Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1910-07-20
WISCONSIN DEMOCRATS AFTER
ADOPTING PLATFORM MAKES
NOMINATION.
AWKWARD AND DAVIES OPPOSED
TO NAMING TICKET
STORMY SESSION.


whether or not a state ticket shall be
named.
the convention voted in favor OF
non, mating a state ticket and imme-
diately named Adolph j. Scimitz of
Milwaukee, as candidate for Cover
nor. Mr.. Schmitz received the nom
nation without dissenting vote.
Schmitz made speech of thanks.
State Chairman Joseph A. Davies
and John A. Aylward of Madison,
spoke against naming of ticket
while Daniel H. Grady, of Portage, and
Burt Williams took opposite view.
The convention voted down reso
luton fayoring the initiative, refer
endum and recall. A resolution favor
ing a tax on franchises also was yot-
ed down. The convention was opened
at noon with an address by Michael
* Reilly, Fond du Lac temporary
chairman; William Wolff, La Crosse,
named permanent chairman. In his
address Wolff said he could never
understand why Wisconsin People
should have voted to maintain pro
tectiye tariff. He declared the lumber
schedule had simply made a number
of millioraires.
The night session of the democrat
lie state ectWention was one of the
stormiest conventions in the history
oi the democratic party in Wisconsin,
Scarcely had Chairman Joseph Martin,
of the committee ON resolutions,
ceased reading the platform recon-
mended in the majority report of the
committee before Harry Bolens of
Port Washington was on his feet Of
fering minority report, embodying
an anti-county option plank and clam
.oring for recognition
Then George Ballhorn offered res
.oIution condemning the democratic
members Of the assembly who walked
out of the joint meeting Of the senate
and assembly on March 4 when Sen
.ator Stephenson was elected. After
a long and bitter debate Mr.. Ballhorn
withdrew his resolution for the time
being and State Senator Paul o. Hust-
ing of Mayville, offered an amend.
ment to the conservation plank of the
platform recommended by the reso-
buttons committee. Mr. Husting al
so offered an amendment to the plat.
form favoring the initiative and refer
endum and recall but both were re-
iected. When all these had been dis
posed of Mr.. Bolens returned to the
charge and offered an amendment
placing the convention on record
against county option.
Mr.. BoIens made fiery speech in
support of his report, but before any
one else could enter the discussion
Mr.. Ballhorn jumped to his feet and
offered his resolution, and proceeded
to make a speech in which he bitterly
denounced the assemblymen who had
walked out of the joint assembly or
March f. MIR. Ballhorn was allowed
to make his speech and Assemblyman
1'owne had begun his reply before
some one thought that the convention
had taken no action on Mr.. Bolens'
motion that his report be substituted
for the majority report Chairman
Wolff sustained the point of order
and Thomas NJ Kearney of Racine.
in behalf of the committee on reso-
buttons, briefly explained why the
committee rejected Mr. Bolens' pro
posed plank on county option.
On Mr.. Kearney's motion Mr. Boil
ems minority report was laid on the
table. Mr.. Keamey said that the
committee had considered the plans
Mr.. Bolens offered and decided that
it was not part of the state conyen-
tfon's business to en- ach upon
a purely local business proposition.
The committee did not deem it
part of its functions to refer to the
licensing of saloons or to any other
local business" said MIR. Kearney.
The consideration of Mr.. Ballhorn's
resolution was then resumed but
after long. bitter debate it was with
drawn as not a proper part of a plat
form. Later it was adopted as a sepa-
rate resolution II read as fellows:
Whereas, at the last general pri-
mary election for this state. held in
September. 1908, the democratic vot-
ers- of Wisconsin expressed their
choice for United States senator and
Endorsed the Candidacy of one of the
distinguished members of the demo-
cratic party for that high Office: and
Whereas. at the session Of the
Legislature following said primary
election. several members of the Wis
consin legislature. elected as demo
Gratis. ignoring the will OF the party
and its express wishes and in total
disregard of their pledges to the peo-
pie. and. notwithstanding the fact
that publicity had beer given to the
inexcusabIe and disrep.
utabie methods attending the election
Of the republican nominee at said pri-
mary. they. the said democratic mem.
hers Of said legislature. made it nos
sibIe. By their acts, for said legislat.
IRE to elect said republican nominee:
and
Whereas, so wflfuIlv ignorfng
their pledges and promises, not only
to their immediate constituents. but
10 their party and the people gener.
ally Who relied upon their promises,