The Watertown news. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1917-1919, 1918-08-30
THREE IN THE RACE
FOR GOVERNORSH|P
ON G. 0. P. TICKET
Governor f. L. Philip, Senator Roy
p. Wilcox and James TittemOre
Seek Nomination At the
Primary.

There are three candidates for the
nomination of governor of Wisconsin
on the republican ticket, and of course
only one of them can be selected next
Tuesday. The men are: Governor
Emanuel l.. Philip, Senator Roy P.
Wilcox and James N. TittemOre. OF
the three Governor Philip is of
course the best known as he has
served the state two terms as it's
chief executive, and in all likelihood
he will be renominated next Tues
day.
There seems no good reason why we
should change horses while crossing
a stream no more than we should
change presidents with war on our
hands.
Certain it is, at the beginning of
this war there was considerable OPP
position to the war in Wisconsin. To
meet this situation, and place the state
in the position which it should Oc-
cupy, needed wisdom and diplomacy
and as chief executive of the state of
Wisconsin, Emanuel l.. Philip not
only met the emergency, but met it in
such a way that instead of being in
any degree a Stacker state, Wisconsin
stands in the lead in it's fulfillment
of war requirements. What the con-
sequences might have been under a
leadership of less foresight than that
of Mr.. Philip it is hard to say. There
might on the one hand have been a
governor who willing to cater to the
anti-war feeling in the state which
was in part evinced by the large So
cialist vote in the April election, would
have only met the bare requirements
which were demanded of him and
which could not be evaded without
difficulties with the nation. Or, on
| the other hand, there might have been
a governor who would have listened
to the wild rawlings of the men who de-
manded that Wisconsin be placed I'M
der martial law and that federal
troops be sent here to suppress the
alleged sedition. Mr.. Philip met the
condition with a power and strength
which showed that he was the right
man, fin the right place. The wal
demands of the government were
through his efforts not only met, but
practically forestalled. The WiscOn-
sin National Guard was sent into the
field at it's full war strength equipped
to federal regulations at state ex-
pense. The draft requirements were
met in every detail and the Wisconsin
men were always ready when the cal
came With careful addresses, the wal
| lions and war loans were OvertOppec
| without a murmur. The people were
I shown the necessities Of the nation IL
the war and the fact that with his
country in war every citizen must az
fits utmost to meet the demands O.
this country There were no draf
riots as were predicted. The people
responded to the demands of Governo
Philip and, through his tactful man
agement, the situation in the state wa
so changed that today there is nj
I question as to where all of Wiscon
sins citizens stand-save for small
minority, such as may be found II
other states and possibly in large
degree than in Wisconsin,-as regards
their support of the nation in the war
The loyalty of Wisconsin cannot b.
challenged anywhere. Under the lead
! ership of Governor Phillip, Wisconsin
| has done things, and it will keep Oh
doing things so long as the natiOl
needs it's support.