The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1904-06-16
THE COOK
STATEMENT

LAST week HE LINES puUlloutu
the statement of the LaFOllette fac
ton of the republican party, and
this week gives portion of the
stalwart claims. The statement is so
Tor 9 that it cannot be given in full.
The statement is issued by John
G. Spooner, Joseph V. Quarles.
Joseph W. Babcock and Emil
Raensch, addressed to the Republi-
can National Committee. who "claim
the right to seats in the national re-
publican convention to be held at
Chicago, June 81, 1904 AS delega-
ties at large from the republican con-
vention of Wisconsin, against the
claim of any and all others persons
to such right, and particularly
against any claim that may be made
by Robert NJ. Lat'ollette, Isaac Step
henson, w. D. Conner. and J. H,
Stout,o their alternatcs.
The statement then tells of the
calling of the convention by the
state central committee and then
proceeds.
''That 10 pursuance of the forego-
inc call there were elected 20 said
republican state convention ,065
delegates; that of this number there
were 1866 delegates so selected by
the several assembly districts and
counties of the state who were
regularly and duly certified to the
said state central committee by the
chairman and secretary OF the re
spective county committees as re,
quired by said call, or whose right
to sit in said convent ton was not
contested, and nine delegates so
elected who were not certified by
by both the chairman and secretary
of the county committee as required
by said call, whose right to sit was
contested.
''That in the selection OF said
delegates there was no contest with
in the party upon national issues or
candidates.
THAT for several years last past
there have beel within the republi-
can party of the state of Wiscon sin
two we'll defined factions, one known
as the LaFollette faction and the
other as the anti-LaFollette faction.
"That for several months prior to
tie issuing of such call. and continu-
ously thereafter, spirited contest
was carried on throughout said state
of Wisconsin between said La Fol-
lette and anti-Follette factions for
the election of delegates to said state
convention, particularly on the ques-
ton as to whether Robert M. La
Toilette should be renominated for
governor of the state for a third
term.
''That of the 1,O56 delegates so
chosen and certified as required by
the call as above stated, 523 were
chosen for the LaFollette faction,
and 533 for the anita Toilette
faction. That of the 533 delegates
so chosen for the antl-La Toilette
faction, the LaFollette faction !nsti-
tuted contests as to the right OF
fifty-eight to seats as delegates in
said convention, such contests be-
inc in the following counties and
districts, and involving respectively
the following number of delegates:
A shland county, twelve delegates;
Dodge county, first district, nine
delegates; second district, ten dele
gates; Oconto county, eleven dele
gates; first district of Grant county,
eleven delegates and the second
ward in the city of Milwaukee coun-
ty, five delegates; and that in addi-
ton to said fty-eight delegates so
contested who were duly accredited
as such delegates in pursuance OF
such call, said LaFollette faction
made contest as to nine delegates
elected from the first district OF the
county of Eau Claire whose credent-
ials were irregular in form and whose
right to sit in said convention was
in dis pute between said factions.
''That of the 523 delegates chosen
on the face of the certificates for TIE
LaF0llette faction, or not contested,
the anti Las Toilette faction contest
ed the right gof thirteen to sit as
delegates in said convention, being
the delegates from St. Croix county.
"That said contests made by the
La Toilette faction upon the right of
the anti-La Toilette delegates to