Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-09-30

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were going to devote their entire
time TO the work. He said that the
local organization was expected to
call for speakers and the candidates
iwould go wherever called.
The democratic party never had
such strong platform upon which
| to stand, declared Mr.. Awkward. He
said the party had not single
apology to make for sentence in
the platform, nor for either of the
men on the national ticket. Bryan is
growing stronger every day, he said,
and democratic victory was predicted
with assurance.
Congressman Murphy electrified the
convention with a speech of sharp
wit and eloquent sentences. Mr..
Awkward had referred to him as hav-
ing a fight on his hands, but Mr..
Murphy declared that he was up
against a snap and that the repub-
Ilicans would know after election that
the democrats were up against snap.
He referred to the financial panic as
being a remarkable thing after
twelve years of unlimited republican
power and unlimited material pros
lperity, and declared that the repub-
'licars would not find it possible to
escape from the consequences of the
panic for which they were respon-
sible. He declared that just now the
republicans all over the country are
facing the greatest political panic
that they had faced for generation.
Called by Chairman Manson.
The democratic convention was
called to order at noon by State
Chairman Ii. H. Manson of Wausau.
w. C. Brawley of Wausau, secretary
OF the state central committee, start
ed the roll of members, but was inter
rupted by Senator Samuel Randolph of
Dodge county, who objected to so
much valuable time being wasted and
upon his motion the reading of the
roll was dispensed with until such
time as difference of opinion might
render a roll call necessary. Max
Schuetz of Neenah moved that Chair
man Manson be permanent chairman
of the convention, but the motion was
ruled out of order on the ground that
Mr. Manson was not a member of the
convention. Mr.. Schuetz, however, in
sisted that the election of chairman
was a matter entirely in the discre-
ton of the convention and that they
could if so disposed elect the lady
who sat there taking stenographic
notes of the proceedings. This was
admitted to be true, but upon the dec
laration by Mr.. Manson that he had
a number of matters he desired to
give attention to during the progress
Of the convention. Mr.. Schuetz with
drew his motion and Burt Williams of
Ashland was elected chairman. After
being conducted to the chair, he
made a brief speech of encourage
ment to the democrats, declaring that
Wisconsin at the present time pre-
scented a field fertile for democratic
cultivation and that with hard and
consistent work by the democrats
all over the state in the coming cam
cessful and the electoral vote placed
in the Bryan majority this fall. This
convulsed the convention with APP
plause.
Senator j. A. Lakewood of Jeffer-
son was elected secretary.
Senator Husting moved that a
committee on resolutions be appoint
ed, one from the state at large and
one from each of the eleven con-
gressional districts. The motion be-
ing carried, Chairman Williams ap-
pointed the committee as follows:
Platform Committee.
State at large-Senator Paul o.
Husting, Mayville, Dodge county.
First district-Matthew Lathers,
Beloit.
Second-C. F. Viebahn, Jefferson.
Third-E. A Evans, Baraboo.
Fourtb-Frank Schultz, Milwaukee.
Fifth-M. H. Moore, North Milwau-
kee.
William Bichler ozaukee
county.
SeVenth-Judge II. b. SalJer,
Colby.
Eighth-s. w. Randolph, Mantle
voc.
Ninth-G. F. Peabody, Outagamie.
Tenthy-William Whelan, Wood
county.
Eleventh.. A. Partlow, Clear
Lake, Polk county.
Adjournment.
The convention adjourned until
o'clock, in the meantime the con-
gressional districts to caucus for
recommendation of members of the
state central committee and presiden-
tial electors. 1t was the sense of the
convention that the electors selected
at the state convention in Milwaukee
be reafirmed with only such changes
as might be rendered necessary to
fill vacancies. The presidential elect
ors of the democratic party were
therefore constituted as follows:
Presidential Electors.