The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1916-02-01
REPUBLICANS MEET
At MADISON
PHILO X. WHEELER OF Ply
MOUTH AND GEORGE h. K1SPERT
OF JEFFERSON DELEGATES.
Henry GrelI of Johnson Creek VIII
Not Seek Congressional HOnOrs.
Governor Phillip Speaks.

most impressive, patriotic and
thoroughly representative conventions
ever held in Wisconsin
No candidate for United States SEN
ator was indorsed. There will be an
Endorsement later at meeting In
Madison to be made up of ten dele
gates from each of the eleven national
congressional districts
The convention adopted a platform;
indorsed the administration OF Gov. E.
l.. Philipp; received congressional dis
trict recommendations of candidates
for delegates to the national conven
ton, two from each district, and
named four candidates for delegates
at large, and Gov. Phillip voiced the
note of harmony when he suggested
that the matter of indorsing a sena
torial candidate be taken up at a later
meeting.
kilograms of encouragement were
read from former Governor Hoard
and former Senator Isaac Stephenson.
Delegates At Large.
The four delegates at large named
were Gov. E. L. Philipp, Milwaukee;
Judge Emil Baensch, Manitowoc; AS
semblyman c. K Ellington, Hawkins;
former Congressman S. A. Cook,
Neenah.
1t was announced that former Gov.
w. ID. Hoard of FIT. Atkinson and form
er United States Senator Isaac
Stephenson of Marinette had been in
vited to act as candidates for dele
gates at large, but that they declined.
The following candidates for dele
gates to the national convention, two
from each of the congressional dis
tTicts agreed upon in districts eau
cuses, were reported to the conven-
ton:
First District-George Ingersoll,
Beloit: William Storms, Racine.
Second District-.Philo K. Wheeler,
Plymouth; George K. Kispert, Jeffer
son.
Third District-Henry E. Roethe,
Fennimore; Henry l.. Dahle, Mount
Horeb.
Fourth District. x. Boden and
Richard GumZ, Milwaukee.
Fifth District-Fred Pritzlaff and E.
r. Spence, Milwaukee
Sixth District-William Rahr, Man
itowoc; Emil Kramer, Fond du Lac.
Seventh District-F'rank Hanson,
Mauston; Albert Knudson, Black
River Falls.
Eighth District-Walter Alexander,
Wausau; John F.. Jardine, Waupaca
Ninth District-M. w. Perry, Al
gonna; C. G. Hagen, Appleton.
Tenth Observation-Disclosures Wiley,
Chippewa Falls; Charles P Peterson,
Glenwood City.
Eleventh District-Henry P. Peter
son, Superior; Joseph Enrich, Mer-
rill.
GreIl Not i'm the Race.
Henry Grell has announced that
he has decided not to be candidate
for the republican congressional NOM
ination in the Second district.
Mr. Grell gave this word out Thurs
day, and to say that it is disap-
pointment to his friends is putting
it mildly.
Those who know our assemblyman
best insist that had he remained in
the race his ability to retire Mr.. Burke
was a foregone conclusion.
Convention Notes.
1t was one of the largest and most
representative gatherings ever as
sembled in the university gymnasium
ton 1t was a well dressed, thought
full, interesting crowd.
Gerry W. Hazelton, who attended
the convention which nominated Alb
conspicuous figure on the speaker S
platform.
George B. Hudnall, permanent
chairman, was given an impressive
reception. Mr.. Hudnall resorted to
few tricks of oratory. His speech
was clean cut, straightforward dis
cussion of live subjects.
Mr.. HudnalFs declaration for a pro-
tective tariff brought forth an out
burst of enthusiasm, second only te
the enthusiasm, shown when he dis
cussed national defense. patriotic
subject which brings to the surface
the red blood of big crowd.
The first reference to Gov. E. L
Philip was something like touching
a match to keg of dynamite Dele
gates jumped to their chairs and fol
several minutes cheered the name O.
the governor.
Dr. Frank Smith, sergeant at arms
handled the crowd admirably. There
was no hitch in the arrangements.
Cameron Fraser was secretary ant
c. D. Boyd assistant secretary of tn,
convention.
A reporter who was covering hi:
first convention remarked that Sen
ator La Toilette was present. H
seemed to feel a little hurt becaus
no one paid any attention to his tip
Former Gov. Edward Scofield oc
cupied a place in the convention a
a delegate.