Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1924-04-02
KREUTZER CANDIDATE
Wausau Attorney Announces
His Candidacy for Cover
nor on Republican Ticket.

Andrew L. Kreutzer, well known
Wisconsin attorney and for five
sessions a member of the Wiscon-
sin senate-a man we'll liked by
every man in the state, has made
his declaration as a candidate for
the office of governor of the state
on the Republican ticket.
A committee representing a ma
jority of the chairmen of the
county boards in the state asked
him at their last meeting held in
that city to become a candidate.
The call, made by the chairmen of
the state association is as follows,
and is responsible for the candi-
dacy of Mr.. Kruetzer;
Hon. A. L. Kreutzer,
Wausau, Wisconsin.
The undersigned are Chairmen
of the County Boards of their res
pective counties in Wisconsin, and
likewise individual members of
County Boards representing the
various towns, villages and cities
of the various counties in Wiscon-
sin.
Most Of us, with hundreds of
other delegates and representatives
attended and were present at the
Annual Convention of the Wis
consin County Board Association
held at Wausau, Wisconsin, on
January 18th, 18th and 18th.
By virtue of our official posi-
tions as representatives of the
smaller governing units of the
state and through our intimate
contact with local government, we
know and appreciate to- the fullest
extent that chief and foremost
among the serious problems con
fronting Wisconsin are:
1. The reduction of taxation
which has become almost unbear-
able and is fast approaching the
point of confscation.
2. A radical reduction in the
number of offices, office holders
and state and local employees.
3. Restoring and placing the adj
ministration of all political units
of the state on a common sense
and b17cinaccIilxe basis
4. A sound, comprehensive and
businesslike management Of the
highways and highway finances of
the state, present and prospective,
to the end that a state and county
program may be planned and rev.
enue provided that will lower the
burden of general property taxes.
5. The adoption of a fair and
reasonable gasoline tax in order
to place at least a part of the
heavy burden Of maintaining our
great highway system upon the
users of said highways and not
as at present upon the entire pub
lie, whether users or non-users to
any degree.
6. Continuation Of all progress
sive state activities which have
proven themselves sound and bene-
fetal to the people, and the elm
nation on the other hand of such
activities as should be purely local
or such as experience has demon
strated to be unwise, unsound and
expensive to the state and its peo-
pie.
Z. For fair, reasonable, common
sense and fearless administration
of all laws.
At said convention it was our
privilege to hear your able address
on Taxation Relating to Coun-
ties"
Your discussion of these prob
lens made a profound impression
upon every delegate present. 1t
was the unanimous consensus of
opinion that these problems have
never been so clearly presented or
ably analysed as you did in your
address. In brief, we were con-
WINGED that you, more than any
other man in the state, were pos
sessed of that craftsmanship and
grasp of state affairs, necessary to