The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1912-07-18
VOTERS WILL PICK
KAREL OR SCHM|Tz
Primary to Name Democratic
Candidate for Governor.
STATE CONVENTION Is HELD
Roll Call at Gathering Gives kare'
Se3 Votes and Schmitz 375-Plat-
form Uphoids lncome Tax Principle
and Declares for Laws Revision.

Milwaukee.-The democratic state
convention closed its work after
making the following nominations
for candidates to the various state
offices, from which the voters vii
make their selections Of candidates
at the primaries:
For Governor-Judge John {
Karel of Milwaukee and A. j. Schmiti
of Milwaukee.
For Lieutenant Governor-Henry
W. Bolens of Port Washington. Ozau
kee county, and Henry A. Moehlen'
pah of Clinton, Rock county.
For Secretary of State-Andrew
Kealy Of Hudson, st. Croix county.
For State Treasurer-Jacob Leon
ard of Marshfield, Wood county, and
Nicholas Schmidt OF Marathon City
Marathon county.
For Attorney General-John F.
Doherty of La Crosse and G. A. kad-
ing of Watertown.
Refuse to Declare for Repeal.
BY vote of 525R TO 1641a the
convention, after three hours of de-
bate, in which some bitter words
were used, refused to demand the
repeal of the income tax law.
This was decisive defeat for the
Karel forces, who had made repeal
the slogan of karels candidacy, and
a corresponding victory for the
Schr7itz men.
The committee plank reafflrms be-
lief in the principles of an income
tax" pledges an amendment SO as to
remove the laws obnoxious fea-
lures" without specifying them, and
promises to submit the amended law
to a referendum vote of the people
OF the state.
The amendment proposed by
Mayor Walsh of West Allis, which
was rejected, demanded the repeal
of the law and the passage OF new
law to be submitted to the people.
The plank of the platform relating
to the water powers OF the state also
was the subject Of discussion. A.
J. Ginrich, Marathon county, moved
that this plank be stricken out. He
said that IL there had not been SO
question northern Wisconsin would
have been a greater industrial cen
ter than it is today.
Wolfe Temporary Chairman.
The convention was opened with
the election of Hubert o. Wolfe. rs
temporary chairman, who in his ad-
dress paid glowing tribute to Bryan
and Wilson and who urged fair-mind-
ed republicans to join with democrats
in the election Of Wilson. His men
ton OF Bryan and Wilson called out
vociferous applause.
The name of Judge Karel was pre-
,,ented to the convention by VIM. j.
Kershaw, Milwaukee, and w. F.
Wolfe of La Crosse county placed A.
j. Schmitz in nomination. Consider
able sharp repartee was INDUCED in
In the course of the seconding
speeches by the two factions.
1t was insisted that under the call
OF the state central committee no
ballot was to be taken II only two
candidates were presented. Y. NJ
Kearney, the permanent chairman
ruled, after reading the paragraph
relating to the nomination OF candi-
dates, that ballot must be taken
and this ruling was not challenged
Narrow Majority for ksrel.
The one ballot for governor re-
suited: Karel, 393; Schmidt, 375
The ballot was reached at about
midnight at the second session OF the
convention, which convened at the
Pabst theater at IL o'clock on
Thursday, July IL The convention
then adjourned until 8 o'clock Fri
day morning for the nomination Of
two candidates for each OF the other
state Offices to be filled and to adopt
a platform.
Candidates for secondary places on
the state ticket We're chosen without
contest developing, except in two
instances when vote was taken on
the nominees for the Office OF state
treasurer and for attorney general.
Harry w. Bolens, mayor of Port
Washington, and Henry a. Moehlen-
pah, banker, Clinton, we're recon-
mended as candidates for the lieuten-
ant governorship, without ballot,
theirs being the only names pre-
scented.
Jacob Leonard, Marshfeld. and
Nicholas Schmidt, Marathon City, re-
ceived the highest vote as candidates
for state treasurer, and We're recon-
mended nv tho convention M -,