The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-05-19
ANTS bolt La TOILETTE CONVENTION
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gainst making the organization per

against making the organization per-
manent..
The convention would have proceed
ed to the nomination of state officers,
but message was received from Gov.
La Toilette advising an adjournment
until Thursday morning.
Without waiting for the report Of the
committee on resolutions the delegates
took a recess after being in session
continuously from noon until Z D. m.
All during the long procedure while
her husband was being painted by his
stalWart enemies as a usurper and I'M
reasonable dictator and the creator of
dishonest and corrupt machine, Mrs.
La Toilette sat on the stage intently
listening to the accusations of the del
egates. She was accompanied by her
daughter.
Quarles and Spooner Planned Bolt.
From an authoritative source it was
learned tonight that the stalwart bolt
today was planned two weeks ago by
Senators Quarles and Spooner. 1t is
said that the two senators, fearing the
power the governor has gained, have
planned to crush him forever as a po-
htical factor in Wisconsin politics.
The announcement in the regular
convention today that the senators
would accept no appointment as dele
gates at large to the national conven-
ton from the La Toilette crowd is
taken to mean that they will cast their
lot with the stalwart faction and will
refuse to support the ticket nominated
in the regular state convention.
Bit of Stalwart English.
1--WE propose that the rule of La Fol-
lettelsm will cease today, and we will
not have our state represented in the
United States senate by ranting, rau-
cous creature too despicable to men
ton, but we propose that the Wiscon-
sin Republican party will continue to
be represented in the senate by Joseph
V. Quarles, despite the lofty ambitions
of our historical chief executive
So said NJ G. Jeffries, of Rock coun-
ty, when he took the chair at the stall
warts rump convention at the Fuller
Opera house tonight. There were about
500 delegates present, consisting of the
entire anti-La Toilette faction and the
delegates whose seats We're contested
in the regular convention by the adj
ministration men.
when we entered the convention
hall this morning we knew that he had
majority of the legally elected dele
gates. We knew that the governor had
contested enough of these legally elect
ed delegates to give him a majority in
the convention if the state central COM
lllilI6S saw III 10 sustain Ills weak con-
tentionS. But we could not believe that
any fair minded body of men would
sustain the dictator and usurper in his
unlawful and unprecedented acts. The
central committee yielded to the in
f1uenceS which surround the executive
chamber. 1t seated unlawfully enough
delegates to give La Toilette the nomi-
nation which he could not get other
wise.
Hints of Plan.
"The convention, impelled by some
blind and mad infatuation, accepted
the report of the committee. Our rights
have been denied us. We gave notice
before that we would demand our
rights, and we are assembled tonight to
demand them. Call us boilers. Call
US what you will. We are here to de-
mand and obtain those rights which
legally elected delegates to cOnVen-
ton should possess.
There is plan under consideration
which we have not yet made public,
but which, realized, will create a po-
Htical organization in this state that
Will be absolutely invincible. and which
will place Wisconsin beyond the reach
Of such political pirates and office
stealerS as are now in control of our
state government"
After Mr.. Jeffries' arraignment Of the
state administration, he appointed a
committee on credentials and a recess
was then taken until Thurdsy morn
ing, when the stalwarts will place in
nomination a full state ticket. Despite
the statements made in the regular Re
publican convention by Delegate Hicks
that the Cook contingent would not
bolt, the x-congressman's delegates
We're present tonight at the rump con-
-Vention.
Boiling State Committee.
Col. w. B. Anderson was nominated
as permanent secretary of the stall
waft convention and Graham L. Rice,
former railway commissioner, was
made sergeant at arms. The state
central committee of the boiling fac
ton is as follows
Chairman, NJ. G. Rosenberg, Wau-
sau; first district, Thomas S. Nolan;