The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1904-05-26

willing to retire until they hear the
waves breaking on the rocky shores
of ST. Helena Great applause.
In one Of the greatest speeches Of
his great career Senator SpooLer, the
peerless representative of Wisconsin
in the Senate, expressed a sentiment
even stronger than that expressed by
Senator Quar1es, and he laid down his
allegiance in way that left no doubts
as to his stand on the great question
now before Wisconsin Republicans.
He said in part:
q love the Republican party. ZAP
p1ause.) have followed it's flag since
| arrived at maturity. have g1oried
in it's triumphs; have sorrowed in it's
defeats. I have dep1ored, more titan
it is possible to express to you, the abb
so1utistn and the methods which have
characterized the last few years Of
administration in Wisconsin. (Great
and supported them on the stump
sometimes the supreme test of party
loyalty laughter and great app1ause);
but it was not difficult to see that if
persisted IN the time must come which
would bring with it the crisis which
confronted you on yesterday, and
which, with all my heart and soul, I
hoped might be averted by some
means compatible with loyalty to the
intelligent Republican constituencies
whose commissions you bear, and
compatible with that moral courage
and spirit which alone redeems one
from the just charge of pusilanimity
and treachery. Great applause.
Every Effort Made for Peace,
"You made every conceivable effort
within the limit Of manly and honor
able endeavor (app1ause), and when
| you found a1as that it could ever be
SO in Wisconsin! that men were not
| only deprived of prima facie right,
evidenced by duly authenticated Gre
dentials, constituting a majority of
the convention, were not permitted to
sit, but were unseated primarily, not
| by the convention, but by a commit
tee, and the accredited delegates en-
titled to sit not only denied that right,
but denied right to come into the
convention to speak in defenseof their
constituencies then you decided, not
I, what duty and se1f-respect required
Of you. Great applause and cries Of
| ''Good!")
Not Gath riu1y Of 'tE2olters"
'You made your decision. I am
here today, gentlemen Of the conven-
ton, to endorse your action. Great
app1ause.) 1 have cast my political
fortunes am without political am
bition in with you to the end. Great
app1ause.) This convention is not a
mass meeting; it is not a voluntary
association (laughter) of disgrunt1ed
boilers or disgrunt1ed citizens.
(Cries of 'sNo, no.") It is a
convention Of regularly elected
and duly credentia1ed Republicans of
Wisconsin (Great app1ause.) tits not
bo1ting convention, unless a major
ity can bolt a minority Great APP
p1ause). Gentlemen, this convention
is not inspired by the personal ambi-
ton of any one in it (cries Of true,
true). It is notinspired BY struggle
for power. It is inspired by loyalty
to representative government (Great
applause.
SNow, gentlemen of the Conven-
ton, if | could thank you as I would
love to do for this welcome which you
have given me, would indeed be
able to speak with the tongue of an
angel. I can only speak with the
faltering tongue of tired man. l
thank you. bid you Godspeed, and
to carry the flag day in and day out,
until this victory for Justice and
Cook-and Cook here means justice
great app1ause) and Roosevelt is won
and we will have representative gov
eminent Of Wisconsin, the will of the
people will be carried into legislation
and administration, and with that we
will have one other thing which we
all want, and the people want, we will
have peace. Great and continued
applause.
Kenosha county was highly hon
ored in the Convention, by the se1ec-
ton Of John M. Keh1or, the leader of
the Kenosha delegation, as an alter
nate to the National Convention.
The matter Of the legal rights Of
the Convention will be settled at once
and the best lawyers in the state Of
Wisconsin have been employed to lay
the matter before the highest court of
the State at once