The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-03-09
LENR0OT FOR SENATE.
REPUBLICAN CONFERENCE DE-
CIDES ON CONGRESSMAN.
rorncr Governor McGOvcrn Will Not
be Eliminated and VIII Enter Pri-
mary.

Milwaukee, March 4..-Representa-
tive Lenroot of the Eleventh Wiscon-
sin District was indorsed as the Re
publican candidate for United States
senator at the primary election on
March 19, hy Republican conference
which met here today. The vote was
Ienroot 81, Former Gov. F. E. Nc
Govern 45, and Governor Philip 1.
Both Mc5overn and Lenroot had
filed their signed petitions with the
secretary Of State and it was for the
purpose of avoiding a three cornered
contest thai today's meeting was held.
James Thompson of LaCross,
known as the LaFollette candidate
will seek election at the primary The
vacancy to be filled was caused by
the death Of Senator Husting.
The conference adopted resolu-
tions condemning Senator LaFollette's
attitude in the war and indorsing
| iSSiuShl NiiSou COIuucl Ol the
war
The Endorsement of Lenroot follow
cd a stormy session, marked by Mr..
McCovern's announcement that he
could not abide by the decision in
event another candidate was indors-
ed. His decision means that all three
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McGovern will go into the Republi-
can primary.
McGovern asserted that as he was
the first loyalty candidate to an
nounce his candidacy it would be un-
fair for the conference to expect him
to abide Ivy it's decision if another
candidate was indorsed.
A fight resulted over the resolu-
tons. The McGovern people favored
resolutions that only demand that u
candidate be indorsed for United
States senator who had not publicly
advocated any of the following:
First: That American citizens
, should be limited or restrained in
their right to travel on the high seas.
Second: That an American en-
barge on the expectation of arms and
munitions should be declared.
Third: That if the United States
should go to war, warfare should be
limited to redressing our own special
grievances without respect to world
| conditions.
Fourth: That America should
make separate peace as soon as our
grievances were righted.
The minority report was promptly Nv
rejected but the resolutions were re-
; ferred to the committee and as final
ly adopted by acclamation read in
| part as follows:
: Resolved, That this conference of
loyal Republicans of the State of Wis
consin unreservedly pledged it's un-
} divided md wholehearted support in
everything looking to the vigorous
and unrolenting prosecution of the
wei ~ q oUSSSSoLul anu
to the president and government of
the United States and their efforts to
this end: be it further
Resolved, That this conference
condemns the course of Senator r. M.
LaFollettc relative to the conduct of
the present war, and that it censures
him for mis- failure to support the
government in this supreme neces-
sity Of the country.
Resolved, That we recommend to
the Republicans of the State of Wis
cpnsin that the candidate who shall
become the choice of this conference
shall have the united and earnest
support Of the party at the primary
to be held March 10, 1915"
During the course of the conference
and previous to the appearance before
the gathering of McGovern, a tele-
gram was read from Congressman
Lenroot declaring his willingness to
abide by the result of the conference.