Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-05-29

l. The next republican state conven-
ton will be held in Madison, July 1S.
and the big university gymnasium
will be the building to house it This
was decided at the meeting of The
state central committee Tuesday At
the same meeting it was voted to
, allow no proxies in the convention,
| but that delegates from counties not
fully represented should cast the
full vote on pro ratio basis.
The committee met in the senate
| judiciary committee room in the
capitol, all save three of the % mem
bers being present. Chairman Bryant
presided and Secretary Zeno Host
was present. The first matter con-
sldered was that of the date of the
convention. 1t soon became apparent
that an early date was most suitable
to majority and Committeeman DR..
| w. L. Sarles of Sparta offered q
motion to formally set the date at
July 16. AT this point it was sug-
members hat the question of place
and hall accommodations might have
to do with when the convention could
be held, and the representatives OF
the two cities were invited to address,
the committee. The first speaker was
r. B. Watrous, secretary of the Mil
waukee commercial club. He spoke
briefly, simply stating that Milwaukee,
now as always was anxious to enter
tain the convention and was equipped
with hotels not equalled in the state
outside of that city. He said the ex-
position building could be had on
August and 6. This would cost
$500. The same hall could also be Sc
cured August II and 13 and August
10 and 90 1t could not be secured at
ali during the month of July.
The Madison delegation, Mayor ].
w. Groves, DR.. Clarke Gapen and M.
j. Regain, spoke in favor of holding
the convention here after formal In
vitation, signed by Mayor Groves for
the city and by DR.. Gapen for the
Forty Thousand club, had been
offered.
, An amendment to DR.. Sarles' mo-
| ton was offered by Mr.. Kempf of
Milwaukee to provide that the conven-
ton be held on August 5. An amend
ment to this amendment was offered
by Mr.. Cuttings of Racine to place
the date at July % This was voted
down by vote of Is to and the
Kempf amendment received similar
treatment by a vote of 10 to g. the
Sarles motion was then put and adopt
ed by vote of Is to 4
The date having been fixed for July
16 it made impossible the use Of the ex-
position building. There was some
talk of the Schlitz garden pavilion,
but it was NOT thought to be- suitable
and the only alternative was to accept
the Invitation of Madison. This was
done by a vote of 13 to 6, the members
from Milwaukee and adjacent districts
opposing.
The 81 900 that has been raised by
the local committee will be used to
defray the expenses of decorating the
hall, providing band, for some print
ing and incidentals. A part of it will
probably be used for band concerts
down town for the benefit Of the large
: number of strangers who will be at
: tracted by the convention. I'm
mediately bureau of information will
be instituted for the purpose of plan
ming and arranging for the reception
and entertainment Of the thousands of
guests that will come as delegates
and as interested spectators It has
already been suggested that the large
and convenient committee rooms Of
the second floor of the capitol De
utilized as headquarters of the
various candidates and allow the &C
commodations of the hotels to be
left to the use of convention crowds.
Aside from saving, as it will, some
hundreds of dollars each to the can
didates, it will greatly remove the
| probability IF omha rra ccmant RI tba