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3 S. WHITELEY'S INSURANCE AGENCY. POST OFFICE BUILDING. TELEPHONE 168. Racine, Wis., ......188

In 1879 Mr. Horace Rublee came to Racine to get the late Robert H Baker to accept the chairmanship you now hold. Mr. Baker refused to accept until he had asked the advice of Mr. Whiteley and secured the promise of his assistance at Milwaukee headquarters. In 1880 Mr. Baker insisted that Whiteley should take charge of the campaign in this County- A member of the County Committee resigned that Whiteley could be made chairman. And he won the regard of every Republican by his generalship. That was a great campaign. In 1884 he was again called to the leadership, but for the first time there was a factional opposition to him. Chairman Taylor came down here to see what was the matter- it having been represented to him that Whiteley had foisted himself into the position. He found Whiteley only too willing to retire- and then Taylor was at once urgent for him to remain- and he was most successful in organising Victory. [Where is the "gang" which opposed Whiteley then?] In the years 1882-4 Mr. Whiteley represented this District on the State Central Committee. Had Mr. Whiteley's Counsel been followed, Charles G Williams would not have been defeated for Congress, in 1882