The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-01-27
NO BAN ON CREDENTIALS now
Any Republican in County Will Be Wei
come to Take Part in Deliberations
and Help Outline State Program of
the Party-Big Crowd Expected.

1t is not fully determined whether
or not Kenosha county will be repre-
sented at the Republican convention
to be held in Madison on Thursday or
not. Leaders of the party were busy
today seeking to arrange for delega
ton, but the call for the convention
was entirely informal and it opened no
way for calling county conventions.
The chairman Of the Republican
county committee was interested, but
not certain that the county would be
represented. Full announcement Of the
convention has been sent to Republi-
cans in all parts Of the county and
they have been given to understand
that the convention will recognize the
credentials Of any Republican from the
county regardless Of his badge
There is to be special train to the
convention out of Milwaukee and
seats on this train will be reserved for
the Kenosha county delegation. Of
ficers of the county committee are tax
ing up the matter this afternoon in an
effort to organize delegation.
According to the call Kenosha
county would be entitled to eleven
voting members Of the convention. It
is not expected that this number will
attend. Efforts to stir up interest
have not been any too effective as
there has been no leadership in the
matter. Kenosha Republicans seem to
be willing to leave the question of
selecting delegates to the national
convention to the men from the other
part of the state. County Chairman
John III. Hegeman and Attorney James
Cavanagh of Kenosha have both been
prominently mentioned as possible
delegates to the national convention
from this district. This matter is to
be taken up at the district conference
in Madison on Thursday afternoon,
While there is not the interest that
might be expected in Kenosha county
it is declared that indications point
to a very large attendance at the Re
publican conference. 1t is expected
that several hundred Republicans will
go UP from Milwaukee and that the
special train will pick up delegates all
along the way to Madison Racine
is planning to send delegation of
twenty to the convention.
Since the adoption of the primary
election law in Wisconsin, Thursday IS
gathering of Republicans will be the
first Republican convention assembled
under party authority. The conven-
ton was authorized by the Republican
state central committee and its or
ganization is being directed by sub
committee named by the state central
committee. Delegates from every
county in the state will participate,
and the way will be paved for a per-
manent Republican organization III
Wisconsin which will have as its one
aim Republican party success.
Soon after the meeting is called to
order, the eleven congressional dis
tricts will caucus for the purpose of
selecting from each district two candi-
dates for delegate to the national con-
vention. Each district will report its
choice to the full assembly, but the
convention viii in no manner act on
these recommendations, the whole
thought being to have each district
choose its own candidates. The four
delegates at large, however, will be
chosen by the general convention.
Gov. E. L. Philip, no doubt, will
head the delegation.
A short platform dealing with ma
tional issues will be adopted. It seems
certain that this platform will con-
tain planks on national defense and
the tariff. Leaders in every section of
the state seem to be united in the
course to be pursued in any declara-
ton on tariff
Resolutions endorsing the Philip
administration will be adopted.