The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1908-06-18
Former Pastor Of Baptist Church
Named by Social Democrats
TO Head State Ticket
WAS NAMED ON SUNDAY
Kenosha Man is Rewarded for Deserving
His Pulpit to Preach Socialism
No New Ideas in the Plat
form Adopted

The Rev. Harvey Dee Brown, Phi. D.,
who less than a year ago resigned his
pulpit as pastor of the First Baptist
church in this city to become an active
advocate Of christian Socialism, was
nominated for the Office Of governor Of
the state by the Social Democrats Of
Wisconsin Sunday. It was rather I'M
usual that the nomination should come
to Mr.. Brown at Sunday convention
and it is understood that he will accept
the nomination and will stump the state
in the interests of the party. The nom
nations were to have been made at the
sessions Of the convention on Saturday
evening, but the poor arrangements that
had been made for the convention made
it impossible to reach this order of
business and the nominations were not
made until after an all day Sunday
wrangle. The Rev. Mr.. Brown was the
hero of the convention and this is taken
as his reward for leaving the pulpit to
4 take up the work of socialist. The
nomination of Brown had been conced-
ed by the leaders of the party and it is
said that there was practically no can
didate against him. Comrade Brown
was the POSTMASTER at the banquet ar
ranged for Saturday night and led the
talk fest for the socialists.
The full ticket named to be voted on
at the primary election is as follows:
For governor-Harvey Dee Brown.
For lieutenant governor-C. M.
Wright, Manitowoc; John Severens,
Sheboygan Falls.
For attorney general-H. B. Walms
I ley, Ashland; Adolph Huebschman, Mil
waukee.
For insurance commissioner-Edw
ziegler, Milwaukee; John J. Irwin,
Wyocena; H. W. Bistorius, Milwaukee
For state treasurer-John Hull, Mil
waukee; H. M. Parks, Superior; Fred
Anthems, Two Rivers.
For presidential electors-First dis
trict, Arve Peterson, Racine; Second
district, Henry Durham, Wyocena;
Third district, julius Creepy, Prairie du
Chen; Fourth district, Frank Metcalf,
Milwaukee; Fifth district, Robert Sci
del, Milwaukee; Sixth district, John c..
Boil, Sheboygan Falls; Seventh district,
Joseph Paul, Eau Claire; Eighth dis
trict, Martin Gearguson, Manitowoc;
Ninth district, J. E. Harris, Sturgeon
Bay; Tenth district, G. j. Sanquist,
Brentwood; Eleventh district, G. W.
Staples.
At large-Dr. w. W. Hammand, Wyo-
cena; Walter Romstock, Milwaukee;
Jacob Rummel, Milwaukee.
The platform, before adoption. was
given a complete dissection and was
the subject of debate for large part
of Saturday nights session, all of Sun
days and portion of Saturday night s
proceedings. 1t contains in general the
principles upon which the party has
stood year after year.
In the declaration of principles
and several resolutions adopted there
is strong bid for the support of the
man on the farm. He is well looked
after and the party proposes to virtual
~ set up in business any person who has
a longing for agricultural pursuits.
Conservation Of timber and more con-
servative policy in relation to the dis
posal of state lands are given much at
tention.
Prohibition and the liquor traffic
came in for no little discussion. This
resulted:
"We hold that intemperance in the
use of liquors is the result of the pres
ent enervating economic conditions.
With the growth of people stronger
in physique, intellect and popular NOR
ais, intemperance will gradually disap-
pear and temperate habits in all things
prevail. We consider the attempts at
sumptuary laws as ininlical to the cause
of economic and personal liberty.
. "Unless more harmonious economic
order is established, the attempts of all
well meaning people to introduce tenn
perate habits will prove only an evasion
of the real issue.
j The platform among other things,
calls for the naturalization of all trusts
and public utilities; legislation giving
} a workers pension; abolition of the
United States senate, to be superseded
by general referendum; establishment of
} lie insurance by the national govern
ment; more conservative Judgment in
award OF franchises; right Of cities to
take over public utilities; establishment
by the state Of free schools and free
books; recovery of all water rights al
ready given away and adjustment of
the practice; protection of headwaters
lof rivers.