Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1908-01-30
THE RIGHT KIND
OF DELEGATES
Should be Progressive Repub.
licans of the LaFoIIette.
Roosevelt Type

The Merrill News of recent date
contained contributed article on the
selection of national delegates, in
| which the writer who signed himself
Republican" presented the name
of Hen. Geo. NJ. Anson, of that city.
coupled with some wholesome and
timely advice. We reprint from that
communication, the following:
|
While l believe there will be nc
serious effort made at the next Re-
publican convention to repudiate the
presidents policies, the Republican
party is now so committed and could
not if it wanted to alter its course,
yet it is just as well to put men on
guard who are at heart in favor OF
| the reforms now being carried out by
the Republican party under the leader
ship'of Roosevelt. This being so the
writer is also favorable, and for the
same reasons. to the nomination OF
Senator Robert NJ. LaFollette for pre-
sident. To me it seems that the Wis
consin senator, more than all the
other candidates so far named, comes
/ nearest to representing the policies and
ideals in politics of President Roose-
yelt. In point of ability and states
manship, in my opinion at least,
Senator LaFollette is the peer of
President Roosevelt. AS matter of
fact, though not generally conceded,
Senator LaFollette is more conserva-
tive than the president. Senator La
Toilette will be one of the most
formidable candidates at the Chicago
convention for the Republican nomin-
alton. His presidential candidacy is
growing rapidly. In nearly all the es-
Inmates of the Repu blican presidential
possibilities it dwindles down to three
names, LaFollette, Taft and Hughes.
All unprejudiced observers at this
time confess it is anybody's fight.
This being the case, with the right
sort of men selected as delegates to
the national Republican convention,
Wisconsin may have the honor of fur
nishing the man, who as president
will settle the issues and policies now
uppermost in the public mind, and to
which, through President Roosevelt,
the Republican party is irreyocably
now committed. So far as the Re-
publicans are concerned, as far as the
present policies and issues go, the
ohty question is the man who as presi-
dent will carry them out. As already
said the Republican party is COM
mitted to the policies of President
Roosevelt and cannot back out now if
it wanted to. The best man to sue
ceed President Roosevelt is Hon.
Robert M. LaFollette. He should
have as delegates to the next Repub-
lican convention men who will stand
Loyalty by him until nominated or de-
feated. So, l suggest through your
paper that Hon. Geo. M. Arson be Sc
lected as one of the delegates to the
national Republican convention from
this, the Tenth congressional district
Politically, for reasons stated, it is
the right thing to do, and it is an
honor to a worthy young Republican
and also an honor to Lincoln county.
| present the name of Mayor Geo. M.
Anson to the Republican voters of the
Tenth congressional district as one of
the delegates to the national Re-
publican convention to be held i'm Chi
cago, June 10Th, next.
Republican.