The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-06-22
La TOILETTE WILL
NOT MAKE CONTEST
His Spokesman Says Members
CredentIaI CO mmittee Have
Been "Approached'

CHICAGO, June 21.-The La Fol-
lette faction of the Wisconsin Repub-
licans declined to make a contest be-
fore the credentials committee this aft
ernoon, declaring that it refused to do
so on the ground that the committee
on credentials was not an unprejudiced
body and making the fiat statement
that they understood some members
of the committee had been approach
ed" What the nature of the approach
might be or by whom made the La
Toilette people declined to state They
entered into no particulars, simply
making the broad and general charge
of an approach" and withdrew
The Wisconsin case was one of the
earliest called when the credentials
committee went into session at 4
o'clock. The La Toilette people were
represented by d. w. Common, of
Marshfeld, Wis; Gilbert E. Roe, of
New York, and Henry +. Cochems, of
Milwaukee.
Just One Little Statement
The burden of proof was on the con-
testants and they opened and closed
their case with a Single statement by
Mr.. Roe who said:
Several members of the committee on
credentials before which we are now
asked to present our case are members
of the national committee which passed
on this case before. We do not there
fore consider this an unprejudiced COM
lnittee We understand, moreover, that
several members of this committee have
been approached and we therefore decline
to present out case, preferring to submit
it to the people Of Wisconsin at the
election next November, / will file with
the committee this paper containing the
statement 1 have just made.
A dead silence followed Some
| members of the committee scowled at
Mr.. Roe and others smiled sarcastic
ally, but not one word was said in
reply.
Mr.. Roe advanced to the clerks
desk, handed UP his paper az. then, in
| company with Mr.. Connors and Mr..
| Cochems, left the committee room.
Mccomas Has Doubts
AS they were leaving Senator Nc
| Comas, who was acting chairman of
| the committee, said:
Il have grave doubts as to whether
/ we should permit that paper to be
| filed at ALL
| No further comment was made and
| the paper was allowed to go in. The
| La Toilette people made no further re-
marks as they left the committee room.
but marched right across the ante
room down the stairway and left the
| building.
| The. stalwart wing of the Wisconsin
| party was handed the statement pre-
sented BY Mr.. Roe and retired to the
| room or the sergeant arms to for
mulate a reply. Senator Quarles said:
| They We're simply afraid to meet us
on the floor of the convention or before
the Commute on credentials Then they
INSURED every member of the national
committee and every member of the
/ credentials committee and went away.
The statement submitted to the COM
| mlttee by Mr.. Roe recited the history
| OF the struggle between the factions in
| wisconsin, and declared that the
I grievances of the La Toilette faction
are found in the following statements:
That said committee did not examine
Sald record or appoint any subcommittee
| TO do so, but at the close of the argu-
ment Immediately decided said contest
| upon the conflicting and wholly contradic-
respective parties. That an examination
! OF such records and such evidence would
| at once disclose the fact that every
! material claim advanced by the attorney
! OF said contrasting delegates was without
any foundation in fact. The conduct of
SAID committee in deciding the contest inn
| medlately without examining the records
I or any of the credentials of delega teS
/ made it clear that the case had been de-
termlned by them in advance of presenta-
We now find upon the credentials com
| m1ttee number of the gentlemen who
as members Of the national committee
! were most active IN their support of the
| conteSt1ng delegates. Other members of
| the said credentials committee as we
| are credlbly informed have expressed
| themselves in favor of the contesting del
/ egation. while every member of said ere
dentlaIS committee, as We are informed
| mas been approached in advance of the
| nearing IN some manner for the purpose
| or securing a determination Of said con-
| Test IN favor of said contesting delegates
I Relieving. in view of the foregoing that
| It would be futile to present our case be-
fore this committee. we prefer to rest If
| with the voters of the state of wisconsin
| for their decision.
This is signed by Isaac Stephenson,
Robert M. La Toilette. j. H. Stout and
| W. D. Conner, delegates at large.
| Gov La Toilette left the city at G
| o'clock for Milwaukee, declining before
he went to make a statement of any
| kind
Act as Though Angry
Aroused by the charges contained in
1.-the statement of the La Toilette fac
| ton, the credentials committee readily
! granted the request of the Spooner
men that they be given a hearing for
| the purpose of clearing themselves of
the charges made by their opponents
| The committee decided to make the
| wisconsin matter a special order of
| business and called in the "staIwarts."
| After listening to arguments by count
| sci for the "stalwarts" for an hour and
| a half, the chairman, by direction of
the committee, appointed this subcom-
! mittee to make a thorough examina-
| ton of all the papers in the case forth
| with and report TO the full committee
as soon as practicable;
Gov. Durbin, of Indiana, chairman;
| E. G. Benton, of Massachusetts, and J..
J. Gardner, of New Jersey.
The subcommittee began its investi-
cation. The report will hardly be ready
| before the early morning hours Sena-
| tor Spooner and Senator Quarles and
their followers apparently are satisfied
! with the action of the, committee
Many members of the credentials
| committee have expressed themselves
| as indignant at the imputations which
| they say were cast upon the entire
| committee by the statement filed by
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