The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-07-21
DEMOCRATS
END SESSION
At MIDNIGHT
PEACE COMES AFTER A SPiR-
TIED FIGHT BY THE
DELEGATES.
PICK THE STATE TICKET
Legislators Who Aided Stephenson
We're Denounced. The Platform
Is Short. Initiative. Referendum
and Recall for State Voted Down.
STATE TICKET.

Hams, Ashland.
For GOvernor-A. ]. Schmitz, Mil
waukee.
For Lieutenant Governor-M. j.
Scholey, Kenosha; III. w. Bolens,
Port Washington.
Secretary Of State-George w.
Theisen, Dodge county; John NJ. CAL
lahan, Oshkosh.
State Treasurer-E. c. thinner
man, Wausau.
Insurance Commissioner-John A.
Haselwood, Jefferson.
Attorney General-John F. Doher-
ty, La Crosse.
Mllwaukee.-The morning session
Of the Democratic state convention
was devoted to the assembling Of the
various districts throughout the
state for the purpose of electing rep
resentatives to the several state COM
mittees and for settling some Of the
ton.
The committees as selected in the
various district caucuses were an
nounced as follows:
ON RESOLUTIONS
First disthrt-rhornas H. Kearney Racine
second-H. c. Truesdell. Green Lake.
Third1w. G Graves. viS2ua.
Fifth-James II. stover Milwaukee.
siIth-H. W. Bolens; ozaukee
seventh-Paul ". Mahoney La Crosse
Eighth. + McMullen, Calumet
H Hin,s-G' r. Nus Has'in ~ KaukAuna
Eerenth-T. J. Cunningham. Chippew,.
on CREDENTIALS
Fist distrct-Judse John C. Slater. Kenosh.-
seoond.Alr1snder buchanan. Jefferson.
Founh-M. W.. Kslaher. Milwaukee.
siIth--Chns rickart Fond du Lac.
Eighth-w. G. Kimban. Winnebaso.
Hintso'' B. M Il aas ks a.h.ss
Elerenth-A. J. Kinney Hudson
ON PERMANENT ORGANIZATION
First dls,ric;-JqdsO J. p. simpson Lafayette
T Tsi2%a'' o (; nons wau fsinn0A'
FonrthNA j. ZIMMERMAN, Milwaukee
sIth-Thom N o'Mcara Washington county
seysn,haA. c. Smith; rrpin.
4lnth-F H Mnf'in sna Grsfn Bay
Eleventh.. Il. Hawley. River Falls.
STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE
Third. e. Lucknow Barabo.; 7. L. Cleary
Fourth'-So nominations
slrth-Geowe Thlesen Dodge county; william
foakum. ozaukee county.
Eighth-Frcd d. Rawson wausAara
Ninth
Tenth-
Eleyenth-John W. Waist. washburn: A. j. KIN
MY. Hudson.
Beginning early with the district
caucuses, the convention was called
to order at 1 o'clock. Temporary
Chairman M. X. Reilly of Fond du
Lac made his speech and appointed
the chairmen of the various commit
tees and the committees had retired
for deliberation, all before 8 o'clock.
Reconvening at 4:30, William F.
Wolfe of La Crosse was introduced
as the permanent chairman and
Joseph NJ Crowley as the permanent
secretary. Mr.. Wolfe made his adj
dress and other business was cleared
adjourn at 6 o'clock to reconvene
at 1880 O'Clock to adopt a platform
and finish it's business.
Temporary Chairman Reilly APP
pointed as chairman of the three i'm
portant committees the following
we'll known Democrats: Resolutions,
James Martin, Green Bay; creden-
tials, George Herzog, Racine; or
ganization, J. f. La Mont, Wausau.
Congressman C. w. Weisse Of the
Sixth district, the only Democratic
congressman from Wisconsin, an
nounced positively after the adjourn
ment of the convention that he would
again be a candidate for congress.
II shall accept the call of my con-
stituents." was Mr.. Weisse's brief
statement. 1t is understood the other
announced Democratic candidates
will not retire from the nomination
contest.
The evening session was devoted
largely to the discussion Of the plat
form and the advisability of nominal
ing a state ticket. There was an
abundance of oratory. The vote in
favor Of recommending a ticket to
be voted on at the September pri-
mary was 396 to 295 against the
proposition.
The following is the platform
unanimously adopted by the conven-
ton:
We believe that the right of home
rule is inherent in the smallest of
the divisions into which the state is
divided for governmental purposes
and that all questions Of local con-
Germ should be determined by the
electors of each separate division.
In municipal affairs we favor the
largest measure of home rule con-