River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1900-06-21
WISCONSIN DEMOCRATS.
Elects Delegates and Adopts
n Platform.

MtiWaukce, June 13.-Ihe democrats
Net in state convention here yesterday
ard elected delegates to the national
convention in Kansas City. Chairman
Peek, of the state central committee.
called the convention together in the
alhambra theater and Judge James II,
Mcclellan, of Green Bay. was made tenn
porary chairman, and Thomas l..
Cleary, OF Grant county, was named as
permanent chairman. Mr.. Cleary de-
nounced the republican party and GU
Iogized William j. Bryan. The COM
mttee on credentials reported all con-
tests settled and the committee on res
oiutions reported the followingaplat-
form, which was unanimously adont-
ed: 'uVp'c-
u, Inc democratic party of the state Of
Wisconsin by its convention here CON
tons: ueei"ia-
!. We adhere to the principles Of the
Nnlcago platform of 1896 and pledge oi,r-
serves to abide by the platform to be
auop.ea py the national democratic con-
vention OF 1900
We gladly express our love and de-
Votion FOR the great standard bearer Of
our party, the Thomas jefferson Of tho
new century ". j. Bryan. commit our
.,spiesentauVes 10 support his nomina-
dacy.
3. We denounce the ren,biicar na.4,.
Tor its braZen Inconsistency in treatinS,
Forto Rico as part OF our territorial
possessions and at the same time nm
justly discriminating against its people
as well as our own by imposing bur-
uen OF tariff In express violation OF the
constitution OF our country in establish
ing system of Imperialism grossly re-
pugnant to the spirit of our institutions
and necessitating the maintenance of a
system OF militarism that threatens the
pefpetuity OF our government for the
sole purpose of gain and conquest: i'm
establishing for all time a scheme of
taxation under the guise of war taxes
for the purpose of maintaining a stand
ing army at time when peace should
prevail and providing revenue made nee
essary by policy of exorbitant and pro-
hibitory tariff impositions practiced i'm
the interests of monopoles and trust
combinations that have been fostered by
the present administration: i'm the prof
ligate and corrupt use of the public
funds in fraudulent army contracts and
the purchase of war vessels. and we
point to the gigantic postal frauds in
Cuba as fair sample of republican in
tegrity
T. We demand a reduction in the inter-
nal revenue taxes and especially upon
those lines of manufacture and CONNER
cial intercourse that most seriously affect
and injure the manufacturing and COM
mercial interests of our country
8. We favor the election OF United States
senators by direct vote of the people.
6. We are in favor of tariff for rev.
enue only.
Z. We express our unqualified opposition
n mi N a Of
commonly known as trusts which concen-
trate and monopolize industry and bust
ness, crush out Independent producers,
destroy competition and restrict oppor-
tunities for labor, limit production and
arbitrarily raise the prices of the ne
cessities of life.
s. We unauslihedly extend our sympa-
thy and good will TO the sister republics
of South Africa in their heroic struggle
for the maintenance of those rights to
which they are entitled by the laws of
nations, nature and of God.
Then followed the real business OF
the convention--the election of the
delegates at large, which resulted as
follows:
Delegates at Large-David S. Rose. Mil
waukee; George b. McHiton. Oshkosh;
ID. L. Plumer, Wausau; Louis G. Bohm-
rich. Kenosha
Alternates at Large-IhomaS j. REM
ing. North Greenfield; Thomas l.. Cleary,
Platteville; George w Bird, Madison;
Clarke L. Hood. Lacrosse.
The district delegates are as follows:
First-Gilbert T. Hodges, Monroe; r. E.
Richardson, Racine.
Second--J. T.. Malone. Dodge county;
Job Mills, Columbia county.
Third Montgomery Smith, Mineral
Point G. r. White. Vernon county.
Fourth-Franx Falk, Milwaukee; Clin-
ton Burnham, Milwaukee.
Fifth-T Il. Ryan, Waukeshai Charles
Wiese, Sheboygan Falls.
Sixth-F. y. Hoskins, Fond du Lac; w.
T. Nash, Two Rivers
Seventh-W. II. F'rawley. Eau Claire:
r. b. Mccoy. Monroe.
Eighth. NJ. Baer. Appleton; w w.
Crane. Weyauwega.
Ninth-John Noonan. Oconto: julius
Thielman, Lincoln county.
Tenth-W II. Stafford. Dunn county;
G. c. Cooper, Douglass county.