The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-01-27
ALL SHOUT FOR PRES. WILSON
III. A. Moelenpah of Clinton Is Named
AS Second District elegate-Keno-
sha Man Proposed by Racine Leader
Gets Unanimous Vote of Delegates.

henosha county is going to have Off
cial representation in the national Dem
ocratic convention which is to renom-
mate Woodrow Wilson for the presi-
dency in st. Louis next July as at the
district convention Of the first district
Democracy held at Burlington on Thurs
day afternoon Sheriff Andrew T. Stahl
OF this city was named as one of the
district delegates to the national con-
vention. IL. A. Moelenpah of Clinton,
one time candidate for member Of con-
gress in the district, was named as the
second delegate. No alternates were
selected as both of the men declared
their willingness to attend the conven-
ton if their election met with the ap-
prevail of the state Democratic conven-
tion to be held later in the year. Jay
Page of Elkhorn, one of the old wheel
horses of Democracy in the first Wis
consin district, was named as delegate
from the state at large. Sheriff Stahl
was receiving the congratulations of his
friends today as he will have the honor
of being the first Kenosha Democrat to
be a delegate to a national convention
in more than twenty years.
Sixty delegates representing the vari-
Gus counties Of the first district were
present at the convention in Burlington
there being nine delegates from Keno
sha county. It was a "Wilsonlove-
feast' from one end to the other and
while the delegates named were not in
structed to vote for Wilson there was
no other name mentioned at the confer
ence. Every man there had badge
@fOnginal Wilson Man, on his coat
and there was no chance for any other
candidate to get even a consideration.
Lee Brown of Walworth county presid-
ed as chairman of the conference. When
the election Of delegates was reached
Sheriff Stahl was named to represent
the first district Democracy by Charles
Freeman of Racine. For years Racine
county has taken the honor of naming
the Democratic delegate from this part
of the state but Mr.. Freeman nominated
Sheriff Stahl and declared that the dis
trict could not name better "real ~
Democrat. Henry Weber was named to
oppose the Kenosha man for the place
on the delegation but he was smothered
under the avalanche of votes, Stahl be-
ing the almost unanimous choice of the
convention for the honor. "Of course
I am for Wilson first, last and all the
time,'' said the sheriff this morning.
CT have been favorable to Wilson since
his name was first mentioned in connec-
ton with the presidency four years ago
and there is no reason to change now.
While no formal instructions were given
to delegates, if my election as district
delegate is properly confirmed later, |
will be in the Wilson band wagon. -
Delegate Moelenpah is also recognized
as one Of the strongest Wilson support
ers in Wisconsin.
Plans for the organization of this
section of the state for the Democracy
were discussed at the conference and it
is planned to make the organization
stronger than in any former year.
Speeches at the conferences Indicated
that the Democracy feel that they have
real battle if they are to carry the
first district this year.
No suggestion was made as to candi-
dates for congress in the district but
it is understood that both Jay Page of
Elkhorn and HI. A. Moelenpah of Gin
ton are being coached as candidates for
the nomination.
The conference named congressional
committee composed Of the following:
It. A. Pagan, Racine, John F. Langan,
Kenosha, j. A. Lange, Waukesha, L. G..
Brown, Elkhorn and Fl. A. Moelenpah
of Clinton. Plans for holding county
conventions previous to the state con-
vention were discussed but this matter
was left for the decision of the Demo
cratic leaders in the various counties
in the district and the decision will be
made after the formal call for the state
convention is issued.