The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-06-02
WELLKNOWN kENOSHANS SIGN
More Than a Thousand Names are
Signed to Formal Call Sent Out
From Headquarters in Milwaukee on
Friday Afternoon.

accomplished by the coterie of men
headed by E. L. Phillip of Milwaukee
as the call for a convention of the
so-called "Taft Republicans as is
sued from the headquarters in Milwau-
kee on Friday afternoon is signed by
great host of the men who were form
erly prominent in the affairs of the
party in Wisconsin, Notwithstand-
ing this fact the call could not be
called Stalwart' call as it is also
signed by many men who have been
unusually prominent in the so-called
half BREED faction of the party
The call is practically the same as the
statement given out a few days ago
and it formally sets June Sth as the
date for the holding of a convention
OF all the Republicans in the state who
are favorable to the president and to
the national Republican party and it's
platform. 1t is distinctly stated in
the call that there is no desire to
make a slate of state officials or state
candidates, but that the conference is
called for We sole purpose of getting
united Republican party into the
field in Wisconsin and to seek to have
the party in Wisconsin show in an
open manner it's support of President
Taft.
The call is signed by more than a
thousand Republicans and every coun-
ty in the state is represented in the
list of signers.
The executive committee of which
Mr.. Phillip is the chairman and F.
x. Boden of Milwaukee the secretary,
has apportioned the number of dele
gates to the different counties in the
state, the number being approximately
the same as at the last Republican
state convention held in 1906 Ke-
nosha county is to be entitled to twelve
delegates and it is proposed to hold a
caucus of the party in the county on
June 4th to select these delegates. 1t
is stated that the convention will draft
a party platform which will be a ex-
preston of the Republicans Of Wis
consin and it is expected that candi-
dates for state offices will be willing
to stand ON this platform.
The list of signers Of the call from
Kenosha county includes George A.
Yule, z. G. Simmons, James Cavanagh,
John M. Kehlor, c. H. Gonnermann,
r. H. Welles and W. L. Yule.
/ A large number of men from the
first Wisconsin district have signed the
call, the counties in the district being
represented by the following men:
Green Robert Etter, A. c. Dodge,
John Luchsinger, Chas. Smiley, C. M.
Fuller, Chas. A. Booth, H. C. Putnam,
H. P. Clark, John Bantley, n V. Treat,
VIM. Rolph, Henry Holdridge, Geo. E.
Thorp, c. G. Stevenson, John Jones, M.
Hendricksen, VIM. L. Bush, J. D. Dun
widdle, N. A. Loofbourew, L. A.
Noodle.
LaFayette-G. F. West, c. R. Bridge
man, M. Holland, r. A. Murray, M. j.
Tooley, Thomas Stephenson, j. G.
Oates, M. H. Michaelson, f. G. Bens-
ton, H. E. Pilling, w. R. Blakeley, j.
G. Monahan.
Racine-F. Lee Morton, Frank K.
Bull, G. |. Shoop, F. J. Miller, Jos.
Schroeder, Percy E. Schroeder, Louis
johnson, Jas. G. Bennett, Warren j.
Davis, John NB. Simmons, David G.
James, Arthur Hugunin, R. B. Lang,
ID. H. Flett, O. B. Schultz, C. w.
Smith, L. D. Miller, John C. Wagner.
10. W. johnson, R. G. Harvey, A. B.
Northrup, H. J. Smith, Walter j. Hav-
en-, Louis E. Shaw, John L. Seib. H.
NJ. Boyd, G. R. Carpenter, F. H. Har-
per, C. A Armstrong, R. G. Ander-
son, w. M. Laventure, E. G. Bennett,
L. H. Rohr, w. R. Devor, DR.. L. M.
Hicks, H. H. Newberry, c. H. Jones,
f. c. T,asch, c. E. Partee, Edw. Gillen,
Geo. Ella
Rock-H. H. Bliss, II. L. Mcnamara,
A. NJ. Fischer, A. E. Matheson, M. G.
Jeffries, David Atwood, E. D. Meow
an. H. j. Cunningham, c. E. Curtis, c.
W. Reeder, Orville Morse, r. L. Col
vim, o. H. Fethers, w. 7. Scofeld, B.
p. Eldred, ]. A. Janorin, E. f. Hansen,
ID. H. Pollock, B. D. Treadway, f. E.
Gates, A. E. Waite, D. H. Foster, Old
en- Parker, Barrel Smith, Robert More.
Otto Seegar, A. D. Frink, F. w. Coon,
liz. G. Hopkins, Henry E. Ebbott, f.
A. Baker, Harry Blakeley, A. S. Bak-
Ier, Dr. G. w. Colver, A. Y. Peters, S.
is. Jones, VIM. L. Crandall, P. NJ.
Green, u G. Waite.
Walw orth -. Davidson, L. d.
Sampson, r. E. Arnold, J. E. Barr, L.
A.. Nichols, w. J. Hammersley, f. NJ.
Durkee, John S. Allen, Charles A.
Kaye, VIM. Beatty, W. P. Dunlop, W
G. Mayley, DR.. ]. G. Reynolds, Charles
is. French, John H. Harris, j. II. Der.