Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-09-24
DEMOCRATIC PLAT
FORM CONVENTION.

TONIu AOIN v Elm lN)lN.
The democratic platform convention met in
Madison last Tuesday and elected Paul Hemmy of
Juneau, state chairman and gave him committee
of men who ardently supported him during MS fight
for Judge Karel, as his primary election campaign
manager.
The platform is emphatcally against the republi-
can state income tax law, it should> be, and it is
free from that very weak plank, the state regula-
ton and control of water powers.
Judge Karel was g ven an ovation and made
stirring harmony speech during the meeting.
THE STATE COMMITTEE.
The new democratic state central committee
elected Dy the democratic convention Tuesday,
will easily be controlled by the Kare members, who
in the majority. The members of the committee
follows:
First dstrct-Andrew F. Stahl, Kenosha; Andrew
Jensen, Edgerton.
Second-H D. Fisher, Jefferson; William Joachim,
Ozaukee.
Third--A G. Schmedeman, Madison; A. G. Roethe,
Fennimore.
Fourth-Vncent G. Hennessy, Peter Brzonkoa,
Milwaukee.
Fifth-John Callahan, George Herman, Milwaukee.
Sixth-E. W. Clark, Fond du Lac; John P. Nc
Mullen Calumet.
Seventh--John P. Wright SPARTA John P Burns,
Lacrosse.
Eighth-Henry E. Fitch, Nekoosa Charles Nc
Donald, Wittenburg.
Ninth-Joseph Martin, Green Bay; p, A. Padour,
Oconto.
Tenth-A G.. Smith, Durand; Carl Cunningham,
Chippewa Falls
Eleventh.. A. Russell, Superior; T. H. Ryan,
Merrill.
COMMITTEE ON RESOLUTIONS.
The committee on resolutions
Ex-oficio-J. G. Karel Harry W. Bolens c. A.
Kading, Nicholas Schmidt and A. J. Kealey
First district-Dr E. NJ Carey, Rock county.
Second-O A. Labudds, Sheboygan county.
Third-T. S. Arthur, Iowa county.
Fourth-Edward Burke Milwaukee county.
Fifth-A. J. Hedding, Milwaukee county.
Christopher Pickart, Fond du Lac county.
Seventh--E. j. Kneen, La Crosse county.
Eighth-B. R. Goggns Wood county,
Nnth-Wilam Rohan, Outagamie county.
Tepth-W. G. Bradley st. Croix county
Eleventh-W Alexander Sawyer county.
The platform finally adopted was as follows:
81 We hereby ratify and affirm the platform
adopted by the democratic national convention held
at the city of Baltimore and pledge to the principles
therein enunciated and to the candidates nominated
at that convention our hearty and unqualified sup
port. We again affirm our confidence in that great
democratic leader, w. ]. Bryan, and commend him
for his ceaseless efforts in behalf of the party.
'2. We condemn the unnecessarily extravagant
of public funds by the republican state admins
tration, and point to the conclusive evidence of
such extravaganza in the fact that during the last
ten years the costs of our state government have
increased from SO, OOO 600 to $13 900 annually,
an annual increase during said period of SO 900 000
which increase is equal to the annual earnings of
10000 aboring men at $500 per annum.
1--WE denounce this reckless and unjustifable ex-
penditure of public moneys by the republican state
administration and we oppose the republican prac-
tce of creating unnecessary commissions and Offices
fer the purpose of supplying political positions and
salaries for political henchmen, whose chief occupa-
ton is that of keeping the republican party in
power at the expense of the taxpayers.
s'We demand that the expenses of state govern
ment be radically diminished, by reducing the large
army of unnecessary Office holders and employees,
and by limiting the expenses to the necessary and
strictly public purposes of state government, ad-
ministered according to business methods, instead
af wasting the same for the benefit of admnistrs-
ton favorites.
eff entrusted with power, will cause to be in
vestigated and examined, the books and records of
the state for the purpose of ascertaining if the
public funds have been lawfully expended and APP
propriated for the use of the state and will cause
to be instituted proper proceedings for the recovery
of any and all moneys that may have been unlaw-
fully expended and wasted.
I'VE favor the presentation to the governor,
before each biennial session of the legislature of
budget showing in detail the expenses for the pre-
ceding year and the financial needs of the several
institutions and departments of the state govern
ment to the end that the legislature may be fully
advised in relation to the proper appropriations
therefore