New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-22
HANDS OFF WISCONSIN,.
President and Chairman CorteiyOU
Remain absolutely Neutral.
frpon THE TRrstJsE BUREAU. I

Washington. July 2l.-ConsiGerabe Interest
Vss created IN Washington to-day by the pub
lication OF an assertion. credited to a milwaukee
newspaper. that Chairman Cortelyou had sum
rnoned Chairman Goldin CT the Republican
State Central Committee and Chairman Conner
OF the ia Toilette State Central Committee or
Wisconsin 70 conference to be held in Chicago.
with siew effecting a truce between the
warning factions IT. that State.
While Mr. cortelyou viii not give any ir-'er-
views on this subject. 1T may be said That the
report is entirely without foundation. That
some effort TO effect q truce may be maze Dy
those unfamiliar with the situation and hav-
ing only the best interests OF the national ticket
at heart is possible but such effort would be
entirely unofficial, and would not in all prop
ability have the sanction Of the chairman OF me
Republican National Committee. Much as MI
CortelyoG might desire to see peace between
the two factions. II is not likely that he would
for q moment consider feasible a conference
with the chairman Of committee which the
national committee and the Republican Ma
fional Convention have unanimously declared 20
be spurious and TO exist only because a certain
faction gained control Of the convention by UNI
,asrrantable means. The policy of the admin
fstratlor, which viii doubtless be that OF the
chairman of The national committee mas been
TO abstain from interference in State fights. At
no lime IN the long deadlock IN Illinois did the
President take amy part in the contest or au-
-horize any 70 speak Tor him. After the
wisconsin Staoe convention and during the SEES
sions OF the national committee in Chicago and
TIE national convention the President preserved
Ire same neutral course. and Chairman Payne
eEt far t. be absent from the meeting OF
he national committee at which the Wisconsin
contest was presented.
Absolute and impartial neutrality has been the
Observation-Disclosures watchword with relation TO
every State fight. and il is not likely that the
policy will be abandoned at this late day, espe-
calls IL has already proved so successful
Ia Illinois after Il long and bitter fight among
themselves, the Republicans of the State are to-
day loyal 10 the President TO q man. for The
reason that ae lent the strength OF his official
favor TO no faction In Wisconsin the StalWart
faction IS absolutely loyal TO The President, ana
man among the Stalwarts viii fail 10 vote
for the Roosevelt electors. regardless of where
they may he placed the official ballot. while
the La Toilette Republicans. appreciating that
I he action Of the national committee and of tho
convention was the untrsmmelled verdict of
+, hose twc bodies In no way influenced from the
Waite House. win prove equally anxious TO Sc
t1re the election of the national ticket, regard
less Of local differences. That such condition
IF affairs might not continue were any official
attempt made 10 harmonic iITeconcilahle diff
Serences is fact not likely to he lost sight or
~ ;he chairman of the national committee.