Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1898-09-01
THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER l, 1898.
CHICAGO PLATFORM ENDORSED.
SAWYER NOMINATED.


The Democratic State Convention in
Milwaukee on Wednesday evening,
nominated Judge II. w. Sawyer, OF
Hartford, rs the Democratic candidate
for governor. The choice was made
on the first ballot, the vote standing
1858 for Sawyer and $50 for Ryan, of
Waukesha.
Judge Sawyer was charged by the
friends of other candidates with being
n Gold Democrat, and made haste to
deny the charge and repeatedly de-
clared his allegiance to the Chicago
platform Of 1896.
1t Is enough to say that, In the words
following, the convention endorsed the
Chicago platform.
1--WE, the Democrats of the
state of Wisconsin, In state con-
vcntion assembled, do affirm our
allegiance to the Democratic prin-
cples, justice, liberty and equality
upon which our institutions are
founded and which the Democratic
party has advocated from JelIcr-
sons time to our own, AND WE
DECLARE OUR FIRM DEVO-
TON TO THE DEMOCRATIC
PRINCIPLES AS EMU NCIATED
IN THE CHICAGO PLATFORM
OF 1906.
Hon. j. l.. O'Connor, was chairman
of the convention and In his speech
arraigncd the Republican officials for
maladministration of state affairs in
vited Gold Democrats TO join the reg
ulars In securing Republican defeat;
and declared for ronlllrmation of the
principles of the Chicago platform.
Said General Bragg, In an inter
view on Wednesday evening:
"lf the Silver Democrats aud
populists hoped TO get united Dem
ocratic support for their fusion
ticketby adopting platform, which
for silver men, endorses the Chi
cago platform and for others IL 80
worded M TO be capable OF being
read so M To suit all tastes md
convictions, they will soon learn
their mistake.
"Why, this thing isn't n bit
peculiar; no one expected them to
adopt any other platform. Maybe
some hoped they'd do differently,
but | would have been surprised If
they had.
"Iou may tell them I'LL that IN
not going to support II platform
this year that ! cnnvasscd the
state against two years ago"
Col. G.. M. Woodward referring Ia
Con. Bragg's words said:
"lr you care TO know what
think about this thing, just put
ditto marks under every word Gen.
Bragg has said. He has hit the
nail In the right place, The prin- e
ciplcs of the Chicago platform are
directly opposed to ours ant.
the convention here adopted that
platform they lost our support.
| was very sure, however, that
they would adopt 1t. | should
have been seriously puzzled had
they not done SO.
That the extreme silver men whose
couuscls prevailed In the convention
have seriously blundercd must be APP
parent To all, 1t Is already apparent
that the campaign of 1898 will be n
repetition of the campaign of 1896.
The silver Democrats misjudge the
temper OF the people Of the state now,
as they msiudged It then, Cen. Bragg
and Col. Woodward, whose words we
have quoted, are only two of the
forty or nifty thousand Gold Dcmo-
Gratis OF Wisconsin who will never
vote for an endorsement of the Chica.
go platform.
II is said that the nomination for
secretary of state will go to Col. G.
Nj. Butt of Niroqua, or eX-Srcrctary
of state 4, !. Cunningham II II
should be the latter named gentlemen
thousands thoroughout the state will
regret that the extreme declaration ot
the convention has made il an empty
honor.