The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-02-03

Our own "Math, " mayor of Keno
sha, is to oppose Senator Paul 0. Hust-
ing, United States senator and leader
of the administration Democrats of
Wisconsin, for the honor of represent
ing the state as one of the delegates at
large to the Democratic national con-
vention at st. Louis. Rushing in where
angels feared to tread the Kenosha
mayor nominated as a "favorite" son
by some of the first district delegates,
refused to- withdraw his name and he
insisted that if Senator Husting would
not withdraw he would not and there
was nothing left for the convention to
do but to bring civil strife for the
party by leaving the name of the Ke
nosha mayor on the ballot to oppose
Senator Husting. The mayor insists
that his remaining on the ticket was
a protest against a slate made in one
Of the Milwaukee hotels. just what
the other Kenosha delegates say of the
matter would not look we'll in print
At any rate the primary ballot is going
to show the Kenosha mayor opposing
the United States senator for delegate
The other delegates at large will be
BILLY" Wolfe of Lacrosse, John c..
Karel Of Milwaukee, and George
Hilton of Oshkosh.
Sheriff -Gud.4 Z. Stahl Of his city
was confirmed lis a nominee of the fist
district for the position Of district
delegate to the national convention, al
most without a dissenting voice. S. F.
Weber of Waukesha county, was nam
ed as the other delegate to represent
the First. Wisconsin district. Har-
mony prevailed at the convention I'M
til it came to naming the candidates
for delegates when the Kenosha
mayors party "spilled the beans" by
insisting that his name be placed
on the ticket.
There was no sign Of any obs quies
for the Kenosha county Democ attic
Ratchet at the convention. The men
who were collegiate" paid little at
tention to the men who just went up
to see what was going on and there was
little chance for the spectators to
get in word. Most of them did not
seem to care to mix. Senator Husting
who was sought was not present at the
convention. Possibly had he been
there he would have avoided the civil
party strife by withdrawing. The
platform adopted was as follows:
eve, the Democracy of Wisconsin,
in conference assembled, hereby hear
tily indorse the splendid record of work
accomplished by the Democratic con-
gress and the Democratic and national
administration.
"We unselfshly commend a courage
Gus downward revision of the tariff in
the interest of the whole people of the
United States.
"We unqualifedly commend the re-
vision of the currency laws and the
creation of the federal reserve bank
as the greatest piece of constructive
legislation enacted into law in half
a century.
"We unqualifedly commend the
various acts of legislation and the
work of the department in behalf of
honest business, the manufacturer, the
merchant, the farmer and the laborer.
"We commend our great president,
Woodrow Wilson, for his insistence
that our pledges are solemn covenants
with the people and must be fulfilled.
: "We commend him that in these
most troublesome times in our nation
and in the world IS history, he has pre-
served peace and national honor and
adhered to the rule of strict neutrality.
GIVE heartily approve his position
respecting neutrality among the war
ring nations.
eve unqualifedly approve of his
plan for preparedness on land and sea,
not for aggression or conquest, but
for defense only.
"We unqualifedly approve the adj
ministration s plan which viii enable
us to protect ard extend our trade
and, give US a necessary adjunct to
our navy.
"We unqualifedly approve Of the
nomination of Louis G.. Brandeis for
associate justice of the supreme court
Of the United States Our representa-
tives in congress are requested to make |
every effort to have the complete final
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