The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-07-19

ard received 400 votes, Mr. Schmidt,
205; Fred Meyers, Waupaca. 43, and
M. P. Cannon, Mcmillan, 4S.
The name of Andrew P. Kealey.
mayor of Hudson, will go to the peo-
pie as the sole nominee for secretary
of state, all the others nominated
having withdrawn.
John F. Doherty, La Crosse, and
Charles A. Reading, WATERFOWL,
were Endorsed as candidates for at
torney general, the former receiving
481 II votes, Mr.. Reading, III, and
Joseph NJ. Gooding, Fond du Lac,
SO II. There were but three nomi-
nees.
National Ticket Endorsed.
George E. Balhorn. Milwaukee, Of
fered the following resolution, which
was enthusiastically carried:
Resolved, That the secretary OF
this convention be and is hereby in
structed to forthwith transmit to
Hon. Woodrow Wilson, democratic
nominee for president, the following
message:
We, the democracy of Wisconsin,
sn convention assembled, tenders to
you and Gov. Marshall it's cordial
greeting and pledges you the cleo
toral vote of the state and it's en-
thusiastic and loyal support Wis
cOnsin is about to be redeemed from
it's political misrule and will give the
people OF this state a truly demo-
cratic and progressive administra-
ton"
Progressive Ticket Demanded.
National Committeeman J. E. Da-
vies offered resolution pledging the
democrats in the primary election to
nominate none but men who by word
and deed had shown themselves to
be progressive democrats, the resolu-
ton being much on the line of the
anti-interests' candidate resolution
offered by William Jennings Bryan
at Baltimore. The resolution was
unanimously adopted. Following was
the resolution:
Whereas, In the conflict at the Bal
timore national democratic conven-
-tion, the democracy triumphed over
the attempt of special privilege to
dominate and control the party;
Whereas, A progressive platform
was adopted and progressive candi-
dates named and
Whereas, The same contest exists
in each of the several states to a les
ser degree; be it
Resolved, That at this crisis in the
life of Wisconsin Democracy it be
the sense of the Democratic party of
the state of Wisconsin in convention
assembled, that no candidate should
receive the endorsement of the party
for any office except a democrat, pro-
gressive both in profession and in
deed
Platform Is Adopted.
The platform as adopted pledges
support to the platform and candi-
dates of the democratic national con-
vention at Baltimore and affirms con-
fidence in that great democratic
leader, w. ]. Bryan, and commend
half of the party"
Ihe income tax plank, as drafted
after many changes, reads:
I'VE reaffirm our belief in the
principle of graduated income tax
as eminently just and equitable. We
criticize the present law as imperfect
and negotiable in many respects.
We therefore pledge ourselves to
amend the present law at the 1913
session of our legislature so as to re-
move the obnoxious features COM
planned of, and to make it's provisions
simple and equitable, and to submit
the law as SO amended to the people
of our state for their approval or re-
lection at the first general election
after it's amendment"
Other platform declarations are:
Against political refuge of special
interests in the party.
For economy in public eXpendi-
lures and against any unnecessary
multiplying of appointive state off,
GERS and commissions
Favoring municipal home rule
Opposing the granting away in
perpetuity of water franchises.
Favoring, constitutional amend
ment for initiative, referendum and
recall.
Favoring principle of guarantee Of
bank deposits.