The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1912-05-30
Milwaukee Man Is Urged to
Make Race for Republic
can Nomination.
TO ANNOUNCE DECISION LATER
Milwaukee Man Who Has Been Leader
of Conservative Republicans for Year
May Contest with Governor Mccoy
ern for Republican Nomination.

Republican voters and tax payers in
Wisconsin opposed to the LaFollette
MeGovern leadership will place a
state ticket in the field for the pri
mary.
That determination was definitely
decided at gathering of Republicans
in Milwaukee this week.
While a selection of candidates for
the anti-LaFolletteM cGovern ticket
has as yet not been definitely decided
it is understood that E. L. Philip has
been importuned b. Republicans to
lconsent to underta the race for the
Republican nomination, and while he
has not made a definite decision, it is
said he has given tentative consent.
Mr.. Philips tentative platform
has been submitted to the anti
McGoyern and anti-income tax Repub-
licans. These are the essential feat
lures Of it:
1t is opposed to the income tax, op-
posed to the initiative, referendum
and recall; against woman IS suffrage
demands a revision of the election
laws preventing pernicious and self
fish trades between designing Office
| holders; is friend Of the state uni.
versity, yet wants that institution to
keep within the sphere for which il
was intended.
/ There are other planks that Mr.
Philip will incorporate in his plat
/ form as the election campaign devel
ops, but the foregoing are the essen
tial issues upon which he would con
duet his campaign.
i Attorney Frank x. Boden Of Mil
twaukee, recognized as one of the most
active leaders of the movement, speak
ing of the Philip endorsement, said
/ ''The anti-LaFollette and the anti
| McGovern Republicans will assuredly
place a ticket before the voters at the
primary in September. We are unal-
terably opposed to the unwise and IN
necessary legislation enacted in this
state by the last legislature, dominat.
ed by Cow McGovern. We object to
the levy of unnecessary taxes with
which to burden the people, injure the
state financially and greatly retard
development. The situation as de-
veloped by the radical Republicans, OF
which Gov. McGovern boasts himself
as the leader, has come to point
where the people deman halt
and are determined to rid themselves
of these iniquitious laws.
&C. L. Philip is known the state
over as progressive business man
yet as vehemently opposed to the va
carries of the LaFollette McGoverr
stripe of Republicans, who have sad
/ died upon the people tax burdens they
can hardly bear. The situation pre-
sents the great economic question OF
whether the government is to absorb
the will of the people in the contro
of their own affairs. 1t is folly te
! think that in the Democrats the wise
and patriotic Republicans can find re
lief; they can only find relief within
their own ranks, provided they elect
representative men to the Legislative
and administrative halls. We are go
ling to submit the question at the state
primary whether the people are salts
fled with the government of the las
two years. do not think that they
are Y
Mr.. Philip declined to announce
any prospective legislative plans
further than the proclaiming of thu
few IDEAS that he would work fo-
we're he III, the governors chair. Let
Iters, he said, are daily coming to hin
from many counties in the state ask
ling him to lead the anti-LaFollettt
forces. It is demand, he said, tina
Insists upon hearing and that viii
assert itself at the September pr
mary.
Emanuel l.. Philip is widely know
as Republican worker and leader il
Wisconsin. He was President Taft 4
personal representative when the ma
ttion S executive visited Wisconsin las
|autumn and he has been a potent fac
tor for sane legislation for a numbe
of years. He has been active in stat,
and local Republican party manage
ment, is an employer of labor to
large extent and has taken an activ'
part in civic and educational affairs
It is probable that preliminary gath
ering of supporters of Mr.. Philip
will be held in Milwaukee early mex
month to decide upon more vigorou
prosecution of their campaign.
i The drill team of the Kenosha Aeri
IF FanIoS hos ocrenfpd an INVITA- +;n1