Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-06-26
WISCONSIN DEMOCRATS
Elect Delegates TO Kansas City and
Adorf {, Platform

/ Elect Delegates 10 Kansas City and
Adopt Platform.
| The Democru tie convention that met
here for the purpose of electing four
delegates st large 70 the national conven-
| ton pledged the Wisconsin Democracy
to w. j. Bryan. Silver was not mem
toned in the platform adopted. When
it came TO denouncing Imperialism and
| trusts and oppression, to standing for
the Declaration of Independence and
William j. Bryan and pledging a general
reform in governmental methods, the
leaders of the Wisconsin Democracy
were heard in no uncertain tones. Here
/ are some of the sentiments expressed by
| speakers:
| l cannot believe a country can ever be-
| come too big to do right toe big TO do jus
| tice. Call it milltarlsm. call il Imperialism,
| call Ii what you like you can be sure It Is
not Americanism- Thomas l.. Cleary, per
| manent chairman.
William J. Bryan the uncrowned king OF
political consistency Ex-Attornsy General
/ OCounor.
He is a great man, a bravo man He turned
| the Republicans out and put Democrats In
Joseph q. Donnelly, in nominating Mayor
] Rose.
When the platform was read the most
vociferoCs applause was accorded to the
| paragraph expressing sympathy for the
Beers. 1t lasted several minutes. 1t
took one hour and twenty minutes TO take
and straighten out the first ballot for
delegates at large by which David s.,
Rose was chosen. Then the convention
| adjourned for supper.
| Through all this the fight against Il. G.
| Wall, member of the national committee,l
was conducted by T. Il. Ryan and his
friends with great vigor. AT the begin
ming the Ryan men were confident they,
had Rose as their supporter. In the af-,,
! ternoon the Ryan men and the Wall menl
united in declaring they did not know
where the Mayor stood, and the Ryan
men were telling the truth as they knew
it,
! The platform as adopted declares for
| the Chicago platform of 1896, expresses
devotion to William j Bryan and com
mits the Wisconsin delegation to support
his candidacy. The resolutions were
adopted by a rising vote amid great cheer
| ing and in full are as follows:
The Democratic party of the State OF Wis
| cons.n by its convention here convened pro-
claims the following declarations;
We adhere TO the principles of the Chi
| cago platform of 1896 and pledge ourselves
| to abide by the platform to be adopted by
| the national Democratic convention OF 1000.
1
| for the great standard bearer of our party
| the Thomas Jefferson of the new century,
| w. j. Bryan, commit our representatives
to support his nomination and our party to-
We dcnounce the Republican party for its
| orazen inconsistency in treating Porto Rico
| as part OF our territorial possessions and
| at the same time unjustly discriminating
| against Its people as well as our own by
| Imposing burden of tariff, In establishing
4 system Of Imperialism grossly repugnaHti
| % ha of tY5sf ts,fG
| stating the maintenance of a system OF
| militarism that threatens the perpetuity OF
| our government for the sole purpose OF gain
and conquest; In establishing for all time
| a scheme of taxation under the guise of war
| taxes for the purpose Of maintaining 81
| standing army at time when peace should
| prevail and providing revenue made neces-
sary by policy of exorbitant and prohibit
| DRY tariff impositions practiced in the in
| terests of monoplies and trust combinations
that have been fostered by the present com
| binations that have been fostered by the
present administration; in the prohgate and
corrupt use of the public funds In fraudulent
| army contracts and the purchase of war
| vessels, and we point 20 the gigantic postal
frauds in Cuba as a fair sample of Repubi-
| can integrity.
We demand a reduction In the Internal
! revenue taxes and especially upon those.
| Items Of manufacture and commercial Inter
course that most seriously affect and injure
| the manufacturing and commercial interests;
i Of our country.
| Senators by direct vote of the people.
We are in favor OF tariff for revenue only.
| We express our unqualified opposition to,
| those immense combinations of capital COM
| monty known as trusts which concentrate,
and monopolize industry and business, crush!
| out Independent producers, destroy ccmpe-l
| titiOn and restrict opportunities for labor,
limit production and arbitrarily raise the
| prices of the necessities Of life.
We unquali6edly extend our sympathy and
| good will to the sister republics of South
In 81 fhr ha mt
! tenance of those rights to which they are
entitled by the laws Of nations nature and
OF God.
| Then followed the call of the roll by
districts for nominations. The following
were proposed u. l.. Plumer Of Wan
sau, David S. Rose, Milwaukee; l.. ).
Bomerich, Kenosha; c. w. Bird, Madi-
son; G. p Hilton, Oshkosh; @. l.. Hood,
La Crosse; r. j. Fleming of Milwaukee
County and T. L. Cleary of Lancaster.
When the convention assembled for the
evening session the delegates were chosen
as follows: David S. Rose, George b.
Hilton of Oshkosh u. L. Plumer Of
Wausau and Louis ]. Bomerich. A con-
ISOLATION purse was awarded the losing
candidate by electing G. l.. Hood Of La
Crosse, T. J. Fleming of Milwaukee,
County. G. w Bird of Madison and t.
L. Cleary alternates at large by acclama-
ton.
The district delegates are as follows:
First-Gilbert T. Hodges, Monce; r. r..
Richardson Racine.
Second. Il. Malone Dodge County; lobe
Mills, Columbia County.
Third. Montgomery Smith, Mineral
Point; White Vernon County
Fourth-Frank Falk, Milwaukee; Clinton
Burnham, Milwaukee.
Fifth-r. T.. Ryan. Waukesha; Charles
Wiese. Sheboygan Falls.
Sixth--F. b. Hoskins, Fond du Lac; w r..
Nash, Two Rivers.
seveuth-W. II. Fraw,ey, Eau Claire; H.
b. Mccoy Monroe
Eighth. NJ. Baer, Appleton; w w
Crane, Weyauwega.
Ninth-John Noona, Oconto; Julius Thiel-
man, Lincoln County
Tenth-W. II. Stafford, Dunn County; G..
G. Cooher, Douglas County.