Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1900-08-27
THEY DECIDE TO SUPPORT DEM
OCRATIC NOMINEES.
STATE CONVENTION HELD
Considerable Opposition to Candidate
Bohmrich But it is Overcome
Platform Demands in Line With
Former Declarations of the Party
A. A. Wors1ey Chairman.

ul1St state convention met at Robert
Chivas post hall, shortly after 2 o'clock
yesterday afternoon. The delegates
were undecided as to what action they
would take. There seemed to be a
general opposition to L. G.. Bohmrich,
who was slated for nomination by the
democrats, and an inclination to en-
dorse the democratic ticket provided
some one else was at the head of it. In
the event of Mr.. Bohmrichs nomina-
ton the populists seemed to favor the
nomination of A. A. Worsley to lead
them in the campaign. Robert Schill-
ing said:
IL the democrats nominate an &C
ceptable candidate for governor the
populists seem disposed to support
their ticket without asking offices or
favors for themselves but they will not
support Bohmrich, who actually made
a speech in the democratic convention
two years ago denouncing the popu-
lists. The populists are doing all they
can to secure the election of Mr. Bryan
regardless of what the Wisconsin dem
Ocrats may do. If the democrats nom
mate Bohmrich many of the populists
will vote for La Toilette. One of lie
Racine delegates told me that the Ra-
cine populists would support La Fol
lette. La Toilette is a better populist
than Bohmrich.''
''The three great civilizers, The Dol
lar, The Telegraph and The Locomo-
tive, should be the willing and intelii-
gent servants, not the greedy and bru-
tai masters of the people, e. P. Allis.
This motto, painted upon large
banner, was stretched above the plat
form in Robert Chivas post hall. At
the back of the stage a picture of Bry-
an was plastered over a landscape
scene. Flags were draped about the
platform and hall.
The members of the state central
committee held short meeting and at
2:30 Robert Settling mounted the
platform and called for order. He
said that he had delayed the opening
of the convention because the dele
gates from Milwaukee were late in get
ting around. He also said that there
were but few delegates present be-
cause Mckinley prosperity had struck
SO hard that many of the delegates
elected from different parts of the
state were too poor to pay their ex-
penses here. He announced that the
temporary officers would be Cyrus M.
P1rtt of oh OF rno nd
Harrington of Walworth county, sec
rotary.
Mr.. Butt thanked the convention and
appointed the following committee on
kee, Spencer Palmer of Fond du Lac,
a. A. Worsley of Racine, F. w. Stearns
Of Milwaukee and Chas. Hatch of Cal
umet
Chairman Butt said that he had
heard some talk of the futility of keep
ing up an organization when the party
intended to go with the democrats.
"The dangerous men in the democratic
party left it two years ago, and I could
see no harm then in going with the
would be suicide to abandon our Or
ganization, for we are the only party
that stands for humanity today
Robert Schilling also spoke. He
said: II have devoted nearly forty
years of my life trying to better man
kind. Instead of thanking me for it
they have blackguarded and abused
ne. The world is getting better, but
this is not saying much for the present
civilization The war in the Phil
ippines, south Africa and China all
came in for scathing comments.
Robert Schililng, Spencer Palmer, A.
A. Worsley, John Power of Pierce
county and Peter Ham of Ozaukee
county were appointed a committee on
resolutions and Berkeley Farrell, VIM.
Gadow of Ozaukee, H. E. Frisbee of
Waukesha county, Fl. P Gliding Of
Sheboygan and j. Fl. Hamilton Of
Pierce county were appointed the COM
mittee on permanent organization.
A. A. Worsley of Racine, permanent
chairman, took occasion to say if the
populists the first advances must be
made by the other fellows. The plat
form as adopted denounces trusts and
commends the democratic national
convention in having endorsed VIM J.
Bryan and to him is pledged undivided
support. The national platform adopt
ed at Sioux Falls is endorsed and the
following demands made: Abolition
of monopoly in money, transportation
in land; direct legislation known as
the initiative and referendum and pub
lie control of public utilities. The is
sue Of all money by the government
directly to the people through govern
ment banks is advocated. Legal eight
hour work day, municipal home rule,
abolition of prison contract and child
labor are also demanded. A commit
tee was appointed to convey word to
the democratic state convention that
the populists would vote for the dem
ocratic presidential electors.
On, fhn nODu1ictc