The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-06-01
FIFTY ARE GOING
TO STATE MEET
KenOsha to Have a Large
Delegation at Republic
an Conference.
HAS NO CANDIDATES
Convention Will Nominate Full
Ticket for the Repub-
lican Party.

Fifty Kenosha Republicans are ex-
pected to hit the trail to Milwaukee on
Thursday morning to attend the Citi-
zens Republican State Conference and
it is expected that it will be one of
the most notable political gatherings
in the history of Wisconsin.
In addition to the twenty delegates
elected to represent Kenosha county
at the conference, Fred r. Bahr has
been named as one of the delegates
at-large, and it is expected that score
of Kenosha Republicans will go to
Milwaukee and sit on the side lines
while the convention is in session.
1t is expected that all the work, of
the convention will be cleaned up ON
Thursday. The Kenosha county dele
gates will propose no candidates for
Office at the conference, but it is ex-
pected that they will act as unit in
voting on the various propositions to
come before the gathering.
Blaine Announces Candidacy.
Interest is added to the meeting in
milwaukee, by the fact that Governor
John J. Blaine this morning announced
his candidacy as candidate for re-
election. He gave out a long platform
ON. which he will seek the denomination
of the Republicans Of the state. The
platform largely echoes the policies
which have been followed by the gov
ernor while in office. It is not expect
ed that his name will be presented to
the convention in Milwaukee on Thurs
day. The governor will make "reduc-
ton of expenditures" his slogan in the
coming primary campaign. He will be
closely aligned with Senator LaFollette
in the race for reelection.
Will Nominate Full Ticket.
The meeting at Milwaukee on Thurs
day will nominate full ticket for the
will be made by ballot.
Six names will probably be submit
ted to the convention for approval as
candidates for United States senator:
Leathem Smith of Sturgeon Bay;
George E. McKerrow of Pewaukee;
former Governor E. L. Phillip of Mil
waukee; John Strange, Neenah; w. E.
Fisher, Stevens Point; and w. H. Gan
field of Waukesha.
For governor, the following are men
toned: Attorney General William ].
Morgan; former Lieutenant Governor
E. F. Dithmar, Baraboo; former State
Senator Andrew Kreutzer, Wausau;
State Treasurer Henry Johnson ana
former Senator Roy P. Wilcox of Eau
Claire.
For ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS have been
named: Speaker Riley S. Young, OAR
len; Senator C. H. Werden, Ashland;
former Senator A. J. Pullen, Fond du
Lac; and Assemblyman F. w. Ploetz Of
Coloma.
For secretary of state: Assembly
man David Summerville, Ladysmith;
William Naylor, former assistant sec
rotary of state, Tomah; and A. ]. Kob-
ban, head of the automobile division
of the department. of state, Madison.
For encouragement: John Baker,
assistant attorneys general; Assembly
man Mark Catlin, Appleton; and Alvin
Peterson, chairman of the Republican
state central committee, Prairie du
Chen.
For state treasurer: Henry John
son, present treasurer. If he is named
a candidate for governor, Senator Ray
Nye of Superior is likely to be a can
didate.
No Selection Certain.
The selection of none of these men
is assured. Delegates to the confer
ence have not been instructed by their
home counties and there has been lit
tie attempt ON the part of the candi-
dates to influence the convention.
which is free to make selections from
an unlimited field.
This makes the nomination of a
clark horse" for any of the positions
distinct possibility, should there be
a deadlock over the naming of those.
who have already announced their
candidates. Officers Of the Committee.
of Forty-Four which called tomorrow's
convention have emphasized that no
restrictions are, to be placed upon the
wishes of the delegates.
According to present plans, the
conference will complete it's work of.
formulating a platform and naming
candidates by Thursday night. There
lis a possibility that shouldla deadlock
result over any problem, it may be,
necessary to extend the meeting to