Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1900-08-28
LOUIS Gs BOHkR|CH
Placed in Nomination by the
Democrats For Governor of
Wisconsin.
AN EXCELLENT CHOICE MADE.
The Convention Largely Attended and
Its Work Performed to the Salts
faction of All But Republicans.


The Democratic State Convention,
called to meet at Milwaukee last We'd
nesday, for the purpose of nominating
a governor and state ticket, met at the
Pabst theatre and was called to order
promptly at IL o'clock by Chairman
Geo. w. Peck, who read the call and
made known the object of the meeting
Clark l.. Hood, of La Crosse, was intro
duced as temporary chairman, who
addressed the convention on the issues
of the day. Committees on permanent
organization, resolutions and creden-
tials were appointed, after which an
adjournment was taken until 2:30
O'Clock. The organization was made
permanent by the selection of p H.
Martin, of Green Bay, for permanent
chairman, John +. Klurvin. of Oshkosh,
as secretary, and +. r. Schultz, of Mil
waukee, p e. Van Blarcom, os Fond
du Lac, and w. F. Crane, of Chippewa
Falls, as assistant secretaries. Mr.
Martins address was one that entirely
sustained that gentleman's reputation
as an able speaker.
Louis G. Bohmrich, of Kenosha, was
then placed in nomination for Governor
by j.. L. Mahoney, of GAINESVILLE !;
seconding speeches were made by Burt
Williams, of Ashland, and r. E. Richard
son, of Racine. Leopold Hammel, of Mil
waukee, moved that the nomination be
made by acclamation, and it was so
voted, and Mr.. Bohmrich was the unan-
imous choice of the convention.
Mr.. Bohmrich, upon being notified,
appeared before the convention and in
accepting the nomination said:
"Your decision in nominating me as
your candidate for governor of this
great commonwealth, is to be sum-
mons to an honor for which [ am pro-
foundly grateful, and if elected, call
to public duties, the responsibilities of
which are not underestimated by me.
Il have read the declaration of prin-
ciples as enunciated in your platform
and can assure you that L endorse
every utteranee therein contained.
Upon that platform will stand during
this campaign, and if elected the siren
voice of no temptor shall lure me from
that path of duty which you have laid
out. Those who are acquainted with
the principles of democracy equality
of opportunity" and equality of
governmental burdens and taxation
know that the platform of the last
Republican State Convention simply
endorses those principles advocated by
the democratic party since the days of
Thomas Jefferson. We may congratu-
late our opponents, that after years of
democratic discussion, from a demo
cratic standpoint, they have found it
necessary at 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.
FOR TAX EQUALIZATION.
"When they speak of economy in
public expenditures and equal taxation,
we know and theirrecord proves it, that
those promises are made only to be bro
ken and ignored. Ii elected. so far as it
rests in my power, law will be enacted
to equaliZe taxes along the lines laid
down in your platform. Economy in
the departments of government, mast
not only be mere lip-service, but must
DO enforced with that determination
which the people have a right to expect
from public servants.
should the people choose me as their
governor, my course shall be such that
no overburdened tax payer can justly
accuse me of fighting sham battle for
the purpose of enlisting the support OF
the people and then, by secret agree
ment or otherwise, surrender to the
tax dodging corporations of the state.
"In the political struggle now on, the
people of fifteen states, banded together
for life to insure each others liberties
and rights, are again given an opportu
nifty for an interchange of thought upon
questions of fundamental Importance.
The democratic party, true to its princi-
nlaS stands bv the America niSm of the
fathers, under the teaching of which
this nation has existed as world power
for 122 years, while the republican