The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1910-08-04
CHAS. WEISSE FOR U. S. SENATOR


gress from the sixth congressional
district, has announced his candidacy
for the Democratic nomination for
United States Senator.
At the recent Democratic convention
Congressman Weisse stood for the
naming of a ticket and seconded the
nomination of Burt Williams for sena-
tor. 1t looks like pertidious conduct
on the part of Mr.. Weisse to come out
as candidate against Mr.. Williams a
few weeks later. We can't see how
he can consistently do SO and we feel
that Democrats ought to stand by Mr.
Williams at the primaries.
Mr.. Williams in signed statement
accuses Congressman Weisse of bad
faith in becoming candidate against
him. In his statement he said in
part:
Gas the several hundred Democrats
in the Milwaukee convention know,
did not seek the senatorial nomination.
| did not ask support from single
man in the convention for the nomina-
ton. For several weeks before the
convention, Congressman Weisse had
told his friends he would be a candi-
date for United States senator. He
was even considered a candidate the
morning of the convention, but at
noon he announced that he would
withdraw from the race for senator
and be candidate for congress. Al
noon that day he emphatically informed
me that he would not be candidate
for senator, that several Thousand
voters in the Sixth district had signed
papers asking him to run for congress
and that he could not ignore this de
mand.
THAT evening my name was brought
before the convention for the nomina
ton for United States senator, ant
county after county endorsed the sug
gestion. Congressman Weisse in hi>
seconding speech, pledging the Demo
Gratis of his county to my support.
"The convention unanimously gave
me the nomination and with such evi
denceS of enthusiasm, friendship an(
confidence that though | had not beer
candidate, | determined to accept
and told the convention | was ready
to put up the best possible fight fol
the honor and the party.
"When the newspapers first mention
ed that Congressman Weisse was con
sidering jumping back once more from
the congressional race to the senatorial
race, | at once wrote him. | wrote
him rs man naturally would write
one who had been one of his chic
supporters. | told him could not be
lieve the newspaper reports, that
could not see how in view of his atti
tude in the convention he could be
seriously considering on any preteXt
opposing me for the nomination, and
asked him not to do so. | told hin
that if he or any Cne else felt that /
there was danger of the Democrats no.
getting sufficient vote at the primary
| would Join with the other candidate,
and give our entire time until primary
day in arousing Democrats in every
part of the state on this question.
wrote him that ! could not see now he
could consistently and fairly enter the
race as an opponent of mine.
"He replied by saying that until he
saw me personally" and talked il
over, he would not enter the race.
have not heard from him since anC
now his formal announcement in the
newspapers is the reply | get from the
man who urged the convention tC
nominate me and who even afterwart
wrote that he would not enter unit
he had a personal conference witt
me.
''To say that | am amazed at such
an astounding attitude is putting il
mildly. Other candidates on the state
ticket and many of the Democrat t,
most prominent in the last convention
have written me stating that they
could not see how Congressman Weisse
could consistently frame any excuse tc
oppose me, for certainly such action
would mean that he hoped for my de-
feat Copies of letters have even beer
sent me by prominent leaders who
have written Mr.. Weisse, most EN-
phatically urging him to be loyal ant
consistent and keep out of the race.
"If Congressman Weisse consider.
that am to humbly and meekly sub
nit to being made football of ir
politics, ne will find himself very much
mistaken, for the motive | see in hi,
action has stirred me up to feel that
the Democratic voters of the state vii
not endorse his unjust action in ref
erence to me-"
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