Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-09-29

In giving good reasons for continu-
ing opposition to the supporters OF
Chicago platform, the La Crosse
Chronicle publishes the following inn
portant matter Of history connected
with the campaign Of 1906 in Wiscon-
SIM
The free trade and gold standard
platform OF the June convention of
1896, that was adopted by n vote OF
PIT TO l3l, six delegates being absent
or not voting, was the strongest dec
laration for free trade and the single
gold standard made In any state In
the Union, by any party, during that
exciting campaign.
cone Of the resolutions that accom-
panied the platform was as follows;
I'VE hereby direct the delegates from Wis
consin 10 the National Democratic Convcn
tion To be held In Chicago, July 7th next to
vote ns II unit on MI subjects and candl
dates when and ~ u majority Of the dele
gates may direct"
notwithstanding the plain dircc-
tion of this resolution and the vote of
nearly two to one by which it was
adopted, the following named dele
gates to Chicago "bolted" from the
outset and voted with the FREQ silver
element and for tho nomination of
William j, Bryan; James e. Malone,
A. G.. Larson, T.. j. Dockery, Amos
lIolgate and Dr. w. A. Synon.
TN the conferences of gold stand
ard mon, held during the Chicago
convention, the two Wisconsin men
who are put down In tho list as at
tending are Gen. T.. s. Bragg and
National Committeeman T.. c. Wall.
"At the caucus OF the Wisconsin
delegates, when 1t came to the qucs-
tion OF naming man for member of
the National committee, tho delegation
voted to postpone making selection
until after the nominations for presi-
dent. This was the plan of the silver
element, with some others personally
unfriendly to Mr.. Wall, to defeat him
for the place. The Hon. j j. Hogan,
of this city, delegate ut large, pre-
vailed upon Henry llase, of Milwau-
kce, who had voted with the ma iority
to move " reconsideration, which be-
ing done, Mr.. Hogan took the floor
and made n strong personal appeal to
the delegation to re-elect Mr.. Wall.
and not To risk chance of policy In
the Democratic management of Wis
consin, In 80 critical n season. MIR.
Hogan was listened to and Mr.. Wall
was reelected.
AS soon rs the Chicago convention
was over National Committeeman
Wall, whose recollection WAS. due en-
tirely to the gold sentiment OF the
Wisconsin delegation, together with
Chairman Peck of the State Central
COMMITTEES, declared that the odict OF
the national convention was binding
upon them and the Wisconsin cam.
paign of the "regular' Democracy
was turned To free silver. populisn,
and Bryan, with result of disaster
unprecedented in Wisconsin politics
and due wholly To Democratic votes
"lf this was not bolt by TIL,
men chosen to represent the gold dem.
ocrats of Wisconsin, II will hardl,
boar amildcr term.
1.-The men above named are the ones
TO whom the Democrats of Wisconsin
should point when they single ou
"boltcrs' and tassistant Republi
cans" They are the mon who wer,
responsible for change in 1896 o
$1,000 Democratic votes in the thirt,
Wisconsin counties that went Demo
cratic in 1892.
'Thcy are the men who have turned
Wisconsin over to the Republican
party. Their campaign this year In
dicates that they intend ii shall re
main Republican.
"The Chronicle has no desire to die
tate to any of the gentlemen named n
to his course Of political action, In
ii does object to being held responsi
bic for the results of their poltca
policy