The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1904-05-12
DECLARES FOR
ED, WALL AND AN
INSTRUCTION
Democratic County Convention
tells its Delegates to vote
in interests of Wis
c0nSin Man
HEARST FORCES ARE ROUTED
Feeling Runs High, Particularly Over
Credentials Committees Report
Blows Narrowly Avoided
Centervile Questioned

The Democratic County Convention
met Tuesday afternoon at the County
Court House and after heated session
passed resolutions endorsing f. c. Wall
for Democratic candidate for President
and elected delegates to the State Con
vention. There was considerable ele-
ment present in favor Of Hearst and
some were in favor Of an uninstructed
delegation. Mr.. McNally, a Hearst
agent, was in town in the forenoon, but
was not in evidence at the convention.
1t was over the resolutions that the feel,
ing waxed warmest and in the recess
that followed names were called and for
moment things had rather stormy
appearance The convention closed
tremendously. however.
James P. Nolan chairman of the
County Committee, called the delegates
to order w. j. Wrieth Of Two Rivers
was elected chairman and p. A. Miller
secretary. The committee on creden-
Chloupek, p j. Conway and Gust c.
Kirst A short recess was then taken
while the credentials were gone over by
the committee.
1t was over the report Of the commit
tee on credentials that the first wrangle
occurred. The report was read by the
secretary without the list of delegates
A motion was made to adopt it as read
This was seconded. At this point l.. A.
Schmitz raised an objection and asked
that the names Of the delegates be read.
He said he wanted to hear who the Cen
tprr',,c me- wore lie understood that
there had been no caucus at Centerville
The convention however, by a Yea and
Nay vote adopted the report without
reading the names.
The following resolutions We're then
submitted by L. c. Merrill
Whereas, the Democratic frionds'of the Hon
orable Edward C. Wall have seen fit to connect
Of "1 the Damasratc nns Party for @ the eaatcd po'
sition of President OF the United States, and,
Whereas Mr. Wall has bowed to the Will OF
the Democracy OF " Wisconsin and has permitted
that his name should be presented to the Demo
cratic National Convention at II. Louis Tor the
nomination of president, and
Whereas the Democratic Party of the state
of Wisconsin is indebted to Mr. Wall more than
to any other man In the state for party success
in the past il IL through his indomitahle effort
that tho party, and in fact the whole people OF
Wisconsin, can look back with pride OIL the
honorable, honest, efficient administration OF
-, -
sin from 1891 to 1875, during the administration
Of Governor George W Peck and at time
when the Republican Party Of wisconsin had
lost all sense of reason and Justice and through
bigotry and intolerance enacted laws for the
government of the people OF Wisconsin that de-
privea many OF her citizens of the rights guar
antccd ty the Constitution, namely, Religious
Liberty and the eduuation OF their children, 1t
was mainly through the efforts of Mr.. Wall
that this obnoxious law, known as the Bonnet
Law was wiped from our Statute Book and the
right of the parent to control the education OF
hi. child was restored In view of the services
so nobly rendered to his party, it is just and
proper that the Democrats Of Manitowoc Coun
ty should as a recognition of his services rem
dcred, heartily endorse the candidacy OF Mr.
Wall for the exalted position he seeks
Therefore, be it resolved that the Democrats
of Mantowoc County In convention assembled
do hereby pledge ourselves to use all honorable
means to further the candidacy OF Mr. Wall
and that each and every delegate eipcted at this
convention hereby pledge himself to vote in the
State Convention, to be held in the City of Mil
waukee on the nth day of May 1904 in favor of
any and all questions that may come before
that convention in the interest of Mr. Wall and
that the delegates 80 elected shall vote as
unit on all such questions.
And be it further resolved that in case one or
moro delegates elected at this conventlon
should for any cause fail to attend the state
Convention or fail to be present in his seat or
fail to vote on any question: then and in that
case the delegates present shall have power to
L. c. MERRILL
A motion was made and seconded to
adopt the resolutions. DR., Louis Falge
then arose and spoke in favor of an I'M
instructed delegation He said he was
not Hearst man, by any means, but
he thought that it was best to send the
delegates free to do as they should
Judge best in case anything unforeseen
should come up at the state convention.
Julius Lindstedt spoke next in favor Of
threshing the matter out then and there
and sending the delegation instructed
one way or the other, County Judge
John Chloupek also spoke for an imme-
date settlement He said that ordinar
lily he was not in favor Of instructing
delegates, but that the question was
whether tho county was for Hearst or
for Wall He thought the question
should be determined by vote on the
resolutions l. A. Schmitz again arose
and attacked the delegates from Center
Vile, claiming that the adopting Of the
credentials report without reading the
names was unfair He again asserted
that Centerville had had no caucus. Mr..
Watt proposed that vote on the reso
lutions be taken by ballot Judge
Chloupek suggested that the vote be by
roll call This suggestion was support.
ed by julius Lndstedt, who remarked
that the only nice purely democratic
way was to scrap the question ont on
the spot The vote on the resolution
was then taken rs suggested by Judge
Chlounek II WAS ~ follows.-