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Republican State Chairman
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Quarter-length portrait of Philip G. Kuehn. He was the Wisconsin Republican State Chairman from 1955 to 1958. In his first bid for governor, in 1960, he nearly upset the incumbent, Gaylord Nelson, losing by 50,000 votes out of 1.7 million. In 1962 he lost by 12,000 votes out of 1.2 million, to John W. Reynolds. Although Mr. Kuehn was a conservative, he pressed for a state sales tax. His second defeat was attributed to that issue.
October 17, 1960
Capital Times (Madison, Wis.)
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Mrs. Philip G. Kuehn
July 29, 1960
Mrs. Margery Kuehn, Whitefish Bay, at a tea in honor of Mrs. Kuehn, wife of the Republican candidate for Governor of Wisconsin, Philip G. Kuehn.
Wisconsin Republicans at Convention
July 26, 1960
Wisconsin Republicans stand for their portrait at a reception while attending the Republican National Convention. They are wearing buttons for "Byrnes for Veep" and "Kuehn," and also their conventi...
GOP Campaign Starts in Ripon at the Little White Schoolhouse
August 8, 1960
Philip Kuehn, left, Republican candidate for governor, chats in Ripon with Harry Dunbar, who will be 92 years old by the time he votes this fall. Dunbar, a member of Ripon College's first football ...
We Saw You . . . at Tea for Mrs. Kuehn
July 29, 1960
A tea is held to honor Mrs. Margery Kuehn, Whitefish Bay, wife of the Republican candidate for Governor of Wisconsin, Philip G. Kuehn. Among the women assisting at the tea were (L-R) Mrs. Mary Renn...
Campaign Sunglasses
August 20, 1956
Mrs. Philip G. Kuehn, Whitefish Bay, wife of the state Republican party chairman, wore "I Like Ike" sunglasses while sightseeing. The glasses have elephants in the corners and the words "I Like Ike...
Birthplace of the Republican Party
August 8, 1960
Republican candidates for state office started a week-long campaign at the Little White Schoolhouse in Ripon, the birthplace of the GOP in 1854. Standing on the platform, second from left, is Warre...
