The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-05-18

plete sympathy with the movement for
a citizens conference to name candi-
dates for state offices and more than
seventy of the leading men and wo-
men of the county signed their names
to the cards providing for permanent
organization in the county which will
advance the principles which have
been #ehunciated by the Committee of
Forty -Four.
II Twenty delegates and twenty alter
mates were named for the state CON
ference to- be held at Milwaukee on
june list and permanent officers of the
! Kenoshag county conference were elect
eda these men will be in charge of
the further organization under the
conference plan with view of having
an Organization in every ward and
town in the county. The organization
will be carried forward as rapidly as
possible with the understanding that
the committees named will have
charge of the campaign work in sup
port of the candidates-to be named at
the Milwaukee convention.
These Delegates Elected.
Kenosha county at the conference in
Milwaukee on June LIST, are D. J. Vim
cent, Randall; Willard Williams,
Paris; W. G. Bacon, Bristol; Dr. j. A.
Lowe, Pleasant Prairie; Grin Weeks,
Salems James Martin, Brighton;
Charles Dyson, Wheatland; NJ E.
Thompson, Somers. From the city
wards: w. d. Martin; John /. Chester,
Harry Bruner, John Milligan, Joseph
Bishop, William Rauen, John Eifler,
George S. Whyte and John Zimmer-
man. From the city at large Richard
P. Cavanagh, Robert Cooper and Lynn
T. Hannahs.
The aIternates elected were Mrs.
Mary Reynolds, 4 Randall; Harvey
Gunter, Paris; Ward Rowbottom,
Bristol; Harry Dixon, Somers; Sydney
M. Jones, Pleasant Prairie; james
Owen, Salem; James Brooks, Brighton;
Harry Newberry, Wheatland. From
city wards: Elmer Smith, Frank Long,
Mrs Fred Moeller, Mrs. c. E. Randall,
G. F. Boylan, Fred Murdoch, Burt
Holderness, James w. Blair and Mrs.
John S. Coney From the city at large:
John A Rose, Tom Scott, and Dan o.
Head.
Like Old Time Convention.
gI IT was just like one of the old time
conventions. Most of the old timers
were present and even a few Democrats
drifted in to see how it was done and
they stayed to take part in the doing.
Only two of the people who attended
the conference failed to sign cards for
membership. in the permanent organ
ization.
George S. Whyte in accepting the
office Of chairman declared that it
was his first experience as being the
head of a political conference but he
got away in splendid style. The con-
ference unanimously adopted the state
ment of principles as enuneiated by
the Committee of Forty-Four and
adopted them for the local organiza-
ton. The principal features of the
principles as adopted are:
list: The preservation of our re-
publican form of constitutional and
representative. government.
ends Opposition to stand-patism,
reactionarisnst and destructive radical
ism typifed3 by state socialism, wheth-
err masqueradingjas LaFolletteism, Non
partisan League, Communism or l. w.
Wism. t&5E
3rd: Strict economy and efficiency
in government rand the adoption of
measures that will relieve the people
from the burdens of taxation now be-
ing increased by radical dictators try
ing to run the state.
RandaIlAfOr Permanent Chairman
Judge Clifford r.; Randall, was NAM
ed as permanent chairman of the coun-
ty organization, George S. Whyte, vice
chairman, and Tom Scott as perma-
nent secretary Prof. O. L.. Trenary
was alsoN proposed for tho Office of
chairman but he declined to be a cam
didate for the position.
"In all seriousness" said Mr.. Ire
nary in declining to be leader of the
movement, believe that this move
ment is right" He referred to the
recent election in ILLINOIS and said:
"Why should five or six million people
in the state Of Illinois live under the
political dictatorship of Deneen or
Thompson and why should it be sug-
gested that any man is big enough to
dictate to four or FIVE hundred thous-
and voters in Wisconsin who they
should vote for" In closing his re-
marks Mr.. Trenary declared that he
could not accept a place as permanent
Chairman of the conference and Judge
Randall was elected Judge Randall
was busy in court and could not attend
the conference but it, is understood
that he will accept the office.
Committee to Name Delegates.
With the permanent organization
completed the election of delegates to
the state conference was taken up and
ON a resolution proposed from the
floor Of the convention Chairman
Whyte name committee composed of
DR.. ]. A. Lowe, Pleasant Prairie; Will
lard Williams, of Paris; R. p. Cavanagh
of Kenosha, Russell H. Jones, Keno
sha, and Tom Scott, the secretary of
the conference to name twenty dele
gates and twenty alternate delegates
to the convention. The report of the
committee was adopted without a d.
vision Of the conference.
f No Endorsements Suggested