The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1920-07-01
Candidate for Republican Nomination for
Governor Looks Up All Republican
Leaders in Kenosha County Friday.
HAS NO EXCLUSIVE CAMPAI(
Tells Republicans Here He Is the One Candidate with
out an Organization or League Of Some
Kind Behind Him.

Secretary Of State Merlin Hull, Re-
publican candidate for governor or at
least candidate for the nomination
spent busy four hours in Kenosha on
Friday afternoon. He was willing to
eoncede that he was a candidate for
governor without either barrel or a
eleaguen Of some kind behind him and
he was rather impartial in his visits.
He saw most of the leading Republic
ans about the town, or at least made
ian effort to see them. He admitted
that he had no campaign manager In
Kenosha county but that he was look
ing for the votes Of, lot Of the people.
"My candidacy is different from the
rest or most Of the rest of them," de-
cleared the secretary. 81 haven't been
hooked up with any faction of the Re-
publican party and ] have been clear
Of political organizations all the way
through. ! belong to the Hull organ
ization and that is all there is to il.
am appealing to all stripes of Re-
publican as l believe that am en-
titled to the support of all of them.
There Is the most courteous feelings
between me and all Of the leaders no
matter what clan they belong to. Most
of the people know what / have been
doing as Secretary of State and I am
not ashamed Of the record of the Of
fice."
Sees, Merry Race for Prize.
Secretary Hull declared that he be-
Yieved that che coming Republican pri-
mary would furnish thrills enough. for
any one and offer the merriest polit-
ical chase that the state has ever seen.
He declared that he expected to have
A. competitors for the Republican
nomination, Governor Philip, Lieu
tenant Governor Dithmsr, Senator Roy
Wilcox, DR., Seaman of Milwaukee, At
torney General John j. Blaine Of
Boscobell and ]. N. Tittemore who has
been endorsed as the candidate of the
NelapPartisan League, 1t is not GER
tain that tfSle will not be couple
Of other candidates for the Republ-
ican nomination for Governor before
the campaign is we'll underway.
Comes to Kenosha First.
Il haven't seen a great deal Of the
state as vet" said Secretary Hull. II
started in at Kenosha and / am going
right through the state and give the
people chance to see me and if any
of them want to talk to me / will be
tickled. I have sent copies Of my plat
form to a lot of people in the stata
and / have had many responses. A
lot Of people want to get away from
the old party fighting and know that
these people feel that / can be depend
ed on as thoroughly non-factional.
expect that the Governor will be
out for recollection in short time
but the more the merrier"
About the only leaders that Secre-
tary Hull did not see while in Kenosha
were the leaders of the Camels. Hull
admitted that he did not expect a
great deal Of support from that organ
ization. He has been one of the dryest
of the drys and it is said that an eff
fort will be made to unite the dry Re-
publican vote OK the state behind his
candidacy.
Not'An Issue i'm Campaign.
Secretary Hull indicated that he be-
lieved that the decision Of the United
States Supreme Court had left moth
ing to settle in regard to the wet and
dry issue in Wisconsin. He smiled as
he referred to message he had re-
ceiyed asking him to state his stand
on the question. "They must know I'm
dry said Mr.. Hull "But there will be
no evasion Of the question in the an
swer return to their letter."
The Hull petitions were placed in
circulation in Kenosha county several
days ago and it is understood that they
have been generously signed both in
the city and in the rural districts of
the county.