The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1925-08-06
KENOSHA G. 0. P.
READY FOR CALL.
Republican Advisory Com
mittee Meets Tonight to
Act On Call.
PLAN MASS MEETING
Mass Meeting Will Be Held
Here at Castle Hall on Next
Monday to Elect Delegates.

Kenosha Republicans today received
from state Republican headquarters
at Oshkosh the call for the State Re-
publican convention to be held at
Oshkosh on Thursday, August 18th,
for the purpose of electing a candi-
date for the office of United States
senator to fill the vacancy caused by
the death of Senator Robert M. La
Toilette. The call, issued by w, J.
Campbell, chairman of the Republican
executive committee, was sent to Re-
publican leaders and organizations in
the county.
Kenosha Republicans had anticipat-
ed the call. A movement is already
under way here for the Republicans
of this county to take q part in the
convention. A meeting Of the advis-
DRY committee of the Kenosha County
Republican club is to be held this
evening at which time arrangements
will be perfected for a mass meeting
of Republicans of the county, which
will elect delegates to the convention.
Twenty-Five Delegates Here.
Kenosha and Kenosha county is en-
titled to twenty-five delegates at the
state convention. These are to be
named at the mass meeting which will
probably be held on next Monday
evening at the courthouse.
The call for the state convention is
as follows:
ITO Wisconsin Republicans:
"Take notice that there is called
and will be held, at Armory b. in the
city of Oshkosh, Wisccnsin- at 10
O'clock a. M Au&ust 18th. 1925, Re-
publican convention for the Apurpose
Of selecting a candidate for the Unit
ed States senate, who will be chosen
at special election to be called, and
for the transaction # such other bus
mess as may properly come before the
convention.
each county of the state Of Wis
consin il entitled to one (1 delegate
absolute, and one % delegate for
each FIVE hundred (500) votes, or ma
jor fraction thereof, cast for the Re-
publican candidate for President OF
the United States az the last preced-
ing general election, such delegates
to be selected at county meetings au-
thorized by the executive committee
of the Republican party Of Wiscon-
sin.
dated at Oshkosh, Wisconsin, Au-
gust 8, 1926.
"W. J. Campbell, Chairman,
Republican Executive Committee"
Explains Convention Plan.
In connection with the sending out
of the call for the convention Chair
man Campbell also sent out state
ment setting clear the purpose of the
movement of which the convention Is
a part and denying rumors that the
selection of the convention had al
ready been made. This statement fol-
lows:
Referring to reports circulated
that the selection of the convention
had already been made, Chairman
Campbell most emphatically asserted
that there was no truth whatsoever in
such statements.
"This assertion is on a par with
many other reports circulated about
this movement" declared Chairman
Campbell 1.-THE fact is that this con-
vention and movement most cordially
invites any and all candidates or pros
pective candidates to participate in
the convention on the basis of true
Republicanism. The doors are open.
There have been no attempts made to
control the sentiment of the conven-
ton. The fact is, that we here have
no knowledge of who will be sent as
delegates from the several counties,
for in many instances, delegates have
not as yet been chosen. This fact
L. ha
made that any candidate who can
measure up to requisite standards of
true Republicanism, is shut out. On
the contrary, the expressed desire Of
this organization is that all candi-
dates should submit their candidacy
to the determination Of the conven-
ton.
"The call of this convention. is an
incident of the work of the Repub-
lican organization, which was initiated
at a statewide conference held in
Oshkosh last March" said Chairman
William J. Campbell, in speaking Of
the call for the convention and the
purposes of the organization.
"Thfs early conference expressed
the earnest desire Of Republicans OF
Wisconsin Tor q state-"lue oIBahiAa-
ton movement, Fundamentally sound
as to principles, free from factional
craftsmanship and dedicated to the up
building Of the Republican party for
years, so entirely submerged in the
purely personal and political ambi-
tions Of Office holding and Office seek
ing individuals controlling state gov
eminent This preliminary meeting
was the first step in the work of orr
ganization. It was the only way in
which the concensus Of Republican
opinion could be secured. 1t was not
protest meeting, but constructive
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