The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-10-13
Leader Of Administration Forces
Makes a Proposition to
Senator QuarIes.
IS PROMPTLY TURNED DOWN
Senator Quar1es Refuses to Withdraw
Get Rid of Kenosha Resolutions.

in Kenosha and Kenosha county is
the report of an interview between
Norman L. Baker, head of the follow
no ers of the governor in the city and
county, and United States Senator
Joseph v. Quar1es, of Milwaukee,
which took place in the Office of the
90 senator in the Sentinel building in
- Milwaukee on Thursday afternoon.
At this interview the Kenosha at
torney, who it is alleged, was acting
under the instructions of the leading
- supporters of Racine and Kenosha
~ counties, insu1ted Senator Quar1es, by
asking him to trade his support of La
Toilette for the support of the admin
istration forces in Kenosha county.
The proposition offered by Mr. Ba-
w ker to Senator Quar1es was, that if he
(the senator) would withdraw his op-
position to Governor La Toilette Mr..
Baker would see to it that the1reso1u-
tions passed at the county..convention
90 on last Saturday were withdrawn and
that the assembly elected from this
county would support Senator Quar1es
in his fight for reelection.
The response of Senator Ouar1es
DO was immediate and he absolutely re-
fused to allow himself to be connected
with any talk of compromise, stating
that ''It would require moressthan an
90 insult to force him to abandon his
opposition to the governor Sand his
methods.
The news of the interview travelled
rapidly to Kenosha and last night it
mol was current topic of conversation
on the streets of the city and the
friends of Senator Quar1es have ex-
pressed their entire support of the
MI step he has taken in refusing to trade
his principles for the offered support
of his home county.
The details of the interview furnish
the first live political history of the
90 campaign SO far as this comfy is con-
cerned. Yesterday morning while
Senator Quar1es was waiting for some
clients at his office, he received tel
no ephone message from Mr.. Baker, ask
ing him if he could accord him an in
terview during the afternoon. SEN
ator Quarles stated that he would be
M at the disposal Of the Kenosha man
and accordingly the interviewswas ar
ranged. Mr.. Baker went at once to
Milwaukee and to the Office of Senator
M Quar1es. Theres was nos. !de1ay in
opening the political question and
Mr.. Baker is alleged to have stated
that the Republicans ofathis county
On were anxious to .securegpeace in the
ranks of the party and that to this
end he had decided to make a pro-
position to Senator Quar1es. Mr.
M Baker insisted that he was speaking
only for himself but seemed to init
mate that his decision in the matter
would carry great weight with the
remainder of the administration fol-
~ lowers in Kenosha. Mr.. Baker stated
that the resolutions had been passed
without due consideration on the part
he of the convention -sand it's delegates
and admitted that the Republicans
now in the saddle we're unwilling to
dc have many of the members of the
TO- party vote for Peck for governor. The
vo senator received the proposition with
or indignation and shot right out from
&c the shoulder and told the attorney
~. that it would take more than an insult
4 toforce him to abandon hissopposition
al to the governor. He stated further,
ha that he was not in Kenosha county
nd and had nothing to say in regard to
n. any Grades" which might be made
n among the members of the party
there but for himself ne stated that
he was absolutely and forever:opposed
he to any such action.
D. This ended the. interview so far as
the senator was concerned but Charles
IQuarles took occasion to make few
e. statements to Mr.. Baker and informed
him that if he were the senator there
p would have been more forcib1e reply
to the proposition.
While Mr.. Baker expressly stated
- that he appealed to Senator Quar1es
- only as a private in the rankssof the
~ administration party, it is generally
as believed that he represented the entire
=. party in this section of the state, in
AZ Guiding both Racine and Kenosha
IL counties and that if the senator
would have consented ito make any
proposition or compromise he would
have been able to deliver the goods.
The action Of iMr. Baker has ca used
CONSERVATION in political circles in
the county and many Of the members
nc of the Republican party are now
= asserting that the resolutions were
passed by the convention simply for
of use as whiphand to secure the in
or duence of the United States senator
IS in the county.
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