Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-05-23

Opposed :. =. .. 4S5 10
/ TOTAL -. .... 80. .lsVVV
This showed that Governor La Fol-
lette had an advantage over the oppo-
sition of So % votes and a majority
of IL over the number necessary to
control, 533 Before the announce
ment of the vote Mr.. Jeffris an
nounced his protest against the voting
of the contested delegates.
T w. Spence of Milwaukee pro.
tested earnestly against the unseat
ing Of the delegates from the second
ward of the city of Milwaukee. A
prolonged debate followed, and one
Al q time all the delegations were
seated as reported by the committee.
! w. c. Cowling of Oshkosh an
nounced that he had heard that the
names of Senators Spooner and
Quarles were TO be presented as can.
didates for delegates at large to the
national convention and that he was
instructed and empowered to an
nOunce for those gentlemen that they
could in no wise accept anything from
this convention.
Here Mr. Jeffris, with perfect de-
cOrum, left the hall quietly, followed
by some $50 others. L. r. Hicks held
his Cook delegates in their seats.
The temporary organization was
then made Prepayment by a vote of
574 5-6 to 129 %.
on motion of Senator Miller the
chairman appointed a resolutions
committee. with H. w. Chynoweth of
Madison as chairman, and one mem.
Der from each congressional district
Then an adjournment TIL Thursday
morning was taken.
In the evening a mass meeting Of
stalwarts was held in the opera house
and a bolt determined upon. Many
speeches were made
THURSDAY MORNING.
Interest at the opening Thursday
! forenoon at OF the la Toilette con-
vention in the university gymnasium
centered in whether or not the Cook
+. delegates would come to the meeting
IThey failed &c appear platform re-
ported BY the resolutions committee
was adopted unanimously, the vote be-
ing 5S5a. The vote showed that fac
tional lines had been well preserved
and that the Cook men had bolted to a
man with the Baensch delegates. There
were 4741s votes unrepresented, this
being the acknowledged strength of
the bolt.
Frear Presents La Toilette.
c. c. Cuttings of Racine moved thai
the convention proceed to the nomina-
tion of a candidate for governor and
Assemblyman James A. Frear of Hud-
4 sen placed the name of Governor La
Toilette before the convention. Second
ing speeches were made by John NJ.
Nelson of Madison, julius Dithmar of
Elroy. Otto Dorner of Milwaukee, Fred
w Cords of Milwaukee, ID. w.
lAgnew Of Waukesha, Senator J. ].
lMcGillivray of Black River Falls, Fred
III. Minor of Eau Claire, w. d. Corri-
gan of Plainfield and a dozen others.
The vote was by roll call, showing no
change from that on the adoption Of
the platform, 5S5H votes cast, all of
them for la Toilette. When the mott
ication committee appeared at the
convention door with the governor,
lcommotion ensued and prevailed until
the governor was introduced by Speak
er Lenroot. The governors speech was
largely an arFaignment of those who
had failed to keep the party pledges.
In the afternoon the rest of the
present state officers were renominated
unanimously and the following dele
gates at large named:
Isaac Stephenson. Marinette.
Senator J. II. Stout. Menomonie.
Governor r. NJ. La Toilette.
William ID. ConlCr, Marshfield.
Presidential electors were chosen as
follows:
At large:
Charles +. nlsley, Milwaukee.
A. II. Hall, Dunn.
First district. L. Sherron, Green.
Second-J. NJ. Bushnell, Columbia.
Third-James II. Cabanis. Grant.
| FOurth--Fred c. Lorenz, Milwaukee.
Fifth-Fred w. Cords. Milwaukee.
Sixth-C. S. Porter, Dodge.
SEVENTH. A. Bright, Black River
Falls.
Eighth-E. NJ. McGlachlin. Portage.
Ninth-George Boyer. Oconto.
Tenth-M. ID. Keith. Forest.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT L. Peet, Bur
nett.
On motion of Senator w. c. WHIP
perman of Wood county the conven-
ton elected W. d. Conner of Marsh
field as chairman of the state central
committee. the vote being by roll call
and resulting unanimously by vote
of $685..