River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-06-23


vitality related to human nrogress and
well being, but If the Republican party
of this state shall do the unwise thing
it is not difficult to see that there may
be a Democratic legislature in this state
elected, and if that is so and enough
legislative district are carried by the
Democrats to make the legislature Demo
cratic we can easily see how enough con-
gressional districts will thereby become
Democratic so that instead of literally
solid delegation IN the halls of national
legislation we might have a majority in
the House Of Representatives and a
Democrat in the United States Senate;
and. in addition to that, the electoral vote
of this state in the choice for President
might be Democratic, and if we should
lose the state of New York in the coming
campaign, it Is not impossible that the
complexion of the electoral college would
he such that no longer would dignity,
definiteness and righteousness OF purpose
prevail in the White House under that
magic leader, Theodore Roosevelt. Gap
# is that no mistake shall be made in
the state ticket of Wisconsin this year.
This to me is a justification of why we
have seen fit in the interest of the per-
petuity Of our institutions Of govern
ment to make our protest known, and as
sert in the name OF the republic that IL
shall live in this state.
Il
rs in this state. Divided we fall, united
no power can prevail against US. If we
are not united in a purpose to win, no
power is needed to accomplish our undo
fng-we are undone by virtue of our own
foolish and short-sighted actions How
essential it is that every man in this con-
vention and every well-meaning Repub-
lican in the state shall lay aside for the
time. yea forever, every feeling that
actuates him in partisan manner and
stand forever solely upon The broad plat
| form of Republicanism. (Applause.)
.'My candidate, your candidate, whom
today we shall place In nomination and
| who through you shall be given the NOM
| nation for Governor has declared, and
| he has consistently and persistently cam
| paigned upon that declaration, that he is
not factionalst. When he announced
his campaign he said he would stand
upon the traditions and declarations of
| his party, both state and national. He
| stands there today. (Applause) No
| man can take from him one particle of
| the glory which is his, for that broad,
| daring and persistent and continuous po-
| sition that he is Republican only, unin-
| fluenced by faction.
| 'It becomes my pleasure as well as it
| is my duty, standing in this presence to-
| day as you are turning your back upon
! your former choice in factionalism, to say
| to YOU that you must slough off this
1 that
| peals of all right-minded Republicans and
| become accessible to the arguments of
Ranublican friends. Accused factional
| ism must be forever buried and hereafter
| let there be no ism save Republicanism.
| (Applause.(
IF that is your purpose you have found
| a knight Grant in the man that | shall
| offer to you and to whom you have al
| ready given your acceptance. If you aban-
| don yourselves to the chickering's of local
preiudices once more and return like the
| sow to her wallowing in the mire he will
not pursue you through the filth Of your
| own choosing. He is today the chosen
! leader to bring the party into the land
| of promise, and we are now upon the
| verge Of it. We listen to the cadences
| that came to us and after all these weary
| years of toiing in the desert and through
| the tides and on the mountain tops and
| through scourging and depopulation of
our ranks, we are today about to go over
| into the land and possess it. Are there
| any weak ones in our ranksT
| Voices, "No, no.
eff you are willing to shuttle off the
| curse of factionalism that has come so
| near binding us as Republicans and put
| ting us into we'll deserved grave, then
| accept stand by, nominate and elect our
| chosen citizen, Hon. 5. A. Cook OF Nee
| NAH" Great applause)
| A. M. Hurley seconded the nomination
| of S. A. Cook. m
Mr.. T. W. Spence asks that the village
| Of Cudahy be called as not having re-
| sponded to the roll.
Village of Cudahy was called.
Delegate from Cudahy-"The village
| Of Cudahy assures the convention that it
is first and last and all the time in sym
pathy with the action of this conven-
ton"
julius Wechselberg moves that S. A.
no mn do this
vention by reclamation.
Motion seconded and unanimously car
ried.
Chairman-''Hon. S. A. Cook is duly
nominated by the Republican state con-
vention of 1904 for the office of Gov
ernor Of Wisconsin"
Motion made and carried.
The chair appoints a committee of
three to conduct Mr.. Cook before the
convention.
Chair appoints E. R. Hicks of Winnie
bago w. A. Tallmadge of Sheboygan,
DR.. Woodwork of Pierce.
Gen. f. G. Winker then presented the
report Of the committee on resolutions,
which reads as follows
'The Republican party Of Wisconsin,
in state convention assembled, declares its
unwavering adherence to the principles
of the national Republican party. We
glory in its history and take just pride
IN Its acnleVemenlS as the party ueVOleu
to liberty and to the ideals Of true repre-
sentative government as devised by the
fathers of the republic 1t has faithfully
carried into legislation and administration
the will Of the people. It's principles need
no definition or platform elaboration.
''We cordially approve the administra-
ton of President Roosevelt. Called sud
denly to assume the complicated duties Of
the presidency by the death of William
Mckinley, one of the noblest and best
beloved of the Presidents of the republic,
| he has carried forward the policies Of his
predecessor, and has met, with superb
ability. courage and discretion, the numer-
Gus new and perplexing problems with
which he has been confronted. He pos
sesses and Justly deserves the confidence
of the people for his loyalty and high
ideals in administration, for his patriot
ism. his courage, his unwearyinglabors for
the public good and his unfaltering en-
forcement Of the laws of the land, with
ont resnect to person or condition. lie
has conducted with dignity frmness, JUS
flee and wisdom our relations with for
eign countries, maintaining the rights of
the Tinted States, everywhere increasing
the friendliness of other nations, main
tanning and advancing the international
influence Of our country, and safeguard
ing for all time, by permanent treaty and
skiIlful diplomacy, our commercial inter-
ests in the Orient. We rejoice that the
unanimous voice of the people has already
assured his nomination for the presidency
which ne so well deserves.
eve declare our steadfast adherence to
tbe PRINCIPLES of a protective tariff, "a ma
+onal noiicy the wisdom of which has