The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-08-26
Leaguers Reported to Be Anxious to Ditch
Judge Rosa and Endorse II. A. Cooper
for Congress Now.
ROSA GIVES OUT STATEMENT
Says He Is Unwilling to Sink Identity and Become
Mouthpiece of League and Doesn't Care What
1t Does with Endorsement

egg supposed to be taken from the
nest when the hen came off cackling
MT. Cooper is to speak at Library
park in Kenosha this evening and it
was announced that he came to Keno
sha under the joint auspices of the
progressive Republican committee and
the Non-Partisan League committee.
Rosa Shows No Surprise.
While the proposed switch in en-
dorsement was referred to as "bomb
shell" by the leader of the local Non
Partisans, Judge Rosa did not appear
to take this view of the matter when
ne was seen at the village of Bristol
on Tuesday night.
No, this is not surprise to me.
said Judge Rosa. On fact, have been
fully advised that some OF these fell
lows were DESTROYS Of withdrawing the
endorsement which they had voted to
me and turning it over to Mr.. Cooper.
Personally l have taken no steps to
stop the action and am not very par
ticular about what they 10. ana nos
the 'Non-Partisan League candidate.
am running my own campaign and
while want the endorsement Of these
men, | am not going to go into the
primary as their candidateG
Never Asked Endorsement.
81 never asked for the endorsement
of the league or the other organiza-
tions affiliated with it. On the dav
before the convention" continued
Judge Rosa, II got a telegram from
one of them and he asked If was still
in the race. l wired him back that /
was going to be in the race to the
finish and that l expected to be nom
mated. I didn't go to the convention
at Lake Geneva. I happened to have
a business engagement that day and
told them that couldn't come. In due
time ! got notice that had been en-
dorsed and was asked to send along
my acceptance of the terms. / didn't
do this. I agree with a lot Of the
things that these people stand for, but
I am not going to the people us The
'Non-Partisan' candidate. [ have told
them this and l am willing to repeat
it again"
Says Telegram Was Sent.
Judge Rosa said that Mr.. Reynolds
of Lake Geneva, one of his eannpaign
committee, had called him up and had
told him that the Kenosha Non-Parti-
sans were not satisfied with his accept
ance of the terms" He said that he
believed Mr.. Reynolds sent a telegram
to the Kenosha leaders, telling them
that he would accept the terms but
that he did not know that this was
true. Rosa said that his understand
ing was that he had very top-heavv
vote for endorsement at the convention
but that he had understood ali the
time that the Kenosha Non-Partisans
wanted to endorse Cooper
II am not sure that the endorsement
of the league has been Of any value
to me-" Mr.. Rosa said, 81 want the
votes of these men if they believe in
me, but I am not giving up my own
independence of action to get them p
Announcement Appears DELAYED.
The fact that there was no formal
announcement of the ditching of Ros.
anu Tic SWlbSi " OBOpcI To-Day fnng-
Gated that someone might be throwine
a spoke into the wheel Of the leagna
plans. Possibly the bomb shell" viii
be thrown later in the week. It was
said that Mr.. Cooper was not against
receiving the league support.
At the convention which was SIM
posed to bind these organizations for
the district, Judge Rosa received 81
votes, Mr.. Cooper 2, and F. C. Adams
the wet" candidate from Waukesha
got votes.
Rosa Talks at Bristol.
Judge Rosa spoke at Bristol on Tues
day evening to company Of probablv
twenty-five people. The crowd wa
small, but the judge told Of his wort
in the campaign.