The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1904-05-24
WISCONSIN
lNDULGED IN TWO REPUB.
LlCAN CONVENTIONS
TWO TICKETS IN FIELD
End Of the Fight is Far
Away.

Madison, Wis, May 19.-Two Re-
publican conventions were held here
today and tonight and two full state
tickets were put in the field, together
with two full lists of delegates at large
| to the national Republican conven-
ton and two lists of national electors.
| The situation Is most complicated and
the end of the bitter factional fight is
far off. 1t was hoped by the rank and
file on both sides early today that q
compromise would be reached. 1t was
pointed out that the administration
forces, which controlled the regular
convention from which the so-called
Stalwarts bolted could offer the Stall
warts the national delegation and that
the Stalwarts could well afford to ac-
cept this for the sake of harmony.
This would allow Senator Spooner,
Senator Quarles and Congressman Bab-
cock to save their faces with the ma
tional party leaders and would not be
humiliating to any one.
The opposition to Governor LaFol-
lette went into convention for itself.
nominated its ticket and adopted its
platform.
There are two things that may hap
pen. First, the Stalwarts are intend
ing to try to get the dispute ino he
courts. They will seek to enjoin the
secretary of state placing the LaFol-
lette names on, the state ticket. Fail
ing in this there will be two Republic
can tickets on the ballot and the party
will be hopelessly split
There will be hard fight before the
National convention as Senators
Spooner and Quarles have staked their
political lives on the outcome of the
contest before the credentials commit
tee of that body.
The regular convention named IA
delegates at large to the National con-
vention: r. M. LaFollette, Madison;
Isaac Stephenson, Marinette; James
II. Stout, Menomonie; w. d. Connor,
Marshalfield.
The presidential electors were as fol-
lows: Charles f. Olsley, of Milwaukee
and A. r. Hall, of Dunn county and
the following state officers were re-
nominated: Governor. Robert NJ La
toilette, Madison; Lieut.. Governor.
James o. Davidson, Soldiers Grove.
Secretary of state, Walter l.. Houser,
Mondovl; attorney general, l.. nj.
Sturdevant, Neillsville; treasurer, John
j. Kempf, Milwaukee,; insurance COM
missioner, Zeno M. Host. Milwaukee;
railroad commissioner, John w. Thorn
as, Chippewa Falls.
The platform endorsed the naticn-
81 and state administrations especially
commencing the presidents action In
settling the anthracite commercial
strike and in prosecuting the Northern
Securities case declares for tariff re-
vision; primary election law; equal
taxation of railroads and other cor
porations and for commission to al
Just and regulate freight rates. The
platform is largely on state issues.
promising many reforms the governor
has stood for during two terms, but
which he was unable to fully carry out
because the upper house of the legis-
lature refused to fulfill the. formers
platform pledges.
The boilers convention was presided
over by M. G. Jeffres and was con-
trolled by Senators Quarles and Spoon
er, each Of whom made addresses de-
nouncing the other faction of the party
and declaring their willingness to stake
their political lives upon the justice
OF the action Of the faction that bolted
A full state ticket with delegates at
large to Chicago was nominated.
The following is the ticket:
For governor, 8. A. Cook, Neenah;
lieutenant governor, Charles H. Ray,
Lacrosse; secretary of state Nels P.
Holman, Deerfeld; treasurer, Gustave
Wollaeger, Milwaukee ;attorney gener-
al, d. G. Classen, Oconto; insurance
commissioner, William G. Roenitz,
Sheboygan; railroad commissioner, M.
II. Dillon, Ashland delegates at largo
to Chicago, Senator j. G. Spooner, Sem
ator ]. V. Quarles, Congressman ].
w. Babcock and Emil Baensch of Man.
itowac.
The boilers platform did not touch
upon national affairs except in gen.
eral endorsement of the Roosevelt ad-
ministration and on instructing dele
gates at large to vote for Roosevelt in
the Chicago convention. After the en-
dorsement 1t begins by declaring
against third terms for public officials.
honesty and economy are advocated in
public Office together with a statement
that railroads should not be hampered
in the development of the state by UNI
fair taxation and too close regulation
Of freight rates and a pledge to legis-
late for partial primary election sys-
tenn. No mention is made Of trusts,
tariff or foreign affairs.