The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1904-06-09

decided that the delegates upon the
roll, as prepared by the committee
were entitled to vote upon every
question until they were unseated,
except their own individual contest
and that will be ruling of the chair
10 this case.
Thereupon Mr.. Hicks appealed
from the decision of the chair.
After some discussion and the
raising of several points of order,
the roll was called, and the decision
of the chair appealed from was sus,
tanned by the following vote: Ayes,
575 5 6: noes, 1875 l 6; all delegates
present voting including those who
afterward letired from the conven-
ton.
Then the question was put as to
amending the majority report of the
state central committee on Ashland
county, substiting in lieu thereof the
minority report of the vote, and as
announced by the secretary, was as
follows: Ayes. 405 10 noes, 562 6.
The delegates from Ashland county,
twelve in number, did not vote on
this question. The chair announced
that the motion to substitute the
minority report was lost. All dele
gates were present and, with the ex-
ception of those from Ashland coun-
ty, voted upon this question, incud-
ing those who afterward retired
from the convention.
The question was then put as to
substituting the minority report for
the majority report of the state
central committee on the second
district in Dodge, The motion was
lost bv vote of 40 lie ayes to 564
SO noes.
Mr.. Spence of Milwaukee, stall
wart delegate, then moved that the
vote JUS taken be considered as
the vote for balance of the tested
delegations, which motion was de-
clared out of order by the chair.
Then the question was as to the
first district of Eau Claire, and the
motion to substitute the minority
report as to that district lost by
vote of 40 1-6 ayes to sos noes, and
the motion was declared by the
chair to be lost.
The motion was then put as to
substituting the minority report for
the majority report on the first
district of Grant county. The mo-
ton was lost by vote of 40 10
ayes to 563 So noes.
The same motion in reference to
Oconto county was then put, and
lost by 1861 ayes and 5644 noes.
The same motion was then put as
to st. Croix county and lost by a
vote of AGA ayes and 568 noes.
The same motion was then put as
to the second ward of Milwaukee
county and lost. This vote was
taken vive voce.
By direction of the chair, the roll
was then called upon the adoption of
the majority report, as to each con-
tested county, Ono county voting n
its own contest,) and upon the
question of the seating of the admin
istration delegates in Ashland
county, the vote in favor of seating
such delegates was sci 8 6, as against
479 16. The motion to seat the
administration delegates from the
second district of Dodge county was
carried by vote of 563 SO. as
against 479 1-6. The motion to seat |
the administration delegates from
the first district Of Eau Claire county
was carried by 573 SO votes, as
against 479 1,6 votes. The motion
to seat the administration delegates
from the first district OF Grant
county was carried by vote of 562
SO votes against 479 1-6 votes, The
motion to seat the administration
delegates from Oconto county was
carried by vote of 562 votes as
against 419 10 votes. The motion
TO seat the g. administration dele
gates from St. Croix county was
carried by vote of SGT 1-3, as
against 472 2-3. The entire majority
report was then adopted by vote
of 573 So, as opposed to 479 1-6, no
county voting on it's own contest.
The chair there upon declared that
the entire majority report of the
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