The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1922-04-20
COUNTY CONFERENCE TO
BE HELD IN STATE
To Select Delegates to the State
Conference to- be Held June
1st To Select State CNndi.
dates.

A call to the independent as we'll
as the Republican voters Of ths
state and a defiance to the forces oz
destructive radicalism whether mask
ed under the name Of the Nonparti-
san League, LaFolletteism or I. w.
w. ism is contained in the call for
Citizens County Conference to be
held in all counties of the state May
10, Issued by the. Citizens Republi-
can State Conference.
The call, which is to be signed by
the chairman and secretary in each
county, enumerates the following mat
ters as those upon which the con-
ference is to consider and act:
81. To form "a permanent, con-
structive organization based upon
and in harmony with the declaration
of principles adopted by the Citi.
zens Republican State Conference at
Milwaukee, on the 26th day Of 0cto.
ber, 1921.
2. To choose e---------------dsl dele.
gates observation-disclosures
from said county at the Citizens Re-
publican State Conference to be held
at Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on the 1st
day of June, 1922.
8. To adopt measures to lift tha
intolerable burden Of taxation which
will be increased by radical dictators
now trying to run the State govern
ment.
We call upon all citizens, regard
less Of past party or factional am.
liations, who subscribe to the dec!srs-
ton of principles herein referred to.
to join this organization and attend
and participate in said county con-
ference"
A membership card has also been
issued by the conference which en-
umerates the following as its pur.
poses.
1st: The preservation OF our re-
publican form Of constitutional and
representative government.
End: Opposition to stand-patism
and reactionarism and to destructive
radicalism typifed by State socialism.
whether masquarading as LaFollete-
ism, Nonpartisan League, Communion
or I. w. W.ism.
3rd: Strict economy and efficiency
in government and adoption OF mea-
sures which will relieve the people
from the burden of taxation now be-
ing increased by radical dictators now
trying to run the state.
The announcements by Attorney
General VIM. J. Morgan and former
Lieutenant Governor Edward +.
Dithmar that they would abide by the
conference decision has given the
movement added impetus in all parts
of the state.
Mr.. Dithmar's statement endors.
ing the conference is as follows:
"I am most heartily in favor Of
and in full sympathy with the state
wide republican conference called by
the Committee of forty four and
popularity known as the Citizens Re-
publican State Conference, to promui-
gate platform Of principles and to
recommend candidates for the rail-
primary.
Said Mr.. Dithmar.
I am firmly convinced that this
method is the only one to insurs
democracy in the selection OF issuss
and the endorsement Of candidates.
was in favor of conference IN
the 1929 primary campaign and lead
ing progressive all over the state in
sisted upon a similar meeting. A
small group of politicians, who were
controlled by the activities OF the
Nonpartisan League and who domin-
ated the situation at that time, op-
posed the movement and betrayed
the people of the state in the seiee.
tion of party principles.
This secret political manoeuvef
was vital blow at real democracy
in Wisconsin as it forced the voters
o fthe state to accept candidates on
the Republican ticket that were plac-
ed in nomination by Townley's Nom
partisan League state convention.
I am advised that sirailar effort
is now being made by the same small
group for the 1922 primary. .campsiga.
/ feel sure that no progressive Re-
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