Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-07-19
GOV. Phillip AND
WILLIAMS CHOSEN
WISCONSIN REPUBLICANS AND
DEMOCRATS lNpoRsE cANDl.
DATES FOR GOVERNOR
PICK FULL STATE TICKETS
KareI Men Oppose Nomination OF Burt
Williams by Demoerats-Repub-
leans Would Make II Pos
sibIe for Troops to Vote.

Madison-The Wisconsin Conserva-
| tive Republican state convention here
Endorsed the nomination of Hughes
and Fairbanks and the Republican ma
tional platform, indorsed candidates
| for nomination for the five elective
state offices of Wisconsin at the pri-i
mary election in September, and
adopted state platform of conserva-
tive Republican principles. The con-
vention was attended by over 900 del
egates. Gov. E. L. Philip dominated
the convention and was Endorsed for
reelection by reclamation. His name
was presented by State Senator E. T.
| Fairchild of Milwaukee.
Gov. Philip appeared before the
convention and said he would pursue
his present policy respecting retrench-
ment of state expenditures.
Maj. Marshall Cousins of Hudson,
by reclamation was indorsed for lieu
tenant governor. Assemblyman Geo.
Harrington of Elkhorn was indorsed
| for secretary of state over Col. O. G..
Munson of Viroqua, Nels Holman of
Deerfield, and Hoyt Winslow of Osh-
kosh. State Treasurer Henry John
son of Oconto, former La Toilette
supporter, was Endorsed for state
treasurer, Paul Schardt of Gillette
Withdrawing
Former Attorney General E. r.
Hicks of Oshkosh was indorsed for at
torney general on the fourth ballot
Former Attorney General Levi H
Bancroft and Lynn Williams were al
so candidates.
At the suggestion of Maj Marshall
Cousins of Hudson, who is IN Texas
with Wisconsin troops, the convention
adopted motion requesting the gov
ernor to call an extra session of the
legislature enabling the absent Wis
consin soldiers to vote.
The platform Endorsed the candi-
dack of NJ. G. Jeffris of GAINESVILLE as a
candidate for United States senator
against La Toilette, declared for state
aid for highways, and pensions for de-
pendent mothers.
Milwaukee - The Democratic party
of Wisconsin has split on the question
of progressivism. When the state con-
vention nominated Burt Williams of
Ashland for governor over the pro-
tests of the followers of John c. Karel,
former Wisconsin football player,
Karel announced that he would call
his followers after the regular con-
vention to nominate another complete
ticket
William F. Wolfe of La Crosse was
nominated unanimously for United
States senator. with the Karel con-
sentative Democrats approving. The
Karel men declared they would ac-
cept almost any candidate except Will
| liams, who led the bolt, they declared.
to the Republicans which defeated
Karel in 1914.
The only vote on the governorship
was on proposal to place three can
didates in the field, Williams, George
| Stauden-mayer of Caledonia, and
George B. Hilton of Oshkosh. This
was defeated, 27S to ia, and then
the chairman ruled that the ayes had
it, after a motion that Williams be
named by acclamation.
Before this step was taken Karel
| from the floor of the convention bit
terly protested against the nomination
of Mr.. Williams, now collector of in.
ternal revenue for western Wisconsin.
The rest of the ticket named by the
Democrats is as follows:
Lieutenant governor-John Cudahy.
Milwaukee; secretary of state-Ed-
ward A. Jones, Portage; state treas
urer - John G. Reutemann, Milwau-
kee; attorney general-Judge Thomas
II. Ryan, Appleton.