Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1904-04-29
TENTH CONGRESS
SIONAL AT ASHLAND
Convention Was Called to Order
by Frank E. Parker, Chairman
..Resolutions and Address BY
S. H. Alban, Of Rhinelander.


OF Wisconsin was called to order by
Frank E. Parker, chairman OF the
Congressional committee, who read
the call and the list of persons whit
were entitled to seats in the conven
tion as follows:
| LIST OF DELEGATES.
Forest coupty-C. G., Hinley.
Shawano county-A. Jacobson,
Henry Bruswitz, A. Peterson, A, G..
Schmidt, D. B. Gorham.
Taylor county-Peter Danielson, A.
J. Latton.
Price county-B. r. Evans, f. j.
Salter.
Marathon cOunty-A. w. Trevitt,
Henry McCrossen, Henry Krueitzer,
Charles Heckbody, Frank Jewson, r.
d. Johnson, A.C. Wagner.
Iron county,. J. Defer, NJ. j.
Conners.
Oneida county-Richard Reed, S.
H. Alban.
Villas county-F. W. McIntire, J.
A. Durkee.
Langlade county-Edward Cleary,
Andrew NOrem.
Lincoln county-E. M. Smart, FL.
r. Allen, J. r. Dodd, Ed. Bosworth.
Ashland county,. w. Cochran,
Prox. G. F. Merrill, j. L. Bloom, D,
F. Tyler, Prox. James w. Good, Otto
Anderson, John Canovan.
Florence county,. W. Malloy.
Wood county-A. L. Fontaine, Geo.
H. Reynolds, R. E. Andrews, G. L.
Peterson, T. J. Cooper.
DR.. A. w. Treyitt, of Marathon
county was elected temporary chair
man and in assuming the chair he
made an excellent and appropriate
address.
A. L. Fontaine, of Wood county,
was elected temporary secretary.
The chair appointed the following
committee on permanent organization:
Edward Clcary, Langdale county; f.
W. McIntire, Villas county; F. w.
Salter, Price county.
The chair then appointed the fol-
lowing committee on resolutions;
George f., Merrill, Ashland county:
D. B. Gorham, Shawano county; e.
M. Smart, Lincoln county: Richard
Reed, Oneida county; Peter Daniel-
son, Taylor county.
Recess of fifteen minutes was then
taken to give committees time to
report.
The committee on permanent or
ganization returned into the conven-
tion and reported as follows: +
eve, the committee, On permanent
organization recommend that the
temporary organization be made
permanent"
The committee on resolutions
recommended as follows:
RESOLVED, That we, the Republican
delegates Of the Tenth Congressional
District OF Wisconsin, in convention
assembled, do hereby reafflrm cur
allegiance to the principles Of the
Republican party, and heartily
approve of the record made by the
present administration, both in its
foreign policies and in the carrying on
Of the internal affairs of our nation,
calling especial attention to the steps
taken in the advancement OF ciyiliza-
tion by the administration of the
Philippine Islands, and the placing OF
the Republic of Cuba on firm and
substantial foundation, and the COM
pletion of negotiations that will make
it possible to open to the worlds
commerce the Panama canal.
RESOLVED, That we heartily ap-
prove of the candidacy OF Theodore
Roosevelt as president of the United
States, and we do hereby instruct our
delegates to the Republican National
convention to be held in Chicago, on
June 81, 1904. to use their utmost
endeavor for his nomination.
RESOLVED, That the Republicans
of Wisconsin have reason to be proud
of our representation in the United
States Senate which has placed our
state in the front rank of influence in
that body.
RESOLVED, THAT we submit with
| pride to the voters of this district the
record of the Honorable W. E. Brown
as member of Congress. and af1rm
that by his ability and attention te
the affairs of this district and of the
natioa at large he is entitled to re.
election.
| The resolutions we're unanimously
adopted by acclamation.
The committee on resolutions, By
request, further recommended the
following resolution:
RESOLVED, That we heartily
endorse the North Wisconsin Farmers
association in the effort to bring
settlers into this section and t.
secure more and better public high
ways, and we commend to Oul
representative and Senators in Con
gress the support of the Bronlow bill
now pending in Congress providing
for governmental support in tn,
building of public roads.
i This resolution was unanimously
adopfod hv oco1amofion