The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-01-25
First District Progressive
Republicans Organize
Saturday.
KENOSHA WELL REPRESENTED
Resolutions Are Adopted Endorsing the
Candidacy of Senator LaFoIette for
President and w. S. Goodland and
DR.. Golf Named as Delegates.

Mayor Walter S. Goodland of Ra-
cine and DIR. S.. G. Golf of Elkhorn
were named as candidates for the po-
sition of delegates to the national con-
vention to be held in Chicago by sup
porters of Senator LaFollette in the
| first district who met for a conference
| at Elkhorn on Saturday afternoon.
| Former State Senator Henry Lockney
lof Waukesha and Victor P. Richard
son of GAINESVILLE, were named as al
ternate delegates. In addition to SEE
leeting candidates for delegates the
LaFollette boosters completed a per-
manent organization for the district
and passed resolutions declaring them
selves in favor of the election Of La
Toilette for president and declaring
him to be the greatest leader of the
progressive movement in the nation.
The resolution also endorsed Congress-
man FL. A. Cooper of Racine as a can
didate for one of the delegates at
large to the national convention from
Wisconsin and endorsed Congressman
Cooper for denomination as member
of congress in the First Wisconsin
District.
With the completion of the organi-
cation G. G. Cuttings, former post
master of Racine, was named as presi-
dent of the organization and +. M.
Higgins of Lake Geneva was named
as secretary and treasurer The or
ganization will be in complete charge
of the LaFollette campaign in the
first district.
The conference was attended by a
hundred and fifty men who have been
active in the progressive movement i'll
the district and every county in the
district was represented. Especially
large delegations We're sent from Ra-
cine, Walworth and Waukesha coun-
ty, Waukesha county Republicans at
tended a first district conference for
the first time since the new lines were
drawn and there were more than
twenty five Republicans from Wau-
kesha present at the conference.
These men took an active part in the
deliberations and it is certain that
Waukesha county is going to lose no
time in getting into the political &C
tivities of the district. The delega
tion from Kenosha was not as large
as had been expected. 1t was headed
by former Assemblyman Walker NJ.
Curtiss Of Trevor and in addition to
the Trevor man the Kenosha men
present were Henry Lubeno of Sa
lem, Attorneys Alfred L. Drury and
M G.. O'Donnell and M. T. Barber
and Fred G. Babeock, all of Kenosha.
The local delegates declare that the
convention was most enthusiastic
one and class it as one of the biggest
conventions ever held in the first
district.
It is evident that there is no pro-
gressive candidate but LaFollette to
be considered at the coming election
of delegates as the name of former
President Roosevelt was not mention
ed at the convention and although the
news that Cummins had announced his
candidacy for the nomination reached
the conference there was no attention
paid to it and the delegates present
declared themselves to be in favor of
LaE'ollette first, last and all the time
and the delegates elected from the
first district will be pledged to follow
ing this provision of the conference.
1t is said that the progressive
movement will now be featured in
the various counties Of the district
and permanent organizations will be
made in each county with a view not
only of advancing the candidacy of
Senator LaFollette for president, but
also with a view of aiding IN carry
ing on the campaign for other pro-
gressive candidates. 1t is expected
that the organization will work for
| the denomination of Governor Me-
Govern and that a ticket will be put
up in every county of the district par
| ticularly made up of men of pro
progressive tendencies.
The first work Of these. organiza-
tions will be the circulation of petit
tions for the nomination Of the dele
gates to the national convention.
This work must be done at once as a
large number of names must be Sc
cured and the petitions must be fled
with the secretary of state q full
month before the spring election.
Miss Margaret Schultz entertained
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