Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1918-10-03

man Oh pfUof ne had seen submit
ted today, "spewed out of the mouths
Of democrats"
ANY man so ignorant that he
thinks there is nothing against Mr.
Browne except what IS spewed out
Of the mouths of democrats has no
place in this meeting" retorted Mr.
Brazeau. I'VE are not trying Mr.
Browne. He has had his trial and
has been found guilty, We are now
about to proceed with his execution.
/ have counted 46 here today. but We
represent a lot more, I had II tele-
phone calls from Grand Rapids re-
publicans before l left there TODAY
asking me to come to Stevens Point
to represent them"
Don't refuse Browne a chance. All
Of US make mistakes" Mr.. Peterson
urged
He has had his chance and has
failed. Now We want to give anoth-
ar man chance" said Mr.. Brazeau.
Of German Fareniage
Attorney Pors of Mansfield. who
said he was a republican of German
parents, made a vehement talk. my
father came from Germany in 1848
but | want ii understood that | didn't
write any Of those letters to Congress
man Browne, urging him to vote
against war;" he said IF Mr..
Brownies ancestors came over in the
Mayfower, as Mr.. Peterson says he
ought to know better"
Certainly" put in Mr.. Brazeau.
Il have more respect for Congress-
man Weight of the Second district
who says he voted for Germany and
is proud of it, for he speaks out of
German mind, than have for a
man of the ability and education of
Ed. Browne"
The Marshfeld speaker continued
MY boy is over in France now. Com
pany A of Marshfeld, largely boys of
German parentage, are writing home
to me: owe will do our duty over
here, and for Gods sake you who stay
at home get rid of that man Browne"
He said he had had letter from
MAJOR Robert Connor, urging a change
and that "all Marshfeld feels the
same way"
The Other Brown
John W. Brown democratic nominee
For congress, speaking briefly, said.
IF elected he would heartily support
100 per cent American measures and
none other"
at seems we have all shades of
Brown, from yelIowish up" Mr. Bra
zeau commented after Mr.. Brown sat
down.
Not Loyalty Legion
G. F. Kull of Milwaukee, state sec
rotary of the Loyalty Legion, said that
the meeting was not a meeting Of the
Loyalty legion. He said, however,
shat the Loyalty legion would fight
all congressman, republicans or dem
ocrats, who opposed the war measures
eve beat Nelson in the primaries,
whose record was the worst of any
person ever sent to congress from
Wisconsin, and we beat Cooper and
Cary" he said. "Now in the cleo
ton we want to beat Voight in the
Second district Stafford in the 5th
and Browne in the Eighth" Mr..
Kull said that he had always
been a republican and had been on
he stump every two years for the
republican party
Among others who spoke in favor
of indorsing John w. Brown were
George B. Nelson, republican, T. H.
Hanna, democrat, c. F. Crane of
Weyauwega, democrat, former Mayor
G. A. Felker of Marshfield, republi-
can, J. S. Sturtevant, republican edi-
5or of the Wausau Record Herald, and
number of others whose names were
not announced Only half a dozen
If those present were from Stevens
Point, most of the assemblage being
-trangerS.
Tive Withdraw
M. E. Bruce moved that the reso-
Iutions committee be composed ex-
clusively of republicans. At this
point Editor E. E. Payne of the Wau-
paca Post, who had previously pleaded
or Edward E. Browne, said that he
wished to withdraw from the meet
ng. He said that Mr.. Brownies rec
ord was better than it was described
md while he did not wish to inject
| an element of discord into the meet
ne could not be present at the pass
| age of such resolutions as were pro-
posed. He therefore left and re-
ceived a generous applause as he
went out. He was followed by P. N
Peterson who appealed to George B
Nelson as he retired, but the latte-
remained and served on the resolu-
tons committee-Stevens Point
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