The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-04-23
10 NAME STATE CANDIDATES
Milwaukee Democrats Take Lead and
Assurance is Given That Other Cities
in State viii Give Support to the
Movement Leaders Oppose Plan.

There will be a democratic state con-
vention to promulgate a platform and
nominate state ticket If the demo
cratic state central committee will
not call convention it is said promi-
nent democrats will meet. in Milwau-
kee and issue a call
The Awkward element is very much
opposed to q convention. 1t is beliey
ed this action can control the state cen
trail committee. Chairman Paul Hem
my of the state central committee is
opposed to the holding of state con-
vention. With Mr.. Hemmy rests the
calling together of the democratic
state central committee. Feeling as
he does, there is little likelihood Of his
calling the committee together In
such case the feeling in favor of state
convention has reached a point where
number of prominent democrats are
already discussing the question of
holding a meeting in Milwaukee for
the purpose of issuing call for a
convention.
The objection ON the part of the
Awkward men to the calling of state
convention is based on belief that if
suc1 a gathering is held it will result
liz one of the widest meetings the
democracy of Wisconsin has ever held
and that would be going some.
Might Grill Patronage.
Furthermore, there is no sort Of
question, Judging from the expressions
heard among democrats, that the pat
ronage trust in the state would come
in for a terrible grilling. This they
wish to escape if possible, and one
way was to shut off The holding of a
convention, although such a convention
has been held by the democrats ever
since the primary election law went
intoseffect.
La fact, many Of those who are push
irg the movement for a convention
do so for the reason they wish to get
an opportunity to express their opinion
Of the way appointments have been
made in such manne hat it will at
tract attention.
The state officials are getting little
comfort out of the attempt they have
made to have the legislature called to-
gether in special session. The Merrill
Star-Advocate says of the move:
''That the high tax stampede is be-
ginning to get ON the nerves of the
progressives is evideni from their at
tempt to back up, as shown in their
petition to the governe to call az ex-
ira session of the legislature for the
purpose OF reducing the next tax levy
some $4,oooO0O'
''Who is it that is back of this be.
tition? Office holders, of course. WHY
are they SO suddenly anxious to reduce
the next state tax levy? Because they
sec the handwriting on the wall and
they hope to save their official necks
by getting the thing fixed before the
election next fall -
The Advocate says that it is not
proposed to abolish lot of "useless',
officials, but the cut is to be made
elsewhere. Concluding, the Advocate
says:
Calls Move a Bluff
"But it is too late. The people have
got their number and it is all up with
them. The very fact Of their making
this bluff is evidence of their insin-
certify. They know it, too
There is no necessity for calling a
county convention in Ozaukee county,
for the people are all protesting against
the high taxes" said Assemblvman
Jacob Dietrich of Cedarburg, when in
Milwaukee on Saturday, We thought
we could show a reduction in taxes in
our little city and did on city taxes
then came in a heavy state tax and
there was nothing doing. We do not
feel the high taxes quite so much in
the cities, however, as they do in the
country. The town of Cedarburg used
TIC have tax of $4 to tie $1,000. This
year they had to pay so on each 81, 900.
That is what hurts They will hear
from it out at Madison when it comes
time for the fall election.
People Up in Arms
The tax OF Sheboygan county in
1900 was $4,000, /" said G. H. Weisse
This year the state tax levied on the
county was $1so,oo0 Nor can they
say that the road taxes make up a
large part of this. sheboygan county
expended $4,000 on roads the past
year. Of this it gets back from the
state one-third. But put it all in and
then yon ave an increase of $150,o00
in the past eight years and the large
part of this came last year. Do you
wonder that the people are up in
arms?"
Similar statements come from every
section Of the state when residents
come to Milwaukee and begin talking