The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-07-18
Draft of Party Platform Not satisfac-
tory to Some Of the Candidates for
Office and Changes May be Made AT
ter the Candidates are Named

voters will take their selections of
candidates at the primaries:
For overnor-Judge John G. Karel
of Milwaukee and A. ]. Schmitz of
Milwaukee.
For Lieutenant Governor Henry
w. Bolens of Port Washington, ozau-
kee county, and Henry A. Moehlenpah
of Clinton, Rock county.
For Secretary of State-Andrew
Kealy of Hudson, st. Croix county.
For State Treasurer-Jacob Leon
ard of Marshfeld, Wood county, and
Nicholas Schmidt of Marathon City,
Marathon county.
For Attorney General-John T.
Doherty of La Crosse and G A. Kad
ing of Watertown.
The convention spent the entire
morning of Friday in discussing the
income tax law.
During the night many of the dele
gates had gone home, vote showing
but SIS out of the 836 delegates be-
ing in attendance Saturday morning.
Thus during the night the control of
the convention shifted, and in Satur-
days convention the radicals were in
control and made the most of their
opportunity.
This was shown when a motion was
made to take up the platform, which
had been submitted by Senator Paul
10. Husting, chairman of the commit
tee on resolutions, plank by plank.
In this way Objectionable planks
could be discussed and amended. The
convention refused to permit this to
be done by vote of 800 to 1856. This
resulted in Frank A. Walsh of Mil
waukee, presenting a substitute for
the income tax plank, providing for
the repeal Of the present law and the
passage Of new law by a Democra-
tic legislature.
Around and about this substitute
the battle ragged all the morning.
Points Of order bristled on every
hand keeping Chairman Kearney busy
deciding them. That he was able to
do in a way satisfactory to all spoke
well for his fairness and knowledge of
parliamentary practice
Two noticeable features Of the day
were demonstrations \given Senator P.
0. Husting when he finished his re-
port Of the committee on resolutions,
and that given A. j. Schmitz when he
took the platform during the discus
sion. The first was started and kept
up by Dodge county delegates. The
Schmitz ovation was general and last
ed fora minute or more. This showed
the difference in the composition Of
the convention on Thursday and Fri
day.
tlon of the income tax supporters to
make Democrats wear a tax tag if
they We're to be in good standing.
The platform as presented by the
committee on resolutions was adopted
by viva voce vote after the Walsh
substitute to income tax plank had
been voted down by vote Of 3 to /.
On motion of j. J. Cunningham the
convention instructed the state CEN
trail committee to circulate the papers
of congressional candidates in all dis
tricts having two candidates for the
office in the primary contest.
Mr.. Doherty was called for and
made short speech of thanks. He
said two years ago, if he had been
willing to drop his party affiliations
in Wisconsin, he could have had the
office of attorney general for the ask
ing. He refused to put anything be-
fore the word Democratic" in his
political creed, he said, and would run
8gsin as straight Democrat or not
at all
G. A. Kacing was also called to the
platform and made brief S-each,
making a pleasing impressior pom
the delegates.
The convention adjourned at
Q clock after rising vote of thanks to
the chairman and secretaries and to
State Chairman Frank B. Schultz and
the state central committee for max
ing the convention the best ever
known in the history of the party in