The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-06-09
State Central Committee is
Planning for Convention in
Milwaukee on July Il
NAME AWKWARD FOR SENATOR
Call for Convention Will be Sent Out
Within the Next Few Days and
Old Representation Will be Allowed
Counties

The Democratic state convention will
meet in Milwaukee on July II at II
o clock noon The call which will be
issued later by Chairman j. E. Davies
of Madison, will state as the object
of the convention Ethe adoption of d
party platform and such other bust
ness as may come before the conven-
ton.
This leaves open the question of the
nomination of state ticket. Mem
bers of the committee, however, said
that the convention would stop with
the adoption of a state platform. AT
the former meeting of the committee
had the question been put to a vote
the state ticket proposition would have
carried three to one.
Since that time, however, owing to
the efforts of Chairman Davies and
other leaders, the eyes Of the rank and
file have been opened to the dangers
of the twenty per cent law, and it is
now felt that it will be much better
to have as many candidates as possible
in the field so as to bring out the vote.
The twenty per cent law and it's pos
sibilities occupied three-fourths of the
time Of the committee. Tt was agreed
that strenuous efforts must be put forth
in every county to hold the Democratic
rank and file in their own primaries.
"All the reports which [ have re-
ceived have been most favorable, -
said Chairman Davies, before the meet
ing of the committee. 1T have been
in touch with Democrats all over the
state and was agreeably surprised to
find great deal of enthusiasm and a
general belief that this is a Democratic
year.
"Then they are awakening to the
dangers of the twenty per cent law
which the progressive Republicans
succeeded in passing in the last legis-
ture.
FThis is likely to prove boomerang
to the Republicans who were response,
BILE. It will be found that Democrats
who might otherwise feel inclined to
go over to progressive Republican
candidates will believe it to be their
duty to their party to remain with it
so as to insure the twenty per cent of
the total vote of the party being cast
at the primaries.
"Then, too, the Democratic policy
will be found to be progressive along
sane and constructive lines, which will
give Democrats who are inclined to
assist progressive candidates on the
other side no reason to drift away
from their own party.
"There is no question that the
twenty per cent law is an important
proposition, but I feel that with the
proper education regarding how that
law was passed and what is means,
Democrats will stand firm in support
of their own party principles and not
assist those who tried to make it diff
ficult to get a party ticket in the field
through this law.''
Nearly all the twenty-five members
of the committee were present, and
those who were not were represented by
proxies. In addition, twenty-five coun-
ty chairmen were in attendance on in
vitation, as were about dozen Demo
cratic editors.
The editors appointed committee
consisting of Fl. W. Bolens of Port
Washington, w. A. Hume of Chiffon,
and John Rice Of Sparta, to draft a
call for a meeting in Milwaukee of the
Democratic editors of the state at the
time of the meeting Of the state con-
vention. At that time a league cf
Democratic papers will be formed.
The county chairmen organized with
FL. w. Bolens, chairman and FL. G.
Truesdall of Berlin, secretary. They
will issue call for a meeting of all
the county chairmen in Milwaukee at
the time of the state convention, when
an organization for more effective
work will be formed.
The state central committee quickly
agreed upon a date for the convention,
but it took more time to decide what
should be done regarding the scope of
the convention. The representation
will be the same as two years ago, one
delegate for each 200 votes cast at the
preceding general election and one for
each major fraction thereof.
Speakers insisted that this was a
Democratic year in Wisconsin if the
party held together and did not go
" wandering off after false gods.'
One Of the notable incidents of the
meeting was the development of the
prospeetivea candidacy on the part of
John A. Aylward for United States SEN