Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1914-03-05
TAXPAYERS MEET
In Large Numbers in County Con-
vention at DodgevilIe.
STATE POLITICS DISCUSSED
At Length and in Vigorous Terms
John w. Taylor Elected Chairman.
w. NJ. Peterson, Secretary.

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w. NJ. Peterson, Secretary.
The call for the county convention of
the taxpayers alliance which met in
Dodgeville last Friday called together a
very large gathering of farmers from
all parts of the county. Many came by
teams and some came i'll automobiles
Before the noon hour all the available
space at the livery barns was filled
The hotels We're crowded.
AT one o'clock the meeting was called
to order in the court room, with every
seat occupied and many standing in the
aisles.
W. M Peterson of Waldwick acted
as chairman and appointed r. r.
Emmert of Avoca as clerk.
The articles of the association were
read. They declared the purposes of
the association to be to promote the
passage Of laws helpful to the state and
to secure the repeal of laws hurtful,
The chair appointed NJ X. Walsh,
Con. Larson and Thomas Patetield a
committee on credentials.
A question in regard to organization
called out stirring speech from John
w. Taylor
There We're speeches by John
Theobold, S. W. Salmon, and Robert
| Theobold.
7. J. Paul nominated Mr. Taylor for
permanent chairman.
Mr.. Taylor declined on the ground
that he was an old Stalwart, and if Sc
lected he might be regarded as one of
the first fruits of political resurrec
ton.
Notwithstanding this declination, Mr..
Taylor was chosen chairman.
! w. NJ. Peterson was made secretary |
| j. B. Hos&ins moved the appointment
of a committee on resolutions and
Thomas Patefeld moved an amendment
making Mr.. Taylor the chairman of the
committee. The amendment was
adopted, and j. w. Taylor, Thomas
Patetield and j. B. Hoskins were Sc
lected as the committee on resolutions.
Mr.. knight called on the members of
the committee to say what they wanted
in the resolutions.
Mr.. Taylor called upon MIR Patefeld
to speak for the committee.
Mr.. Patefield made quite speech, in
which he said that what was wanted
was to "ciean out that herd at Madi
SON. He had heard that the governor
had an advisory committee which costs
enormous sums of money. He opposed
the good roads commissions; but stood
by the tax commission, and believed
that the state was now more equitably
assessed than ever before. He quoted |
Harry Bolens approvingly.
j. B. Hoskins was also called upon
to speak for the committee; and he ad
vlsed, among other things, that the
voters take their tax receipts with them
when they go to the polls next fall |
He favored letting the people of the
counties run their own highways.
John Knight was called upon, and
delivered carefully prepared speech.
He had worked out comprehensive
plan for rewriting the statutes along
economical lines. He pointed out that
the state aid for highway improve
ments was only made possible by the |
| amendment to the state constitution in |
1908; and showed how this step could
only be retraced by going back to the
people. He would abolish the tax com
mission and the insurance commission
and would let the University stand,
but would curtail it's expenses.
One of Mr.. Knights statements was
challenged by Assemblyman Albert
Richardson; and this brought out a
spirited debate between Mr.. Knight
and Mr.. Richardson.
After this passage at arms Mr.. |
knight proceeded with his speech; and
at its close received hearty applause.
! Ernest G. Fielder was called on to |
address the meeting, and made strong
plea for good, practical work in the i'm
provement of the roads Of Iowa county. |
| He said that he could speak as tax |
payer, as he had paid this year taxes /
amounting to $400 that the farmers
got this year what the men in town got
every year; that he paid more taxes on
a $4,000 home than he did on $4,000
farm. He said that he consented to /
speak TO the convention because it was
non partisan gathering in this re-
spect entirely different from the Lafay-
ette county convention. He appealed
to the people in all the towns in the
county to do good, practical work on
their road, such as has been done in the
town Of Waldwick. When the roads Of
the county are put in good SHAPE ne
said, then representative men can go to
Madison and, with good grace, ask the