The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-10-24
.SPO0NER PEOPLE
DOUBT INTERVIEW
Republican Leaders in Chicago
Headquarters Defend Wis
consin Senator.
BY w. w. Jermane.

spooner interview. in New York, in
which the eloquent. badger statesman
was quoted a., limiting that there might
be some question as to the election Of
state, has stirred up good deal of in
terest at national republican headquar-
ters in this city. There is disposition
to doubt that the interview was gen
uine. At least dozen Of Spooner g
friends in Wisconsin have volunteered
the opinion that the interview was
tort its intended, meaning, and the re-
publicans at national headquarters are
naturally inclined to give Spooner the
benefit of such a doubt. It is also de-
MED from Wisconsin that he had any
fiery interview with Chairman Cortel-
you. Two Chicago newspapers. sought
to confirm the interview by wire, but
without success, Mr.. Spooner declining
to say anything.
Chairman Cortelyou is to be in Chi
cago this week, perhaps before Wednes-
day, and when he comes all necessary
light will be thrown upon the situation.
He was to have come last week, but the
campaign has been pressing so hard in
New York that he could not get away.
Spooner for Peace.
Senator Spooner has upon several oc-
casions said to members of the republic
can national committee, that he would
be entirely satisfied with the decision of
the, state supreme. court, and would try
to have that decision accepted by the
stalwarts. in the event Of it's going
against them. Agreeably to this posi-
ton, he did so try, but, as everybody
knows, without success, THE stalwart or
ganization being too strongly anti-La
Toilette to yield to his harmonizing
Since the decision was rendered, and
only few days after the republican
national committee had decided that, in
the light of the decision, it must recog-
nize the La Toilette organization,
Spooner visited the Chicago headquar
ters and said voluntarily, to the men in
charge that he could find no fault with
them for their recognition of the La
Toilette state committee. He added: J
II admit that you, being DESTROYS Of
electing a republican president, must,
in our state, and in every other state,
too, follow the organization which car
ries the republican electors. The SUI
regular party, and for myself I can It
find any fault with you for adjusting
yourselves to the situation as the court
Senator Spooner expressed his .disap-
pointment over the supreme court deci-
DlG Sail upOu Wu1Cu W
base the belief that he has been cor
rectly quoted in the New York inter-
view. He may have grown bitter since
his visit to Chicago, but if this is the
case folks here haven It heard about, it.
Conference in Chicago.
Last Friday a dozen leading La Fol
lette men were in consultation at Chi
cago headquarters with the national
campaign managers.
The Wisconsin situation was gone
over in detail, and it was agreed all
around that there was nothing in it i'm
plying even a threat against the presi
dent. The La Toilette forces are for
the electoral ticket enthusiastically, and
claim that it will poll thousands of
votes more than the regular state ticket.
These La Toilette leaders want the
electors to win out by at least, 1000.
they, say, while they will be satisfied if
La Toilette has half that many. >,~..
Thus far no signs can be discovered
that the stalwarts are not going to sup
port the electoral ticket. If they do
support it, the $4,000 plurality may be
considerably exceeded; if they do not,
the electors will probably win out by
10000 more plurality than La Toilette
will get. This difference will be ex-
planned by democratic support, it being
the intention of great many Wiscon-
sin democrats to vote for Peck and
Roosevelt.