Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1904-05-24
REPUBLICANS AT MADISON
Half Breeds and Stalwarts Split and
Place Separate Tickets In
the Field.

The republican state convention WAS
held in Madison last Wednesday. Each
faction of the party claimed that it had
majority of the regularly elected del
egates, but the half breeds being in con
troll of the state central COMMITTEES,
fixed coutesting delegations. SO that Ii
was possible to re-nominate Gov. Ia
Follete and the present state officers, as
follows
GovernOr-Robert NJ. La Toilette.
Lieut. Gov.-James o. Davidson
Sec'y of State-W Walter l.. Houser.
Treasurer-John Kempf.
Attorney Gen. L. NJ. Sturdevant.
Railroad Com.-John w. Thomas
Insurance Com -Zeno M. Host.
DELEGATES AT LARGE.
Robert VI. La Toilette, Madison.
Isaac Stephenson, Marinette.
James A. Stout, Menominee.
w. d. ConnoI, Marshfield.
The stalwart delegates formed con-
vention of their own, placing in nomina-
ton the following ticket:
Governor-Samuel A. Cook.
Lieut.. Gov.-Geo. H. Ray.
Sec'y of State-Nels Holman.
MISUNDERSTANDING w OlideReT.
Attorney Gen. ID. G.. Classen.
Railroad Conn.,. o. Tarbox.
Insurance Com w o. Roenitz.
DELEGATES AT LARGE.
John G. SpoOner, Madison.
j. V. QuarIes, Milwaukee.
j. w. Babcock, Necedah.
Emil Baensch, Manitowoc.
PRESIDENTIAL ELECTORS,
Electors at Large.
Charles F Isley, Milwaukee.
A. r. Hall, Dunn.
District Presidential Electors
First. l.. SherOn, Green
Second-J. NJ. Bushnell, Columbia.
Third-Jas. Fl. Cabonnis, Grant.
Fourth-Fred e. Lorenz, Mil
waukee
Fifth-Fred w. Cordes, Milwaukee.
Sixth-C. s. Porter, Dodge.
Seventh-H A. Bright, Jackson.
Eighth-E. M'GIachlin, Portage.
Ninth George Boyer, Oconto.
Tenth-M. d. Keith, Forest
Eleventh-Edward L. Peet, Burnett.
Now which of the conventions is
'regulA'' will have to be determined
OI iilG COul lHC L AIOl Will AOl
hazard an opinion on the question
there is one thing certain, the stalwarts
have taken the only course open to
them to ever become factor I'm their
party To submit quietly to thissridiug
over them rough shod, means political
oblivion.
TO make the fight led by Spooner,
Quarles and Babcock, means either one
of two things: That the stalwarts will
win or that the democrats, profiting by
the republican factional fight, will elect
their ticket. ln either event the stall
warts have the best of the situation
The stalwarts have simply got to make
the fight or make up their minds that
they are hereafter slated to remain out
side and take no part in party deIibera-
tions.
There is much bitterness between the
stalwarts and half breeds. Senator
Spooner in his speech before the CON
vention said
For one to say that he is diviEely
appointed prophet who will lead the
people of this magnificent state up out
aof The darkness on to the mountain top
and give them the first glimpse they
have ever had OF representative govern
ment is too much.
The people will listen to you because
they are weary, weary of the incessant
struggle and the daily incursion of any
army of their employees, paid out of their
pockets, to teach them what their duties
are rs electors. They are tired of it.
"This great band of oil inspectors and
game wardens could not exist minute
under Theodore Roosevelt"
j. l.. Lenroot, who was chairman of
the La Toilette convention said
Senator Spooner is an able man. So
was Jefferson Davis. Davis was guilty
of treason to the state. Spooner is
guilty of treason to his party. Neither
his standing in the nation nor his SER
vices to the party in the past will save
him from just conG - alton, more than
did the services of jefferson Davis be-
fore he attempted to create another
party | AM glad the contest is on. 1t
will be continued until the last traitor
in the Republican party has been tried
before the bar of public opinion and
the verdict next November will be 49,,
900 majority-Guilty"