Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1896-08-12
MAJ. EDWARD SCOFIELD.

can county of Jefferson with instructions to
use all honorable means to secure the nomi-
nation as candidate for governor of a man
in whom the agricultural and dairy people
of this stae find full measure of character
which inspires confidence ability which
awakens admiral ton, and record Of services
performed in their behalf which compels
gratitude.
If the people of Jefferson county had sus-
pected that majority of Wisconsin Repub-
iicans could be influenced by dishonOrable
means, or if l believed that the American
sense of justice and fair play could be SO
deadened by specious pleading and false tes-
timony as to make it possible for any man
70 be convicted and punished for the crimes
of his friends, should not be here today.
However much difference there may be in
opinion regarding my political judgment. 1
hope, as value it above all else, that even
my most earnest enemies will esteem me
truthful. In this matter there shall be left
room for doubt or misunderstanding, and
there is nothing Of sacrifice by me Of either
personal hopes or political ambition when
say to the Republicans of Wisconsin that in
my judgment the Bennett law question is
not and properly cannot be made an issue
in this campaign; and to the best Of my
recollection the question has never been
raised or discussed between Mr.. La Toilette
and myself since 1890, when all of the pres
ent candidates for governor stood with me
on one side of the question.
There is not now and never has been any
combination or conspiracy between Mr. La
Toilette and myself to compass the election
or defeat of any Republican to any office.
| never have been, am not now, and have
no lUed CusC ever S0dl1 De a cdnUlUdIe IOr
the United States senate.
Any assertion to the contrary of any Of
these statements is a falsehood designed to
nislead and we'll calculated to promote dis
cord within and to invite defeat upon the
party in Wisconsin in this campaign
Mr.. La Toilette is no mans pupil In politi-
cal leadership and will be no mans tool in
public service Therein is the jewel of his
candidacy, and therefore comes much of the
bitterness of opposition to him. His pre-
lintirary campaign, which has been the won
der of the year in politics, is a token of the
nasterful energy and enthusiastic following
which he will bring to the contest for Re-
publican principles.
Following the expressed wishes of the
people in primary convention-an expression
which no honest representative can ignore,
second the nomination of Mr.. La Toilette
The convention then adjourned until
10 o'clock Thursday morning.
Thursdays Session.
The convention was fairly prompt
about assembling on Thursday, August 6,
the second day of the convention, and
no time was lost in calling for those sec
onding speeches which had been left
over from the afternoon before.
Then the field was clear and the con-
test began in earnest. The story of the
ballots is fully told in the summary
which is given below. At various stages
lowers of various candidates, but with
out success. Between the fourth and
fifth ballots a desperate effort was made
to secure an adjournment, but it was
lost by the close vote of 33412 to 1891.
Also between the fifth and sixth ballots
there was a renewal of the attempt to
further time, but this motion for ad-
journment was defeated-3S411a to 2SS1h
First Ballot,