The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1904-06-16
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said convention, that such majority
report was adopted That N order
to give a a semblance of regularity
10 said vote and to attempt to make
It appear that no delegate, whose
right to a seat was involved, voted
in his own favor. the secretary OF
the convention announced the vote
and declared the motion adopted oy
a vote of 573 SO ayes to 479 10 noes
which vote included all the delegates
who had been illegally placed upon
the roll by the state central com
mittee and said alleged 573 90 al
frmative votes was made up in part
bv all of said delegates SO Illegally
seated voting in their own favor and
1pon their own right to sit IN said
convention; and said secretary an
nounced that upon Ashland county
the vote was SCI So ayes, 479 10
noes, being the number OF the total
vote as taken with the number OF
votes from Ashland county deduct
ed. that he then announced that the
second district of Dodge county was
carried by 563 SO ayes, 479 10 noes
which was arrived at by putting the
number of the vote of Ashland
county back in the total affirmative
vote and deducting the number OF
votes from the Second district OF
Dodge county, and the same method
was followed as to all of the contest
ing delegates.
''That thereupon a motion was
made by a delegate supporting the
LaFoIlette faction that the temper
airy organization of said convention
be make permanent; and it thereup-
on became fully apparent that all
efforts to hold in said gymnasium,
where the same had been acalled,
lawful convention of the republlca
party of Wisconsin, wherein the
voice of the members Of the party
should be heard through a majority
of the lawfully elected delegates to
such convention, would prove un-
availing, and thereupon it was
publicly announced by delegate
that the legally elected delegates to
said convention would withdraw
from any and all further partlclpa-
ton in the proceedings OF the said
illegally organized land pretended
convention as said gymnasium build
ing and would assemble al 5 o CLOCK
in the evening of the same day at
the Fuller Opera House in the said
city of Madison. that being the near
est convenient time and place, for
the purpose of organizing and hold
ing legal repuolicansssss state conyen-
ton, pursuant to the said callshere-
inbefore set forth.
"That in pursuance of said an
nouncement made as aforesaid, there
assembled at the time and place
ahove stated, 554 legally elected and
duly accredited delegates to the
republican state convention for the
state of Wisconsin andsproceeded to
organize under the said call OF the
said state central committee the
republican convention forlthe state
IF Wisconsin by electing a temper
ary chairman and temporary secre-
cary, and by the appointing of a
committee on credent ials. Q That
laid committee on credentials, after
lue deliberation, made it's repora to
aid republican convention solorgan-
zed, reporting that there was con-
est presented to the committee as
% the right of the duly credentlaled
delegates from the county OF st.
JGOlX w SGdGS Ill VIC UheSU
,fter hearing upon said contest it
vas the opinion OF the committee
chat the contestant delegates were
entitled to seats and recommended
hat said contesting delegates be
Gated in the convention. Thereup-
IN. the facts in relation to said con
est in the county of st. Croix were
aid before the convention and on
notion, the report5 of the committee
.ooether with it's recommendation
rs to the delegates from the county
If St. Croix, was unanimously adopt
ID. Thereupon a motion was made
hat the temporary organization OF
5he convention be made permanent,
and upon the calling OF the roll OF
the convention it showed that there
were present as duly elected dele
oates to the state republican cor