Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-04-25
WISCONSIN REPUBLICANS
MEET TO SELECT DELEGATES. TO
NATIONAL CONVENTION.
Temporary Chairman MOnahan Makes
Speech Warmly EulOgixing
Present Administration.

MILWAUKEE, Wis. April 25.-The re-
publican state convention to choose four
delegates-at-large and to ratify the selec-
ton of delegates made In the ten congress
sionai districts to the national convention
at Philadelphia met at noon today in the
Davidson Theater in this city.
Chairman Treat of the republican state
central committee called the convention to
order. and introduced James G. Monahan
Of Darlington as the temporary chairman.
Mr.. Monahan criticised VIM. J. Bryan, and
declared that If the republicans do their
duty as they did in 1896, there can be but
one result-the triumphant reelection of
President Mckinley.
Mr.. Monahan spoke in part as follows:
To-day the accredited delegates Of Wis
consins magnificent army have met for the
purpose of indorsing national republican
promises fulfilled and pledges redeemed,
and to elect and instruct her delegation to
vote for the denomination of President Nc
Kinley.
Several times during the history of our
nation an administration has presented
strong reasons for an Endorsement by the
people, but never before has there been
more to commend and less to censure than
in the present
I'm the coming fight we are to meet the
same old foe-one that in ideas is three
parts populist and one part democrat, but
one-fourth populist-an unholy alliance of
political negation and long whiskered vag-
aries. They will nominate w. ]. Bryan.
who. whether he is being appointed colonel
OF silver regiment in Omaha. suffering
from military lockjaw in Florida. resign
ing his commission in the army before the
close of the war, lassoing a panther in
Texas or talking politics to Chatauqua as
semblies at so much per talk, is wrong on
every question. and is consistent only in
his inconsistencies
President Mckinley will be renominat ted.
and, as in 1896, these men will oppose each
other in the great contest of 1900. If the
republicans do their duty as they did in
1896 there can be but one resut-the tri-
umphant reelection Of President Mckinley,
There stands our leader. and there.
speaking for themselves. are his official
acts. President Mckinley has not only
kept faith with the people by fulfilling ante
election pledges. but has grandly risen to
meet new conditions and unlooked-for con-
ditions. He has been weighed in the BAL
ance of public opinion and found not want
ing. His administration will live in history
annals of history"
At the conclusion of Mr.. Monahan's
speech committees son resolutions and per
manent organiza ton were appointed. and a
recess was taken until 2:3o pm.
Following is the report of the committee
on resolutions:
I'VE reaffirm the principles expressed in
the platform of the national republican
party of 1896, popularity approved and in
dorsed at the last national election and
commended and justified by subsequent
events.
We are gratifed that experience neither
constrains US to recede from the high posi-
ton then taken on questions before the
country. nor to subordinate the views then
vehemently supported to meet the exigen-
cies of a new campaign.
we hereby express our profound gratif-
cation that the present Congress of the
United States, conformably to that plat
form by formal legislative enactment, has
established as permanent standard of
value the gold coin of the nation
we fndorse the strong. brilliant and pro-
gressive administration of our President.
VIM Mckinley. under which our national
domain has been enlarged, new luster added
wealth and prosperity secured to the coun-
try e0"ii
The administration Of Gov Edward SEQ
field was also indorsed