Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1902-09-08

The committee reported that the
Jefferson county contest was submit
ted to the convention and while it
was being decided none from Ieffer-
son county should vote. This was
good news for the Adams men who
had more than majoriy of the re-
mainder of the convention, II votes,
in the delegations from Dane and
Adams counties alone. The matter
was felt to be settled and the routine
of the convention was followed out as
a predetermined program.
Grant Thomas Chairman.
Capt. John NJ Estes of Dunkirk
nominated Grant Thomas of Madison
for temporary chairman and A. j.
Turner of Portage presented the name
of Salmon Brown of Kilbourn. A
rising vote, the first of the convention,
was taken, electing Thomas 40 to 25.
The Green Lake and Adams county
delegates stood up with those from
Dane and the assurance of Adams
success, presented by the re-
port of the committee, was made more
sure.
A. J. Turner and A. L. Sanborn
conducted Mr.. Thomas to the chair
and after he had briefly stated his
pride of being able to preside over a
convention of the republican party, a
committee on credentials was appoint
ed on motion of L. B. Rowley, as fol-
lows:
Ed. Paulson, Adams A. H. Whit
ney, Columbia; A. L. Sanborn, Dane;
J. C. Mcconnell Jr., Green Lake;
Steve Lyle, Marquette William
Swenson of Madison was elected Sec
rotary and recess was taken to give
report.
Adams Men Seated.
A majority of the committee on Gre
dentials-Sanborn, Mcconnell and
Paulson-reported in favor of seating
eight Adams men and seven Leitsch
delegates from Jefferson county. A
minority-A. H. Whitney and Steve
Intercepted in favor of seating the
entire Is Leitsch men. The vote was
4S to rs against the minority report,
seating the Adams delegates. The
vote on the majority report was 81
to 25 Then came the bolt.
Madison Men Favor .Leitsch.
One circumstance of the conven-
ton that is causing variety of com
ment is that Judge Zimmerman and
J. E. Messerschmidt both voted in the
| committee to seat the entire Leitsch
| delegation of Is from Jefferson
county. Frank Heidi of Columbia
| county voted with them. DR.. E. A.
Bass of Marquette county, casting two
J votes, Ed Paulson of Adams county
and c. L. Hubbs of Jefferson county
formed the majority reporting in
favor of dividing the seats.
Favor Tariff Revision.
The convention adopted platform
!tending toward the democratic princi
pie of tariff reduction, but asking that
the revision be done by the party OF
protection-the republican party is
suggested as the proper agent to deal
with the trusts.
The committee on resolutions was
composed of w. D. Hoard, N. w. Tay-
lor, A. ]. Turner, l.. B. Rowley and
H. A. Merriman. The resolutions re
affirm the national platform of 1900
commend the administrations of Pres
ident Roosevelt and Gov. La Toilette
express regreat for the death of Lieut.
/ Gov. Stone, approve Senators Spoone1
| and Quarles and favor the reelection
of the former, and also approve the
record of Congressman Dahle upon
tthe interchangeable law. The tar
iff resolutions is as follows:
'FResolved, That the republican
party should favor reasonable pro
tective tariff No tariff law is or car
be sacred from attack or amendment
simply because it was passed by a re
publican congress. A particular
schedule of articles and the duties
thereon is not an enactment of the
moral law. The republican party has
never been tainted with Bourbonism
It has led, not followed, the progress
sive sentiment of the country The
present tariff should be revised by its
friends. The difference in the labor
cost of goods made abroad and in this
country should be the measure of tar
if duties. The Dingley law should BIZ
amended wherever necessary to con
form to- this principle, which has beer
the foundation stone of republican
faith during the life of the party
on this platforms Mr.. Adams takes
his stand In his speech of accept
ance he said in part:
81 am proud that | am deemed
worthy to be placed in a position t.
represent 10000 people in the coun
ellis of the nation at Washington, AM
I want to say to you that if l do it a
| ought to do it, shall represent you
judgment, and your patriotism am
your intelligence and your moral sens
just as we'll as l can represent them
No man can promise to do more an
no honest man can do less