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Counties
*Roessler
Noyes
Tubbs
Hull
Damrow
Adams
67
4
6
511
7
Ashland
53
9
10
1,972
31
Barron
131
17
26
1,721
27
Bayfield
59
2
13
911
53
Brown
1,023
9
10
2,236
45
Buffalo
63
2
5
1,441
25
Burnett
32
4
4
939
34
Calumet
223
2
6
526
402
Chippewa
223
6
2
2,691
/15
Clark
80
20
4
2,001
200
Columbia
245
16
19
2,818
23
Crawford
252
12
3
1,321
2
Dane
720
19
25
6,770
40
Dodge
1,405
19
18
2,793
417
Door
$9
9
5
1,796
11
Dunn
49
5
11
2,052
12
Eau Claire
107
14
8
2,496
47
Florence
18
1
1
353
4
Fond du Lac
672
25
19
1,899
149
Forest
40
0
1
680
5
Grant
288
37
9
2,588
11
Green
108
9
13
1,270
9
Green
Lake
148
9
2
950
20
Iowa
202
31
10
1,716
7
Iron
29
1
1
629
12
Jackson
39
3
5
1,828
13
Jefferson
653
10
13
1,273
67
Juneau
142
6
6
1,641
18
Kenosha
1,074
8
18
1,817
176
Kewaunee
249
2
2 -
959
9
La Crosse
555
27.
19
2,232
68
LaFayette
447
5-
5
1,488
4
Langlade
337
6
2
760
13
Lincoln
154
8
4
1,029
163
Manitowoc
1,001
11
8
2,093
1,021
Marathon
669
19
10
2,424
901
Marinette
161
13
8
2,382
24
Marquette
157
2
4
737
2
Milwaukee
7,578
102
67
23,837
13,633
Monroe
106
9
14
1,528
25
Oconto
225
5
4
2,147
22
Oneida
74
4
6
996
41
Outagamie
425
12
18
3,400
92
Ozaukee
450
4
4
839
141
Pepin
56
3
4
502
1
Pierce
53
5
5
1,494
13
Polk
114
18
2
1,621
43
Portage
564
18
3
1,411
13
Price
61
8
1
4
1,354
40
Racine
607
18
43
3,346
233
Richland
139
39
15
1,168
7
Rock
290
45
25
3,150
35
Rusk
56
4
9
806
21
St. Croix
207
7
14
1,681
16
Sauk
154
35
8
2,602
49
Sawyer
22
0
2
549
4
Shawano
94
16
8
2,271
131
Sheboygan
590
6
17
2,179
1,377
Taylor
64
3
7
1,026
154
Trempealeau
'64
6
15
1,294
6
Vernon
88
29
8
1,617
10
Vilas
39
1
0
424
13
Walworth
267
18
50
2,195
15
Washburn
24
4
4
898
18
Washington
314
0
4
1,328
327
Waukesha
577
21
25
2,550
101
Waupaca
143
8
17
3,206
124
Waushara
31
5
9
1,682
10
Winnebago
512
20
30
3,385
211
Wood
211
10
5
1,957
190
Totals
26,517
901
790
146,810
21,408
Total vote for all candidates.
196,426
Total scattering vote
191
GRAND TOTAL
196,617
* Resigned
-
Douglas
104
16
9
2,694
205
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PRIMARY VOTE FOR STATE TREASURER, SEPTEMBER, 1918
Counties
Egerer
Chur- chill
James
John- son
Коер- sell
Larsor
Levi- tan
Geor- genson
Adams
67
6
4
187
103
173
67
7
Ashland
53
9
4
747
602
510
396
30.
Barron
132
18
25
945
112
419
390
31
Bayfield
53
3
12
534
48
155
256
53
Brown
1,039
8
14
869
233
972
521
50
Buffalo
56
2
2
692
144
367
302
24
Burnett
37
3
5
414
118
398
93
33
Calumet
232
4
5
202
99
123
139
406
Chippewa
228
8
2
583
294
1,433
583
14
Clark
83
13
10
745
213
807
375
199
Columbia
256
9
23
1,071
644
740
475
23
Crawford
265
10
4
474
108
561
299
3
Dane
720
16
27
2,769
678
1,310
2,813
37
Dodge
1,403
18
19
1,006
1,338
379
332
418
Door
36
7
4
1,128
194
495
218
11
Douglas
97
11
15
1,286
318
979
594
206
Dunn
49
4
12
893
188
646
534
3
Eau Claire
118
13
11
1,405
330
601
431
39
Florence
17
1
0
197
38
135
43
5
Fond du Lac
691
26
19
1,043
231
625
504
141
Forest
37
0
0
335
46
185
161
5
Grant
305
29
14
1,617
209
555
489
11
Green
103
11
14
432
76
277
805
9
Green Lake
150
9
2
581
164
164
165
19
Iowa
208
25
17
756
108
603
452
4
Iron
29
0
2
253
153
204
138
13
Jackson
45
1
6
801
77
446
440
13
Jefferson
634
16
7
586
261
254
306
62
Juneau
142
7
5
977
161
318
298
17
Kenosha
1,064
8
15
648
377
557
381
177
Kewaunee
263
1
1
347
61
589
170
8
La Crosse
541
22
21
1,287
436
459
327
67
La Fayette
458
4
4
687
156
432
365
3
Langlade
545
6
2
445
71
168
157
13
Lincoln
149
6
7
474
174
294
175
164
Manitowoc
1,012
12
7
593
372
927
444
1,026
Marathon
663
19
9
1,433
363
699
243
898
Marinette
163
14
6
1,610
343
585
388
25
Marquette
169
3
3
526
120
336
104
3
Milwaukee
7,541
106
69
10,572
5,851
5,271
4,872
13,627
Monroe
103
6
14
641
298
389
222
26
Oconto
233
6
1
1,096
184
845
203
24
Oneida
74
8
4
436
84
366
226
40
Outagamie
434
21
12
1,893
606
1,063
409
89
Ozaukee
454
5
3
183
134
500
80
143
Pepin
57
2
5
195
40
203
111
1
Pierce
55
5
5
584
97
853
129
15
Polk
116
15
7
966
83
528
157
37
Portage
569
17
4
548
76
744
184
12
Price
60
7
5
452
138
800
161
36
Racine
603
22
34
1,781
718
757
660
231
Richland
138
25
24
409
65
474
242
7
Rock
284
54
14
1,702
167
866
933
33
Rusk
53
6
6
386
42
194
243
22
St. Croix
204
8
16
529
363
721
274
18
Sauk
160
26
14
995
156
915
624
46
Sawyer
21
2
3
292
43
93
140
4
Shawano
105
14
11
1,136
514
708
. 200
135
Sheboygan
591
10
13
465
1,008
400
428
1,360
Taylor
66
5
4
414
183
183
334
157
Trempealcau
161
4
19
569
133
451
205
6
Vernon
89
21
16
1,017
152
353
186
8
Vilas
38
1
1
192
72
81
83
13
Walworth
259
56
13
1,533
157
288
231
17
Washburn
21
2
4
321
181
323
123
17
Washington
308
2
Б
357
489
423
180
324
Waukesha
585
23
22
831
342
878
690
104
Waupaca
140
8
19
1,639
361
653
804
124
Waushara
32
4
11
650
276
650
207
10
Winnebago
516
25
29
1,795
610
- 863
1,012
214
Wood
212
9
8
857
365
580
349
191
Totals
26,597
907
774
67,014
23,781
42,336
30,275
21,374
Total vote for all candidates
213,058
Total scattering vote
154
GRAND TOTAL
213,212
-
1
.
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PRIMARY ELECTION STATISTICS, 1918.
PRIMARY VOTE FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL, SEPTEMBER 1918.
Counties
Ryan
Forward
Siggelko
Blaine
Haven
Reynolds
Adams
52
0
8
349
154
7
Ashland
57
0
15
1,476
622
32
Barron
133
1
40
1,045
700
26
Bayfield
58
9
5
656
270
51
Brown
1,112
7
10
1,732
613
51
Buffalo
58
2
3
849
537
25
Burnett
37
3
3
603
344
36
Calumet
231
1
8
277
240
400
Chippewa
223
6
1
1,910
830
15
Clark
80
12
5
997
1,017
194
Columbia
252
11
22
2,123
684
21
Crawford
253
4
5
997
477
3
Dane
757
2
36
4,189
3,085
43
Dodge
1,398
0
40
1,840
1,015
414
Door
37
8
7
1,076
779
11
Douglas
118
22
6
1,682
1,227
204
Dunn
52
0
5
1,518
547
11
Eau Claire
120
18
6
1,488
1,022
42
Florence
18
0
1
189
190
5
Fond du Lac
712
0
39
1,463
568
140
Forest
44
0
1
395
299
5
Grant
315
26
12
2,130
776
14
Green
106
10
15
888
452
9
Green Lake
159
9
0
736
281
21
Iowa
214
16
28
1,365
488
6
Iron
28
2
3
340
368
12
Jackson
46
2
4
1,159
478
15
Jefferson
639
0
22
760
531
64
Juneau
143
9
2
1,214
440
18
Kenosha
1,106
12
13
1,084
760
175
Kewaunee
265
1
2
832
292
9
La Crosse
550
25
18
1,683
687
64
La Fayette
.461
0
7
1,228
269
3
Langlade
588
0
8
565
223
12
Lincoln
163
6
5
721
339
165
Manitowoc
1,014
12
4
1,541
665
1,011
Marathon
674
17
10
1,975
650
859
Marinette
163
14
5
1,946
773
25
Marquette
167
3
3
540
209
2
Milwaukee
7,765
0
61
16,168
8,858
13,635
Monroe
125
11
12
1,080
377
26
Oconto
233
7
0
1,441
861
23
Oneida
78
9
2
597
435
39
Outagamie
462
0
28
2,648
1,048
86
Ozaukee
445
5
2
710
176
139
Pepin
60
3
4
324
199
0
Pierce
53
9
1
839
636
14
Polk
112
19
2
1,224
378
41
Portage
561
0
19
756
673
13
Price
60
10
4
1,044
367
40
Racine
615
24
26
2,098
1,402
232
Richland
135
3
45
921
297
7
Rock
313
22
0
2,050
1,397
31
Rusk
49
0
10
656
171
21
St. Croix
223
0
20
745
1,163
17
Sauk
1.60
19
21
1,849
775
47
Sawyer
23
1
3
407
123
4
Shawano
104
0
22
1,843
552
136
Sheboygan
587
0
20
1,481
630
1,352
Taylor
64
0
9
74%
314
152
Trempealeau
167
7
18
822
428
7
Vernon
88
28
11
1,330
357
9
Walworth
270
56
7
1,145
944
17
Washburn
22
0
6
489
418
17
Washington
311
0
9
1,016
377
317
Waukesha
599
21
24
1,925
695
100
Waupaca
138
0
22
2,552
696
123
Waushara
32
7
6
1,071
610
12
Winnebago
576
28
26
2,560
1,189
210
Wood
215
0
14
1,214
783
191
Totals
27,271
561
881
101,508
51,479
21,291
Total vote for all candidates Total scattering vote
202,991
144
GRAND TOTAL
203,135
7-B. B.
1
0
174
249
13
Vilas
43
.
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POLITICAL PARTY ORGANIZATIONS, 1918
STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEES
Appointed Sept. 17, 1918.
DEMOCRATIC PARTY
Chairman-Otto A. LaBudde, Elkhart Lake.
1st District-Edward Schowalter, Racine; J. A. Jenson, Edgerton.
2nd District-W. S. Henry, Jefferson; Joseph S. Giudice, Schleisinger- ville.
3rd District-William Ryan, Madison; J. D. McGeever, Dodgeville.
4th District-W. H. Timlin, Milwaukee; A. Sukaszewski, Milwaukee.
5th District-J. M. Callahan, Milwaukee; W. W. McIntyre, Milwaukee. 6th District-H. C. Truesdell, Berlin; A. J. Auton, Manitowoc.
7th District-A. A. Bentley, La Crosse; M. R. Strouse, Tomah.
8th District-H. E. Fitch, Nekoosa; J. L. Kelly, Wausau.
9th District-Thomas Delaney, Green Bay; Lewis Nelson, Kaukauna.
10th District-F. W. Woltersdorff, Eau Claire; David F. O'Connell, Hudson.
11th District-C. P. Crosby, Rhinelander; Willis V. Silverthorne, Hay- ward.
PROHIBITION PARTY
Chairman-William C. Dean, Beloit.
1st- District-H. H. Tubbs, Walworth; B. I. Jeffrey, Milton.
2nd District-Will E. Mack, Ft. Atkinson; C. A. Poddock, Beaver Dam. 3rd District-H. S. Siggelko, Madison; Peter James, Bloom City. 4th District-L. A. Willis, Milwaukee; F. H. Sporleder, Wauwatosa. 5th District-C. H. Molt, Milwaukee; J. E. Clayton, Milwaukee.
6th District-B. E. VanKeuren, Oshkosh; A. F. Collins, Fond du Lac. 7th District-Oliver Needham, Midway; O. S. Ballinger, Baraboo. 8th District-J. B. Collins, Stevens Point; W. J. Robinson, Granton. 9th District-R. H. Churchill, Marinette; C. E. Badger, Appleton.
10th District-Beverly White, Maiden Rock; John Woldal, Chetek. 11th District-D. W. Emerson, Ashland; George Hansen, Frederick.
REPUBLICAN PARTY
Chairman-George A. West, Milwaukee.
1st District-George B. Harris, Waukesha; Orville J. Morse, Janesville. 2nd District-Herman Wertheimer, Watertown; David Bogue, Portage. 3rd District-Sol Levitan, Madison; Dwight Parker, Fennimore.
4th District-L. A. Fons, Milwaukee; J. F. Gafney, Milwaukee.
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POLITICAL PARTY PLATFORMS.
5th District-C. P. McAssey, Milwaukee; Richard White, Milwaukee. 6th District-John E. Johnson, Fond du Lac; George Gehbe, Oshkosh. 7th District-Otto Bossard, La Crosse; Dwight Welch, Baraboo. 8th District-W. B. Hineman, Wausau; J. J. Nelson, Amherst. 9th District-John Miller, Marinette; Mark S. Catlin, Appleton. 10th District-D. C. Coolidge, Downing; Knudt Anderson, Eau Claire. 11th District-John C. Chapple, Ashland; Peter Eimon, Superior.
SOCIALIST PARTY
Chairman-Ferdinand W. Rehfeld, Milwaukee.
1st District-W. F. Goodman, Kenosha; N. P. Nielsen, Racine.
2nd District -* E. Wuethrick, Sheboygan; Rae Weaver, Beaver Dam.
3rd District-Emil Orne, Madison; W. L. Forrest, Madison.
4th District-Louis A. Arnold, Milwaukee; Leo Krzycki, Milwaukee. 5th District-Victor L. Berger, Milwaukee; Frank J. Weber, Milwaukee. 6th District-Gerald Zander, Two Rivers; Henry Kiesner, Chilton.
7th District-Carl A. Noetzelman, La Crosse; Arthur Ochsner, Plain.
8th District-Herman A. Marth, Wausau; G. Selmer Schlytter, Witten- berg.
9th District-George Eaglehill, Green Bay; W. A. Maertz, Antigo. 10th District-Charles H. Olson, Hudson; R. A. Boehme, Alma.
11th District-John P. Jensen, Superior; Karl De Sombre, Medford.
POLITICAL PARTY PLATFORMS
DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM
We are in a great war; a war which must be decisively won, and won on America's righteous terms. At this moment with the victorious battling of America's soldiers in France against the world's latest en- trenchments of despotism and militarism, stimulating with pride and patriotism every true American heart, more than ever must we recognize that every force, power, sentiment and purpose of individual, community and state must be given unqualifiedly and unreservedly, to our country.
In this spirit we pledge all the influence, strength and purpose of the democracy of Wisconsin to our commander-in-chief, Woodrow Wilson, whose acts, policies and ideals make him the acknowledged champion of the rights of worldwide humanity.
We favor every plan, every movement, under his leadership, that will strengthen the nation, mobilize its resources, and uplift its morals and spirit.
We are intensely proud of the marvelous accomplishments of the ad- ministration of Woodrow Wilson and not only recognize that in this fight America is leading the most just and human struggle for the pres- ervation of human rights the world has ever seen, but also that under the president's leadership he has translated this spirit for our own interpretation, thus uplifting and strengthening the cause and hopes of labor, raising wages, establishing the rights of unionism in collective bargaining, reducing the hours of labor and bringing labor in full accord
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with the spirit and purposes of the nation, establishing new prestige and dignity to the tiller of the soil, and teaching the spirit of service to American business.
We give recognition to the wonderful sacrifice and service of the women of America and approve President Wilson's recommendation for women's suffrage by federal amendment through ratification by states. To unify the nation, to teach veneration for the history and institutions of our country and to aid in building real Americans that they be taught only the English language in America, we owe it as a solemn obligation to the youth of all schools, public and private, during their plastic age of instruction up to and including the eighth grade, or its equivalent thereto.
We are in accord with the national administration on the liquor question.
We should prepare our state for the great period of reconstruction after the war by planning for better roads, improved schools and a constructive policy that will provide opportunities for the rurally minded returning soldiers, sailor or citizen. We favor the enactment of a law by the state of Wisconsin to aid in the development and settlement of lands suitable for farming, grazing and agricultural purposes so that actual settlers may be assisted in a financial way by the state by loaning money for the development of those lands.
We most heartily approve the plan of the department of the interior of the United States to provide farms for returning soldiers.
We approve what the national democratic administration has done for the development and betterment of the farmer and farm conditions and the laws enacted by it for that purpose which includes agricultural ex- tension work, aid to agricultural colleges, payment of salaries of agri- cultural agents, credits law, cotton futures law, establishment of office of rural markets and rural organization in connection with the depart- ment of agriculture for the purpose of studying the question of market- ing and to devise plans by which the waste and cost entailed in getting produce to the consumer may be eliminated and the passage of the United States warehouse act, and pledge the democratic party to secure for the state of Wisconsin a law similar to the United States warehouse act, which would apply to our state, and that laws looking toward the securing of better market conditions for farmers be enacted.
We approve of the national income and inheritance tax laws passed by the democratic congress and also the revenue bill taxing war profits and excess profits and incomes and the present revenue bill greatly in- creasing the rates on excess profits, war profits, and large incomes, now before the congress of the United States.
We view with indignation and resentment a policy of truckling con- ciliation to the subtle enemies of our state and nation. We recognize that these forces are today in Wisconsin behind the candidacy of Emanuel L. Philipp for governor. Emanuel L. Philipp has catered to this unworthy element in Wisconsin's life because of his truckling speeches, and we condemn him for his attempts at the outbreak of the war to use his position as governor to influence legislation at Washing- ton in opposition to President Wilson's determination to fit America to fight.
We condemn Emanuel L. Philipp because he wanted an embargo on shipments, a scheme devised to strengthen German militarism. We condemn Emanuel L. Philipp because he opposed the selective service draft, which was planned to give real strength to America's fighting purposes.
We condemn Emanuel L. Philipp because he opposed sending American troops to France, which was the very spot and the only method for America to strike its enemies a blow.
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What he has done has been the mandatory acts the nation has com- pelled him as governor to perform, but spirit and vision for patriotic American leadership in Wisconsin, whole hearted sympathy and support for America's aims has been shamefully lacking.
It is our purpose to ask supporters to forget all party ties, to appeal to the highest and best spirit of Americanism in our state that Gov. Philipp and those who sympathize with him may be defeated, that the impulses of Wisconsin's American heart can be felt in the state house at Madison and in congressional buildings at Washington.
PROHIBITION PLATFORM
We, the Prohibitionists of Wisconsin in Convention assembled, recog- nizing Almighty God as the source of all government, do hereby adopt the following declaration of principles:
Winning the war is the most important business of the American people at this time. Anything that would check its vigorous prosecu- tion, delay victory or add to the sacrifice of blood and lives must be swept aside. All of America's resources and man-power must be con- secrated to this great purpose.
The paramount aims of the war should be :- First, to make the world safe for democracy; Second, to establish permanent peace with such a system of international arbitration that will render it impossible for any nation to again embroil the world in conflict or to impose its will upon another by force of arms; and to this end we pledge our lives, our fortunes and our sacred honor.
We heartily pledge our support to the National Government and its war measures. The criticisms we offer are intended to aid the adminis- tration in winning the war.
The business of manufacturing and selling intoxicating liquors is hindering the prosecution of the war and delaying our victory by the use of vast quantities of food materials, fuel supplies and transporta- tion facilities, the employment of large numbers of workers and the expenditure by the people of immense sums of money, resulting in loss of efficiency, a lowered moral and spiritual tone, and great increase in disease, death, vice, immorality and crime. No amount of revenue can justify the further toleration of this criminal business. We commend the action of the National Government in closing the distilleries and ordering the closing of the breweries December 1. We heartily endorse the war-time prohibition measure, introduced by Congressman Randall of California, but condemn the spirit of compromise which has caused the time of its going into effect to be delayed until June 30, 1919.
We demand that the president shall use the authority conferred upon him by Congress, and order the large stocks of whisky in government and private warehouses be commandeered for redistillation that the alcohol contained therein may be used for war supplies, and that no food prod- ucts be used for the manufacture of alcohol for war purposes until the present stocks of distilled liquors are exhausted.
We heartily approve the measures which have been taken to protect our land and naval forces from the evils of drink and vice, and urge that these measures be made just as effective as possible for the protection of our troops in foreign lands.
We approve the bill which has been passed by Congress authorizing the President to establish dry zones around munition plants, shipyards, mines and other industrial concerns engaged in producing war supplies;
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however, the government should recognize the entire nation as one vast field of war activities and include the whole country in the dry zone.
To insure the safety of our democracy and the proper development of our national life, prohibition should be made permanent. To this end, we urge the ratification of the Prohibition amendment to the National constitution as soon as possible. We demand that the legis- lature of Wisconsin promptly ratify the amendment, and we pledge our support to legislative candidates who can be depended upon to vote for ratification.
Prohibition, whether by constitutional amendment or legislative en- actment, will be far from complete and satisfactory so long as adminis- trative officials are opposed to the prohibition policy. We therefore advocate the election of officials who are committed by personal and platform declaration to the complete suppression of the liquor traffic, and offer to the voters of Wisconsin a state ticket made up of men, who, if elected, will carry out such a policy.
We demand the immediate adoption by congress and ratification by the states of the Susan B. Anthony Equal Suffrage amendment to the National Constitution.
All forms of profiteering should be abated by strict , governmental supervision and regulation of prices.
There should be such a readjustment of our tax system as to place the burden of taxation more upon the sources of wealth, such as incomes, land values, water-power, mineral and forest rights and franchises for the operation of public utilities, and less upon the products of labor.
English is the language of this country and all public proceedings should be conducted in that language. Night schools should be con- ducted to familiarize immigrants with the English language and with American customs and institutions. No language other than English should be used in our public and parochial schools, with the exception that in high school, preparatory and college courses, any foreign lan- guage may be taken as an elective study.
We favor a system of permanent government ownership and operation of the means of transportation and communication and public utilities as being the most efficient and economical.
We favor, as a permanent policy, governmental supervision of the production and distribution of necessities, with such regulation of prices as may be necessary to protect the interests of both producer and consumer against the gambler and speculator.
Hours of labor should be regulated so as to allow the laborer sufficient time for recuperation and recreation, and an assurance of the right of every person to one day's rest in seven.
We commend the efforts of our government in seeking to suppress commercialized vice, and urge that more effective restrictions and regu- lations be adopted by both state and national governments to prevent the luring of both girls and boys into lives of immorality.
The present loose and haphazard method of providing for the expenses of our state government and institutions should be replaced by a care- fully worked out budget of state expenses.
We favor the amendment of the election laws to permit the naming of the same candidate on the tickets of two or more parties in the pri- mary and general elections.
To all who believe that the paramount issues of today are the estab- lishment of such principles and policies as will bring about the speedy triumph of our arms over the foes of Democracy on the field of battle, then, after the battle flags are furled, the establishment of a policy that shall insure peace the world over forevermore, and who believe that the effective prohibition of the alcoholic liquor traffic is of the utmost importance in that it will hasten peace with victory and tend to make such peace permanent with honor, justice and righteousness,
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a hearty invitation is extended to cooperate with us and support our candidates.
REPUBLICAN PLATFORM
The representatives of the Republican Party of Wisconsin in Plat- form Convention assembled, congratulate the people of Wisconsin on their achievements in the cause of our country in every National crisis. The Republican Party came into being for the purpose of bearing aloft the banner of human liberty and progress; though temporarily deposed it has never surrendered its birthright and in this tremendous world crisis it must continue to assert its leadership in earnest support of every measure for world liberty and world democracy. There must now, as in the past, run through all its acts as the silver thread woven into the fabric, the principle of leadership in the advancement of hu- manity's cause.
As evidence that we have truly kept the faith, we call the attention of the electorate and the country at large to the record of Wisconsin's people for loyalty to the Government of the United States in every demand made upon them. First in enlistments and registration of our men; highly commended by the war department for efficiency in the administration of the selective service law; high on the honor roll for support of all war activities which have been recommended by the Presi- dent; no state in the Union has surpassed the war record of Wisconsin. We confidently rest Wisconsin's reputation for patriotism on the record of deeds accomplished.
The state of Wisconsin forgetful of party differences will continue to give to our commander-in-chief, the President of the United States, its manhood and its wholehearted, undivided support to win the war. By this we mean the most vigorous prosecution of the war without pause for treaty, negotiation or armistice with the German Imperial Government or any other belligerent power under the influence of that government, till the enemies of America and the Allies and of human liberty shall be forced to unconditional surrender, and till the terms of world peace shall be dictated on the principles of eternal justice at a Council Board of Nations great and small.
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