Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-08-25

The platform adopted endorses the
course of the national administration
and reaflrms the st. Louis platform.
| No mention is made of the annexa-
ton question. Two reports were pre-
/ scented by the resolutions committee.
The minority report by the La Toilette
supporters failed to endorse the state
! administration; and it failed of adop-
/ ton on the first ballot by a vote of
4161A to 6431a. This test showed the
voting power Of the Scofe1d delegates
! and they Immediately forced the NOM
nations for governor after the adop-
! ton Of the majority report of the res
| olutiOns committee.
| A. H. Long, the eloquent young
orator Of Crawford, placed La Fol-
lette in nomination in a brilliant
address, secOnding speeches being by
Henry Cochems of Door who made
the real oratorical hit of the conven-
ton, H C. Martin CT La Fayette,
G. NJ. Popham Of Jackson and G. P.
Rossman of Ashland; while Ira Brad
nomination, other speakers being AL
bert Schmidt Of Manitowoc and D.
| G. Cass0n of Oconto. Christian
! Doerf1er of Milwaukee spoke for C.
E. Estabrook also of Milwaukee, as a
i compromise candidate. Col. L. j.
| Rusk moved that formal vote for
! governor be taken. Long Of Crawford
, demanded that it be informal, but the
/ convention ruled otherwise and the
! formal ballot was taken just at mid
night with the result mentioned
! above.
| SECOND DAY-THURSDAY.
| Milwaukee, Aug. 19.-Up to the
very last moment the proceedings of
the republican state convention yes
terday were clothed with the great
est interest. Insurance Commissioner
| Fricke's defeat occasioned profound
general amazement, though the know
ing ones after the occurrence pre-
, tended to have known all along that
it was an inevitable eventuality. He
had placarded headquarters at the
! Pfster that were thronged day and
night and seemingly was conducting
campaign in the most approved
the prevailing feeling that justice de-
manded that Giljohann be given a fair
showing since he had made his can
vass on the thought that Fricke was
not to be candidate at all combined
to complete his final undoing. Gil
johann's victory fairly set the conven-
! ton crazy for time and after it was
n q chr rar
away, enthusiastic small boys could
be heard shouting at the top
! Of their voices Whats the
matter with Giljohann?" and
echoing with equal emphasis
the every ready reply He's all right
! Who's all right? Gil-jo-hann." 1t
was generally admitted that the van
| Quished La Toilette fellows were not
without some reason CT victory in
| Giljohann's success, and that David
! sons nomination, the construction
Of the platform and Erdal's rejection
| ought to thave softened to at least a
small extent the disappointment over
| the utter rout of their leader for the
gubernatorial nomination. But how
ever they may feel, the fact remains
that the other factions triumph was
most signal, if one is to judge from
the appearance of complete satisfac-
ton which the old party wheel
horses had after adjournment. They
especially enjoy having got J. B
Treat named for chairman Of the
state central committee.
THE PROCEEDINGS.
The exposition building was by no
means so crowded when the republi-
can state convention reassemb1ed
shortly after 10 yesterday morning, as
it had been during the gubernatorial
episode Of the night before. Without
delay, the districts were called for