Democratic Sentinel, Volume 20, Number 35, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 September 1896 — VILAS AND BRAGG RULE. [ARTICLE]

VILAS AND BRAGG RULE.

Wisconsin Gold Convention Chooses Presidential Electors. The Wisconsin gold Democracy was' marshaled in the Pabst Theater at Milwaukee Wednesday under the joint leadership of Gen. Bragg and Senator Wilh.un F. Vilas and the-State organization of the “National Democratic Party” came into being. Senator Vilas was chosen permanent chairman and delivered a carefully prepared address. Gen. Bragg also made an address, speaking without notes. He was vitriolic and peppery, and he was enthusiastically cheered. A solid gold platform was adopted. A full electoral ticket was chosen, an organization arranged for and all the business transacted necessary to insure a gold campaign iu the State. Not,more than 200 delegates were present from outside the city. The convention was called to order shortly before noon, with 229'delegates in the theater. John 11. Brennan, of Stevens Point, was the temporary chairman. No State ticket was nominated by the convention. .The question of following the lead of Illinois and going into the fight from national'ticket down was the only thing that came near causing a brush in the proceedings, as there were several present who wanted things arranged that way. A resolution was finally adopted leaving the matter of a State ticket to the discretion of the State Central Committee, which was given power either to name candidates and have them duly placed on the official ballot or to call a State nominating convention. The platform'is rather long, but it deals with just one subject, and that is the financial issue. There is no mention of any other issue being present in the campaign.