Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1914-07-02
STALWART CONVENTION
NOMINEES

About three hundred of the old
line stalwart Republicans met at
Madison On Tuesday in convention
and nominated the following ticket:
Governor
Eanaruel Phillip, Milwaukee.
Lieutenant Governor
William NJ. Bray, Oshkosh.
Secretary of State
Mes A. Roman, DeerfieId,
State Treasurer
Marshall Coussens. Eau Claire.
Attorney General
A1airew L. kreutzer. Wausau.
United States Senator
Levi H. Bancroft, Richland Center.
Anyone conversant With the politics
of the STATE Of Wisconsin Tor the past
ten years. will readily see that the
old stalwart free horses are setting
in trim for the primary races. Some
Of them may be spawned and knock
kneed from the many races that
they have been in and lost, but like
the old race horse enthusiast, after
several years of rest, they feel
young and kittenish again. They are
going to get ready for the fall races
and make a grand stand bluff for
the goal, but on account of the old
records ard the lack of energy and
youthfulness, they will finally end up
in the tail end of the race. We glory
in their pluck and power of endur-
ance. Their political discreticns, we
cannot SO strongly commend. We are
rather inclined to believe that we
see their finish This primary race
that occurs in September is "a free
for-all and therefore this conven-
ton is entitled to it's place in the
great race
As a long time Progressive Republi
can, we are sorry to see so many
candidates coming out for the nomi-
nation of Governor, which tendency
will be to divide the Progressive vote
for that office. No good Republican,.
whether he belongs to the Stalwart
or Progressive branch of the party
can find any fault with our friend
and neighbor, w. H. Hatton, of New
London for that place. We wish it
were possible for all Progressive Re
publicans to unite on Mr. Hatton give
him a strong endorsement at the pri
maries and then elect him this fall
in November. There is no man in
the state of Wisconsin better fitted
fer the office than Mr.. Hatton. He
is a. careful business man, a good
statesman, and we'll versed in mat
ters of state He is our ideal candi-
date, and we think as time passes,
he will become the candidate of the
Progressive Republican party of this
state The more you investigate him
and look for the qualifications most
necessary for a governor, the more
satisfying he becomes to you. Our
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good men, in their places, should rec
ognize the political situation at this
time, heed the warning and comply
with the wishes of the majority OF
Progressive Republicans in the state
and make the way clear for Mr.. Hat
ton. We believe he will receive the
nomination, and if animated, the
Progressive Republicans of the state
will see that he is elected. Of all
the men mentioned, there is no man
in the Progressive branch of the
party that would receive any more
votes, from all sources than w. H.
Hatton AS a member of the Wiscoh
sin Press, We would urge and ask
all Progressive newspapers to unite
on Mr.. Hatton and give him cordial
support at the primaries, and if nom
mated there is no question but what
he will be elected.