Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-09-08
Democratic State Ticket.

Democratic State Ticket.
, Governor-Hiram w. Sawyer, Hart
ford.
ter, Milwaukee.
! Secretary of State--Peer o. Stromme,
Madison.
State Treasurer-C. J. M. Malek, Mil
waukee.
! Attorney General-H. H. Grace, Su
| perior.
Insurance commissioner. F. Schind-
Ter, Milwaukee.
State Superintendent-W. II. Schulz,
Spring Green.
Railroad Commissioner-C. G. Will
cox, Depere.
I Milwaukee, Sept. 2.-The above
ticket was nominated after one of
/ the stormest and longest drawn out
democratic state conventions ever
held in the state of Wisconsin. The
fight was confined to the question of
{ fusion with the populists which start
ed in earnest with the opening of
Thursdays sessions. 1t was battle
between a large delegation from Mil
walkee county in the convention
against the rest of the state. The
battle waged fiercely throughout the
, first session, which lasted three hours,
only to be taken up again in the af-
ternoon session. The outside dele
gates finally came out victorious when
the vote on the resolution to allow the
populists to name a candidate for
secretary of state, subject to the APP
prevail of the convention, was lost,
the vote resulting 296 for and 361
against fusion.
The Platform.
"The democrats OF Wisconsin III
state convention assembled affirm al
legiance to dem cratic principles ~
justice, liberty, oquality-upon which
cur institutions are founded, and
which our party has advocated from
Jeffer on's time We declare firm de-
votion to the democratic principles
enunciated in the Oh Gag platform In
1896.
1--WE ngratulate the citizens of
the natl on their loyalty and ardent
patri tism in the vigorous prosecu-
tioc of the late war. We especially
honor the American army and navy
for their valOr and intrepid bravery
on the land and s and condemn in
unstinted measure the war depart
ment r the plumbers and crime
committed against the brave boys iN
blue in camp and Oh foreign battle
fields by selfish contractors, incon-
petent surgeons and vain, heartless
army officers, appoiated for p litical
purposes. We hereby pledge to our
brave soldiers and sailors who sur
vive the war our earnest, loyal sup
port to secure the punishment of the
guilty parti s.
The publican party OF this state,
at its last cow ntion, presented only
one issue for the campaign, namely
Shall the republican administration of
the last UT years be endorsed by
the p ople? We accept that issue a d
cha leu3e them to defend l. agai st
the following cha 'ges and specitiea
tons
'1-Y u have pr fligately conduct
ed tn business of the STATE, Their by
largely aad unnecessarily inereasi 6
the state ak and imp sag ulneo-
essarily unjust burdens upon the tax
payers.
"2-Yuu have carr ell upon tho pay
roll employees and clerks who have
drawn salaries without rendering
services.
"3-You havn Disseminated /, IA
vcr of corporation and against the
p ople.
"4-Your govern + has be II the
subservent tool Of corporations in
stead of the servant of tn, people, a.
tested by his vetoes of gisation
imposing restr ctions or Obligations
upon the corporations, as well as by
other official acts familiar to TIL,
people and unnecessary to eaunerate.
'5-Ycu promised that you woIll
not remit the Judgment in the trels-
ury cases. You viola ell that promise
and thereby dis 3ipated the property
of the state without receiving any
co side ration.
"6-Your mauag ment Of the state
funds has been dsgraceful. You
have paid salaries long before they
were earn d, loaned the money Of tn
treasury without secur ty and without
authority Of the law, while the prac-
tices disclosed by the so-called
'doodle-book' are only samples of yolr
incompettncy and lack Of integr ty,
and show an utter contempt OF ex-
press law,
You adopted resolutions in your
state convention of 1896 opposing the
giving by corporations or the taking
by public officers of passes and franks.
/ You defeated legislation calculated to
carry out that resolution, and your
governor has fiagrantly violated that
pledge and his use of passes and
franks has made him notorious