The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-04-26
Convention and Nominate
Two Electors.
SPEECH BY THE CHAIRMAN
MIR. MoNAHAN ExC0RIATEs DEMoC-
RACY AND w. j. BRYAN.
Latter's Party an Unholy Alliance Of
Political Negation and Long
Whiskered vagaries.

MILWAUKEE,. Wis, April z5.-The Re-
publican State convention to-day elected
as delegates at large 10 the Republican
national convention. Joseph B. Treat. II.
August Leudtke. Isaac Stephenson and
Weissert were nominated as presidential
electors at large. Resolutions indorsing
both the national and State administration
were unanimously adopted.
The convention met at noon in the Dav-
idson Theater in this city. 1t was called
to order by Joseph H. Treat chairman OF
the Republican central committee. who in
troduced James @. Monahan. of Darling
ton, as temporary chairman. Chairman
Monahan, In a lengthy speech criticised
William Jennings Bryan and said that IL
the Republicans do their duty as they did
In 1896, there can be but one result the
triumphant reelection of President Nc
Kinley. Mr.. Monahan spoke in parts as
follows:
THE Republicans of Wisconsin have
assembled to-day to elect and instruct
their delegation to vote for the renomina-
ton or President Mckinley. Several times
during the history of our Nation an adj
ministration has presented strong rea-
sons for an Endorsement by the people.
to commend and less to censure than I'm
the present In the coming fight we are
to meet the same old foe-one that I'm ideas
is three parts Populist and one part DEM
ocrat, but In numbers is three-fourths
Democratic and one-fourth Populist-an
unholy alliance of political negation and
long whiskered vagarjes They will nomi-
nate w. j. Bryan, who, whether he is be-
ing appointed colonel OF a silver regiment
in the army before the close of the war,
jaw in Florida. resigning his commission
in the army beforet he close of the war.
lassoing panther in Texas or talking poll
tics to Chautauqua Assembly at so much
per talk, is wrong on every question, and
is consistent only in his Inconsistencies.
President Mckinley will be renominated,
and, es in 1896. these men will oppose each
other in the great contest of 1900 IL the
Republicans do their duty, as they did I'm
1896, there can be but one result-the tri-
umphant reelection of President .McKin-
ley. There stands our leader. and there,
speaking for themselves, are his official
acts. President Mckinley has not only
ante-election pledges, but has grandly risen
to meet new conditions and unlooked-for
conditions. He has been weighed in the
wanting. His administration will live in
history one of the brightest and best in
the annals of history"
At the conclusion Of Mr.. Monahans
speech, committees on resolutions and per-
manent organization were appointed and
recess taken until 2:3o p. m. After recess
the temporary organization was made per-
manent and the chairman of the committee
on resolutions announced that his commit
tee had agreed on the following report:
1--WE reaffirm the principles popularity APP
proved and Endorsed at the last national
convention and commended and justified by
subsequent events. We are gratifed that
experience neither constrains us to recede
from the high position then taken on ques-
tions before the country nor TO subordi-
meet the exigencies of new campaign.
1--WE hereby express our profound gratif-
cation that the present Congress of the
United States, conformabe TO these princi-
pies by formal legislative enactment, has
established as permanent standard OF
value the gold coin of the Nation
I'VE indorse the strong, brilliant and
progressive administration of our Presi-
dent, William Mckinley, under which our
national domain has been enlarged, new
lustre added TO our arms and unparalleled
Increase of wealth and prosperity secured
to the country; and we rely upon our party
to deal with and solve the problems that
have come TO us as a result of the Spanish
war in manner that will reflect credit
upon the party and rebound TO the honor
and strength OF the Nation
The administration of Governor Schofield
is also Endorsed.
H. C. Payne will undoubtedly be chosen
at the Philadelphia convention to succeed
himself as national committeeman for Wis
consin.