The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1900-03-08

Republicans Of the City are Seeking to
Obtain the First District Con-
gressiOnaI Convention.
HEARTY SUPPORT FROM ALL

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Land the Convention.
The Republican Congressional Con-
vention of the first district of W1scon-
sin to be held at Kenosha on April "a.
This is the program that has been
mapped out by the Republicans of this
county, and ball has been started to
bring Kenosha. before the congress
siona1 committee as the best place IN
the district for the convention OF 19OO.
For wears the delegates from Keno
sha county have wended their ways 10
JanesvilIe, Elkhorn, Whitewater ana
Racine but never in the history OF the
ci+v have the hosts of the =. y. r.
come TO Kenosha to name the man who
should represent the district in the
Congress of the United States.
While the date for the convention
has not as vet been set, there is gen
ara1 desire that the meeting be held on
April oath, the day before the KepuD-
1icans of the state meet IN milwaukee,
+o choose their candidates to go to the
National Republican convention IN
Philadelphia.
The movement to have the conVen-
tion in Kenosha is not new one' as
Johnson Jackson, one OF the members
IF +he committee, has been on stu
hunt for some time, and reports this
morning that he has secured nearly
support from all parts OF this ostrict'
THE location of this city makes 1t
favorite With all the politicians. AS
the larger part of the delegates who
will attend the convention Will also
want to attend the big political meet
inc, in Milwaukee, Kenosha will make
a splendid stopping place Tor the hrsA
day of the journey. 1t Will De Gu
venient place for the delegates coming
from both north and west, ana IS
MACE from which it will be very easy
for them to reach Milwaukee in time to
oct into the city for the general love
feast on the night before the conVen-
ton.
ChairmanYW. w. Chadwick, of Mon
roe, is said to be heartily IN favor OF
holding the convention in this CITY,
and Cham Ingerso1, of Beloit, and the
members of the committee from Union
Grove and Racine also favor the plan
as proposed bysMr. Jackson
From all indications the gathering
of the Republicans at this convention
will be the largest in the history OF the
district, and every Republican, Demo
crat and Populist in kenosha Will De
more than pleased to welcome this
bodv of representative badgers to the
CITY of Kenosha. At the convention
it is expected that over two hundred OF
the Republicans Of the district Will be
present. The large court room IN the
Court house will make an excellent
convention hall, and the hotels or tae
city are large and cOmmod1ous enough
to insure ample accommodations FOR
all the guests of the city
AS to the opposition to kenosha as
the convention city none has as yet
been presented. Some, of the pol1t1-
clans have suggested that the con-
vention be held in Milwaukee on
the same day as the convention to
select the delegates for the National
convention, but this suggestion has
brought howl of prOtest from all cor
ners of the district, and the managers
of the party hold that even IL 1t would
be legal it would be exceedingly bad
precedent to hold the convention IN
any city outside of the district. James
Vile has cast longing eye toward the
committee, but it will be remembered
that it has met in that city in the last
few years and the majority OF the COM
rnittee seem to think that Kenosha
should be allowed to entertain the pol
iticians this year.
AS to the names (which will be pre-
scented to the convention as candidates
it now seems as ifCongressman Cooper
will be the leader and in fact, the only
name presented. Attorney Wheeler,
of GAINESVILLE, and Ben Barnes have
looked with longing eyes for the nom
ination, but it is not thought they will
allow their names to go before the
convention. The.record of Mr.. Cooper
and his work in Washington has prac-
tica1ly put ali other aspirants out of
the race.
Mr.. Cooper has expressed himself
as favorable to Kenosha as the place
uOlO1LR INC NO1AN SA4NAOAAS ~AAN 1885
fact alone will go long way towards
making the decision of the committee.
This morning letters in the way of a
formal invitation to the Republicans
of the district to meet with the RePub-
Iicans of this city were sent to all the
members of the committee and to we'll
known politicians in the various coun-
ties interested.
Mr.. Jackson has taken off his coat
and gone into the fight to bring the
convention to this city and if it fails to
come this year it will not be on account
of a lack of cordiality in the welcome
extended to the Republicans in the
district. We have waited long and this
is the first time the Republicans have
asked for a convention and with the
ideal location and facilities they should
win.
The holding of the convention here
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