The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-09-04
Popular Milwaukee Mayor Sc.
cures 339 Votes.
HARMONY PREVAILS THROUGHOUT MEET
John WattaWa of KeWaunee For Lieut..
Governor by AccIamatiOn.
COL. Villas AND T. M. KEARNEY SPEAK
Prediction of the Week is Fulfilled
Newly Chosen Nominee Sounds
Keynote in His Speech of
Acceptance.

David s. Rose of Milwaukee ON the
first ballot. That was the result of the
convention of Wisconsin Democratic
delegates assembled in Milwaukee We'd
nesday, to select a nominee for the
gubernatorial office and while the result
was generally conceded, it was thought
that the other nominees would combine
and force fight Mayor Rose received
800 votes on the first ballot, or more
than enough to nominate.
The convention was called to order at
1915 by Chairman Warden, and was
followed with an address by temporary
Chairman Davies who scored the Re-
publican party in no slight manner, and
also attacked protection as advocated
by the Republicans. Following Mr..
Davies speech, the chair appointed the
several committee chairmen as follows:
Credentials-E L. Luckow of Sauk
county.
Permanent Organizations. W. Lam
oreux of Dodge county.
Platform and Resolutions T.
Richmond of Trempeleau county.
J. P. Nolan of this city secured a
position on the state central committee.
After the appointment of committees an
adjournment was taken until the after
noon. when the convention was again
called to order by the chairman at 3;45.
Immediately after convening L. M
Kearney of Racine was given the floor
and in a pointed, sarcastic, ironical, but
withal eloquent address, held the con,
ventions undivided attention. Speaking
of La Toilette Mr.. Kearney said:
And yet, what do we ind in the
history of the last year as to the con-
duct of this pretended reformer and his
friends2 Through the power of ap-
pointment vested i'll him and his
creatures under the constitution and
laws of this state, through the aid of his
friends and fellow workers, at the ex-
pense of the people and with the active
aid and assistance of men drawing
salaries from the treasury of the state,
we have had afforded US for study and
solemn contemplation the most gigan-
tic perfect we'll oiled, smooth running
(although not noiseless) political
machine ever housed within the confines
of the Badger state.
And whom do we find tightening
down the safety valve and controlling
the throttle of this great political
engine Our classic featured, energetic,
tireless reformer-the friend of Gods
patient nOor and the candidate of the
Madison convention, the advocate Of
impersonal political virtue and of the
primary election bill--Robert M. La
Toilette.
And observe, if you please, the reck-
less abandonment of this engineer,
drunken with assumed power. as he
guides his political juggernaut, the
dread engine of an alleged reform, along
its devious course. Harken to the
pathetic cries for mercy of the men who
were of his party while he was in
swaddling clothes, and mark with what
austerity of manner, how like Napo-
leon, he beckons them aside and to the
rear, commanding them to follow or be
ground to political atoms under the
great wheels Of the La Toilette
machine"
AT the conclu sion of his address Mr..
Kearney was heartily and enthusias-
tically cheered. He ami ounced that the
committee on resolutions would not be
ready to report until o'clock and then
Immediately followed an uproarious call
for Colonel Villas who was prevailed up
on to speak, after which an adjourn
ment was taken until evening.
In the evening the main business at
hand was taken up, that of selecting the
nominees which seemed even para
mount to the platform, and an informal
ballot taken resulted in a total of 1876
votes being cast for Mayor Rose, which
was Immediately, upon motion declared
formal The greatest enthusiasm pre-
vailed when the announcement was
made, and a committee was dispatched
for the nominee. John Wattawa of
Kewaunee was named the lieutenant
governor candidate.
Mayor Roses speech of acceptance was
partly as follows: