River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-08-30

and made a speech eulogizing Bryan
Other speeches occupied the time until
five o'clock, when the committee on res
olutions reported as follows:
The democrats of Wisconsin, in conven-
ton assembled, realizing theimportance of
the political battle about to be waged in the
state and nation, and that upon its outcome
depends the settlement of momentous is
sues, hereby make the following declara-
tion of principles:
We affirm the principles as set forth in the
platform adopted by the democratic party
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 government based upon the broad and
humane principle of government by con-
sent of the governed.
That under this constitution and under
these principles we have founded and main
tanned the most enlightened, the most hui
dane, the best government the world has
ever seen.
We denounce. therefore, the abandon
ment of this principle by the Mckinley adj
ministration and the substitution in its
stead of the monarchical system of gov
eminent by force.
We expressly declare our opposition to
the Mckinley policy of establishing colonial
dependencies as aduncts to our republic
We denounce that policy as revolutionary,
destructive of the fundamental principles
of free government and the abandonment
of that splendid system upon which was
founded our free institutions. We will fight
to the last ditch every attempt to establish
military system, which necessarily leads
to compulsory military service as an obli-
ofn
oppose the maintenance of large standing
army unnecessarily, with all its attendant
burdens of oppressive taxation.
We denounce the attitude which the Nc
Kinley administration has assumed toward
the gigantic aggregations of capital com
monty known as trusts. We believe that
these are menace to industrial freedom
that they destroy competition, decrease
production, increase prices and have
thrown a large army of men out of employ
ment.
We believe that the declaration of the
republican party on this question is
not sincere, as is evidenced by the fact
that during four years of control of the
legislative machinery no effective steps
have been taken to control, regulate or
prevent the organization of trusts, and for
the further reason that many of the lead
ers of the republican party are themselves
promoters and organizers of these de-
structive combinations.
We favor legislation equalizing the tax
laws of the state upon the basis of consti-
tutional uniformity, and a revision of the
laws relating to transportation rates and
license fees of quasi-public corporations
We declare our opposition to the present
system of double taxation and demand that
taxes be justly and equitably levied upon
all property within the state whether
owned by corporations or individual, with
out discrimination or favor, excepting such
property of religious, fraternal and beney-
olent associations as is now expressly ex-
empt by law
We are opposed to joint resolution No
l6, proposing an amendment to Section ]
of Article 10, of the constitution of the
state of Wisconsin relating to education
This proposed amendment is in conflict
with the recently expressed vote of the
people as to the supervision of public in
struction and opens the way for the vest
ing of the control of the public schools
arbitrarily in the hands of the state super
intendent and the taking away from the
people of the various counties the election
of county superintendent.
We are opposed to joint resolution No.
IL. proposing an amendment to Article ii
of the constitution of Wisconsin, giving
the legislature power to pass a general
banking law and believe that the people
should continue to be vested with the ulti-
mate power to vote upon the passage of
any banking law.
We condemn the present caucus law
which provides for complicated and ex-
pensive nominating system, and favor
such a revision of the same as will result
in simple, direct and inexpensive method
of nominating candidates for office and del
egates to conventions.
We congratulate the state of Wisconsin
upon the efficiency of its national guard,
and pledge ourselves to do all in our power
to maintain it's present high standard
We pledge the candidates nominated by
this convention to honestly. safely and
economically administer the business of
the state liz the interest of all the people.
The Ticket.
There were few contests over the
nominations for state officers, many
of them, including governor, being
made by reclamation. The ticket is
as follows:
For Governor-Louis G. Bohmrich Ke-
nosha
Lieutenant Governor-Thomas Patterson.
Waushara.
Secretary of State-Joseph woodnorth,
Milwaukee
Observation-Disclosures Bartz, Fall Creek.
Attorney General-George c. Cooper,
West Superior.
State superintendent-H. B. Hubbell,
Beaver Dam.
Insurance Commissioner - Robert A.
Thompson, La Crosse.
Railroad Commissioner-George w. Hill.
Amigo.
Presidential Electors.
Electors were chosen by the conven-
ton as follows:
At large, r. W. Van Cotzhausen Milwau-
kee; John Rosch, Menasha; First district,
G. w. Stevenson, Lafayette county; Sec
ond, b. f. Sherman. Dane county; Third
W. n. Coffland, Vernon county; Fourth, H.
J. Millman. Milwaukee county; Fifth, p.
H Olneara, Washington county; Sixth,
John Boyer, Calumet county; Seventh, Ste
ven Richmand, Trempeleau county: Eighth,
A. c. Voshardt. Kewaunee county: Ninth
Amos Holgate Marinette county; Tenth
George ID. Clene. St Croix county.
Harmony Prevailed.
The name of Mr.. Bryan was greeted
at every mention during the speeches,
and harmony prevailed throughout
the proceedings. A. F. Warden, of
Waukesha, was chosen chairman of the
state central committee.
A communication signed by A. A.
worslcy. chairman of the populist con-
vention, in session in another hall, was
read by the chairman, informing the
convention that the populists Endorsed
the Bryan and Stevenson electors.
state Cenfral COMMITTEE
The new state central committee is
made up as follows:
First District. L. Mahoney, Rock coun-
ty: William Brown. Maiworth county
Second-AL ]. Hoven. Dane county; J. NJ
Moore. jefferson county.
Third-R. A. Watkins, Grant county; E.
w. Evans. Sank county.
Fourth-fgnatz Czerwinski. Vincent J.
Schoenecker. Milwaukee county.
Fifth-p. IT, Hemlock. Waukesha county
w H. Schlicht, Shsboygan county
Sixth-George Hilton. Winnehago county
John Franz. Manitowoe county
Seveuth-W K. Mccall, Monroe county
w H Frawley, Eau Claire county.
Eighth-R. ]. Mcclellan. Brown county
j. D. Conway Wood county
Ninth-T. j. Matthews. Lincoln county
d ]. AIadigan. Aaarinefte county.
Tenth-p. w. Tochsy, Douglas county;
John W. Easllford. ST. Croix county.
Career of l.. G. Bohmrieh.
Louis q Bohmrich was horn IL GERMANY