The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1902-07-17
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i ter. s.s & S s99 &
The stalwart majority, assisted by q
small fraction Of the La Toilette follow
/ ing, DESTROYS of unequivocally indorsing
the, senator, begged pleaded, threatened
/ and sWore in vain ii
what is good enough for the republi-
lean masses of Wisconsin is good enough
for John C. Spooner,'' said the La Fol-
i1ette enthusiasts. Our senat tor ought not
to be ashamed or unwilling to stand on
4 our platform. We admire him, we re-
i spect him, we wish to Continue him in
4 the senate, but no man is greater than
4 the people, and II Spooner will not ae-
i cept the party mandate he must accept
/ the consequen =
It was wonderful how well the half
breeds held together. The pleading OF
4 l.. j. Walrich, OF Shawano, "a La Toilette
4 man. favoring unconditional Endorsement
4 of Spooner and the earnest talk of the
veteran General Winkler of Milwaukee,
served scarcely to- change more than
i thirty votes. rs.
Il Two Reports.
4 The convention did nothing yesterday
afternoon. The resolutions committee,
4 Bile to agree, caused an adjournment
4 Of the convention till 8 o'clock in the
4 evening Then the committee offered ma
4 jority and minority reports The minor
q ity reports were confined to amending
the. majority report as the latter related
4 to Spooner and primary elections. The
4 Spooner minority was composed of Gem.
Z eral A.. c.. Winkler of Milwaukee, NJ j.
4 Williams Of Fond du Lac, and M. j. Wall
rich Of Shawano The other eight mem-
i bers Of the committee, headed by Chair
4 man II. W. Chynowethss of Madison, stood
for the uncompromising and aggressive
4 platform which. the convention finally
Il adopted. ~ a
i The committee had spent hours trying
4 to agree upon a satisfactory compromise,
but the minority and majority were as far
r apart at the time Of adjournment as at
4 the beginning Of the session.
8 At one time thesJa Toilette men offered
4 unconditional Endorsement Of Spoener In
return for a pledge from the stalwarts
that they would support a primary cleo
Il tion plank. The stalwarts replied that.
4 this would be to trade a principle for a
Z; man and refused the offer
Half Breeds wild with joy.
81 SO the flght went into the convention.
$ As Secretary 81 "a. Edn1unds read the ma
I !, jorftysreport the La Toilette fanatics.
& froafed and stamped with delight when
{ they learned the humiliating conditions
: imposed upon Spooner, when they heard
t the warm praise of La Toilette, yelled
i with glee when the '.pernicfous activity
81 of federal officials in state politics was
: condemned, and cheered wildly when the
primary election system and the reforma-
fstion of the tax laws were emphatically
indorsed. The Spooner portion of the
!, platform had to be read again to satisfy
]; 1.-THE La Toilette men. The extremists
e among them fairly licked their chops in
: satisfaction as these words fell on their
!. ears:
We again express our regret for his
r I(Spooner's) announced determination not
d to serve the state another term in the
q i senate, and should he now find it pos
r sible to reconsider this decision and ex-
!. press his willingness to stand as a can
: didate in harmony with the sentiment and
}. in support of the platform principles here
t adopted by Wisconsin republicans In state
convention and for the election of the Leg
r islators favorable to their enactment into
d law, his decision would meet the general
t approval of republi leans everywhere.
: : A Marked Man.
AS expected, Spooner is not ordered to
subscribe to the platform, but he is SO
strongly invited to do SO that failure to
: accept the invitation will make him q
9 marked man for the La Toilette follow
q ing The triumphal half-hreeds did give
8 Spooner this grain Of comfort, however,
Z that what they merely ask of him they
g haughtily demand OF all candidates for
r his position should be not be a candidate
s. to succeed himself. 4s
al Three Hours of Debate.
Il After Mr.. Wallrich read the minority
report unconditional supporting Spooner
: he made an appeal which began three
e hours Of heated and imprisoned debate
d and great confusion. Wallrich was fol-
o lowed by John Brennan, of Portage, who
:, declared that he was a La Toilette man,
3 but that principles were greater than
It man; that the only logical course before
g the convention was to adopt the majority
s report. Brennan spoke with intense feel
ing which famed the ardor OF the half
Ii breeds. So
81 He had hardly taken his seat befors
e Senator Riordan arose and declared In the
= midst OF boots and Misses and bowls that
q Brennan had always consistently voted
!, the democratic ticket. Riordan was final
y ~ driven to his seat by a convention that
- would not listen to him. There were
e some bitter and some earnest and dread
Is fully boresome speeches, but at last g
e vote was reached and the convention
y having to choose between La Toilette and
= Spooner, chose La Toilette. Then the
!. platform was adopted by viva voce vote.
understanding and confusion, the tired.
s 4 sweaty convention, sweltering In YER
= liable hotbed Of an auditorium, reconsid-
= cred and by an eve and no vote of 1858 to
- 279 put Wisconsin republicans clearly on
record. .f51s
at was too bad we had to do that to
. spooner, said one La Toilette delegate
% to another.
- = Never mind. 9 said the other, 81 never
t. yet saw where sDooner could even touch
At La Toilette. !"
1d Great Triumph for In Toilette.
It was great moment for the governor
this morning when he stepped before q
convention, so magnif1cently and COM
pletely won, to accept the nomination for
&c governor on platform that is thoroughly
q the creation of his mind. The repub.
llican party Of Wisconsin, for good or ILL
has been completely reconstructed and
he reorganized, and revolutionized, and Rob
er ert M. La Toilette lis the man who has
e. done It all. What the republican party
NJ. In this: state Is to-day, he has made It
,e- He has beaten the old machine and hi
of has q machine that is better than tn
as other ever was.
n Now for the fight for the control OF The
Je- Ilegislature. The stalwarts, notwith'
La standing the platform, purpose to fghl
to- to the death In the legislative districts
lis If La Toilette wins the sweeping primar,
,e- election law will be enacted in. Wiscon
70 sin ana for some years to come the stall