The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-07-18
DARK HORSES NAMED
AT G. @. P. CONVENTION
Telegram From Lieutenant Governor
Nominee Asking For Soldier Vote
Received With Enthusiasm.
HUGHES is GIVEN OVATIoN.

| Surprises and dark horses figured
largely in the convention of the Re-
publicans at Madison Wednesday.
The platform adopted in an unqual-
ified Endorsement of Hughes, Gov. E.
ticket. Phillip, Cousins and Johnson
were nominated unanimously, but it
required several ballots to decide con-
tests for secretary of state and attOr-
ney general.
The ticket named is:
Governor = Emanuel L. Philipp,
Milwaukee.
Jeffris, GAINESVILLE.
Lieutenant Governor = Maj Mar
shall Cousins, Eau Claire.
Secretary of State-Assemblyma
George L. Harrington, Elkhorn.
State Treasure = Henry Johnson,
Oconto
Attorney General = Emmett r.
Hicks, Oshkosh
Gov. Philip accepted the nomina-
ton and is now a formal candidate
for governor.
Clash Over State Secretary.
The first clash came when a candi-
date for secretary of state was to be
indorsed. o. G. Munson, Viroqua,
went into the contest favorite, but at
the eleventh hour a dark horse candi-
date was entered and won out. He
was G. L. Harrington of Elkhorn.
ho tn
choice for attorney general, Former
Attorney General Hicks won out on
the last ballot.
Favor Letting Soldiers Vote.
relative to a special session of the
| legislature to enact law whereby
absent Wisconsin guardsmen could
| be permitted to take part in the fall
elections, telegram from Maj. COus-
ms dealing with this subject aroused
a great deal of enthusiasm and showed
that the convention favors some plan
permitting soldiers to vote even ii
absent from the state.
1t is known that Governor Phillip
is in favor of calling a special session
of the legislature if it is found to be
necessary The present law does not
apply to soldiers at the front for the
reason that it requires personal ap-
plication to proper officials before the
person desiring to vote by mail leaves
| the state.
Hughes is Cheered.
Mention of Hughes as the national
standard bearer who will lead the re-
publican party to victory resulted in
| the first ovation of the afternoon.
| Wild enthusiasm greeted Jeffris and
when Gov. Philip, leaning on cane,
walked down the main aisle of the
platform, delegates jumped TO their
feet, straw hats sailed through space,
and the cheering continued until the
governor waved for silence.
Gen. Hicks is widely known thru
out the state on account of his able
administration as attorney general
for two terms. He is a good cam
/ paigner and we'll able to perform his
part in the campaign work.
Major Cousins is banker and a
! anu 10 uOW Ou Ills way W lllG
front with the Wisconsin troops He
is favorably known througout the state
having made campaign for the Re-
publican nomination for lieutenant
governor two years ago.
AS a member of the legislature for
several terms and as assistant state
treasurer for four years and state
treasurer for four years. Mr. Johnson
who was indorsed for state treasurer
is well known throughout the state
When in the legislature he led the
fight for equitable taxation and state
Regulation of railroads AS state treas
urer he has the distinction of being
the only state officer who has not in
creased the operating expenses OF
his department.