Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-05-21
TWO CONVENTIONS AND TWO
TICKETS WILL BE NAMED BY
REPUBLICANS.
LAFOLLETTE NOMINATED
Governor is Chosen to Succeed Himself
BY Convention Of the "Reguars."-
The Rump Convention Listens to Ad-
dresses by spooner and QuarIes.

Madison, Wis, May 19.-After vain
ly fighting all afternoon to seat their
delegates counted out by the state CEN
trail committee, the anti-LaFollette del
egates bolted the republican state con-
yention at o'clock last evening. The
state central committee, which is con-
trolled by Governor LaFollette, threw
out fifty-nine of the conservative dele
gates, giving the governor a clear ma
jority. The conservatives vigorously
fought every step of the LaFollette
forces, but owing to the fact that the
LaFollette contrasting delegates were
allowed to vote on all contests except
those of their own particular district
they had a majority at all times and
carried out their program without a
hitch.
Fight Over Credentials.
The anti-LaFollette forces had a
small majority of the delegates posses
sing regularly signed credentials, and
they insisted that such delegates
should be permitted to sit in the tenn
porary organization and that the con-
vention itself had the final authority
to pass upon the eligibility of it's mem
bership. After being defeated in their
efforts to seat their contested dele
gates the conservatives refused to vote
on motion to make the temporary
organization permanent and bolted in
a body. The convention then adjourn
ed until 8 o'clock this morning.
The Irregular" Convention.
The republican convention attended
by the LaFolIette delegates opened at
9:40 o'clock this morning. Chairman
Chynoweth of the resolutions commit
tee, presented the resignation of Chas.
+. Pfster of Milwaukee from the com
mittee. Fred G. Lorenz was named to
fill the vacancy.
Committee Divided.
The report of the committee was
signed by eight members, three having
failed to attend the meeting. The plat.
form strongly endorses the policy and
administrations of Roosevelt and La.
Toilette.
Cook Men Undecided.
The meeting of the Cook delegates
was held this morning to determine
their attitude relative to LaFollette
and the anti-third termers. 1t was an.
HOuuCeu lldI Iuey WOulQ uOC give re-
cognition to the LaFollette gathering
by being present as Cook men and
that not until the legal right of the
disputed delegations from the counties
in question was determined would they
sit in. the anti-third term convention
at the Fuller Opera house.
Platform is Adopted.
Madison, May 10. - The platform
was adopted unanimously. The roll
call showed that 5S51a delegates were
voting
The Tariff Plank.
The platform has this to say on the
tariff: eve firmly adhere to the funda-
mental republican doctrine of protec-
ton to American labor, and believe
that the aim of the truly protective
policy should be to stimulate competi.
ton in the home market. and not to
destroy it favoring trust combina
lions. We therefore believe in a re
adjustment of the tariff schedules in all
cases where protection is employed for
the benefit of capital only to the in
jury of the consumer and the working
man."
Support is pledged to the interstate
commerce commission and to President
Roosevelt in their efforts to secure re.
lief from the increasing burdens i'm