Ladysmith news. [volume] (Ladysmith, Wis.) 1906-1907, 1906-07-07
DEMOCRATS
FAVOR BRYAN
Wisconsin Platform COnven-
ton Strongly ImdOrse the
NebraSkan.

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the national wing of the Democratic
party in the campaign Of 1908 by the
Democratic state convention, which
was held at Milwaukee last week.
When Daniel III. Grady of Portage,
the temporary chairman of the plat
form convention. referred in his
speech Mr. Bryan as the embodiment
of the principles of Democracy" ana!
hoped that 'he may live to see the
triumph of the cause and answer to
the peoples call to the helm of state,
leaving an official record as stainless
as that Of his private life," te seven
hundred delegates attending the con-
vention broke forth in applause.
Many of the delegates who two
years ago were opposed to the Nebras-
kan are now strongly for him.
Mr.. Grady in his speech reviewed
the affairs of the state and nation,
and credited the Democracy with be-
ing responsible for many great re-
forms.
John A. Alyward of Madison was
chosen as permanent chairman, and
when the convention recOnvened made
lengthy speech reviewing state and
natinal issues. Referring to the pri-
mary election law Of Wisconsin he
said:
mo primary election or other law
can deny or abridge the right OF loyal
and royal Democrats to meet, to touch
elbows, to exchange greetings, to dis
cuss and perfect party organization.
"Any candidate who will not accept
a platform of principles from the
Democracy of this state in convention
assembled should not have the support
of the Democracy of Wisconsin"
He referred to Bryan in the follow
ing language:
''The death and burial of the Demo
cratic party has not happened yet
'"True, our Republican friends bury
us quite regularly, but they plant us
face up and we have the faculty Of
digging out. Six years ago they tried
planting us face down and we dug out
through China, and have visited the
empress of China, the mikado of
japan, the sultans of Turkey and of
Sulu. We have witnessed the dawn
ing of day of freedom in Russia.
Last week we were present at the or
ganization of popular government in
Norway, and soon, in the grandest
resurrection the world has known
since the Prince of Peace walked forth
from Calvary's sepulchre, we shall ar
rive home with the peerless, fearless
William Jennings Bryan"
This reference to Mr.. Bryan was
cheered to the echo.
"In this campaign and in the next"
he said, "our dominant cry shall be
rational tariff RECESSION"
Mr.. Awards speech was devoted
in great part to state issues, in which
he arraigned the Republican admins
trations for vast expenditures Of pub
lie moneys as compared with the
Democratic administrations Of Gov.
George w. Peck.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Aylward's
speech calls were made for several
prominent delegates to make speeches.
After listening to a few remarks by
Joseph G. Donnelly, former consul
general to Mexico under the Cleveland
administration, in which he lauded
Bryan, the convention took a recess
until 10 o'clock next morning.
The convention held two sessions
Thursday and spent several hours in
celebrating over platform of princi-
pies. which were prepared by the COM
mittee on resolutions after an all-night
session.
While several of the planks en-
braced in the document as presented
to the convention were sought to be
changed by a minority of the dele
gates. with two exceptions the orig
inal draft stood at the close of the
convention as it came from the COM
mittee. One of these exceptions is the
adding of a few extra words to the
tariff plank, favoring the placing on
the free list all commodities supplied
by any trust or monopoly. The other
exception is the adding of an extra
plank denouncing the contribution of
vast sums of money to corrupt uses in
national and state affairs.
The plank which came in for the
most criticism and considerable de-
bate was that bearing on municipal
ownership. National Committeeman
Timothy E. Ryan fought hard against
the adoption of the plank, but when
the deciding vote was called for the
opponents were apparently very few.
The platform adopted will be sub
mitted as recommendation to the
candidates who receive nominations
for the state ticket at the primar.
election in the fall.
There were only two occasions IN
which Mr.. Bryan's name was men,
toned during the day, and that was
when the resolutions were read as
whole and again when the planks were
adopted separately. In both instances
his name was cheered repeatedly and
the words Bryan, Bryan, Bryan, three
oboarc for Rryanto brought forth