The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-07-17
4 LITTLE B0B'S men
RIDE ROUGHSHOD
OYER The sIALWAR1s
Gov. La Toilette, Triumphantly Nominated, Makes the
Speech Of His Life Senator spooner Must Stand
the Radical Platform to Win Conventions Approval
The Whole Slate Put Through
From 8 STAFF Correspondent.

From q Staff correspondent.
Convention Hall, Madison, Wis., July II.
This mornings session Of the repub-
lican state convention began with the
nomination Of Senator John M White
head for governor, BY John 3. Matheson
OF Rock county, who said
We present to You candidate who does
not claim to have present panacea for ali
the ills Of taxation, but who does claim to
have studied the question deeply and care-s
fully. He ts willing TO give himself to the
working out Of problems of taxation, as
best he can, for the interests of all the
people. If any one man has been identified
with taxation reform in this state for the
past six years, that man is our candidate.
He has stood close to the tax commissioners,
and has endeavored faithfully to carry out
their DESIRES He has taken no step In our
Legislative halls. without their concurrence
and approval. g-s Il
We are not satisfied with our present caucus
laws We.are prepared TO do our duty as to
legislation which may be needfM to safeguard
our political nominations, and enhance the
purity on political meetings. Every citizen
must be upheld In his right freely to express
wn,c Nv raa SON Of conviction. intention, and
honest afaliation. he is entitled to participate
III 50 far as these things are left to the
control Of the parties. the legislatures should
supplement this control with such 9 police
regulations as may: be necessary.
Our candidate is our choice TO advocate
needed reforms. He: Is before you, withou
any personal political: pledges to fulfil. & He
has no scores to settle, no enemies 10 be
either routed or placated. He belongs TO no
class. He believes In equal rights to all.
He favors no class but is loyal to the great
body OF Wisconsin citizens. 8, s IS
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Matheson was wildly app &c py en a''
I Aired whitehead men. . N
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Judge ChynoWeth Of Madison followed e
innmediately afterwards with speech
+ 81, ..sss1 8 EsnI1atte. q When Judge
s.ns an 81 4,
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cb;ef $ereeutiey he was greeted with
-, I, ,,,s,,,s sMo,a,, cannot
1rantic Scheetss an isH 2. So
debauch nor false hood de d hs essaD ZAP
Iished character, y e -
tnal eiaeitea 81 = eornplete
Ihiography 80 TIE. governor. He freely
/ rubbed salt into staiwarts Ffos1nd lts
Follette was represented as the lnnocen'
4 g,1fferer, the staIwarts as the wicked. per,
sAcufors. There was not the slightest
tenderness for the defeated. 5ChynoWetn
/ spoke more than half an hour ana IVES
loudly cheerd in closing. Several sec s,s
i }ondary speeches follower a
4 "a Fn1Iette Nominated.
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4 An informal ballot being taken q. , iast
/ the vote stood lien, oae ~.
I Whitehead, 1855; La Toilette, Ivy. Z s he
j Informal ballot was made formai On ny:
! tion Of j. A.. Freer OF st. Crolx county
i Chairman Bancroft announced that GOV 3
.ernors La Toilette was the canIdlaaIe 5io -
governor and a committee was appolntee
to bring him before the convention !. i.
L The commit zee was Inaue " IS q
j.: stout O DUN : Go - M :, - - viro
ma! and d, e. Phillips and General r 9
il Widkler OF Milwaukee. The TWO las
named are staIwarts .a
Whila the commit tee was looking fol
1.-THE governor, j.. O.. Davidson Of CraWIore
1cn,,niy was nominated for lieutenan1
q governor receiving 781 votes, to 276 fol
4 e "a. Ludtke OF Milwaukee, the stalwar'
Il candidate.
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Il 5 a q
j Before the result was announced, Gov
Il ernor LasFoNette came in the hall Ae
4 was areeted by volleys Of tigers and
4 shout Of sssU h-rah, Wisconsin. + It wa
4 inst before noon. Senator Stout pre-
4 scented Governor La Toilette and 1t wa
a some minutes before the smiling governor
lco,ild Be heard IN accepting the nomi
nation he spoke with every evidence ia 9
4 intense feeling. /,
o1itiaa sra narties, are to be maintained, :
s,,ae. -, =. = Is nhrasas that struck pop
Mar e, chord s and when. with livid fac
1 800 Ha.hire ewes the governor declare
Il ~ rni1st stand on pIatforn
q sass -, 5uitf,draw from the party
81 - a. "a Nth annroyinR war shout
~ s Mar q ia them. Bob" that brough
Z = pow g = as'st'9 q :. 4
I "speech OF His Life ss y.
It was supreme moment IN the gov
ernor ~ - r. e srrrnssshla'to rive q
soss - s,,,,ress,on IF his Intensity an
ausgaa.o ssl.p.
s.l. .s,,,as 10 .roLa and trembled wit
AZ, A.. sinss IA ,,,t ,.,aT The a,,dienc
aseIins, LIN h,s head violently. AZ sothe
e,.s. !, !, Yo1. ! moment an I'M
H,,,s rbIa statua Tn the midst of til
,naael,E ,e 200 = viii, great irnnressfyenes
twentyni11e years az
i &, - MI - 1,,atIce Rvan r,f Wisconsin re
! - srd inc, ! coming time when MANY mus
ehaasa :, 'hafuaen money and intellect.
4 III 1ssTl, snaacI ~ his life. was the say
ing on hundreds Of lips as the governo