Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-08-21
CONGRESSIONAL CONVENTION.
Democrats of the Ninth District Met
at Amigo on Wednesday.

CONGRESSIONAL CONVENTION. |
Democrats of the Ninth District Met
at Amigo on Wednesday.
The democrats of the Ninth Congress
sional District held their convention at
Amigo last Wednesday afternoon, and
it was a representative one in every
sense of the word. There was full
attendance and much enthusiasm
The convention was called to order
mittee, Julius Thielman. of Merrill
4. j. Smith was chosen temporary
chairman, and E. p Brennan, of Rhine
lander, secretary, and the following
committees appointed:
Credentials-Bur Williams, of Ash
land county; Herman Meisner, of Sha-
wano, and Jesse Armstrong, of Lang
lade.
Permanent organization-H H. Man
son, of Marathon; j. Dagen. of Oconto,
and l.. L. Brown, of Clark
Resolutions-R. E. Powers, of Mara
thon; G. j. Noel, of Marinette, and M.
A. Buckley, of Taylor.
The committee on credentials report
ed fifty delegates entitled to seats i'll
the convention, all of whom were pres
ent. The temporary organization was
made permanent and the committee on
resolutions submitted the following,
which were unanimously adopted:
We, the representatives of the demo-
cratic party OF the Ninth congressional
| district of Wisconsin, do hereby affirm
the principles of the democratic party
as set forth IN the platform adopted by
the national convention Of the demo-
cratic party, which was held July 4th,
1900. at Kansas City.
We declare that the principles of
government laid down in the declara-
zion OF independence are the fundamen-
tai principles upon which our govern
ment Is founded, and they must be
maintained In order that our republic
| shall live.
We maintain that these principles
have been abandoned by the republican
party, as shown by the acts of the pres
| ent administration of William McKin-
| ley in dealing with the territory and
people which have come under the ju-
risdiction of the United States as a con-
sequence of the Spanish-American war.
We contend that the principles of
government as set forth in the platform
of the republican party of 1860-the
| platform of Lincoln-are not the princi-
| pies represented by the platform and
| candidates of the republican party of
1900. The republican platform of 1860
contains the following declaration of
principles, viz:
THAI the maintenance of the principles pro-
mulgated in the declaration of Independence
| and embodied i'll the federal constitution that
all men are created equal that they are en-
dOwed by their Creator with certain inalienia-
/ that liberty
| and the pursuit of happiness that, to secure
| these rights, governments are instituted among
| men, deriving their just powers from the con-
| sent of the governed is essential to the pres
| ervation of our republican institutions"
| We condemn the present administra-
| ton for carrying on war OF conquest
and subjugation in the Philippine
| Islands: for undertaking to establish a
| form of government which is unknown
to our constitution and directly in con-
tlict with the principles set forth in the
| declaration of independence.
| We record our sympathy and admira-
| tion for the liberty loving people of our
sister republics of South Africa in MAX
ing the struggle they are making for
government, against the greed and
avarice of the republic. hating empire
| of Great Britain.
! We especially pledge our support to
| that plank in the democratic platform
| which demands that labor shall be rep
resented directly in the councils of the
| nation by the creation of a cabinet of
| flee for that purpose.
We pledge our loyal and hearty sup
| port to that great leader of the demo-
cratic party, and Americas greatest
defender of American liberty, William
J. Bryan, of Nebraska, and to his dis
| tinguished colleague, Adlai Stephen
son, of Illinois, who has been tried and
not found wanting, as vice president of
| the United States.
We pledge our support to the nomi-
nee of this convention, and we call upon
the people to join with us in support of
the democratic party throughout the
| state and nation, to the end that the
principles of our government may not
be sacrificed upon the altar of greed
and unholy ambition.
There were three candidates present
| ed to the convention for consideration.
Wells NJ. Ruggles, of Ashland county;
f. I'll. Schweppe, of Taylor county, and
| p. A. Badour, of Oconto county. Mr..
| Schweppe was the choice of the con-
vention on the first ballot.
/ MIR. Schweppe was brought before
the convention and accepted the NOM
nation in a well worded speech A
speech was also made by Wells Nj.
Ruggles.
The business of the convention con-
cluded by electing the following con-
| greSsional committee:
Chairman-E. p. Brennan, of Oneida.
Secretary-Burt Williams, of Ash
land.
Ashland-J j Mcclellan.
Clark Ill. Thompson.
| Florence
Forest. Massbaum.
Langlade-A B. Willard.
Lincoln-Jul Thielman.
Marathon-J. j. Lohmar
Marinette-Jos. Maurier.
Oconto-P. A. Badour.
PRICE,. c. kelcher.
/ Shawano-H. A. Brauer.
Taylor-M. w. Ryan.
Vilas-A. o. Darwin.