The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1900-05-10
DEMOCRATIC STATE CONVENTION.
Interest In the Selection of Delegates
at-Iarge to Kansas City.

Milwaukee Sentinel-Interest is be-
ginning to awaken in Democratic circles
an to who are to represent the state at
large in the National Democratic con-
yention which will meet in Kansas City
July 4. The Democratic State conven-
ton for the selection OF the delegates-at-
large will be held June 70 and the indi-
cations are that T. L. Cleary OF Platte
vile, Grant county, will be selected by
the State Central committee as chair
man, out of Difference to the silver Demo
Gratis, who will have control of the con-
vention. Mr.. Cleary was one OF the
speakers at the Bryan banquet in this
city year ago on the occasion OF the
celebration of Jefferson's natal annlver-
sary by the Jefferson club. His speech
on that occasion was considered one OF
the best made from the free silver point
of view. Mr.. Cleary was the assistant
United States district attorney for the
Western district of Wisconsin under the
Cleveland administration and is com
ing man in the counsels Of the rarty.
For delegates-at-large to the National
convention, the most prominently mem
toned thus far isl L. Plummer On wan
sau, a banker, an ex-member OF the Board
of Regents Of the Wisconsin State uni
versity, and a free silver man. Il think
the northern part of the state Will ask
for the election of Mr.. Plummer, said
ex-Atty. Gen. L. O'Connor. 1.-The only
other name have heard seriously men
toned in connection with the positions
of delegates at large is that OF Louis Bob
merich of Kenosha, lawyer and one of
the best campaigners in the state OF Wis
consin, who speaks German and English
with equal fuency. Mr.. Bohmerich has
friends all over the state and he is popu-
lar with the German-American Demo
Gratis. | think the convention will make
no mistake in selecting these two men.
do not know the sentiment in Milwau-
kee in respect to adelegate large from
this city. but in conversation with men
who have called mt my Office from out in
the state, infer that there will be a
strong sentiment in favor of ex-Gov.
George w. Peck a. one of the delegates
at large The only other candidate /
have heard mentioned is George Hilton
of Oshkosh His friends are pressing his
claims for consideration. No doubt
there will be many other names present
ed OF deserving Democrats as well as
Others who are not 80 deserving, when
the convention meets.
Il have no doubt the delegates elected
will be instructed to vote for the nomi-
nation Of William Jennings Bryan and
the reafirmation of the Chicago plat
form. | do not think, however, that
the free coinage Of silver at a ratio OF 10
to will be the paramount issue in the
coming campaign, and | do not believe
that any one else thinks 80 who is at all
conversant with the present political
situation in this country. Every intelli-
gent citizen knows that this republic
can live for years to come though it be
honey combed with trusts and her peo-
pie oppressed with an outrageous finan-
cial system. 1t is equally true that ev-
cry intelligent citizen knows or ought
to know that the success OF the Demo
cratic party in the next national contest
is essential to the preservation of the re-
public and all those institutions and
ideals which for over century have
been cherished by the American people.
Hence it is plain to my mind that the
predominant and all absorbing issue
will be n republic against an empire.
In speaking of the selection of the
delegates-at- large to the National Demo
cratic convention, James II. Slower, who
il the mouth-piece for Mayor Roses po-
litical ambition, said Il have only
this 10 say, and that is that we want to
send David Rose to Kansas City as IA
delegatc-at- large to make music for Mil
waultee and the state of Wisconsin. He
is entitled to the place and ought to have
it,.