Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1904-10-06
as "Stalwarts,"

The Wisconsin Republican conven !
ton was regularly called by the Re-
publican State Committee and met May
Is of this year. No question was raised
as to the regularity" Of the call, nor
of the regularity" Of the action Of the
State Central Committee in its deci-
sions on the contrasting delegations.
Though the committee was controlled
by La Toilette men. 1t seated AZ of thS
"stalwart" contesting delegates.
The Stalwarts were in minority in
the convention but at no time did they
question the regularity" Of the party's
action until q motion was made to
make the temporary organization Of
the convention permanent.
At this point leader Of the Stalwart
delegates arose and announced: THE
anti.third term delegates are request
ed to meet in caucus at the Fuller
Opera House at s o'clock tonight"
With this for signal the Stalwart
delegates bolted the convention. They
held rump convention and named q
full ticket. The majority of the dele
gates, however. remained with La Fol
lette leaders and carried their regular
convention through.
Postmaster General Payne, Stall.
wart sympathizer and worker. was
after the death OF Hanna the acting
chairman of the National Republican
Committee. From this point of advant.
age he was able to get National Com.
mittee action in favor of the Stalwart
delegates to the National Convention
at Chicago. La Toilette made as clear
a showing for his delegates in the Ma.
tional Republican convention as was
made for the famous Illinois contesting
delegation in the Democratic National
convention. The majority at Chicago
however, was in the hands Of and
swayed by the Federal Senators and
Congressman, just as the Democratic
convention was In the hands of Parker
forces. La Toilette men lost, not be
cause OF lack of justice in their cause
but in consequence of the Stalwarts
, ability to hold the majority vote.
As result Of Wisconsin law II
, became necessary for the courts to de
; tcrmine which Of these two conven
tions--the La Toilette convention OF
. the rump affair of Stalwart boilers
was regular, in order that the State
printer in preparing the ballots should
place the proper nominees In the Re
publican column.
When the courts took n hand In the
, case, II was decided ON its merits; moi
, on the plain unvarnished facts. The
|, victory is with the regular La Toilette
forces as everyone believed 1t must be
who had followed the detail of events
closely. The boilers were given theiI
just deserts. They are barred out.
party regularity. La Toilette worked
pom dto our primaries. When he lost
Governor La Toilette not only is. but
always has been regular Republican
He has waged vigorous and bitter war
fare In the interests Of the People. al
ways working within his own party
though factionalists have endeavored
to destroy him and force him out by
. every means known to politics.
, The Bulletin cordially recommend.
r the career of Governor La Toilette tc
. the voters of Hawaii In their study Of
party regularity. La Toilette working
. in the party caucusses, which cores
, pond to our primaries. when he last
. he still stayed with the party and wait
ed till the next time-when he won.