The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1900-08-29

lntenuenl ana the taxing away from the
people of the various counties the election
of county superintendent
We ARE opposed to joint resolution No.
IL proposing an amendment to Article IL
of the constitution of Wisconsin, giving
the legislature power to pass a general
banking law and believe that the people
should continue to be vested with the I'LL
innate power to vote upon the passage of
any banking law.
we condemn the present caucus law
which provides for complicated and eX-
pensive nominating system, and favor such
revision OF the same as will result In a
simple, direct and inexpensive method of
nominating candidates for office and dele
gates to conventions. tatf .
We congratulate the state of Wisconsin
upon the efficiency of its National guard.
and pledge ourselves to do all in our power
to maintain its present high standard.
We pledge the candidates nominated by
this convention to honestly, safely and
economically administer the business of
the state in the interest of all the people.
Mr.. Bohmrich Accepts.
In accepting the nomination Mr..
Bohmrich said in part: sE
| have read the declaration of principles
as enunciated in your platform and can
assure you that l indorse every utterancG
therein contained. Upon that platform /
will stand during this campaign, and IL
elected the siren voice of no tempter shall
lure me from that path of duty which
you have laid out. Those who are acquaint
ed with the principles of democracy, equal
ity of opportunity and equality of govern
mental burdens and taxation. know that the
platform Of the last Republican state con
vention simply indorses those principles adj
yOeated by the Democratic party since the
days of Thomas Jefferson. We may cOn
graduate our opponents that after years or
Democratic discussion from Democratic
standpoint they have found it necessary ut
the opening of new century to adopt the
time-honored principles OF Democracy IN
order to avoid the enlightened wrath Of the
people of the state. We insist that the
constitution, construed in the spirit of the
Declaration of Independence. shall follow
the flag, and not lot of loOting carpet
baggers We prefer to see the flag stard
upon the American rock of humanit.F. free
dom and justice, where it stood ut the be
ginning of the war. and 'denounce the Grim
inal aggression of William Mckinley who
hauled it down and placed it upon the Eng
lish sand hills of conquest, plumber and
subjugatiOn, protecting slavery and all its
iniquity. We know that trade does not fol-
low any flag in an impcrialistic colonial pol
icy. English trade has failed to follow the
flag of England to India, Canada and other
colonial possessions. but franchise jobhers
and mining sharks have followed it INFO
the BOer republics. Spanish trade did not
follow the Spanish flag in its Worldwide
hilation followed in its wake. and French
trade has failed to follow the French flag
to its rapidly increasing territories.
POpulists Endorse Electors.
The evening session was opened with the
report of the names of presidential cleo
tors by district. For electors at-large +.
w. Won COtzhausen of this city and
John Rasch of Menasha were named.
a communication was received from the
Populists. who had been in session dur
ing the afternoon, saying that the Popu-
lists would support the Bryan electors
named by the convention. a resolution
was passed thanking the Populists for
their action and ordering the transmits
sion of list of the electors to the Popu-
lists. The message from the POpullsts
was polite notice that. the state ticket
would not be Endorsed and that there
would be no fusion.
Remainder of the Ticket.
Thomas Patterson OF Waushara was
nominated by acclamation for lieutenant
governor and Joseph Woodnorth was
named for secretary of state without Il
dissenting vote. George w. Hill of An
tigo was also nominated for state treas
urer over August BartZ of Fail Greek.
when it was announced that Mr.. Hill did
not desire to be nominated for state
treasurer, but would like to be nominat-
ed for railroad commissioner. This an
nouncement, which was made by Mayor
Rose, was challenged. and there was Il
decided miXup for five minutes. Hill,
who was a delegate. finally arose and an
nounced that his friends now insisted on
his standing. A ballot was accordingly
taken and BartZ was nominated by Il
good majority. Before the result of the
ballot could be announced Hill moved
that BartZ be declared the unanimous
nominee. George G.. Cooper of West SUI
perior was nominated Tor att0rney-gen-
eral without opposition. III. Il. Hubbell
of Beaver Dam was nominated for SUI
perintendent of public institutions over
Karl Mathie Of Wausau by vote of $40
to 81.
District Electors.
The presidential electors chosen by the
district conventions and approved by the
convention are as follows:
First District-G. w. Stevenson, La
fayette.
Second-B +. Sherman Dodge.
Third-W. NJ. Cortland. Vernon.
Fourth-H. J. Millmann, Milwaukee.
Fifth-Patrick O'Malley, Washington.
Sixth-John Berger. Calumet,
Seventh-Stephen Richmond, Arcadia.
Isighth-A. G. NOshardt. I<ewaunee.
Ninth-Amos Holgate Marinette.
Tenth-GeOrge d. Cline, st. Croix.
Warden State Chairman.
The only fight Of the day came at the
close of the convention in the election
of a chairman of the state central com
mittee The Milwaukee administration
was pitted against j. w. Murphy and
won, but not before Mayor Rose desert
ed his candidate. w. III. Graebner, and
turned his forces over to A. Z. Warden,
''the Chesterfield of Wisconsin Democ-
racy," as he was termed by convention
orator. The fight was the central fea-
ture the ante-conventiOn proceedings.
Mr.. Murphy had a strong support, but
the feeling of the state Democrats was
hat ttn. ont Of o,,1- oo,e