Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1908-09-30
ITS CONSTRUCTION REQUIRES
A STORMY ALL-NIGHT
SESSION.
CHEF ISSUE is OVER ENDORSE.
MENT OF LA TOILETTE
PLANkS.

OoI N Inc supreme court room of the
capitol in accordance with the pro.
VISIONS OF the primary election law.
Inc nall was packed by the assem-.
DIage OF candidates, hold-over sena.
tors and state officers. On the
le1t OF the chairman, in the seats
usually occupied by the justices of
Inc supreme court, sat the represen.
tatlVes of the press, while on his
right was Secretary James E. Thomas
OF the republican state committee.
Inc rollcall showed that 12O OF
me 1S4 entitled to seats were pres.
ent The roll was accepted as the
list of the accredited candidates.
Attorney General Gilbert asked
mat a permanent organization be eff
tected. On motion of Senator w. C.
owen OF Maiden Rock, Senator
George B. Hudnall, chairman of the
hrst platform convention, was nomi.
mated for chairman of this conven.
ton. Senator Sanborn moved that
he be elected by reclamation. This
was done and Senator Hudnall made
eng MY lOlO dOuI6SS DIS DSTuld-
nent chairman. The mention of Gov.
ernor Davidson's name evoked the
first applause; and boistrous approx,
al was accorded the sentiment that
there would be no retrogression OF
reform, while for the word Roosevelt
there was hand-clapping, which was
much more enthusiastic on the men.
ton of Taft.
On motion of Assemblyman E. w
Leroy, Lawrence Ledvina, assembly
man from the second Manitowoc dis
trict, was elected secretary. The
young assemblyman convulsed the
convention by saying he had nc
speech prepared, as Senator Hudnall
had, as the honor came to him wholly
unsolicited and unsought." Laughter
and cheers greeted the remark, the
chairman joining in the fun. The cpl
sode was the hit of the session.
The rules of the assembly, so far
as applicable, were, on motion Of AS
sembIyman Leroy, adopted for the
government of the convention, and R
G. Falconer of Camp Douglas, ser
geant-at-arms of the senate, and w
S. Irvine of Greenwood, sergeant-at
arms of the last assembly, were elect
ed ergeants-at-arms, on motion OF
Senator Morris and Assemblyman
Ingram respectively.
1t was decided, on motion of Sec
rotary FTear, to take a recess until
o'clock to permit congressional dis
trict caucuses to name two members
of the state central committee, q
member of the committee on plat
form and one presidential elector and
to report to the convention. The re
cess was taken at 1:05.
Afternoon Session.
As soon as the afternoon session OF
the republican platform convention
reconvened Tuesday Secretary Of
State Frear made motion that there
be stricken from his resolution OF
the morning that portion which pro
yided that all voting in the conven
ton be by congressional districts
The voting subject to challenge
There was no opposition.
Judge Bancroft of Richland made
a motion that all resolutions go tc
the resolutions committee without
reading. Senator Owen presented
resolution of the same tenor, and II
was adopted, Mr. Bancroft withdraw
ing his motion.
On motion of Senator Owen the
platform committee was constituted
thus:
ALI candidates for state offices.
chairman of this convention.
3-One member from each con
gressional district.
Reports from the eleven congress
sional district conventions were re
ceived and adopted as whole, but
on motion of Assemblyman Ingram
thew we're adopted again by means
of the secretary casting the ballot OF
the convention for them. This action
he explained, was in the cause O
regularity.
senator James of Richland moved
that the chairman of the eleven oele
cations meet and offer to the conven
tion two names for electors at large
The motion prevailed, but with dis
senting vote or two.
A recess till 8 p. IN. was taken o.
motion of General Estabrook 10 le
the resolutions committee act Tner
another till 1880 and, nothing dong
till 9 this morning.
The only absentees as disclosed
by the roll-call were J. G. kleczka' +
r Zimmerman and c. F. Busacka o
Milwaukee, ]. S. Towers OF Columbia
r T. Haight, also of Cambria &. 1
Atwood of Crawford and A. E. BeeOe
of Marathon.
Resolutions.
The committee on resolutions was
engaged all night in formula'ins
platform, the chief contest pelne oSei