Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1901-03-26
DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION.

Last Saturday evening, the demo
Gratis of Wausau held an enthusiastic
city convention at the court house. The
room was filled with delegates and
spectators and one of the very best
tickets, ever put up in our city, every
thing considered, was placed in nomin-
alton. Each nomination was received
with great applause.
A detailed account of the meeting is
given in another part of the PILOT, over
the signature of the secretary, 4. j.
Rifeman.
The meeting was opened by the Hon.
John Ringle, who spoke at some length.
An outline of his remarks can be found
in the minutes of the meeting in another
column of the Pilot.
The old reliable F. w. Kickbusch,
was chosen temporary chairman, and
he took occasion to make few per-
tinent remarks, thanking the conven
ton for the honor. conferred and said
that he hoped the democrats would
place in nomination good men who
would know no favorites and would be
our city, so that law and order might
prevail. Mr.. Kickbusch also touched
upon the deplorable condition of our
:
said that the taxes were getting higher
and higher all the time and it was time
that halt was called. Mr.. Kickbusch's
remarks were warmly received.
f. j. Rifieman was chosen secretary,
and after the committees, which were
appointed, had reported, Mr.. Ringle
arose and proposed Hon. Louis Mar
chetti for mayor on the democratic
ticket. 1t was received with great
display of enthusiasm and there were
several who seconded the nomination
with words of praise for the gentleman
mentioned.
The choice of Mr.. Marchetti was
unanimous, there being not one dis
senting vote. Mr. Marchetti was
brought before the convention and
when he entered the court room, the
entire assemblage went fairly wild.
He was introduced by Chairman Kick
busch as the next mayor of the city of
Wausau, and the demonstration which
followed, made it potent to everybody
that the convention had made no mis-
take in nominating him to head the
ticket. Mr.. Marchetti stepped forward
and SAID
Chairman and Gentlemen:-
have been informed by your COM
mittee that you have nominated me for
the Office of mayor of the city OF Wau-
Sau.
1t would be untrue to say that this
nomination is a surprise to me, or that
it came unexpected, but it is also true,
that | would have been more pleased II
some other person had been selected by
YOU to head your ticket, and this nomin-
alton was rendered to me under peculiar
circumstances.
Many of my friends, whose opinion |
value highly, have come to me and
pointed out that our opponents are
largely in the majority in our city, and
that others had consented in the past to
lead our fOrlOrn hopes, and that | had
been the recipient of favOrs from the
hands of the democratic party IN the
past, and that now my turn had come
to bring a sacrifice.
Gentlemen, when asked to accept a
nomination under such circumstances,
| felt that | had no right to decline. In
gratitude is no part of my nature, and
/ hope | shall always be able as | am
willing, to pay all my debts whether of
a commercial nature or debt of honor.
| therefore accept the nomination
and thank you from the bottom of my
heart for this mark of your confidence.
OF course the chances of an election are
largely against us but that does not
concern me. Defeat has no terror for
me. If it turns out, as may reasonably
be expected, that our ticket will be in
the minority on the evening of a week
from next Tuesday, l will carry my
head as high as before and grasp the
hands of my friends with the same de-
gree of warmth, as though the result
had been otherwise, whether they have
voted for me or for my opponent.
If, on the other hand, it shall so hap
pen that | will be elected, then l prom
Use you that / will attend to the duties
of the office of Mayor; will make my
self familiar with the workings of every
department of the city, always remem-
bering that | am only the first sevant of
the people. and that other officers are
likewise servants, to the end that we
shall have clean, economic, and bust
ness-like administration of public af-
fairs.
Having now become your candidate
| take off my hat to the people of Wau-
sau and ask them for their suffrage, as
surfing them that in case of my election
| will endeaVOr to the best OF my
ability to conduct the affairs of the city
in the spirit of the saying of departed
American statesman that ''he who
serves the people best serves his party
best" Again, gentlemen, l thank you.
His remarks were we'll received and
every point applauded.
Mr. Marchetti was followed by John
Patzer, Jr., and Herman Lemke, both
of whom accepted the nominations
which had been rendered them.
Brief speeches were made by DR..
B. IL. Conlin and w. w. Albers. The
latter thought that there was no doubt
but that the ticket which had been
placed N nomination was sure win
ner.
b The selection of Dr.. B. H. Conlin for
chairman for the ensuing year, was an
excellent one.
If enthusiasm counts for anything
it is certain that the ticket placed in
nomination on Saturday evening will
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