
Jefferson also opposed fusion.
Ex-Congressman Clinton Babbitt of Be-
lott took an opposite stand, saying it was
necessary to secure the votes of the Pop
| ulists in order to win. Mayor Rose fol-
lowed, and espoused the cause Of the
Populists. John Nagle. of Manitowoc
| made a speech against fusion. He was
frequently interrupted. There was much
disorder, and the chairman made numer-
Gus appeals to the delegates to preserve
order. At last the question was put and
carried by large majority.
Chairman O'Connor then appointed q
delegate from each congressional district.
Nominating speeches were declared in
| order and P. O'Meara took the platform
| to place Judge Hiram Sawyer Of Hartford
N nomination. Il. E. Ryan's name was
presented by Arthur J. Dopp of Wauke-
sha. w. II. Rogers was placed in nomi-
NV ioby Of
Seconding speeches were made and at last
the convention was ready for a ballot
After the nomination of Judge Sawyer
had been accomplished the convention adj
journed to meet at 8 o'clock the following
morning.
On Thursday there was fought one Of
the most exciting political battles ever
witnessed in the State, and it resulted in
the triumph of that faction Of the Demo
| cratic party opposed to fusion with the
Populists. The proposition to fuse was
voted down after an exciting debate. As
the price of fusion the Populists asked
that they be given two places on the
ticket, and this was refused. The test
vote on the fusion proposition was
made early in the afternoon session. 1t
was on the report of the conference COM
mittee giving two places on the ticket to
Populists. On a vote the report of the
committee was rejected by 361 to 294.
Having failed to secure recognition, the
Populists in retaliation placed a full ticket
in the field and adjourned.
On account Of the intense heat the DEM
ocrats adjourned unfit s o'clock p. M,
when they reassembled and completed
their ticket
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