The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1902-03-22
A Free Fight---Take Your
Choice.

Choice.
The republican city convention was
held at the city hall Thursday after
noon but was in no sense a love feast
shortly after two o'clock and T. l..
Mcintosh was chosen for chairman
and II. B, Evans secretary.
A committee on credentials was APP
pointed composed of three Dietrich
and two Plrker delegates. After due
deliberation they presented two re-
ports to the convention. The major
ity report recommended the seating
of 49, = Dietrich and p . Parker dele
gates. ". f. Pickering presented the
minority report, reciting the fact that
the delegates elected from the Fourth
Fifth. Seventh and Ninth wards had
not received a majority of all votes
cast in those various wards, and quot
ing the section of the statutes which
caused the dispute.
The question was taken upon the
adoption of the majority report and
it was adopted by a vote of 81 to 10.
At this point in the proceedings the
bolt occurred. Mr. Pickering, speak
ing slowly and deliberately, declared
that he should refuse to participate in
an illegal convention. Il resign my
seat in this convention" SAID he,
and cali upon all who believe as / do
to follow me and hold convention
which will be legal" He then took
his coat and departed, followed by
the other Parker delegates.
From that time on perfect harmony
prevailed. The report of the COM
mittee on resolutions was read and
adopted with cheers.
The convention then placed the fol-
lowing ticket in nominations:
For Mayor, II. w. Dietrich.
For Treasurer, R l.. Hunter.
For Comptroller, Adolph Reedfors.
For Assessor, A. h Mills.
For Constables, John Thompson and
w j. Mcnamara.
Mr. Dietrich was called for and he
responded, thanking the convention
for the honor conferred upon him and
recited few facts of the reforms ac-
complished under his former admins
tration and made pledges as to what
he would try and accomplish if again
elected.
PARKER CONVENTION.
After leaving the convention hall
the Parker delegates assembled in an
adjoining room and proceeded to hold
a convention of their own. w. E..
Pickering was made chairman and
Chris Rasmussen secretary.
The committee on credentials re-
ported u delegates entitled to seats
and they at once proceeded to bust
ness and placed in nomination the
following ticket:
FOR MAY or, frou -. fdrKeT.
For Treasurer, Nj. 2. Schmitt.
Fer Comptroller, Chas A. Andreen,
For Assessor, A. r. Mills.
For Constables, knute Beito, and
Angus Buchanan.
Mayor Parker was then conducted
to the assembly room and addressed
the convention. The meeting closed
with remarks by w. E. Pickering.
The Parker supporters based their
independent action upon chapter 341,
section of the general laws of 1899
which provides for the conduct OF
marty caucuses, and which says, il
plain language, that delegates, to Sc
cure election, must have majority
| of votes cast.
A literal Interpretation of this law
would have entirely deprived four OF
the largest wards in the city, with As
votes, of participation, and would
! have made it legal for % delegates tC
exercise the full functions of II dele
+ oates. The wards which the Parker
/ men claimed should thus be deprived
of representation were the Fourth
Fifth. Seventh and Ninth.
The legal point raised is not new
one. and has been uEofficially passed
upon by Attorney General Hicks, who
gives it as his opinion that the court:
would construe the intent OF the Law
as meaning that plurality was neces
sarv inasmuch as a strict construction
of the provision would operate t.
make political conventions entirely
impossible.
Inasmuch rs the courts must pas
upon this matter before the otficla
ticket can be made out, and as thu
ticket must, under the law, be mad
no at least seven days before the cleo
ton. which is only eleven days ahead
/ immediate action will be taken b.
representative of Mr.. Dietrich t
settle the qusteion authoritatively.
| Prominent politicians say that tn
matter will have to be carried to th
supreme court and that by the time
is decided O'Hare will have been i
Office fer at least six months.