Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-10-22
NO CLOSER TOGETHER
WISCONSIN REPUBLICAN FAC
TIoNs REMAIN UNRECoNCILED.
Stalwarts Will Stick to Schofield OF
Vote for Peck, the Demo-
cratic Candidate.

special Correspondence OF The Evening Star
MILWAUKEE, Wis, October 30, 1904
Nothing so clearly reveals the logged
fierceness of the fractional fight among the
republicans of Wisconsin as the reversals
of attitude which have amused those who
have been able to maintain their mental
equilibrium After the bolt, and the APP
peal to the supreme court for decision rs
to the legitimacy of the tickets, the stall
warts met with derision the fervent deca-
rations of the La Folletteites that no court
decision would put them out of the fight,
and told the governors friends that If
they persisted in keeping him in the field
after an adverse decision they would no
longer be republicans.
When the court handed down its decision
warts declared that the decision settled
nothing; that their ticket would remain in
the field to the end, They supplemented
this declaration by the substitution of ex-
Governor Edward Schofeld for S. A. Cook
retired, as their gubernatorial candidate.
They still claim to be republicans while
the La Folietteites are haunting them with
the declaration that the yare reading them
serves out of the party, notwithstanding
their previous assertion that the mainte-
nance of their own ticket in the field
despite possible adverse decision would
not make them any the less republican.
When the national committee was dealing
with the stalwart state central committee,
prior to the decision of the court the "A
Folletteites declared that if the national
committee sent speakers into Wisconsin to
stump on state issues they would make
things very uncomfortable.
The National Committee Speakers.
After the court decision. and the formal
recognition of ba
committee by the national body, the La
Folletteites became incensed when Senator
Fairbanks in his Milwaukee speech of last
week failed to mention the governor Thav
resent any more speaking under the au-
spices of the national committee unless the
orators recognize the governor as the rem
resentatiVe of republicanism in Wisconsin.
On the other hand. the stalwart state CEN
trail committee. which early in the fight de-
clared that it would certainly put national
speakers on the stump in Wisconsin is now
sore because the national committee s
send1ng IN such speakers, and is demanding
that the committee keep its hands off
These acrobatic performances constitute
proof that there was hope from the very
start OF satisfying either element in the
hight. and that the battle would have to
proceed to the bitter end
Inc events of the week have been the
certfication of the various tickets by the
secretary of state and the formal handing
down of the majority and dissenting opin-
lens Of the supreme court. The first men,
toned forrnality of law was interesting be-
cause of rumor that the secretary might
refuse to designate the Stalwarts as ma
donal republicans. The law has been con-
Strued by some as giving the secretary the
right to compel a designation that will not
oe confusing to voters. but there was moth
ing to gain by interfering, and the stall
warts will have an opportunity to vote for
their candidates as national republicans:
that is. all who do not intend to vote for
ex-Gov. George W. Peck the democratic
eubernatorfal candidate.
John j. Kempf's Case.
The secretarys action was interesting
also to the friends of State Treasurer John
]. Kempf, who was recently removed by
Gov La Toilette for alleged looseness in
the handling of funds received from the
sale of public lands. 1t will be recalled that
kempf was also compelled to resign from
the La Toilette ticket, upon which he had
been renominated, but that after consuita-
ton with the stalwarts. who SO counseled
Folletteites he concluded to make. a legal
struggle to remain candidate He Sc
cured injunction restraining the state
central committee from taking his name
from the ticket. and the case is still pend
ing. The secretary was therefore compelled
to certify Kempf as the nominee for state
treasurer. However. the Fa Folletteites
declare that If they cannot remove Kempf
from their ticket they will put up an indie
pendent candidate, and thus defeat him.
Should the fight go to this length the demo-
cratic candidate for state treasurer would
undoubtedly elected
The Kempf case Is a peculiar one He
was one of the governors original sup
porters, and is credited with having spent
time and money for La Toilette ever since
the governor took up the cudgel against
his opponents. When. in 1902 Kempf as
pired to the state treasurership as re-
ward for his devotion he discovered that
his name was not on the governors slate
Insurance Commissioner Host Is also Mil
waukee man; and 1t was not deemed good
politics to put two Milwaukeeans on the
ticket But Kempf would not retire. He
made strong fight for delegates. and when
defeat seemed to be staring him IN the face
achieved victory by bit of finesse.
The Governors Strategy.
Joseph @. End Of Sheboygan was the gov
ernor's candidate for state treasurer. Mr.
End IL Catholic. as IL Mr.. Host, and Mr.
Kempfs friends frightened the delegates
by telling them that II two Catholics were
put on the ticket the German Lutherans
would bolt. As the recollections of the
semi-religious campaign Of 1880 are still
vivid IN Wisconsin the bugaboo wrought
Mr.. Ends defeat. This put Kempf in the
governors odlcial camp with friends to re-