Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1902-09-09
The Democratic state Convention

The Dem ocratic State Convention
To the delegates from Northern Wis
consin it was, at once, made evident
that Mr.. Rose is an excellent organizer
who understands tie value of details.
The places assigned to the delegations
from the several congressional districts
were so distributed upon the floor that
all of Northern Wisconsin was placed
at the extreme rear end of the room,
while those from the southern part of
the state were near the stage. Then
the method of calling for nominations
and votes was announced to be by
congressional districts, so that all
nominations and seconds, and the
speeches accompanying them should
first come from the south, and that the
north could not be heard from until the
others had spoken These little details
were powerful aidsto the Rose men. In
the first place it was not easy for a
northern delegate tip get the eye or ear
of the chairman. Ia the second place
all the nominating speeches from the
southern portion of the state were made
first, and while the delegates were fresh
and alert, while those from the north
ern delegates were made late in the
night when everybody was tired and
impatient. In the third place the votes
from the southern part of the state were
all cast first and this made such show
ing in favor of candidates from that
section that the class of delegates found
always in state conyentions, who are
not particular as to their choice but like
to be with the majority, could be
lured by the strong following received
by certain candidates during the first
part of the roll call
After Mr. Rose was nominated, those
who believed that he was the weakest
candidate of the WHOLE bunch, felt dis
posed to permit Mar. Rose to elect his
own companions on Che state ticket, for
they felt that a man of such fine
executive ability as Mr.. Rose has, and
possessing. his great foresight and ex-
perience in political contests, Wust
have wisely considered this matter, and
had probably formed shrewd conclu-
sions as to a combination of candidates
that would make the best team to win,
Hence there was very little contest
over the other places There was ouly
one candidate for lieutenant governor
john Wattawa, of Kewaunee, and
there were practically no more than
two for any one of the other places.
And there was so little contest in any
case that each nomiEation was made
unanimous without a show of protest
from anybody. The lunwise policy of
making the geographical distribution
of offices the main consideration had
the same effect that it always has in
state conventions of all parties. namely
to make it impossible in all cases to
nominate the best men In that re
speet, however, we have no more to
complain of than usual. and we have
suffered no more from this unwise
policy than the republicans have.
The head of the ticket Mr. Rose is a
man Of great ability, mentally, a man of
splendid physique, Bhrewd aud able
eampaigner, a man WAC has laudable
ambition TO make good record as a
public servant, as Is shown by the fact
that he has given the city OF Milwau-
kee the best administration it has ever
had We say this because it is the re-
port given us by MiEwaukeeans, ire
speetive of party. Whatever has been
said in Milwaukee against Mayor Rose,
nothing has been said that reflects upon
his official life. We have felt, aud feel
YET, that the convention did not act as
wisely as it might have done in select.
ing Mr. Rose as its standard bearer.
We believe Mr. BrGwn would have
made much stronger candidate before
the people of the state than Mr. Rose
viii be, But MIR Rose and his com
panions on the state tiekst will find in
MIR Brown strong. hearty and efficient
supporter. We bslieve that the state
administration needs good deal of re
form which it is precribsng 80 cavalier
" for others. And We believe that if
the democratic state ticket is elected
this fail, many abuses and usurpagions
Of power which have marked the preSen,
republican staae administration above
all It's predecessors will be stopped, and
an administration viii be secured which
will conserve taa business interests of
the whole state and OF iii the people
thereof. ''The battle is on Now lei
Us al 80 to work from now on until
election day asa use all honorable and
Just means to ain.
Our fellow citizen, Karg Mathie. was
nominated ios the siEce Of saperin-
tendent Of pul,Iic instruction he was
NO, candidate for the Office. But