The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1904-06-18

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LAFOLLETlf IS D0WNED
Governor Will Contest In
Courts to End.
All Contests Settled by National Conn
mittee and Everything is Prepared
for Conventiea--Elihu Root
Temporary Chuirman.

Chicago, June 17.-By unanimous
lyote the Republican National Commit
tee late this afternoon decided to seat
the delegates at large from Wisconsin
who are members of the so-called
1 "Stalwart" faction headed by United
States Senators John c.. Spooner and
Joseph v. Quarles, and opposed to the
Republicans led by Governor Robert
La Toilette.
/ While the contest is partly settled
so far as the national convention is
concerned, the dispute between the Re-
publican factions of the Badger State
is by no means ended as the Wisconsin
courts are to be asked to determine
| which of the two conventions recently
held in the State was legal and entitled
to have the names of its nominees for
State officers placed upon the official
ballot under the regular party name.
The Stalwart" delegates at large
| who were seated are Senator John c .
Spooner, Senator Joseph ". Quarles.
Congressman Joseph w. Babcock and
Emil Baensch.
| After the National Committee had de-
cided against the supporters of the
Governor from Wisconsin, the leaders
| of Mr.. La FalIotte's side announced
their determination to carry the fight
to the end and 1t is probable, in spite
of the decision of the committeeman
| that the dispute again will be fought
before the Committee on Credentials in
the National Convention. After the
vote TO seat the stalwart delegates was
taken Governor La Toilette and several
supporters of his who had come from
Wisconsin, left the committee room
Immediately and took train for home.
When the Republican National Com
mittee met today the chief contest to
be settled was that on the seating of
the delegates at large from the state
OF Wisconsin. The faction headed by
Governor La Toilette was fighting for
the four delegates at large Isaac Steph-
ensou Robert NJ. La Follette. --raes n
stout ana W. d C6rnor 'rhe Hstal-
warts" so-called, who are opposed to
the LaFollette men, were demanding
seats for United States Senator's Spoon
er and Quarles and Congressman Bah
cock and Emil Baensch.
Each faction has State ticket of its
own, as well as State Committee. In
terest in the Wisconsin result was more
general probably than that regarding
any other question before the Commit
tee.
The meeting today was called to or
der by Chairman Henry c. Payne, who
however. withdrew on account of his
personal interest in the matter. tho
West Virginia. d. c. Owen of Milwau-
kee, as proxy, represented Chairman
Payne in the proceedings. 1t was de-
eided that III. w. Chinoweth of Madi-
son and @. e. Rowe of New York, for
merly associated with Governor La
toilette, should present to the commit
tee the Lafollette side Of the case
Mr.. Chinoweth made an extended ar
gument for the Lafollette faction. and
IpffFaUc ri he
test with plea for the stalwarts."
The committee. by unanimous vote
seated the 'stalwart" delegates at
large.
The seats of the four delegates at
large from the State of Texas Cecil A.
Lyon, r. B. Hawley, S. w. Ferguson
and M NJ. Rogers. contested by George
w. Burkett, A j. McAuley, r. Freed
man and j. w. Freedman, the ground
for the protest being an irregularity In
the manner of their election The COM
mittee decided in favor of the Lyon
delegation.
The Second Texas District. J. II.
Kurth and B. r. Wallace. was seated
over c. A. Porter and A. j. Huston. In
the Seventh Texas District, A. j. Ro-
senthal and II. L. Price. were seated
over Edward Mccarthy and T. w. Ellis
In both the districts the decision was
the protest was based on methods of ir-
regularity in the convention.
The committee then affirmed the re-
port of the subcommittee on the selec-
ton of temporary officers of the con-
vention. These will be Charles w.
Johnson. Minneapolis, Secretary; John
w. Mollery. Ohio. First Assistant Sec
rotary; Elihu Root, temporary Chair
man; William F. Stone. Sergeant-at-
Arms; David C. owen Milwaukee. First
Assistant Sergeant-at-Arms. A long
list of minor employees. such as door
keeper. reading clerk, ETC. was adopted
as reported by the sub committee.
A resolution was passed to the effect
that the members OF the National Re.
publican Committee from all the States
and Territories and from the District
of Columbia are instructed to call
meeting Of their respective delegations
for time not later than the evening OF
Monday. June 20, for the selection of
members of the various convention
committees.
The committee then adjourned until
10 o'clock Monday morning. all the con-
tests before II having been settled.
Stalwarts Seated.
Chicago. June 1.-THE Republican
ratIOnaJ noyo militia this ,,otad