Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1908-07-03
DEMOCRATIC CALL;
STATE CONVENTION
WILL GATHER AT MILWAUKEE
IN NEAR FUTURE.
Platform Will Then Be Made
knoWn-Je Jefferson and Dodge to
Have DelegdteS-Chdirmdn Man.
son Plans for a Vigorous Cam
pdign for Candidates of Party.

Chairman H. H. Manson aud Secre-
tary W. C. Brawley of the Democrat tic
state central committee have issued
the official call for the platform con-
vsntlon of that party to be held in
milwaukee on July %. The purpose
for the gathering is "for the perfect
ing of the party organization and
formulating platform thereby giving
aid and counsel to the candidates of
the party whose legal duty it is to
formulate the platform following
the September primaries
There will be 666 delegates entitled
to seats in the convention, Jefferson
county is entitled to 10 and Dodge
county to 26. The official call is as
follows:
BY direction of the Democratic
state central committee delegate con.
ventIon of the Democratic electors of
the state of Wisconsin is hereby call
ed to be held in the city of Milwau-
kee, Wednesday, July %, 1908, at 2
O'Clock p. m, for the purpose of per-
fecting the party organization in the
state and formulating platform
setting forth the principles and
policies for which the Democratic
party of Wisconsin stands, thereby
giving aid and counsel to the candi-
dates of said party whose legal duty
1t is to formulate the party platform
and who will be chosen at the Septem-
Der primaries and for the transaction
of such other business as it may
decide upon.
= All votes of Wisconsin, irrespective
of past party affiliations, who believe
in Democratic principles, are urged
to cooperate in electing delegates to
this convention.
The representation to which each
county is entitled is designated below,
the apportionment being made on the
basis of one delegate to every 200
voters or fraction thereof, cast for
the Democratic candidate for the
presidency of 1904.
Adams, 2; Ashland, 6; Barron, a ;
Bayfield,, 2; Brown, IA; Buffalo, 5,
Burnett, l; Calumet, 7; Chippewa,
9; Clark, 6; Columbia, l; Craw-
ford, Z; Dane, %; Dodge, &c, Door,
2: Douglas, 5; Dunn, 8, Eau CLAIRE,
z; Florence, l.; Fond du Lac, % /;
Forest, /; Rusk. 2; Grant, Is;
Green, 8; Green Lake, z; Iowa, g.:
Iron, 2; Jackson. 8, Jefferson, 49,;
Juneau, Z; Kenosha, 8; Kewaunee,
8: La Crosse, 16: La Fayette, TO-:
Langlade, 6; Lincoln, 6; Mantle VOC,
II; Marathon, IT; Marinette.. s.;
Marquette, A; Milwaukee, 90; Monroe,
9; Oconto, 6; Oneida, 2; Outagamie,
16; Ozauckee, 8; Pepin, 2; Pierce,
3: Polk, 2; Portage, IL: Price. g.;
Rae inc, 13; Richiand, Z; Rock, II;
st. Crolx. g.; Sank, 10; Sawyer, q;
Shawano, z; Sheboygan, 10; TAYLOR,
Z; Trempeleau, 5; Vernon, 7; Villas,
2; Walworth, 7; Washburn, 2; Wash
ington, II; Waukeshx, IA: Waupaca,
s; Waukshara. ID; v innebago, q:
Wood, 9. Total, 666.
Proxies will only be recognized
when presented by actual residents of
the same county as the duly elected
delegate represented.
The credentials of all delegates to
said convention shall be certified to
the chairman of the state central
committee by the chairman of the
respective county committee and for
Warded to the chairman of the Demo-
cratic state central committee at Mil
waukee Immediately upon being
signed by the county chairman and
secretary, or by the chairman and
secretary of the convention at which
they were chosen.