Show I I I LOYAL TO PRNCIPlE I Democrats Wouid Go Down to Defeat Rather Than Barter It f Tan Bater I ff f WISCONSINS GRAND VOICE RED I UPHOLDING THE I CCAGO PL ORM iI i I I Meeting of tate Convention tMi w ukeeltingin Speech of Chairman Chair-man OCnnorIowa Republicans Met Todayout Carolina Mat tersPoltc News of Country Milwaukee Wis Aug 31The Bern ocratc state conv r ion for the selec ton of a complete ticket was called to eider In the Lyceum heatre at 1215 by exGovernor George W Peck chairman chair-man of the state central committee The theatre was rofusely decorated with American la1 and was packed from pit to dome In calling the convention to order Goyernor Peck congratulated the Democratic Dem-ocratic party and the people of Wisconsin Wiscon-sIn on the Interest taken In public affairs af-fairs and predicted that the ticket to be nominated on this occasion would I carry the state by tf arg majority He then announced that the state cCnlal committee had selected James L OConnor as temporary chairman of the convention Chairman OConnor as receIved with a storm of applause He soke In part as follows OCONNORS ADDRESS No mater what may have been YCUr former ties no matter where you may have differed with the majority of the Democrats assembled here today to thc friends of hone t government Populists Republicans and gold Democrats Dem-ocrats we bid a hearty welcome Tote To-te lat r let me say estranged by differences dif-ferences of opinion upon one question we should not be alens upon the great questions which now affect the com monwealh which we aU love We are bound together by the traditions of the Democratic party which guIded this na ton threequarters of a century in her wondcrfui march of progress wonderul equality and prosperity promoting equality and justice protecting state after state to the Union and star after star to the flagCHiCAGO CHICAGO PLATFORM While fully recognizing the right of individual thoucht and action acton we asa as-a party cannot forget that the Demo cratc national convention of Chicago in lS6 sent forth her mandates and these mandates have not been recalled To those commands the Democrats of Wisconsin should be loyal or justly stand accused of bartering principle for the acculsiton of office WIthout Intent to aUcinate the acton of this convention for myself I believe I better for my party yes ten thousand times better to ro down to defeat fighting consistently than it Is to acquire ac-quire chile a vIctory at the sacrifice of prin ALGER CRITIISED The speaker paid a ribute to soldiers of all parties In the late war crtclsed Secretary Algers administration of the war department and plpsed as folows In the solution of the perplexing questions of goernm nt to which this war has given birth the Democratic i party will loyally supbrt any legislation i legisla-tion no mater by ivtiom proposed that tends to acc ntuate the blessings or our common lbert1es or add to the i Iorief our commoneountry Chairman OConmrr spoke over an I hour and was applauded throughout I I I A recess was takentnt evening when permanent the temporary org nlz tDn wa made I The resolutions mmittee report I was read and adopted unanimously In I it no reference to the annexation ques 1 ton i made Allegiance to Democratic Demo-cratic principles as set forth in the Chicago platform is reaffirmed TheS resolutions continue Ve con grtuate the citizens of the nation on their loyalty and ardent patriotism I displayed in the vigorous prosecution I of the late war and we especially especialy honor the American army and navy for their valor and braver on land I I and sea and we condemn in unstinted meaure the war department for the blunter and crimes committed against the brave boys In blue In camp and on foreign battlefields by selfish contractors contrac-tors incompetent surgeons and vain heartless army officers appointed for I political purposes and we hereby pledge to our brave sailors and soldiers who survive this war our earnest and loyal sUPPOrt to secutkithe punishment of the guilty partes securethe If REPUBLIC S AiRAIGNED Nine planks are then devoted to an I arraignment of the Republican state administration Further declarations I favor a new primary law to the end that all nominations shall be made I by direct Vote of the people The plat I I form concludes f I We believe In the referendum the submission of al laws to the vote of the people and favor antpas legis lation and good roads After a warm debata motion was passed to appoint a cormitee for the purpose of conferring with the Papa lists on the mater of fusion on the state tIcket Hiram A Sawyer of Hartford vas nomInated for governor on the first frst ballot The other candidates were T E Ryan av W H Rogers The bal lot for govcrnor resulted Sawyer 363 Ryan 256 Rogers 31 SmIth 10 The election of Sawyer Was made unanimous Inous The convention then adjourned until tomorrow morning without receiving Populists the report of the committee receivins wih |