The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-01-18
COUNTY REPUBLICANS
MEET AT JEFFERSON
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both castors are to be SHE'D into the
ring.
About seventy-ive McGovern sup
porters met in star chamber session
in the Republican house. While mum
was the word" early In the day, it
leaked out that they had decided to
present McGovern with call to be-
come a gubernatorial candidate.
McGovern is not telling even men
like these what he will do, evidently
waiting for vigorous demand from
the 'peepuP" which may or may not
be forthcoming His conduct is not
pleasing his friends in the least, they
being of the opinion that his course
of dilly-dallying has gone to the point
of breaking their patience.
Republican State Convention.
The republicans of the state will
meet in convention at Madison on
Thursday of next week-the 9th. 1t
is expected that at least 1000 will at
tend the meeting, and Watertown will
send it's quota.
Dr. Frank Smith of Madison, mem
Der of the Republican state central
committee, will be sergeant-at-arms.
He will appoint the ushers and others
who are to assist in handling the gath
ering. DR.. Smith will arrange for the
seating of delegates representing the
various congressional districts, will
superintend the decoration of the big
hall; in fact, will be in charge of all
convention arrangements to be made
in Madison.
BOshard for Governor.
Formal announcement soon will be
given out, it is said, by State Senator
Otto Bosshard of his intention of be-
coming a candidate for the republican
gubernatOrial nomination. 1t is stated
by La Toilette leaders that Senator
Bosshard is their candidate.
State Democrats to Meet.
The state democrats will meet in
convention in Milwaukee either Feb
ruary or 4, for the purpose of rec
ommending candidates for delegates
Chairman Martin Of the democratic
state central committee said the call
for the convention will be issued early
this week.
The basis Of representation at the
convention will be one delegate for
each $50 or fraction thereof of dem
ocratic votes cast in a county
The resolution calling for the con-
vention was passed by the state cen
trail committee by seven to six vote
Milwaukee was selected by a vote OF
seven for Milwaukee, four for Madison
and two for Oshkosh.
A resolution was also adopted en-
dorsing Justice J. B. Winslow of the
Wisconsin supreme court for a posi-
ton in the United States supreme
court to succeed the late Justice
Lamar.
La Toilette Delegates.
At conference of representative
Of the Second and Sixth congressional
districts at Fond du Lac, Wednesday
night, La Toilette delegates to the na-
tional convention were named as fol-
lows:
Second district-A A Porter, Port
age; Senator Henry Krumrey, Ply
mouth.
Sixth district William Mauthe
Fond du Lac; E. A. Steiger, Oshkosh
Justice Timlin Candidate.
Madison, Jan. II. = Judge w. H
Timlin, Milwaukee, associate justice
of the Wisconsin supreme court, Tues
day noon announced his candidacy for
reelection in the following succinct
statement over his signature:
after making allowance for the
self-dissension common in such cases
it seems to me there is a practically
unanimous demand that l become a
candidate at the ensuing judicial cleo
ton, to succeed myself as associate
justice of the supreme court. That is
to say, the demand is as unanimous
as such things ever become.
Moved by a grateful app eciation
of this mark of confidence and esteem
l do consent to become candidate
for that Office at the coming judicial
election. w H. TIMLIN."