Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-08-12
REPUBLICANS GATHER
Tomorrow at Oshkosh the
State Convention Called to
Nominate.

Wisconsin hepuDllCdIS IepT6-
sented by nearly 700 regularly cleo
ted delegates will meet in state
convention in Oshkosh tomorrow,
Aug. 10, to nominate a Republican
candidate for the United States
senatorship, recently made vacant
by the death of Senator Robert M.
LaFollette.
The date was definitely decided
last Friday and the announcement
was made by w. ]. Campbell, Osh
kosh, chairman Of the state Repub-
lican executive committee.
81 have called all members of the
executive committee on the long
distance telephone" Mr.. Campbell
and a majority of them expressed
themselves as favoring Aug. Is as
the date for the convention.
eve expect that every county in
the state will be represented by
delegates selected in county con-
ventions. 1t will be as representa-
tive of Republican sentiment in
the state as it is possible to make
it.
"The nominee Of this convention
will be the candidate of the people
and not of any group or clique.
Delegates will come uninstructed
as to candidates, free to use their
best judgment in the selection of
Republican to make the run for
senator"
81 am a candidate for United
States senator and | am for the
Oshkosh convention and the result
of it," Mr.. Ingalls, announced from
his farm, near Lake Geneva, Sun
day.
Mr.. ingalls, was one of the con-
servative leaders in the last legis-
lature, figuring in the fight against
Gov. Blaine's tax bill.
Six candidates are now in the
field for senator, young LaFollette
representing the LaFollette-Blaine
faction and running against Will
cox, McGovern, Barry, MCCLELLAN and
ingalls,.
The purpose Of the Oshkosh con-
vention is to unite the so-called re-
gulars on one candidate. Mr.. Nc
Govern, however, has indicated he
will remain in the race regardless
of what takes place in Oshkosh
Mr.. ingalls, is not considered the
dark horse candidate some Milwau-
kee Republicans have been talking
about. The dark horse, if one is
trotted out, is not expected to
make any formal announcement
ahead of the convention. The nat
ural strategy would be to test the
others on the first ballot at Osh-
kosh or announce the new man just
in time for the initial voting.
Failure of anyone to get the in
dorsement in the opening skirmish
would pave the way for jockeying.
Candidates sometimes come from
behind in such situations. But
more often the candidate develop
ing marked strength on the first
ballot is able to draw enough dele
gates from other camps to win out.
The rule in meetings being held
over the state has been to elect
delegates without instructions, but
considerable number of delegates
are known to be directly interested
in certain candidates. Even now
rival camps are checking up and
making claims of strength. SO the
first ballot in the convention will
tend to strengthen some candidates
and weaken others.
The executive committee will re-
commend that in order for any
county to vote it's full quota of
delegates in the convention all del
egates will have to be present. I'm
der such a rule the voting would
be limited to the delegates in the
convention.