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Attempt to Woo Ron Paul Supporters Takes a Hit in McHenry County

August 30, 2012 By: Cal Skinner Category: Delegate, Mark Widhalm, McHenry County Repubican Central Committee, McHenry County Republican Party, National Convention, Republican, Ron Paul

Mark Widhalm, a Delegate candidate for Ron Paul’s Presidential campaign, ran for Republican Precinct Committeeman in McHenry 3 as a write-in.

He didn’t win, but was appointed to the spot.

Now he has resigned.

His resignation letter appears below:

Mike Tryon
County Chairman
McHenry County Republican Central Committee
PO Box 723
McHenry, IL 60051

Mr. Tryon and members of the Central Committee,

Mark Widhalm

The actions of the Republican Party at the local, state and national level leave me quite dismayed.

I have witnessed the party partake in the character assassinations of good, honest people.

It seems that unethical, last minute rule changes in order to keep the party power structure in place have become the norm.

I have watched as the party bosses ignore and refuse to seat delegations because they don’t tow the party line.

The Republican Party leadership has become an immoral, unethical group of thugs who seek to crush any dissent within the party and I now realize that attempting to use an irreparable system to fix an irreparable system is entirely futile.

The harder folks try to bring a shred of sanity to the party, the greater the corruption from the party leadership as they struggle to retain power.

I can no longer associate myself with the constant immoral actions of the Republican Party and therefore, I am resigning from my position as McHenry Township Precinct 3 Committeeman, effective immediately.

Please remove me from any party listserv and future mailings.

Sincerely,

Mark C Widhalm

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Change Being Considered for GOP Presidential Delegate Selection Process

August 31, 2011 By: Cal Skinner Category: Illinois Republican Party, National Convention, Pat Brady, Republican, Republican National Convention, Republican Party

The headline is boring, but the change being considered could take away your right to vote for the delegates of your choice for the Republican Presidential Nominating Convention.

Thanks to Illinois Review for pointing the way, and as its Editor Fran Eaton writes, “Thanks to the cooperation and sharing of Pubius Forum‘s Warner Todd Huston, Illinois Review has obtained copies of the proposal before the IL GOP State Central Committee.”

Pat Brady, the Chairman of the Illinois State Republican Central Committee, will be at the Nunda Township Republican Central Committee meeting at Prairie Isle Golf Course on Route 17 east of Route 31 in Prairie Grove at 7 tonight. See the previous story for a map.

First a chart showing what happened in the past and what is proposed. Click to enlarge the chart or any other image.