New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-07
4 TRUCE IN WISCONSIN.
AGREEMENT EXPECTED.
Ftght an Republican National Con-
Uention Nay Be AUerted.
IRON THE TRIBUTE BUREAU

to-day. and have been the subject of extensive
discussion among politicians. Accompanying
these statements comes information which is
mighty important in It's bearing on the national
political situation. 1t is predicted that regard
less OF the action OF the national committee
Of the national convention the regularity of the
TWO Republican conventions held at Madison
VIII have TO be determined by the Wisconsin
courts and that the action Of the committee
and Of the convention will have bearing
the courts decision. 1t is further asserted. with
great confidence, that once the courts have
decided as TO the regularity of the other
ticket there will follow an amicabIe arrange
ment between the warning factions whereby the
national ticket will not he permitted to suffer
because of fractional differences.
The ''Stalwarts'' alIege that the State Central
Committee usurped the functions of the con-
Vention; that. not content with examining ere
dentials and making up a temporary roll from
those possessing credentials correctly certified
and. accompanying it with such recommended
lions as it saw fit with regard to the seating of
the holders of contested seats, it seemed to ad-
judicate all contests, seated such as it pre-
tended to believe We're entitled TO seats and made
no report TO the convention on the claims Of
those 10 whom it denied seats; that it arranged
Tor the temporary organization Of the conven-
ton secretly, and with the assistance OF a ma
AAooA
through its slate abandoning the time hon
ored custom OF arranging for the temporary or
sanlzatlon, the committee permanent organ
4zauoh' the committee on resolutions and the
new central committee by meetings of the dele
gates from each district, at which a member OF
each OF the committees named has heretofore
been selected. Such meetings were called and
held. but according to the allegations of the
StaIwarts." were not attended by the Half
breed delegates. who were acting under orders
from Governor La Toilette
CHARGES OF THE TWO FACTIONS.
Inc 'Halfbreeds' maintain that the central
committee was entirely within it's prerogative
IN judging Of contests and in seating in the
convention only those who. in its judgment, were
entitled 10 seats They further assert their
right to effect the temporary organization and
declare that all the proceedings of their con-
Fention We're regular.
ne Stal"arts' assert that of a total of O65
ueIeSates only nine We're, in the true sense OF
the word. contested. and that. eliminating them
the remainder. 1056, stood 533 "Stalwarts."
o23 "Halfbreeds." They further aIlege that the
"Halfbreeds' instituted contests against a suff-
Gent number TO enable the central committee
TO seat q majority OF ''Hafbreeds" The Half
breeds" claim a majority on every count de-
caring that there were. emitting fractions sos
uncontested ''Halfbreed" and AS uncontested
"Stalwart' delegates or sos "Halfbread" dele
gates with perfect credentials and 1866 stall
wart' delegates with perfect credentials The
"Stalwarts" maintain that the central commit
tee contested - seats and replaced 40 "StaI-
warts" with "A "Halfbreeds." throwing out five
"Stalwarts" from the Second Ward OF AiIwau-
kee and leaving II without representation. They
say that the delegates whose seats were contest
ed voted to accept the temporary roll prepared
by the central committee on all questions az
fecting their regularity. except that when the
vote was taken on delegates from a certain dis
tTict the clerk, before announcing the result
would throw out number OF votes correspond
ing TO the number of delegates whose seats We're
at stake.
The 'Stalwarts'' further assert that the Half
breeds secured the votes Of Democrats and
Popusts as well as Of Republicans in the prl-
maries which selected delegates to the State
convention. and thus defeated the Will of
majority Of the Republicans in Wisconsin. and
In support OF this conclusion they cite the fact
that out OF twenty-five district delegates elect
ed TO attend the national convention, eighteen
anti-La Toilette men. This. they contend is
a fair representation OF La Follette's strength
among the real Republicans Of Wisconsin. None
of the elections of district delegates have been
contested.
MAY EFFECT a COMPROMISE.
Numerous other charges are made by the
"StaIWarts," and some by the "Halfbreeds
but the above are the leading features OF the
two voluminous documents filed with the ma
tionaI committee. The "Stalwarts.' to up.
maintain that the central committee. which is
composed OF twenty-five members. OF whom six
teen are officeholders under La Toilette. ma
nipulated contests and credentials un-
lawfully to seat in the convection a major
ity OF the La Toilette faction, and that the
"StaIwarts" were therefore. compelled to walk
out and hold another convention. which was at
tended by 554 delegates. in order that the
wishes Of a majority of the Republicans OF the
State might find proper expression in the selec-
ton of national delegates and a State ticket
The "Halfbreeds" maintain that the proceedings
OF the convention were entirely regular, and
that the "Stalwart"' convention was entirely
unwarranted and expressed only the wishes or
the minority
Two solutions of the problem which will con-
next week are discussed here in addition to the
possibility of one side the other being able
to make convincing showing. one is that all
delegat es-at-large will be seated, half a vote
being accorded each one; the other that the
national committee. unable 10 determine the
rrecse merits OF the contests, VIII assume that
the election Of district delegates furnishes
criterion by which to Judge the wishes of the
Republicans of Wisconsin. and Will therefore,
seat three "Stalwart" delegates-at- Large and
one ''Halfbreed"
Postmaster General Payne is now preparing
the usual call for meetings of the several State
delegations to the national convention, to be
held the DAY before the convention, to deter
mine upon their members of the new national
committee and the committee on permanent or
eaniZatfon. resolutions and credentials. The
hone is EXPRESSED that when the members of the
wisconsin delegation get together they may be
able to effect some compromise Whlch WIN pre-