The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-06-06
STATE CONVENTION next WEEK
Members Of Party Expected to Put up
a Full State Ticket and to Arrange
for Record Fight in Every County of
State at the Coming Campaign.

Efforts are being made to rattle the
dry bones of the Prohibition party in
Kenosha county with view of hav-
ing enough members attend county
convention on Saturday to secure the
election Of delegates to the state con
'yention to be held at Madison next
Tuesday and Wednesday, but thus far
the call Of the state committee has
brought no response from the ''drys''
in Kenosha county and no clarion call
has been sent out for convention.
The loyal sixty or seventy voters
of the party in this county seem to
have lost hope and devoid of leader
ship there seems to be no one who is
willing to take upon himself the re-
sponsibility of calling the county
meeting. Nearly every county in the
state with the exception of Kenosha
county has arranged TO elect delegates
to the state convention and it is pos
sible that some of the old guard will
yet be stirred and that the Kenosha
county "drys," even if there is only
a half dozen convention goers, will get
together and elect the six delegates to
the state meeting. The state conven-
ton is not to be limited to delegates
alone and every man and woman in
sympathy with the movement will be
welcomed.
The "drys'' are beginning to talk
about their state candidates this year
Among these being mentioned for
governor are, Jason L. Sizer of Stur-
geon Bay, and Chas. T.. Hill of Rosen-
dale. Two or more candidates may be
placed on the primary ballot in Sep
TENDER and the nomination made in
that way. A full state and legislative
ticket will be in the field as well as
local tickets in many counties. There
has been a steady increase in Prohi-
bition nominations within the past two
or three elections and this year the
leaders say that more Prohibition can
dldates will be on the official ballot
than ever before.
The state convention at. Madison
next week will give considerable at
tention to platform building. Wis
consin has taken an advanced 9osition
ais to vigorous party policy and the
platform of this year will no doubt
declare that Prohibition law is I'M
necessary in the solution of the drink
problem and that all restrictive and
regulatiye laws are superfuous and
will be repealed when the party gets
into power; that what is needed is
not legislation, but administration.
The party will also take strong
stand on other important questions in
Guiding hearty endorsement of won
ems suffrage. 1t will be progress
sive platform all along the line and
the leaders say, clearer in statement
than any other party platform that
will be presented by any party in Wis
Iconsin. The state convention will
elect delegates to the national conven-
tion in addition to those elected at
the April primary in order to conform
to the call of the Prohibition national
committee Wisconsin will be repre-
sented at the national convention at
Atlantic City. Among those who are
planning to attend are: j. E. Clayton
Of Milwaukee; w. 7. Perry of Waldo;
Mr.. and Mrs A. F. Collins of Fond
du Lac; j. L Smith Of Madison; FL. II.
Tubbs Of Walworth; Mr.. and Mrs.
Leverly White Of Maiden Rock; G. A.
Paddock of Beaver Dam; Mr. and Mrs
NJ. M. Riley Of Milwaukee; w. P.
Nethercut of Milwaukee; D. w. Emer-
son Of Emerson, and Waldemar Ager
of Eau Claire.