Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1910-10-27

PASSED BY STATE
CENTRAL COM.

Milwaukee, Oct "a, 1910.-The Re
publican State Central Committee at
its meeting today, adopted the follow
ing resolution, repudiating the candi-
dacy Of Levi H. Bancroft, and endors-
ing the candidacy of Charles H. Grown
hart, for attorney general
WHEREAS: On Sept. LIST, 1910,
and after the printing Of the primary
election ballots, Frank T. Tucker,
progressive candidate for nomination
as attorney general, on the republi-
can state ticket, died On Sept
Bird, messages We're sent thruout the
state, advising Progressive RepubH-
cans that in order to secure a progress
siye nominee for such office, the
votes should be cast for Mr.. Tucker,
and the State Central Committee woul
thereafter fill the vacancy accord
ing to law.
At the primary, Sept. 6, 1910, D.,
276 more votes were cast for Mr.
Tucker than for Mr.. Bancroft.
On Sept. q, 1910, the Republican
State Platform Convention unanimous
Iy recommended Chas. H. Crownhart
for the vacancy created by Mr.. Tuck
er's death.
On Oct. 8, 1910, the Republican
State Committee formally nominated
Chas. H. Crownhart, republican can
dfdate for the office of attorney gen
eral
Thereafter Levi H. Bancroft, brot
action against the Secretary of State
to enjoin placing Mr. Crownharts
name on the ballot as the Republican
nominee. On Oct, Is, 1910, the Su-
preme Court, by a divided court, en-
joined placing Mr.. Crownhart's name
on the ballot as the regular nominee,
Justices Siebecker, Kerwin and Tim
lin dissenting therefrom.
During the pendency of this ac-
tion, Mr.. Bancroft, in a public speech
at GAINESVILLE, repudiated the princi-
pies and purposes Of Mad Mullah
Of Wisconsin,, and offended against
decency by saying, can order was is
sued to vote for the ghost of dead
thief, which language he repeatets
in an interview published Oct. IA,
1910.
Thereafter, on the evening Of Oct.
II, 1910, Mr.. Bancroft telephoned a
message to this committee in which
he said: mo man, candidate on
the Republican ticket in this campaign
can stand more squarely on the plat
form adopted by the Republican part.
than I can. | am perfectly willing
to take the stump and speak for every
plank in the platform as they ex-
press my sentiments and views. ]
have always been a Progressive and
shall always be a Progressive. My
affiliations with the so-called Stall
wart Republican party, was not o.
any choice of mine, but it was be-
cause the party Of my choice divorc-
ed themselves from me. 1 am perfect
" willing to sign any statement that
the Committee may prepare, setting
forth my views and my actions in
this matter"
Thereafter, namely on Oct. "A, 1910
at Mr.. Bancroft's request, he per-
sonauy appeared before the Republic;
can State Committee and substantial
ly reiterated the foregoing statement
and added further that his only OBJ
ject i'm participating in the Milwaukee
Convention held in June, 1910, was
TO prevent another Eleventh Floor
fiasco."
The Republican party of Wisconsin
is confronted by the fact that altho
repudiated by plurality of votes at
the primary Mr.. Bancroft is, ,technic-
ally the nominee.
MIR. Bancroft's record has made
him personally and politically objec-
tionabIe to the great mass of voters,
rresp pective of factions or parties