The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-06-04
STAHL VOTES WITH MAJORITY
Men Who Favored Convention Are
"Peeved' and it is Possible That
They Will Call Meeting Regardless of
the Action of the State Committee.

The democratic state central com
mittee at its meeting in the Plankin
ton house in Milwaukee Monday re-
fused to call a state convention by
vote of twelve to ten. Incidentally
democratic harmony, as shown in the
lobby of the Plankinton, was not Of
a kind discernable except by means
of powerful microscope. Another
thing showed was that the Awkward
faction appears to retain reasonably
good control over whatever organiza-
tion the democratic party has in the
state.
Early in the day the Karel men who
favored a convention, asserted that
the vote would be twelve to ten in
favor of holding state convention.
When the test came the vote was ex-
actly reversed.
The friends of the convention idea
did not take the result of the meet
ing peacefully. On the contrary they
were mad clear through. "EOf the
twelve votes which went against the
convention in the meeting, six of them
came from federal oficeholders, who
come from counties which never went
democratic, . said E. w. Clark of Fond
du Lac, member of the state cen
trail committee.
"And four others came from mem
bers who expect to be offieeholders,
chimed in Matt H. Regain.
"Here for years we have been
pounding the republicans for the man
ner in which federal oficeholders
dominated their party affairs and now
we are doing the same thing" said
another irate democrat, who was dis
gusted with the result.
Threats were heard that a state con-
vention would be called by democrats
who believe in the members of the
party getting together On this sub
ject, however, those who favored a
convention called by the state central
committee differed. Some said that as
the committee had refused to call
state convention they felt tht best
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the primaries. Others insisted that
the only way to get we'll balanced
state ticket was by means of a con-
vention and when they left for home
were Of the mind that one should
be called.
In sense it was an oficeholders
meeting. Of the members of the state
central committee, Charles Mcdonald
Of Wittenberg, holds a position in
Washington; T. H. Ryan is postmaster
at Wausau; A. B. Roethe is an en-
ploye in the Office of the internal rev.
enue collectors Chairman Paul Hemmy
is revenue collector; John p Rice is
postmaster, and T, A. Russell is al
so postmaster of his home city Superior.
In addition to this, John A. Awkward,
the master mind of the anti-convention
group, is district attorney in the west
ern district Mr.. Mcdonald brought
his family home from Washington for
the summer and remained over for the
meeting Messrs. Ryan, Russell and
Rice forgot postofiee duties for the
time being to come down and settle
the state convention proposition.
P. A. Badour introduced the reso-
luton calling for state convention
to meet in Milwaukee, June "a, and
moved its adoption. The motion was
lost by the following vete
For = Messrs. Andrew Jensen, ".
D. Hennessey, fl. G. Fischer by Mr..
Hennessey, Peter Brzonkala, John NJ.
Callahan, George Hermann, E. w.
Clark, j. E. McMullen, Joseph Mar
tin, p A. Badour.
Against Andrew J. Stahl, Will
liam Jochem, A. G. Roethe, A. G..
Schmedemann by Robert Schmede-
mann, John P, Rice, John c. Burns,
II. E. Fitch, Charles Mcdonald, A. c..
Smith by Paul Hemmy, C. Cunningham,
F. A. Russell, T. H. Ryan.
A resolution condemning the pres
ent administration was introduced by
Vincent D.. .Henpessey. The resolu-
tion was as follows:
Resolved: That we urge the people
of this state to give careful and earn
est consideration to the platform on
which the nominees of the democratic
party are seeking approval from the
people of the state
Another resolution by Mr. Hennes-
sey commencing the national admins
tration follows:
Resolved: That, we the members
of the democratic state central com
mittee of the state Of Wisconsin, in
meeting assembled, do hereby. express
the fullest confidence in the wisdom.
justice and integrity of our presiders
and be it further,
Resolved: That we pledge him our
every support in his administration
Of the affairs Of the people of this
great nation.
Nj, Badonr offered a resolution that