Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1900-08-16
La FoIIette's Godfather.

Chairman Adams recognized Gen.
Geo. +. Bryant as the godfather" Of
Ia Toilette, and he came forward amid
thunders of applause, putting his Illus
trious protege in nomination with the
following words;
You ask from whence my candidate?
This my answer ii shall be:
lie came from the town Of Primrose,
From q log cabin under a tree.
The tree was an oak Of the primegal
forest. In It's broad spreading branches the
boy first heard the whispering OF the wind
and the sweet songs Of the wild birds. TO
climb its sturdy trunk 10 It's topmOst
limb, symbolic Of the triumph that awaits
him on the dawning Of the new century,
was the first aspiration OF this child of
the froutiersman. Lad, youth. and man
nave | known him, and he has never failed
awyer statesman. his path from the open
| ing in the forest TO this convention nall
in the commercial metropolis Of the state
mas been trod with honest steps Gold
! could not buy him; Aattery never sweryeG
! him. threats deferred him not As per-
slstent a fighter for the right MS was the
| great chieftain Ulysses 5. Grant, when the
! battle is over and the foe surrendered he
can say Let us have peace - with the
| same feryency as did the hero Of Apo
matox
My candidate is an ideal candidate, the
| logical candidate hence the peoples can
/
| grandly win. II was this candidate Of
whom jeremiah NJ. Rusk said In writ.
! ing the agricultural schedule of the bill
| Chat made VIM. Mckinley president) he
done more for the farmers Of the United
States than any living American"
The great forests bordering on the Lake
| Superior. from the caucuses and conventions
| there held, have echoed the name Of
Robert - The people In the valley of the
Wisconsin. down which the old French voy-
ayers padded their canoes centuries ago,
! are singing La Toilette !! Wise men from
the east girded about with the unit rule,
came out of OcOnto. crying La Toilette :.
out a Waukesha where the sweet waters -
Gods good gift sent to cheer the heart of
man,-forever flow, the voters with great
emphasis have proclaimed for Robert NJ.
La Toilette The district that he repre-
sented in congress. said Bob and the
dwellers on the prairIes OF the northwest
took up the refrain and shouted. Bob
Bob Bob :" Soldiers Of the great war from
1861 TO 1865 refused to be stampeded by
hushwhackers but touching elbows with
the men of later generation, have marched
hither To join in his nomination.
My words are the utterances Of the citl
zens of this proud city Of Milwaukee as well
as the other peoples OF the commonwealth
when | place in nomination before this re-
publican convention as a candidate for
governor of our grand state,--ROBERT
MARION la TOILETTE.
The world is big with coming events I!
our country will stand abreast of the
times with unfurled banners Wisconsin
must be in the front line with her sister
states. We want a governor who is the
peer of the best.
Standing upon a platform which you in
your wisdom have made, this son of Wiscon
sin. who will not be bulied or bought, but
who can always be advised, with your god
speed. viii add luster to its name
Your ticket completed 20 home to your
people and with them send TO the leglsIa-
ture of 1901 members who, like him, whom
you will have elected your chief executive,
believe that all men should be free and with
equal rights, and that property. both per-
sonal and corporate, should bear Its right
share of the public burden-members who
believe that the nearer the people are TO the
government the better will be the govern
ment.
Cheers repeated and long continued
marked the closing. then the university
yell 'U! Rah! Rah! Wisconsin,.
was given, and on motion Of A. II.
Long of Crawford Mr.. La Toilette was
unanimously nominated by acclama-
ton, great enthusiasm prevailing.
A committee composed Of A. H. Long
of Crawford, Isaac Stephenson of Mari
nette, A. r. tall of Dunn, Congress
man Babcock of Juneau and ex-Con-
gresham Haugen of Pierce was ap-
pointed to escort the nominee before
the convention.
Harvey's Narrow Escape.
While the committee was out II. *.
Butterfeld OF Hartford put in nomina-
ton all the present state officers below
governor, naming each official specific
ally, but forgetting about the state su-
perintendent Attention was called
to the omission. and a special eulogy
of Prof. Harvey was pronounced as a
measure of compensation. Then all
these functionares were renominated
simultaneously with hurrah.
Bryant Houored.
Does any man in this hall have any
idea what gentleman should be named
for chairman of the state central com
mittee?" here asked Chairman Adams
ui2zically. while theconvention smiled
broadly. Gen. Geo r. Bryant OF Mad