Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1908-05-19
REPUBLICAN, NATIONAL CON-
vENTI0N.
An Interesting Time Last Evening at
the Mems League of the Presbyter-
ian Church.

the Mems League of the Presbyter-
ian Church.
Last evening the Mems league ful-
nished new kind of an entertainment.
which was very interesting as well as
very instructive 1t was called a
Republican National Convention
though, in truth. it savored much of
democracy. The plan was to hold a
mock national convention ara to con-
duct the same as near the real thing
as possible; in this those in charge did
admirably well
The church was profusely decorated
with flags and bunting, and about one
half of the church auditorium was re-
served for the delegates from each of
the states. The seats for delegates
were marked with small flags and the
name of eacL state appeared conspic-
uously, SO the delegates had no trouble
in finding their places.
The church was flied with delegates
and spectators who came to listen to
the proceedings and among them were
many ladies.
There was a short business meeting
of the league before the convention,
which was called to order by president
L. N. Larson.
! At the appointed hour, James Mont
gomery, chairman of the national COM
mittee, called the convention to order,
made brief address and called to the
chair, +. l.. Hudson, who had been
selected by the national committee as
temporary secretary. Mr.. Hudson ad.
| dressed the convention and followed by
appointing committees on credentials,
permanent organization and resolu.
tons. These were given three minutes
in which to report
| The committee on credentials showed
that there were two to three delegates
from each state in the union entitled to
seats.
The committee on permanent organi
cation recommended M B. Rosen berry
as permanent chairman and j. D.
Taylor as permanent secretary, which
report was adopted,
Mr.. Rosenberry's address was very
able one, taking up the new phases Of
the political situation; as he stated
there was no time to enter into dis
cussion of even the principal questions
at issue, even if he so desired. He
made an excellent presiding officer and
Mr.. Taylor could not be excelled as
secretary.
| The committee on resolutions sub
mitted two sets, one for the majority
and another for the minority.
The majority was for the reduction
of the tariff, the insurance of bank de-
posits; the improvement of water ways
the governmental control of divorce
laws; large forest reserves, etc. The
minority recommended President
Roosevelt's spelling rules; his views on
race suicides; reward to every family
having over ten children; had some ref
ence to the elm tree which had been cut
down on the library grounds, and Pine
\ park, all of which created good deal
of merriment. On motion the minority
report was nailed on to that of the ma.
jority and adopted.
The nominating speeches were then
made, the presiding officers stating that
the voting would be on the speeches
rather than for any preference one
might have for those placed in nomina-
ton. The following nominating speech.
| es were made, the speakers taking the
rostrum when the name of the state
which they represented was called.
Brayton E. Smith, of Illinois, nomi.
mated Jos. G. Cannon.
s. r. Scholes, of Indiana, G.. w. Fair
banks
E. E. Payne, of Minnesota, seconded
the nomination of j. &. Cannon.
w. H. Mylrea, of New York, Chas. E.
Hughes
H. j. Evans, o. Kansas, seconded the
nomination of G. f Hughes.
M. w. Sweet, of Ohio, VIM. H. Taft.
A. H. Clark, of Nebraska, seconded
the nomination of W. H. Taft
M A. Hurley, of Pennsylvania, P. C.
Knox.
w. H. Bissell, of North Dakota, sec.
onded c. W. Fairbanks.
CA. Cowee, of Tennessee, seconded
the nomination of Fairbanks.
S. B. Tobey, Wisconsin, Robert La
Toilette.
R. A. Edgas, of Arizona, seconded
Robert LaFollette
Orlaf Anderson, Wisconsin, Walter
Alexander.
b. B. Benson, North Carolina, Sec
onded the nomination of Walter Alex
ander.
The speeches were all good and at
the close, the first ballot was as follows:
Hughes SO; LaFollette 25; Taft 25; Fair
banks 8; Knox 8; Cannon 4; Alexander
2 AS the hour was tate a motion to
adjourn prevailed. This ended an even
ing that was full of instruction and
amusement.
A feature of the convention were
many dispatches sent in during the
proceedings to various delegates, all of