Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1918-09-20
OPEN GUNS ON Phillip
Democratic State Convention
Adopted Platform for the
1918 Campaign.


With q plank in favor Of woman
suffrage, a declaration that the Demo
cratic party in the state stands with
the national administration on the
subject of prohibition, with strong
loyalty and war plank, telegram of
congratulatiOn to Gen. Pershing, and
q condemnation of the administration
of Gov. e. L. Philip, the Democratic
party finished its work shortly before
8 o'clock this evening.
Only on the subject Of prohibition
was there any storm. The first plank
presented on this subject was declared
mot to be the plank of the committee
and a new plank was substituted
After the platform had been read
Two additional planks were incorpor.
atedy one against the protiteerS and
favoring their heavy taxation and a
plank in favor of rural credits and
marketing.
Oh La Budde of Elkhart Lake
unanimously reelected state chair
MANI Joseph Guidice of Schleisinger.
vile was unanimously reelected Secre-
6ary. While the platform committee
was out drafting the platform the
convention was addressed by Burt
Williams, internal revenue collector
for the western district of Wisconsin;
Congressman Guy T. Heverling, Kan
SaS, and w. A. Walker Jr. of Milwau-
kee. Walker scored Gov. Philipp's
administration. w. S. Goodland, Ra-
cine, was called upon. He said he
did not belong to the Democratic
party, but that he would fight the
men in all parties who did not stand
back of the government in this war.
The Democratic platform was pre-
sented to the convention by the cam
didate for governor, FL. "A. Moehlenpah
of Clinton. He said afterwards that
the platform met his wishes
AS he read the platform to the con-
vention he read the following as the
prohibition plank:
eve point with pride, to the acts of
President Wilson's cabinet officers and
his other appointees in using the
great power of prohibition to
strengthen the ideals, morals, and
spirit of American soldiers and sailors
and commend the securing of nation
al prohibition through the proposed
constitutional amendment as means
of serving righteously the man and
woman power Of this nation as the
application of this principal has SO
well served the army and navy"
As soon as this plank had been read
Assemb1yman e. j. Poole, OZaukee,
declared il was not the plank adopted
by the committee. At the request of
DIR. Moehenpah the committee retired
and brought in the following plank
on the prohibition question, which
was then adopted as part of the
platform.
I'VE are in accord with the national
administration on the liquor Ques-
tion."
The declaration Of the party on the
language question favoring the teach
ing of English exclusively. in the
grades was greeted with applause.
Only about forty Democrats were
present. All returned to their homes
on the evening trains.
The following are the members of
the Democratic state central commit
tee for the coming two years:
First district-E. j. Shouleter, Ra-
cine; j. A. Jensen, Edgerton.
Second district-W. S. Henry, JEFF
erson; J. S. Guidice, SchleisingervilIe.
Third district - J. S. McGeeuer,
Dodgeville; William Ryan, Madison.
Fourth district William H. Timlin,
Milwaukee: A. Lukaszewski,. Milwau-
1xee.
Fifth district William Mcintyre,
Milwaukee; John M. Callahan, Mil
waukee.
Sixth district-H. c. Truesdell, Ber-
lin; A. Anton, Manitowoc.,
Seventh districb-M. r. Strouse, To-
NAH; A. A. Bently, La Crosse.
Eighth district-H A. Fitch, Ne
koosa; /. L. Kelly, Wausau.
Ninth district Thomas Delaney,
Green Bay; Louis Nelson, Kaukauna.
Tenth district-Leo f. O'Connell,
Hudson; F. w. Waltersdorf, Eau
Claire.
Eleventh district &C. P. Crosby,
Rhinelander; Willis Silverthorn, Eay-
ward.
John Hogan of Cumberland presided
ever the convention.