Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1904-07-27
EDITORS GET IN Line.
Republican Newspapermen Organ
ize to Garry on Systematic
Campaign.
SUPPORT REGULAR TICKET.
Judge Emil Baensch Tells Members to
Give Their Readers Facts and Not
Abuse of La Toilette.


The organization of the Wisconsin Re
publican Editorial association was com
pleted at the Hotel Pfister Thursday aft
,ernoon by the election of the following
officers:
John Hicks President.
Prcsident-Col. John Hicks Of the osh
kosh Northwestern.
Secretary-W G. Weeks of the Desvan
Republican.
Treasurer-E T. Wheelock of the M;!wau-
kee Sentinel.
Executive committee-T. 3. Reid of the
Appleton Post; Cham Ingersoll of the Be
lott Free Press; E. b. Haber of the Fond du
Lac Commonwealth: B. j. Price of the Hud-
son Star and Times; H. j. Johnson of the
Lancaster Herald John g. Gregory Of the
Evening Wisconsin, and f. E. Noyes of the
Marinette Eagle-Star.
Vice presidents were named from each
congressional district as follows:
First-H. f. Bliss of the GAINESVILLE Ga
Eette.
Thlrd-E L. Messer of the Prairie du
CHEN Union.
Fourth-John G. Gregory of The Evening
Wisconsin.
Fifth-D W. schwantes of the Hartland
sixth-A. D. Bolens of the Port Washing
con Star
SEVENTH B. Ring of the Neilsville
Times.
Eighth-W. E. Carpenter of the Waupaca
Record.
Ninth-F H Colburn of the shiocton
News.
TENTH. A. FitzgibbOn of the MattOOn
Herald.
Eleventh George W. Duel of the Boyd
Times Herald
Support Republican Party.
constitution and bylaws were adopt
ed and q resolution passed as follows:
Resolved, that we, the Republican editors
Of the state. in convention assembled. have
organized the Wisconsin Republican Edi-
torial association for the purpose of pro-
noting the dominance of the Republican
party in nation and state and thus assist
in securing continuance of the great bene
tts Which have for fifty years resulted
Resolved, further. that for the accom-
plishment of the object of this associa ton
we pledge our support to the nominees of
the national and state convention, of the
platforms by them adopted, and give our
entire approval to their official actions.
Judge Baensch's Address.
Addresses were made by H F. Bliss,
3. J. Price. E. L. Howe. Cham Inger-
Hicks and Judge Emil Baensch. Judge
Baensch said that the duty of the Re
publican editors was not to abuse Mr.
La Toilette, but to give the actual facts
III regard 10 the two conventions held
at Madison and in regard to the hear
ingS before the national committee and
the national convention. He urged the
editors to fight Socialism, saying that the
stand Of the Catholic church in this re-
spect should find parallel in the Repub-
Hcan party. Socialism cannot be met by
sneers. but must be met by arguments,
he said.
Big Roll of Members
The committee on membership reported
the following list of members:
Cham Ingersoll Free Press Beloit
Edward L. Weiss, Weekly Press, Wauke-
sha
E. II. Jenison, Daily Commonwealth, Fond
elu Lac.
A D. Bolens. STAR Port Washington.
W. NJ. ComstOck, Reporter Oconto.
A. c. Hathaway, Enterprise, Oconomowoe
Charles w Lamb, Record, Menasha
William f. Glover, Observer, Oshkosh.
Charles ": Hooper, Times, Minocqua.
Joseph T. Huber. News. West Bend.
Frank r. Noyes, Daily Eagle Star Mari.
natte.
A. c. Thompson, Advocate, Merrill
q. A. Martin. Record, Wausau.
j. H. FitZgibbOn, Herald, MattoOn.
Il. Fl. Colburn, News and Blackboard Times
Shiocton
7. J. Augustine, Tribune, Morrisonvlle.
Samuel ): Simmons News, Kenosha.
Willard +. Carpenter, Record, Waupaca.
John G. Gregory, Evening Wisconsin, Nil.
waukee.
c. w Fraser, News, Menomonce Falls
II. +. Bliss, Gazette. GAINESVILLE.
j. +. Nethercut. Herald. Lake Geneva.
i: y: Coe. Register. Whitewater.
". 9. Weeks, Republican, Delavan,
Henry Towel, Times. Milwaukee,
Il. n. Hurd, Argus, New Lisbon
c. W. Lechleidner, Republican, Water,
town.
Louis 2. Perry. Times, Gillett.
f. L. Howe. Press Ripon
G. s. Crosse. Hub. Stoughton.
f. W. Coon Reporter, Edgerton.
Thomas Il. Reid, Post. Appleton.
{. L. Hubbs Leader, Lake Mills
": E. Schempe, Register, Brodhead.
John Hicks. Northwestern, Oshkosh.
.. X. kurzrOk, News, East Troy.
George w. SchWantes, News, Hartland
L. A. Everill, Times Herald Middleton.
Z. Il. Haber, Commonwealth, Fond du
Lac.
Thomas Hughes Citizen. Beaver Dam.
r. 0urlbut, Free Press, Oconomowoc.
George w. Deuel., Times Herald, Boyd.
trank Atkin, Independent Wauwatosa.
land Center
q. G. Craig, Record. Bloomington.
f. T. Head. Evening News. kenosha.
). l. Perry, Advertiser Marion
George lowell News, North Milwaukee,
y. \. Furd, Argus, New Lisbon
Emil BaCnsch, Post, Manitowoc
A. c. Harmon, Observer. FairchiId
A. II: Nuesse, Bugle, Turtle Lake.
W. II. Goldthorpe, News Cuba City.
j. l.. Sturtevant, Post. Waupaca
a. ". Moulton, Standard, Neosho
~ {. Pickard, Gazette Green Bay.
l.. McGlachln, Journal, Stevens Point
w Il. Bennett, Tribune. Mineral. Point.
j. II. Waggoner, Bee, Phillips.
A +. Reese, Sun. OsceOla.
l.. e Ring. Times, Nellsville.
a :. Hearn, Chronicle. Dodgeville.
George G. Youngs Mining News, Florence.
T. K. Barber, Index, Warrens.
John Turner, Star. Mansion.
J. ". Taylor, Southwest Wisconsin, Lin.
Gen.
Amos p Wilder. journal. Madison.
A. j. Reid, Post, Appleton.
J. C.<Chapple, Press, Ashland
A Permanent Organiza ton.
The constitution provided that the or
ganization shall be permanent, its object
to he To hiring the Rem hIican editors