Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-10-05
CONNOR is CHAIRMAN.
DEFEATS DICK FOR THE CAMPAIGN
MANAGEMENT BY A VOTE
OF II TO AZ.
NO FIGHT OVER PLATFORM.
Republican Convention Finishes Work
and Adjourns--Other Parties
Adopt Platforms.

MADISON, Wis, Sept. 26.-[Spe-
cial AT nearly o'clock this morning
William D. Conner of Marshfeld, candi~
date for lieutenant governor, was elected
chairman of the Republican state central
committee by a vote of II to Al over
w. H. Dick of New London, after
spirited contest. Upon motion Of A. Fl.
Dahl. candidate for state treasurer, the
election was made unanimous.
The platform of the party was re-
ported unanimously by the committee on
resolutions at 1920 o'clock and adopted
as read with the exception of one change
urged by Senator a. w. Sanborn of
Ashland striking out the clause which
would tie up the party to state control
of telephone companies as distinguished
from municipal control The roll call
was as follows:
Connor-Davidson, Frear, Gilbert, Bird,
Hagemeister, Froemming, Fairchild, Page,
Roehr, Brazau, Hudnall, Sedgwick, Burns,
Fridd, Wolff, Whitehead, Beach, March,
Foley Munson Stout Wright, BARKER Elm Sim
tin, Jackson, Scott Laird Kroncke, Thoren-
son, Caniff, Reynolds, saugen, Nelson
VIVA, Beebe, Marquardt, LIE Roy, Felvey,
Harrass, Grassie, Ammcn, Palmer, Cain,
Kander, Dietrich, Estabrook, Ratcaiczyk,
Luy, Groeling, Jones, MCGEE, Carpenter,
Bancroft Norcross, Johnson, Moecklein,
Mains, Goldsworthy-71.
Dick Dahl Beedle, Bishop, sanborn, VIII
cox, Martin, Browne, Morris, Lockney,
Durley, Nye, Coolidge, Macarthur, McGreg-
or Ties Baker Curtis Miller kae eosa
Ter, kuckuk, Reyes, Ekern, sprague, Max
on, Mckenzie, Ainsworth, Irvine, Glen,
Keup, Perry, Scott, Neitzell-4.
There were 11S votes cast for state
chairman. Eleven members were absent.
Then members were paired: ROethe for
Dick, Thaner for Conner, Roycroft for
Dick. Baker for Conner.
The convention met Tuesday afternoon
at o'clock, but adjourned after hearing
the reports of the district conventions
nominating members of the state central
committee and the committee on plat
form. Notwithstanding the apparent
advantage gained by the LenrOot forces
at the morning session the reports from
the district conventions showed that it
was not far-reaching, as the friends Of
Gov. Davidson dominated both the state
central committee and the committee on
resolutions, the former by Il to and
the latter by II to Z. The make of
the two committees was reported as fol-
lows:
First dlstrict-Perry Wilder, Evansville,
and w. H. Armstrong, Racine.
Second district-A. e. forge, Madison,
and L. A Wright, Columbus.
Third district-D. O. Mahoney, Viroqua,
and Thomas Dundy, Iowa county.
Fourth district-Dr. J. M. Bethel, Milwau-
kee, and w. II. Dick of Greenfield.
Fifth district-Dr. w. A. JONES' Oconomo-
woe, and Gustav Jeske, Milwaukee.
Sixth district-ROy Reed, Ripon, and q.
3. MattOOn, ShebOygan.
Seventh dIstrlctSZPeter J. Smith, Eau
Claire, and w. V. Dorwin, Pepin.
Eighth district-Florian Lambert, Osn-
kosh, and DR.. Frank II. Gehbe, Mantowoc.
Ninth district-J. A. Van Cleve, Marinette,
and ]. z. DOusman, Depere.
Tenth district-E. E. Winch, Marshfield,
and A. H. Stang, Merrill
Eleventh distrfct-P. II. Lindley of Chip
pewa Falls and A. w. Mcleod of Bayfield,.
COMMITTEE on Platform
First district-E. II. Sprague, Elkhorn.
Second district-A. M. Stondahl, Madison.
Third d strict-L H. Bancroft, Richland
Center.
Fourth dlstrict-Julius E. Roehr, Milwau-
kee.
Fifth distrlct-C. e. Estabrook, Milwau-
kee.
Sixth distrlct-DOw Maxon, West Bend.
Seventh district-H. L. Ekern, Trempea-
leau.
Eighth dstrict-E e. Browne, Waupaca.
Ninth district-H. P. Bird, Wausaukee.
Tenth dstrict-E. f. Nelson, Elmhurst.
Eleventh district-James H. Stout, Me-
nomOnie.