Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-08-05
an cox URGES BATTLE
claims Real Republicans
Should Continue in Event
Of Defeat.

ShOulA
Of Defeat.
.fr. there should be no
With radicalism, no
''.. .aw It may be disguised,
Wilcox. one Of the Repub-
f.. candidates for United States
statement issued from
r Eau Claire, says Re
a..r REGULARS should fight
.o Tie special senatorial
... a ease Of defeat in the
as'on and division again
minority radical a plurality
Republican primary, then
wy. .aur Republican candidate
,.a SQUARE behind the admin
..rar ar President Coolidge,
IA. maa. the largest number Of
n aa primary should con
Ha FIGHT by running as
r..1. Republican candidate at
.#a election, says Mr.. Will
similar Stand in 1920.
t, TueaE recalls that he took
m#a position in 1920, when he
.r G %. p. regulars to fight
". H.Hc. a minority nominee, in
4. aaa' election. His telegram
N. u conference on that subject,
aa.a.ar failed to bring the res
.u-a ho had hoped for
.nnau should be no doubt as to
II. .o.rnon on this question" says
M wilcox Is his statement. My
.oaica battles have always been
nnan. noa principle. This same
moham confronted us in 1920,
rGoa Il multiplicity Of candidates
divided the primary vote and re-
shifted ~ Ii plurality for Mr.. Blaine
nr Governor. ] then strongly urged
tbat tha hght be continued through
to the election and for that pur-
hose sent the following telegram
n tho four other anti-radical can
Hdates for governor, and the two
ror acknowledgements which was
mnod il The Milwaukee Journal
o. Sept. ]. 1920:
"Tha election returns indicate
that thc radical Non-partisan leag
arSocali.t combination, by appro.
mlatua the Republican label has
nominated IT'S cadidates for COVER
aor aaa acknowledgement by q
minority vote less than one-third Of
rha total Republican vote cast in
ho primary. As a result, the Non
partisan league becomes a real
menace Tvs our state and to our
mU you and / have made the
agh. against this combination as a
maam or principle and the right
maMa.s NJ our cause is not affect
a by our defeat as candidates.
Then Asked Conference.
rha 100000 republican voters
NE supported your candidacy and
ama should he given an opportun-
ie to purge the party of this Gle
Ha. aad ! believe it is our duty
.of..o immediate steps to accord
.hom taat opportunity VIII you
auma II issuing a call for a state
.0. conference of real Republi-
M o he held i'm Milwaukee in
,.ouaar future to take such steps
.oFr0cct our state from this mem
aco. Prompt action IS necessary.
Please Wire answer"
Unfortunately most of the can
0datc- 10 whom the telegram was
nt showed no desire to carry on
the .ieht and I made a statement
Sept II, 1920, published in The
Milwaukee Journal Of that date,
which was IN part as follows:
Senator Pullen, Senator Everett
md Nr Tittemore promptly ex-
pressed their unselfsh willingness
to assist i'm any way they could.
One candidate found fault with the
plan suggested without offering
amy ~ ifs place. Two others failed
.o respond at all. This made a con
ference oy the defeated candidates
No Change in Position.
Ay position then taken has re-
manned unchanged. Radicalism
saoa.d always be opposed, no mat
er how It may be disguised. The
a-at is the same today. My hope
d chat the issue is now clear that
a.. may see and meet it. There
should he MO faltering and no COM
promise. II no mistake is made IN
uniting upon candidate, the fight,
q mN opinion, will be won this
. Is.