The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-21
SORE, OH, 50 SORE
stalwarts Of Wisconsin Will Not
Give Up Their Fight.
BABcocK PREDICTS DIRE THINGS
Three Congressmen Will Be Lost,
He says-Buckstaff's Charges
still Troubling.
Special to The Journal.

SCalWarLS OF the SCal-WarIS, as
the half-breed organ here denominates
them-support the ticket that was nomi-
mated at Madison last week, or will they
take advantage of every opportunity that
may present itself to stay it to the death?
These are the questions that are upper
most in the thought Of the republicans Of
the state to-day.
There is no doubt that the stalwarts
are sore. They were treated with scant
courtesy at the convention, and beaten on
every issue they raised. The half breeds
rode over them roughshod and practically
ignored their every request. A few hours
before the convention assembled, one of
the delegates, who belonged to the half
breed crowd, voiced what later on ap-
peared to be the sentiment Of the con-
yention, when he said: I'VE are in the
majority here and we purpose to run this
thing to suit ourselves. We have been
working night and day to turn back the
tide of corporate influence, as represented
by the followers Of Pfister and the adher-
ents of the Milwaukee Sentinel, and now
that we have succeeded, even beyond our
anticipations. we do not intend to be de-
prived Of the fruits of our victory"
The day following the nomination of
Governor La Toilette and the adoption of
the platform, the Milwaukee Sentinel,
the organ of the stalwart wing OF the
party served notice that it would not
abate one jot or title from the position
IL QaQ taken the pTe-COuFeuIlOu
campaign. In language that was plain
and unambiguous, the editor of that pa
per announced his intention not to accept
the plank in the platform calling for the
enactment of primary election law.
Babcock's Opinion.
While he was in Madison Congressman
Babcock was interviewed on the situation.
In language that was bitter to the point
of vituperation he declared that the fall
ure Of the convention to give It's un-
qualified Endorsement to Senator Spooner
would cost the party at least two con-
gressmen-those from the city of Mil
waukee-and said that these, with the
member from the sixth district, who has
all along been conceded to the democrats,
would give the democrats at least three
congressman from the state at the next
session.
Mr. Babcock was particularly incensed
at the treatment he received from Gov
ernor La Toilette and his friends. 1t Is
said that the governor even refused to see
him, and that the adherents Of the ex-
ecutive gave him the cold shoulder at
every opportunity 1t Is not violating any
confidence to say that the congressman,
in speaking of Governor La Toilette, used
words that are unprintable. He poured
out. a flood of invective against the pres
ent mead of the state administration, and
his manner and language made it appar-
ent that he, at least, would not go into
mourning If democrat shall be elected
to succeed Mr.. La Toilette next November.
That the opinions held by Congressman
Babcock are shared by all the stalwarts
is not open to question. The delegates
have returned to their homes in this city,
and none Of them is loath to speak his
sentiments concerning the work of the
convention. Without exception all of
them feel they were treated unfairly and
while none of them says he will bolt the
ticket the only inference to be derived,
from their talk and general demeanor is
that they will give it very Indifferent.
support.
Buckstnf's Charges.
The ugly charges made by former Speak
er Buckstaff, in connection with the de-
feat Of State superintendent Harvey for
denomination. are likely to prove embar-
RAISING for the party. State Senator Stout
of Menominee is behind Mr.. Buckstaff,
and the we'll known character OF both
these men is taken as evidence that the
charges could not have been made mad
they not been in a position to substan-
tiate them. 1t Is not denied that Mr..
Harvey has been persona non grata to the
independent book companies of the coun-
try, and it is admitted that one OF his
most ardent supporters during the pre-
convention campaign was the general
agent Of the American Book company. One
OF the arguments urged against the reten-
tion of Mr.. Harvey Is the alleged fact
that the publications of the book trust
are used in the public schools Of the state
to a greater extent than those Of all the
other companies combined. This, how
ever, in the estimation Of the friends OF
the present superintendent, does not
prove that he has been guilty of yielding
to undue influences and any insinuations
to that effect are vigorously denied.
The oIeatiOn now is will l.. ID, Gettel
of Rock county, who presented Mr.. Cary S
name to the convention and to whom Mr..
Buckstaff's challenge was addressed, de-
mand an explanation? Up to the present
he has not seen fit to do so and the con-
sensus, in this city at least, Is that he
will not do so. 1t is generally talked
here that an effort will be made to "for-
get it, This being so, the further ques-
sion arises, will Mr.. Buckstaff and Sen
ator Stout make public the information on
which their charge was based?
NOMINEE CARY SPEAKS