The Minneapolis journal., 1902-06-30
Conservative Stalwarts at Madison
Already Concede Defeat.
LITTLE GOVERNORS FINE LEAD.
Ex-Governor Scofield's Boom Is Laid
to Re:t-Half the Delegates
Chosen.
Special TO The Journal.

opoCldl u he JOuIudt. a
Madison. Wis, June 30.-Caucuses. for
delegates to the republican state conven-
tion have been held In about half the
counties In the state, and the results In
dicate forcibly to the unprejudiced an
alyzer that Governor La Toilette will win
denomination hands down. In fact, con-
servative stalwarts here concede his
nomination, privately, though they some
times deny this for publication.
Caucuses have now been held in thirty
three of the seventy-one counties Of the
state, including Milwaukee, and q large
part of the other stalwart strongholds,
and under the most favorable showing the
stalwarts' can claim, they are 144 votes
behind in delegates to the state conven-
ton, from these thirty-three counties.
According to the figures Of the governors
lieutenants the stalwarts are about 200
votes behind. Six counties are claimed by
both-Bayfleld. Dodge Zone district by
La Follette), Eau Claire, Fond du Lac
Zone district by La Follette). Rock Zone
district by La Follette), and Washburn.
The stalWarts also claim a contest IN
Clark and Calumet. but there appears to
be little foundation for the claim But
there are bound to be several contests In
the state convention, July Is, sand they
will be especially spirited If 1T should
happen the contested delegations would
change the result. If things continue to
come the governors way as they have
during the past week, the stalWarts will
not be able to start enough contests to
produce any effect. r..
! More decisive even than the figures is
the gain Governor La Toilette makes over
his showing in the contest with Scoheld
four years ago. He has carried six coun-,
ties which went solid for Scofield In 1898.
and has gained portion of eight more
All of the contested or doubtful districts
yko,>1 hary hnI1 fha1c
were for Scofield four years ago. The
governors clear gain, of districts which
cannot be contested, are Calumet, Z;
Clark, Is; Eau Claire, one district, g.;
Langlade, 6; Pepin, 4; Price, Z; Racine,
one district, 10; Sheboygan, "a; Waupaca,
10; Wood, 13; a total of III.
While some lively hustling is being
done by candidates for the other PLACES on
the state ticket, all general interest still
Governor Scoheld's boom is not attract
ing much attention in this section of the
state. If it had been sprung month or
two sooner it might at least have grown
to respectable dimensions, but 1t came too
late, and like the Froehlich boom, which
preceded It,. has had a short life. There
has been feeling all along among many
conservative republicans that even
should the stalwarts win, Senator White
head would never be nominated, but if,
as now appears certain, the La Toilette
ma ajority in the convention is too large
to- be attacked. MI. Whitehead will with
out doubt remain the stalwart candidate
to the end of the race.
Putting every district in which there ap-
pears to be a chance for doubt in the
doubtful column, the delegates in the
counties in which caucuses have been held
up to and including Saturday, June %,
are divided as follows:t ..s sS T..