The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-05-21
KENOSHA MEN SIGN CALL
Political Leaders Under the Command
of E. L. Philip of Milwaukee Send
Out Formal Statement as to Plans
For Nominating a State Ticket.

A republican state convention will
be held in Madison on June % for the
purpose of nominating a state ticket
and adopting a platform on which to
&c before the people in the primary
campaign. The call for the convention
was issued at a meeting of the repub-
Leans, who came together on Tuesday
or the invitation of E. L. Philip.
The meeting was held on the twelfth
floor of the Railway Exchange Building
in Milwaukee.
About twenty-five republicans who
had been prominent in the party coun-
sells in years past were present. They
represented sixteen counties in the
state. 1t was stated that only small
number had been invited, but letters
were shown from leaders in other coun-
ties in the state who expressed them
selves as in entire sympathy with the
movement.
The call adopted leans towards CON
servatism in expressing the situation
in the state and includes the tariff as
a prominent issue in the coming cam
paign.
The presentation will be the same
as that under the call for the last of
Ecially called republican state conven-
ton, which met in Madison in 1904,
and will include 1,065 delegates. These
Will be elected at mass nleetir is held
II the different counties Ii was held
that as under the present law there is
70 provision for the holding of eau
cuses or county conventions, the dele
sa;es could be better elected under
the mass meeting plan.
The call for the convention which
was issued is as follows:
It is a fundamental right under our
form Of government for the members
of political party to meet in conven-
ton and discuss the interests of the
people. Although party conventions
are not now provided for by law, poll
teal conditions in our state and ma
ton demand that political parties again
assemble in conventions and discuss the
remedies necessary to meet the de-
mands of the people.
There is a general stagnation of
business that we believe to be the re-
suit of unwise tariff legislation.
State taxes are excessive and there
is a well founded complaint among the
people that the revenues of the state
are wasted by useless commissions and
state offices and agents.
"The extravaganza of the university
is bitterly complained of and the po-
htical meddling of certain persons con
Hected with the university is the sub
ject Of widespread criticism.
THAT the laws governing the con-
stluction of highways have opened the
doors to extravaganza and should be
changed.
''That there is q general demand
among the people to re-establish state
conventions in order to give them the
privilege of meeting and discussing
their political needs and maintaining
party organization to the end that par
ties may be held responsible for the
conduct of the government.
In order to re-establish the repub-
hcan party in Wisconsin and to declare
ouI allegiance to a reasonable protec-
tive tariff to re-establish business and
to concentrate the efforts of all voters
who desire to aid in putting the state
government upon business basis and
to relieve the people from excessive
taxation and reckless disregard of the
public interest, and to adopt plat
form that will declare for the relief
that the people are seeking and to
recommend candidates that can be re-
lied upon to carry out such platform
and insure to the people good govern
mont at a reasonable cost.
1--WE, the undersigned republicans,
hereby call republican state conven-
ton to be held at Madison on June %,
1914 John NJ Whitehead, GAINESVILLE !;
E. L. Philip, Milwaukee; James G.
Monahan, Darlington; w. E. Barber,
Lacrosse; Spencer Haven, Hudson;
Marshall Cousins, Eau Claire; D. T.
Sheppard, Rhinelander; R. K. Coe,
Whitewater; O.. w. johnson, Racine !;
john w. bennett, Port Washington !;
G. w. Fraser, Menomonee Falls; DR..
f. II. Leonard, New Lisbon; c. Starks,
Berlin; Frank r. Bentley, Baraboo; f.
vi Coon, Edgerton; H. YEARLY, La
Crosse; +. P. Perry, Paul Schradt, Gil
lett; Frank x Bodden, Gerry w. Haz-
elton, Milwaukee; i. A. Walters, Stew
ems Point. Harrv Rarnev- Necadah. q