The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-10-17
STIRRING MEETING IS HELD
Followers of Col. Roosevelt Decided that
it is up to Them to Give Their Ener-
gy to the Advancement of the Elec-
ton of Their Own Candidate.

all their energies toward the election
of Theodore Roosevelt for president
and by an overwhelming vote the
members of the Bull Moose Club on
Wednesday night voted not to place a
county ticket in the field in this
county. This decision was reached
after stirring meeting of the club
lasting for more than three hours in
which the question Of the candidates
of both of the old parties was
thoroughly discussed and in which the
attitude of the candidates toward the
new party came in for general
touching up. There was some senti-
ment among the Moosers for another
county ticket, but at the end of the
discussion the vote showed that just
one member Of the club favored a new
ticket while some forty voted against
the proposition. In order that the
members might be free to express
their opinions without fear Of being
Gin wrong" the vote was written
secret ballot and for this reason it is
considered as entirely representative
Of the sentiment of the club
The meeting was one Of the best
political meetings ever seen in Keno
sha and it showed that if nothing
else the new progressive party has a
lot of enthusiasm in it. The session
was just an old fashioned town meet
ing and during the argument the
claims of candidates for support of
progressives were handled without
gloves. Both Democratic and Repub
lican candidates were placed on the
spit and submitted to searching
analysis and the consensus of opinion
was that progressives who supported
Roosevelt for president should use
their own judgment in seeking the best
men for county offices without regard
to their political affiliations.
Vice President S. G. Newman, pre-
sided at the meeting and he declared
that the one thing that was demanded
Of all candidates was that they were
to keep their hands off of national is
sues if they desired support from pro-
gressives. He stole Champ Clark s
thunder when he declared" county
candidates have got to quit kickin
our dog around and quit throwing
bricks at Roosevelt from ambush" if
they want the support of the progress
sive voters in Wisconsin. There was
no demand upon the candidates to
name their choice for president, but
the leaders of the party held that they
should be neutral.
Before the discussion of the county
ticket came up the members of the
club gave considerable time to the
discussion of the "McGovern incl
dent' and there was some sentiment
favorable toward the club bringing
Governor McGoyern to Kenosha. No
formal action along this line was TAX
en- and the matter was left in the
hands Of the vice president and the
secretary and they will confer with
the governor and learn his wishes in
the matter If McGovern comes to
Kenosha under the auspices of the
club he will come as progressive.
The feeling was that there was ques-
tion as to just where Mr.. MeGovern
should be placed and while the mem
beTs of the club welcomed the an
nouncement of Mr.. McGovern that he
was favorable to Mr. Roosevelt they
still believed that he should cut the
cords that bind him to the Republican
ticket and accept a nomination as a
progressive from the new party by Pc
tition. The arguments along the lines
of party regularity were distinctly
wholesome in effect, but there was a
noticeable fact that many of the
Moosers still seemed to hold some al
legiance to the Republican parry and
sought to insist on their right to have
a say in the councils Of that party,
This, however, was only because the
men had failed to grasp the idea that
they were a part of a new national
organization.
The meeting brought out the fact
that there is going to be something
doing along Bull Moose lines in Ke.
nosha and Henry Cochems, the most
distinguished of the Wisconsin lead
ers of the party, has consented to
come to Kenosha to speak and in his
address he will speak especially on the
! Wisconsin, situation. It is certain
that this viii be sas moss Interesting
political meeting of the year IN Ke
nosha. Cochems is coming to Keno
sha some time next week and the date
will be announced later.
II. E. Miles of Racine, treasurer of
the progressive committee in Wiscon-