Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-08-04
DEMOCRATS IN CONVENTION.
Gather in Milwaukee and Adopt q
Platform.

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| Milwaukee correspondence
The Democratic State convention met
at the Alhambra Theater Wednesday
afternoon, and adopted a State plat
form. The feature of the first session
was the speech by NJ. A. Hoyt, news
paper publisher of Milwaukee, who
acted as temporary chairman. The
speaker quoted literally from the BIZ
bic and discussed the relations of poll
tics and Christianity. He assailed the
Republicans vigorously and lauded the
Democratic party and Democratic tick
eft. Incidentally he discussed Social
ism, Prohibition, panic among the
brewers and numerous other topicS
The convention adjourned at the
close of the temporary chairman's
speech uplil Thursday morning.
Wednesday evening there was a grand
rally at the Alhambra, at which j.
Hamilton Lewis, former corporatien
counsel of Chicago, now candidate for
Governor of Illinois, was the princi-
pal speaker.
At the meeting of the State Central
Committee Tuesday evening, the COM
mittee appointed to investigate the ac-
counts of State Chairman H. H. Man
son repored that they were correct in
every particular and the sincere thanks
of the State Central Committee was
extended to the chairman.
The delegates were slow in assem-
bling Thursday and it was after 8 80
o'clock before Temporary Chairman
Hoyt brought down his gavel
The committee on permanent organi-
cation presented t. H. Cleary, of
Platteville, as the permanent chairman.
Mr.. Cleary, in his speech, declared
William ]. Bryan had forced Re
publican President to seek popularity
by abandoning the platform on which
he was elected and pushing ideas bor-
rowed from the Democrats.
Three things marked the proceedings
of the days session. After all the dis
| pute over what should or should not
go into the State party's declaration
of principles, platform was adopted
| in which there was no reference to
the liquor question nor to the personal
| liberty problem.
Fifty or sixty of the insurgent dele
gates. disgruntled at the conventions
decision to abide by the primary law
and leave the naming of candidates to
| the State Committee by petition, met
in rump caucus and decided on a ticket
headed by A. J. Schmitz, of Milwaukee,
for Governor
Permanent Chairman I. L. Cleary,
of Plattsville earned the sympathy of
every delegate on the, floor by his pluck
in delivering his address to the con-
vention in accordance with the pro-
gram. when just before ascending the
platform he had received news of his
mothers death. Without betraying his
bereavement except by an unwonted
gravity of expression, Mr. Cleary took
his place and facing his audience with
out culver, delivered a forceful adj
dress. When he had finished the APP
pointment of a chairman pro tenn re-
vealed the news to the convention, and
resolution of sympathy was imme-
diately passed.
The platform presented by Chair
man Cunningham and unanimously
adopted is only 200 words in length.
1t indorses the national Democratic
platform, pledges support to Bryan.
urges amendment of the State primary
law and economical administration of
State affairs. Here are it's leading
planks:
We favor the enactment of such legis-
lation in this State as will guarantee de-
posits in State banks.
We favor the amendment of the pri-
mary election law so as to authorize po
litical parties to call State conventions
for the purpose of adopting declaration
of principles, which shall be binding upon
their candidates for Office.
We favor an economical administration
of State affairs, to the end that taxation
shall not be unnecessarily burdensome.
The State Central Committee was
authorized to circulate nomination pa
pers for any candidates to be voted for
at the primaries.