The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1916-01-13
CONVENTION PLAN ENDORSED
State Committee In Session in Milwau-
kee Votes for Convention by Mar
gin of One Vote-Praise for Wilson
and Justice Wdnslow Endorsed.

Kenosha county Democrats are go
ing to have chance to have some part
in the outlining Of the affairs of the
party in the state as at meeting of
the state central committee held in Mil
waukee on Monday afternoon by mar
row margin of one vote the committee
decided to hold state convention to
make recommendations for delegates to
the national Democratic convention and
at the same time to make some provi-
sion for the coming state campaign.
The basis for representation at the
convention will be one delegate for each
$50 votes cast for the candidate for
the party for governor at the last gen.
eral state election. Under this rule Ke-
nosha county will be entitled to eleven
delegates at the state convention. No
date has been set for the convention
and no place selected. It is probable
that both of these questions will be set
tied at a meeting of the committee to
be held within the next two weeks.
Several cities in the state have made
a bid for the convention. At the in
formal vote taken on Monday seven of
the members of the state committee
showed favor to Milwaukee as the con-
vention city, four Madison and two
Oshkosh. It is thought probable that
the convention will be held in Milwau-
kee
Resolutions praising the Wilson adj
ministrati0n and recommending that
Chief Justice John B. Winslow Of Wis
consin be appointed by the president
to fill vacancy on the federal bench
caused by the death of Justice Lamar
also were adopted.
Richard Hennessey of Milwaukee Of
fered the following resolution of tribute
to the Wilson administration:
Resolved, That it is the unani-
nous and abiding sense of this meeting
that we express our entire confidence
in the manner in which the president
of the United States, Woodrow Wilson,
has handled the foreign and domestic
policies Of our country, and that we
appreciate tina the course he is follow
ing best guarantees for our people con-
tinued peace and prosperity, and for
our government international respect
and friendship"
William Ryan Of Madison offered the
resolution recommending to the consid-
Grafton of President Wilson the name
of Chief Justice Winslow of Wisconsin
for the vacancy on the federal bench.
Copies Of both resolutions, adopted
without a dissenting vote, will be for
warded to the president.
Preceding the general discussion over
a resolution offered by A. L. Karel for
a Democratic state convention to re-
ceive recommendations of candidates
for delegates to the Democratic nation
al convention in st. Louis, Joseph Mar
tin, chairman of the state central COM
mittee, announced that no fractional
differences exist among leading Wiscon-
sin democrats. He cited the fact that
John A. Awkward of Madison was
friendly to the convention idea and
that Senator Paul 0. Husting was not
actively opposing the plan. The reso-
luton providing for the convention de-
veloped general discussion, brought to
climax when one of the committee
members asked Chairman Martin to
state his position.
"The committee has received inquir-
les from several county organizations, -
said Chairman Martin, "indicating
that they anticipate the holding of a
Democratic state convention. Unless
there is definite, concerted action, I
fear Wisconsin will not be represented
by full delegation at the national
convention. Some sections of the state
already have substantial party organi-
cations, and in these there is no danger
of a shortage of delegates, but in other
sections we can not depend on the work
of party organization. :"
T. j. Egerer of Clinton declared that
state. convention would offer an op-
portunity to thrash out any fractional
difference that may exist, with the re-
suit that party organization may be
perfected. j. w. Daubner of Wauke-
sha considered it especially important
to eliminate factional strife in a presi-
Dental year. He, too, favored the con-
vention. Charles E. Broughton, She
boygan; 0. A. La Budde, El1khart, and
John Callahan of Milwaukee were
among those who supported Mr.. Karel's
resolution, while William Ryan, Madi-
son; Richard Hennessey, Milwaukee;
John F. La Mont, Wausau, and others
questioned the advisability of the pro-
posed meeting.
The original vote stood to in ia
ror Of the convention, this being made