The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1900-08-31
RewS OF the D0rf[5Qv@gd
BADGER DEMOCRATS.
Nominate L., q. Bohmerich Fer Gov
erROr.

BADGER DEMOCRATS.
Nominate L.; g. Bohmerich Fer Gov
Milwaukee, Aug. A.-The Democratic
state convention was called to order
by State Chairman George w. Peck.
Clark L. Hood was introduced as the
temporary chairman. Mr.. Hood
sounded the keynote Of the campaign.
his speech being confined mainly to a
criticism Of the Republican party.
When Mr.. Hood had concluded the
committees were appointed and a re-
cess taken until 2:3O in the afternoon.
It was nearly 4 o'clock before the
convention was ready for business on
reassembling. p. H. Martin of Green
Bay was made permanent chairman
and made a speech eulogizfng MI.
Bryan. The report Of the committee
on resolutions was adopted. The reso-
lutions were in part as follows:
I'VE affirm the principles as set
forth in the platform adopted by the
Democratic in convention assembled
at Kansas City, and hereby pledge
ourselves to give our utmost support
by voice and vote to the furtherance
Of the candidates Of our matchless
leaders, William Jennings Bryan and
Adlai e. Stevenson.
'The Constitution of our country
provides for a government based upon
the broad and humane principle of the
government by consent of the gov
erned.
THAT under this Constitution and
under these principles we have found
ed and maintained the most enlight-
ened, the most humane, the best gov
eminent the world has ever seen.
1--WE denounce, therefore, the aban-
donment Of this principle by the Nc
Kinley administration and the substi-
tuition in its stead of the monarchical
system of a government by force.
I'VE expressly declare our opposition
to the Mckinley policy of establishing
colonial dependencies as adjuncts to
our republic. We denounce the policy
as revolutionary, destructive of the
fundamental principles of free gov
eminent and the abandonment of that
splendid system upon which was
will fight to the last ditch every at
tempt to establish military system
which necessarily leads to compulsory
military service as an obligation of
citizenship, and will strenuously OPP
pose the maintenance of large stand
ing army unnecessarily, with all its at
tendant burdens of oppressive taxa
ton.
eve denounce the attitude which
the Mckinley administration has as
sulned toward the gigantic aggrega-
lions of capital, commonly known as
trusts"
Other resolutions favor legislation
equaliZing the tax laws of the state
upon the basis of constitutional uni
formity and revision Of the laws re-
lating to transportation rates and IL
cense fees of quasi-public corporations.
Opposition is expressed to joint reso-
luton amending the constitution vest
ing the control of public schools in the
hands of the state superintendent;
also to a joint resolution for a general
banking law.
The following ticket was then placed
In nominations:
1ONSAAOAB AAOuAo VI. DO1lluCI1Cll, nc.
nosha; lieutenant governor Thomas
Patterson, Waushara; secretary of
state, Joseph H. Woodnorth, Milwau-
kee; treasurer. August Bartz, Fall
Creek; attorney general, George C.
Cooper, Superior; state superintendent,
Homer b. Hubbell, Beaver Dam: in
surance commissioner, Robert A.
Thompson, La Crosse; railroad COM
missioner, George w. Hill, Antigo;
chairman of the state central commit
tee, A. F. Worden, Waukesha; presi-
Dental electors, First district, G. w.
Stevenson, Lafayette county; Second,
b. F. Sherman, Dane; Third, w. N.
Coflan. Vernon; Fourth. H. ]. Mill
man, Milwaukee; Fifth. P. H. O'Mera,
Washington; Sixth. John Boyer, Calu-
met: Seventh, Stephen Richmond,
Trempealeau: Eighth, A. K. Voshard,
Kewanee; Ninth, Amos Holgate,
Marinctte; Tenth, George D. Clene, St.
Croix; at large, F. w. Cotzhausen,
Milwaukee, and John Rosch, Winnie
bago.
The last business of the convention
was the election of chairman of the
state central committee, over which
great excitement and considerable
friction ensued. The contest was be-
tween A. F. Worden of Waukesha and
J. F. Murphy of Milwaukee. Several
strong speeches were made by friends
of each candidate, and not until mid
night was it known for certainty
who would land the prize. Worden
finally won out with few votes to
spare.
WIScnNSIN pROuIRs