The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1902-08-07
He Will be the Unanimous Choice
of District.
Xix OF REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE.
Say W:nnebagO Will be Deciding Can
didate.
TORRIS0N'S CHANCE
May Have Strength to Wrest the NOmina'
tiOn Away From the Present
Congressman.

lt IS generally conceded over the
Eighth Congressional district that l.. j.
Nash of this city will get the Demo
cratic nomination. No other candidate
will oppose him and it will be a walk
over. 1t is also felt that Mr.. Nash will
make most dangerous opponent to
whoever shall be nominated by the
Republicans.
The Republicans are making des-
perate attempts to secure the nomina-
ton for Thos. E. Torrison of this city.
Mr.. Torrison seems to be popular in
other counties outside of Mantowoc,
but according to the Oshkosh North
western the choice of candidate will
rest with Winnebago Here is what
the Northwestern says:
The Republican county convention
for Waushara county, to elect delegates
to the congressional district convention,
was held yesterday a, Wautoma and
resulted in the selection of a delegation
instructed to vote for the denomination
of Representative Davidson. This was
entirely according to expectations, for
little, if any, effort was made by the
other four candidates to invade that
field where it was known the present
congressman was the first choice of the
voters. At the same time it does not
alter the situation as recently explained
by this paper and merely means that
the delegates from Waushara county
will be for Davidson provided he has
enough strength in other parts of the
district to indicate he is the leading
favorite for the place. Waushara
county, like Waupaca and probably
Calumet. will follow the lead of Win
nebago county and if any of the can
didates making the fight for the con-
troll of this county manages to secure a
clean majority of the delegates chosen
at the county convention to be held next
Saturday the probabilities are that he
can safely count on the support of
enough of the delegates from the other
counties mentioned to place him far in
the lead, if not to give him the nomina-
ton.
I'm other words, it is still up to Win
nebago county to pick winner and
the chances of the three delegates in
this county are not changed by the ac-
ton of Waushara county, except in 80
far as the moral influence it may have
in favoring the chances of Mr.. David
son. Waushara county will have only
twelve votes out of 100 in the district
convention, and even if Calumet and
Waupaca counties should take similar
action it would show total of only
forty votes, or thirteen less than enough
to secure the nomination. In this case
Representative Davidson would have to
secure that number from the Winnie
bago delegation, for it is practically
conceded that Mr.. Torrison and Mr.
Frost will have the solid support of
their own home counties. In fact
the latter candidates are also to be
reckoned with as second choice in the
three counties outside Of Winnebago
and apart from their own, and in case
of deadlock in the district convention
there is little telling where the nomina-
ton may finally go. Combinations
might be easily effected and in any case
the chance of Winnebago county losing
the nomination would be an even thing.
1t is, therefore, up to Winnebago county
to pick winner"