The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-06
.AFOLLETTE WINS
 | WISCONSIN FIGHT
SUPREME COURT DECIDES ouEs- TON THAT HAS TORN AsSoN- DER THE REPUBLICAN ORGAN RATION IN THE STATE.

Madison, Wis, October b.-The su- preme court today decided the Lafollette claim regular, Judges Marshall Dooge and Winslow dissenting, while Cmel Jus tice Cassody dissents The opinion will oe final later by Justice Marshall.
 The struggle between the followers of Governor Robert M. Lafollette' who are known as the half breeds' and the ''stal- warts." who are headed by Senators Spooner and Quarles originated some time prior to the holding of the state con vention May IS, 1904, when an open rup- ture between the two factions occurred. The state central committee which issued the call for the conventions was com posed of a chairman and twenty-two members. sixteen of whom were adher- ents of Governor Lafollette. The state central committee in it's call for the convention announced 1t would act as a committee on credentials and determine what delegates were entitled to seats in the convention hall.
 The stalwarts claim that the state cen tral committee acting as committee on credentials excluded from the conven- ton many properly accredited delegates who were antagonistic to Lafollette and substituted men favorable to him. The Lafollette people and majority of the state central committee declare this as- sertion of the stalwarts to be untrue.
 The state convention met and after snort session the stalwarts withdrew rom the hall and held what is known as the Opera House convention" Both conventions nominated full tickets. Rob- ert M. Lafollette was nominated by the half breeds" for governor, the "stal- warts putting up Samuel A. Cook. Both conventions selected delegates-at-large to the republican national convention ir Chicago. The Presidential and vice presidential candidates chosen by the committee were the same
 The republican national committed meeting in Chicago prior to the nationa convention, decided that the "Opers House convention was the legal conven ton. The contest was carried befor, the national committee on credentials but the Lafollette people declined to ap pear giving as reason that in thei opinion certain members of the commit tee on credentials had been approached. The committee on credentials then af ter an all night session seated the "stal wart" delegates.
 It was denied by Governor Lafollett and his friends that the supreme cour had any Jurisdiction in the matter. in asmuch as the republican state conven tion-and they declare the gymnasium convention to be the only legal conven tlon-is the proper authority to declar who tho candidates for the first office shall be, and after having done 80 in manner proper and legal 1t Is not tn province of the supreme court to inter 1 fere
 The question before the court wa whether or not 1t had the power to en join the secretary of state as requeste l by the "stalwarts."
 An affirmative decision meant that tn ''stalwarts' were entitled to have tn names Of their candidates upon the ticke at the November election, a negative de cision gives the ticket to tho ''half | breeds"
 The decision carries with it, moreover the control of the party machinery fo both conventions selected state centra committees and that committee which i declared regular" will control the stat l campaign