New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-05-19
BOLT In WISCONSIN,
Spooner and QuarIes Lead ReUoh
against La Toilette.
IBY TELEGRAPH To THE TRIBCNE.l ]

Madison. Wis. May lS-There will be two
Republican tickets in the field in Wisconsin this
year. for the anti-La Toilette men tonight bolted
from the State convention and viii nominate
ticket headed by either ex-Congressman S. A
Cook Of Neenah Judge Emil Baensch. OF
Ma=itowoc.
Edrly this morning the state Central Com
mittee began it's work Of hearing the cases OF
the contesttng delegations. and unseated enough
delegates Of the anti-La Toilette forces 10 give
La Follette a majority OF about ninety-fve votes
in the convention. Both factions took part in
the convention until every method had been
tried by the anti-La Toilette men TO get their
delegates seated. Then, finding opposition use
less. they left the hail. and at O'Clock called 20
order a separate convention in the City Opera
House.
Before this action was taken the La Toilette
men tried TO coRciliate the opposition by pronlis-
ing TO elect Senators SpOoner and Quarles dele
gates-at-large TO the national convention. The
Senators. however. announced that they would
not accept election by a convention organized
nlegitimately as they believed, in the interest
OF the La Toilette slate. The Governor VIII
head the delegation to the national convention
TO be elected by the La Toilette convention, and
the two Senators and Congressman Babcock
that 10 be named by the anti-La Toilette men,
The anti-La Toilette men look 70 the NATIONAL
convention TO decide lCnaJ Jhey nau q lSslIAae1eo
majority over the La Toilette men in the State
convention and recognize the Cook ticket as the
real Republican State ticket
When the delegates reached the convention
here in the morning they were made to pass
through a double line Of football players. gams
wardens and State employees, who roughly
seized and minutely examined each delegate be-
fore accepting the genuineness of the badges
At the outer entrance there was double hne or
twelve, leaving a passag geway less than eighteen
inches wide. Inside there was another guard,
where the inspection was scarcely less rigid
The anti-third termers marched in a body, oO0
strong but only those who could display badges
were admitted Captain Ben" Daily, OF MIL
waukee an anti-thiTd term delegate was
struck by a guard, presumed 70 be one or the
game waTdens.
City officials interfered to prevent the dele
gates from being obliged to sit behind the high
wire fence which had been put up because or
the dangers tlat might result from p<snlc or
fire. The feTGe was razed, and a lower one put
up in it's place. A double line OF guards was
stationed. however. 10 prevent any attempt 70
break through or the barrier
The district delegates to the national conven-
tion with the Ist and With lacking. follow: I'D,
Ex-Governor W. d. Hoard and T. W. Hall; lid.
]. g. Clark and r. b Perry; WITH. General F. G.
Winkler and J. E Wildish: Fth. A. W. James
and w I. Green: With, DR. W. G. Sarles and
E J. Foster; With, William Rahr and @. "A.
Whiting: IXth. Frank S. Bradford and H p.
Bird Xth J. W. Cochran and L. Hanson; XIth.
A w Mcleod and D. c. Coolidge.