Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1900-06-20
WISCONSIN DEMOCRATS
Elect Delegates TO Kansas City an,
Adopt Platform.

Adopt Platform.
The Democratic convention that met
here for the purpose of electing four
delegates AT large 10 the national conven'
ton pledged the Wisconsin Democracy
to w. ]. Bryan. Silver was no 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 pedgiug a general
| reform in governmental methods, the
leaders of the Wisconsin Democracy
were heard in no uncertain TOTES. Here
are some of the sentiments expressed by
speakers:
cannot believe country can ever be
come too big TO do right, too big TO do jus
tice. Call 1t milrarlsm call IL Imperialism,
call it what you like you can be sure 1t Is
not Americanism.-Thon l.. Cleary, per
manent chairman.
william ]. Bryan. the uncrowned king Of
political consistency Ex-Attorney General
0'Connor.
He Is a great man. brave man. He turned
the Republicans ont and put Democrats In.
Joseph q. Donnelly, in nominating Mayor
Rose.
When the platform was tcad the most
vociferous applause was Accorded TO the
paragraph expressing sympathy for the
Beers. 1t lasted several minutes. 1t
took one hcdr and twenty minutes to take
and straighten out the first ballot for
| delegates at large, by which David 5.
Rose was chosen. Then the convention
| adjourned for supper.
Through all this the fight against E. G.
Wall, member Of the national committee,
was conducted by L. e. Ryan and his
friends with great yigor. AT the begin
| ming Il Ryan men were confident they
had Roe as their supporter. In the af-
ternoon the Ryan men and the Wall men
united in declaring they did not know
where the Mayor stood, and the Ryan
men were telling the truth as they knew
| it.
rhe platform as adopted declares for
| the Chicago platform of 1896, expresses
devotion to William J. Bryan and com
nits the Wisconsin delegation to support
| his candidacy. The resolutions were
adopted by rising vote amid great cheer
| ing and in full are as follows
The Democratic party of the State of Wis
consin by its convention here convened pro
claims the following declarations:
We adhere to the principles of the Chi
| cago platform of 1896 aud pledge ourselves
/ to abide by the platform to be adopted by
the national Democratic convention of 1900
We gladly express our love devotion
| for the great standard be2' er Of our party,
| the Thomas Jefferson of the new century
| w. J. Bryan, commit our representatives
| to support his nomination and our party to
| support his candidacy.
| We denounce the Republican party sor its
| 5razen inconsistency In treating Porto Rico
| as a part of our territorial possessions and
| At the same time uniustly discriminating
| against its people as we'll as our own by
| imposing a burden of tariff, in establishing
| / system of Imperialism grossly repugnant
| 70 the spirit of our institutions and neees-
| stating the maintenance of system of
| mlita-iem thar threatens the perpetuity OF
| our government for the sole purpose Of gain
| and conquest; in establishing for all time
| 4 scheme of taxation under the guse OF war
| taxes for the purpose OF maintaining
| standing army NJ time when peace should
| prevail and providing revenue made neces-
| sary by q policy Of ex0rbitant and prohibit
| Dry tariff imp0slti0ns practtced In the In
| terests Of monoplies ard trust combinations
| that have been fostered by the present COM
| binations that have been f0stered by the
present administration; in the prohigate and
corrupt use Of the public funds in fraudulent
| army contracts and the purchase of war
vessels, and we point TO the gigantic postal
| frauds In Cuba as fair sample of Repubh-
esn integrity.
| We demand a reduction in the internal
| revenue taxes and especially upon those
Items of manufacture ard commercial Inter
course that most seriously affect and injure
| The manufacturing and commercial interests
Of our country.
| we favor the election of United States
| 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 eoih
monty known as trusts which concentrate
and monopolze industry and business, crush
out independent producers. destroy compe-
ttIon and restrict opportunities for labor,
limit production and arbitrarily raise the
prices of the necessities Of life.
| We unquallhedly extend our sympathy and
good will to the sister republics Of South
| A ~ ar4 Fhotr Ia ct
tenance of those rights to which they arc
entitled by the laws of nations, nature aud
Of God4S
Then followed the call of the roll by
districts for nominations. The following
were proposed: d. L. Plumer of Wau-
! eau, David S. Rose, Milwaukee,; L. ].
Bcmerich, Kenosha: G. W. Bird, Madi-
SOL; G. p. Hilton, Oshkosh; 9. L. Hood,
La Crosse; 7. ]. 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, o. L. Plumer Of
| Wausau and Louis ]. Bomerich. A con-
ISOLATION purse was awarded the losing
candidate by electing G. T.. 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-Gnbert r. Hodges, Monce; r. E.
Richardson. Racine.
second-J f. Malone. Dodge County; lobe
Mills. COLUMBIA County.
Third Montgomery Smith, Mineral
Point White, Vernon County
Fourth-Frank Faik, Milwaukee; Clinton
| Burnham. Milwaukee.
| Fffth-T. E. Ryan. Waukesha; Charles
WIese, ShcboygRn Fails
SIXTH. B. Hoskins, Fond du Lac; W. F.
! NASH Two Rivers.
seventh-w II. Frawley. Eau Claire; R.
| Il. Mccoy, Monroe.
Eighth NJ. Baer Appleton ". W,
| Crane. Weyauwega.
Ninth-John Noona oconto Julius Thlel-
man, Lincoln County.
! Tenth-W, II. Stafford. Dunn County; g.
c. Coober, Douglas County.
Easier.
He-Deareet, do not breal, off our en-
gagemert because have fallen off and
drunk wine once or twice. Believe me