Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-05-10
REPUBLICAN COUNTY CONVENTION.

The republican county conventions,
comprising the First and Second assem-
bly, districts, were held at the court
house today, for the purpose OF select
ing delegates to the state convention
FIRST DISTRICT.
The First district convention was called
to order by r. II. Johnson. chairman
of the county committee. II. j. Blanch-
ard of Colby was elected temporary
chairman, and Frank Chesak of Athens
temporary secretary
The permanent organization was
made permanent. The following COM
mittee was recorded: On credentials,
Messrs. Kreutzer, Cook and Hedrich.
On resolutions, MesSrs Beebee,
Menzner. and Fenrich.
DR.. A. w Trevitt addressed the con-
vention, during the time that the com
mittees were out. The doctors re-
marks were the same old stereotyped
ones that he has used for good many
years, he extolled the republican party
and belittleds the democrats. He
simply touched upon national issues,
and had not one word to say upon mat
tiers of state. for the reason that he
would have had to tell of corrup-
ton and malfeasance to the extent
that it would even have given the con
vention a black eye in the eyes of the
people.
A recess was taken until , o'clock Q
Upon re-assembling after dinner re-
ports were made by committees.
The committee on credentials re-
ported 6G entitled to seats in the conven-
tion, the towns of Mosinee, Hamburg
and Emmett not being represented.
The committee on resolutions re-
ported resolutions instructing the dele
gates TO vote as a unit for the nomina-
ton of Emil Baensch for governor,
which resolutions were adopted
The committee on nominations re-
ported the following names for delcc
gates to the state convention and they
were elected, the village of Mosinee
not voting: II. j. Blanchard, Philip
MenZner +. +. Chesak, Carl Jehn, e. G.
Barrett, A. A. Damon, Geo. Kreutzer,
Herman Hedrich and B. f. Mcmillan.
SECOND DISTRICT.
The second district convention was
called to order by NJ. b. Rosen-
berry who made brief speech, stat
ing the object of the meeting. G. b.
Bird was chosen chairman, and also
made brief speech, thanking the con
vention for the honor. G.. ID. Bartz
was chosen temporary secretary. The
following committees were appointed
On resoluIions-J N Manson, w. w.
Thayer, VIM. Sala, Frank johnson and
A. Larson.
On credentials-W f. Beck, |. w.
Job, c. Guenther, Anton Mehl and G.
w. Philips.
On permanent organization - l.
Gross, d. Burnett and Geo. Halder.
Committee on naming delegates to
the state convention-Aug. Marquardt,
Nj. G. Thorn, Nj. A. Hurley, II. @.
Flieth and F. JenSon.
A recess was then taken until three
o'clock.
The convention was called to order
at 2:15.
The reports of the committee on
credentials aud permanent organiza-
ton. and on resolutions were adopted.
The resolutions indorSed almost every
thing republican and favored the nomi-
nation of BaenSch for governor, and
instructed the delegation to vote as a
unit.
II. q. Fleith wanted to know why
they had left out congressman Brown
in the resolutions The chairman
called upon j. n. Manson, chairman
of the committee on resolutions 10
answer the question. Mr.. Manson re-
piled that the matter had been over
looked, that it had been done so pur-
posely That the committee didn'
care to indorSe man who had trained
with and assisted LaFollette.
Mr.. Fleith offered resolution in
dorsing the public acts of congressman
Brown, and his candidacy for election.
nj. Il. Rosenberg opposed the reSolu.
ton and said that the recent acts of
congressman Brown was slap IN the
face to the StalwartS, and as long as
they had Endorsed congressman Brown
at the previous convention, considering
what he had done, he thought the re-
solution was out of order. The reSolu-
ton was voted down.
The committee appointed to select
delegates made a report naming the fol-
lowing as delegates to the state eonven-
ion; Walter Alexander, c. ). Curtis, Nj.
A Hurley. NJ b Rosenberg, j {. JUS
tenson, j. j. Wolf, G. ID. Bartz. H. q.
Fleith, Ed. sHeimaun and j \. Man
sou Harry Drake moved that the re-
port be rejected, and that convention
proceed TO elect delegates of their own
selection, and his reason for making
this motion was that he thought there
was other territory in Marathon eoun-
ty, besides the city of WauSau. Louis
Gross seconded the motion. but il was
voted down by a large majority. A vote
was taken upon the names mentioned
above, and they were duly elected as
delegates to the state convention.
The meeting was then adjourned.