Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1891-08-06
Wood County Fair September
22nd, 23rd, Oath and 10Th.
EDITORS ORGANIZE.
Il Republican Press League and
its Officers.

Madison the past week and assisted
in organizing what will hereafter
be known as the "Wisconsin Re-
publican Press League" About
forty republican editors were
present and the interests of the
Republican party of the state
were talked over. The idea of
forming Republican press associ-
alton originated with H. A. Taylor,
ex-Gov. Hoard, and some of the
older editors of the state. The
object of the association is to
come into closer contact with the
State Central committee and more
perfectly disseminate Republican
literature, than has been done
heretofore. The meeting was a
secret one and was held in the
Dane county courthouse. It was
called to order on Tuesday at 2 p.
m. and a committee on permanent
organization was appointed with
Gov. Hoard as chairman. This
committee, after brief consulta-
ton, reported the following officers
all of whom were elected:
President, w. F. Street, of the
Superior Inter-Ocean; first vice
president, Mark H. Barnum,. of
The Wausau Torch of Liberty;
second vice-president, Herman
Siegel, of The Milwaukee Abend
Post; third vice-president, P. O..
Evenson, of the La Crosse Warden;
secretary, H. M. Youmans, of The
Waukesha Freeman; treasurer,
Charles Bowron, of The Oshkosh
Northwestern.
At this juncture several speeches
were made by eX-Gov. Hoard,
Mark H. Barnum, A. J. Dodge
and others on the objects of the
organization and the modus
operandi of carrying out the ideas
promulgated by these gentlemen.
It was concluded to appoint a
committee on plans Of operations,
consisting of A. J. Dodge, of The
Wisconsin State Journal; L. D.
Coe, Of The Whitewater Register,
and M. P. Rindlaub, of The Platte
vile Witness. The committee,
after extended consultation, report
ed in favor Of the appointment of
an executive committee to consist
of the president Of the association
and one Republican editor from
each congressional district. This
committee is to attend all confer
enCes held by Republicans in the
state, of any nature, and to assist
in distributing Republican docu-
ments. The committee as appointed
consists of the following editors:
Chairman, w. F. Street; First
congressional district, Ed. Coe, of
Whitewater; Second district, A. 7.
Dodge, of Madison; Third, VIM.
Vogel, of Richland Center; Fourth,
Horace Rublee, Milwaukee; Fifth,
J. M. Leconte, Hartford; Sixth,
Charles G. Stark, Berlin; Seventh,
A. L. Fontaine, Grand Rapids;
Ninth, Edward Wheelock, Medford
and Tenth, Rock J. Flint, of
Menominee. This committee is to
select three members who in
conjunction with the members of
the Republican State Central COM
mittee shall constitute a committee
on the distribution of good
literature. The editors also make
the request of the State Central
committee that an editor of good
standing in the organization shall
be chosen as assistant secretary of
the State Central committee, whose
functions shall be to distribute the
literature which the Literature
committee above mentioned collects
for distribution.
A resolution was reported and
adopted which is of a great deal
of significance and which shows
that Wisconsin Republicans mean
to make hay while the sun shines.
1t was this, that it ''is the sense of
this meeting that Chairman Payne,