The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1922-05-11
DELEGATES ELECTED TO
STATE CONFERENCE
Delegation to go Uninstructed to
State Conference to Name
Candidates to Represent the
People.

A county conference or convention
of representative, Republicans op-
posed to radicalism and non-partisan
league politics was held in this city
on Wednesday of this week, many
districts of Bayfield, county being re.
presented, at which a declaration OF
principles were adopted and strong
organization formed to take an ac-
tive part in politics in the coming
campaign.
The convention was an open forum
where delegates or representatives
were invited to express their ideas
and to take an active part in the
deliberations. Previous to the con-
vention call was published in the
newspapers of Bayfield, county invit-
ing everyone who believed in the de-
claration of principles to participate
and goodly number responded to
this call.
After being called to order the con-
vention proceeded to elect perman-
ent officers as follows:
Chairman-W. A. Robinson, Wash
burn.
Vice -Chairman-Mrs. H. C. Koe-
mig, Washburn.
Treasurer-Olof M. Olson, Wash
burn.
Secretary-C. E. Estabrook, Wash
burn.
The executive committee elected is
composed of the following members
C. o. Wescobt, Washburn, T. N
Okerstrom, Port Wing, Donald C
Bell, bayfield,; P. J.. Savage, Iron
River; O. M. Axness, Mason; Mrs
Nick Kurschner, Washburn, Mrs. J
A. Anderson bayfield,. The other
: members of the executive committee
are the officers VIII oare ex-oficio
members.
Five delegates and five alternates
were elected to represent Bayfield,
county at the State Conference, and
these delegates will go to Milwau-
kee, uninstructed as to the officers
to be named on the state ticket, to
use their best judgment in the selec-
ton Of candidates except as to Lieut.
Governor, Senator Werden OF. Ash
land, being endorsed for this place
on. the ticket.
The following is the declaration OF
principles as adopted at the Wednes-
day meetings:
PREMABLE: We, the undersigned
Republican electors of Bayfield, Coun.
ty, Wisconsin, in order better to per.
form our duties of citizenship, to
preserve the Republican party in this
State as a responsible agency for the
advancement OF progressive and re.
preventative government, and to pro.
mote a more general understanding
of our State and National govern
ments, do hereby associate upon the
common ground of adherence to the
principles hereinafter declared, ant
pledge our active support to this as.
sociation in all of it's undertakings
sanctioned by its declared principles
ARICLEs ].
DECLARATION OF PRINCIPLES
These principles we declare to be tht
basis Of this association and we ap
peal to all Republican electors o.
bayfield, County who concur there
with to declare their adherence ther,
to, and join this association for tn
practical adherence of these principle
That it is the first duty of Amer
lean citizenship to champion and de
fend the American system of consti
tutional government as the mos
enlightened, just and progressiv
system Of seh-government.
That the highest objects of gov
errment include; the best welfare Q
the whole people; equal protectio
for the inherent rights of citizens
equality of opportunity for all cit
zens to improve their conditions c
life and to participate in their goN
ernment; and ample security agains
the domination of government b
any class or individual.
That these and all other proper ol
iects of government can be attaine
most readily and most permanent
by the orderly procedure establishe
under our constitutional system
meet changing conditions and
serve policies.
That all class appeal, all demar
for special privilege or favoritis