The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1904-05-20
WISCONSIN REPUBLICANS WILL
CALL UPON COURTS TO SET Z
TILE Till MATTER.
AN1I-TRlED TERRIERS COLT
HOLD SEPARATE CONVENTION 1T
TENDED BY OVER FIVE HUN
DRED DELEGATES.

Madison, Wis, May 19.-As a con
summation of the bitter strife en-.
gendered in the Republican political
struggle in Wisconsin this year two
conventions will nominate state tickets
in Madison.
The courts will be called upon to de-
eide which set is entitled to legal
recognition.
The convention Wednesday which
was bolted by the Baensch. delegate.
and denounced as illegal by II
Cook followers, will nominate a Sta.
ticket headed by Governor Robert 40.
Lafollette. The convention will con-
tain 578 delegates, IS OF whom Wee
contested by the opposition.
The convention OIL aLti-third termers
to meet at the Fuller Opera House
will have $50 delegates, VINO claim to
have been legally elected. Eighty
five OF these delegates were unseatei
by the state central committee of the
Lafollette organization.
Overtures will be made by both fac
lions to the Cook leaders, soliciting
cooperation in their respective coA-
ventions. The Cook men have de-
nounced the Lafollette convention as
illegal and car only be combined with
the Baensch delegates by the award
of the nomination Of Cook.
Order characterized the actions of
both factions showing previous de-
alterations upon the convention plans.
The anti-third termers hope to con-
troll the non-radical Lafollette vote and
to remove the stigma of the old WORD
stalwartism, which has come to mean
factionalism, by placing their faith in
Cook.
Called to Order by General Bryant.
The convention was called to order
at noon by General G.. E. Bryant. Rev.
E. G. Updyke then offered prayer.
Roll call was then ordered and pro-
ceeded despite the protest Of M. G..
Jeffris of GAINESVILLE, who demanded
that temporary organization be effect
ed before roll call.
Irvine N. Lenroot of Superior was
temporary chairman and his speech
was vigorously applauded.
Following Mr.. LenroOt's speech, the
time Of the convention from 3 o'clock
until 5:35 was taken up in voting on
motions to substitute the minority re-
port for the majority report in the
various contested delegations. In each
instance the minority lost by about the
same vote. Sos to 47O.
The ma ority report was then adopt
ed as a Whole, 564 Sc to 470 Is. For
mer Assemblyman Cowlan then tooh
the floor and stated he had been asked
to suggest to the convention that the
names of United States Senators
Spooner and Quarles be not mentioned
for national delegates by ta.s tonvell-
ton.
The time for a bolt of the ant
third termers had arrived and M. G.
Jeffris of GAINESVILLE then announce
that a caucus of the anti-third termels
would be held at the Fuller Opel;.
House at $3.50 D. m.
Senator IIudnell of Superior Their
moved temporary organization be
made permanent. Emmett Hicks Of
Oshkosh, before the motion was put,
made a speech in which he made a
appeal to the convention not to
make the organization permanent an
then tried in vain to get an adjourn
ment. 4
~. Refused to Adjourn. ,4e.
III mOLlOn 10 adjourn was Qe1eate
by the Lafollette men through fear
that their opponents would take pos.
of the hall and hold a rum,
convention. ''
Hudnell put his motion again and a
roll call was asked for. A majority
Of the Baensch delegates declined to
vote. while the Cook delegates acte.
upon their determination not to par.
ticipate in the convention.
The vote carried 574 4-16 to 179 2f
in favor of permanent organization.
A committee on resolutions was a.
pointed and adjournment taken for tt,
day.
The Cook faction refused a place o:
the committee.
The anti-third term faction met In
the Fuller Opera House at night. M.
Jeffris of Evansville was chairman.
The opera house was crowded. TEN.
porary organization was effected and
an adjournment was taken for the day.
Mr.. Jeffris claims every step taken
by his convention is legal.
Colonel w. r. Anderson was nOmi.
mated as permanent secretary Of the
convention and Graham L. Rice was
made sergeant at arms. M. G. Rosen-
berry of Wausau is chairman of the
central committee.
The plan as now outlined by the
faction will be the nomination
Of Former Congressman Samuel A.
NooL ne Noopoh for UnvorpOr IF Wis.