River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-06-23


Voices We will stay by the conven-
ton"
Motion to adjourn until tomorrow morn
ing, Thursday, May 10, at 10 o'clock, at
the same place, put and unanimously car
ried.
Fuller Opera House, May 10, 1904, 10
Convention called to order by chairman.
Mr.. f. d. Lake of Winnebago county
delegation addressed the convention.
Report of the committee on credentials
received, showing 1852 deiegates duly
elected and credentialed to this conven
ton, and reporting that as TO St. Croix
county there was a contest and recon-
mending that the following named persons
be declared the delegates to this conven-
ton, to-wit; w. III. Phipps, John Chin
mock, w. X. Webster, #. ID, Wade, Spen-
Ger Haven, Charles Augustine, David
Syne, II. L. Bixby, o. ". Mosher, q.
Wagner, Robert Atchinson, O. ]. Will
liams, NJ. %. Nehring.
Motion made that the report of the
committee on credentials with their rec
concentrations as to st. Croix county be
adopted.
Delegates from ST, Croix
county will refrain from voting upon this
proposition"
Motion carried unanimously.
G. G.. Rogers Of Milwaukee moved that
a committee OF three be appointed by the
chairman co notify the distinguished sena-
tors, Spooner and Quarles, to attend this
convention.
Motion carried unanimously.
Chair appointed Hon. O. O. Rogers,
ex-Gov. Scofeld and ex-Gov. Upham.
), Is. Todd moves reconsideration of
the vote by which the st. Croix delegates
We're seated until the convention would
hear all OF the facts.
Motion 70 reconsider adontpd
Nj. Is. Rosenberg introduced Spencer
Haven, who addressed the convention
upon the st. Croix county situation. Mr..
Haven said:
The St. Croix Case Explained.
''NTr. Chairman, Gentlemen of the Con-
vention: 1t gives me great pleas
ure to have this opportunity to ex-
plain to you the situation of the
St. Croix county delegation. We had
represented in the st. Croix county con-
vention, convened ut the village of Bald
win, a voting strength of 40 delegates
out of SO. The convention was called to
order by the county chairman, who was
for the opposition. One of our men arose
to put in nomination a temporary chair
man of that convention Immediately
after the roll call--immediately after the
county chairman had made his report on
credentials. The county chairman, in
making his report on credentials, as
sumed to act as the State Central Com
mittee has assumed to act, us final
judge of those credentials, and read out
of our convention--as was read out OF
the convention yesterday--a majority;
leaving us in the minority on the face of
his report. We had hearing as to one
contested delegation. The chairman of
the county committee Informed me that
that was the only contest in the county.
In reading his report he failed to read
one of our delegates from the city of
Glenwood, who had duly certified creden-
tails, and was present In the convention,
He also unseated two of our delegates
from the town of Hammond, and seated
two of the opposition delegates from that
town. / will first describe to you the
manner in which the convention was con-
Quoted. The county cha man, as ! said
called the convention order, imme-
diately after the readil = of his report
| on credentials. Our Mr.. Phipps arose
and addressed the Chair, but was not
recognized. Mr.. Frear arose and adj
| dressed the Chair and was Immediately
! recognized, although he arose after Mr.
| Phipps. Mr.. Frear moved that Henry
| Anderson, formerly assemblyman from
| that district, be the temporary chairman
| of that convention The motion was Sec
| onded. Mr.. Phipps Immediately arose
and got the attention of the Chair and
moved that w. 70. Webster of Hudson
| be nominated-or he moved the nominal
| ton of W. 10. Webster of Hudson as tenn
porary chairman.
committee, ruled Mr. Phipps' motion out
of order. Oaughter) We protested as
much as decent men could, but 1t was OF
no avail. We then concluded that the
only thing we could do was to vote down
the one motion making Mr.. Henry An
derson temporary chairmantof the con-
vention. Before that / arose and moved
| to amend the motion of Mr.. Frear to
! have Henry Anderson act as temporary
| chairman by substituting, III lieu of the
| name of Mr. Anderson, the name of Mr..
| Webster, proposed by Mr. Phipps My
motion was seconded, but the Chair de-
| clared that out of order. CLaughter)
| We then concluded that the only thing
| left for us to do was to vote down the
| motion before the house We therefore
motion was made that such n vote be
| taken by ballot.
at was seconded, and the Chair r. led
| that that was out OF order. (Laughter.)
| He put the motion, and it was responded
to by ayes and noes from both sides
| of the house. No man could have told
| which side was in the majority and which
| in the minority. The Chair declared the
| motion carried. We arose and asked for
a division Of the house. We asked for
a rising vote. We appealed from the
decision of the Chair We did everything
that respectable, decent men could do in
| order to get count of the delegations
present in that convention upon that
motion. 1t was denied to us. In a sim
| liar way secretary was elected, and in
| a similar way list Of delegates to the
| state convention was appointed
| "A great deal Of this was done, as you
| may we'll understand in the midst Of
| some commotion. No riot, no unseemly
| conduct on the part Of anyone, unless it
| was the opposition. ! am almost sur
| prised myself that we didn't take the
| chairman bodily from the floor; but we
| didn't They then took a recess for the
| purpose of allowing the committee on
| q list of delegates to the state convention
| to prepare their report. They called 10
| order in just about a minute and half
| or two minutes, and in the midst of con
siderable confusion and noise Mr.. Frear
arose as a member VI that committee,
| holding in his hand a sheet OF paper pre-
sumably containing list OF the delegates
proposed to the state convention.
"There was so much noise he couldn't
read 1t and didn't read il, and didn't at
tempt to read it. He simply waved 1t
in the air and bowed to the Chairman,
and the Chairman bowed back, and they
nodded back and forth in that way, ana
they walked out Of the convention. That
| is the only convention that was held IN
st. Croix county by the opposition That
is the only way that their delegates were
elected. They never read the list Of dele
gates The Chairman never put the mo-
ton. Nobody in the convention, could
have known, unless they saw the list be-
fore 1t was proposed, what names were
upon that list All the way through that
tim. No yavs n a