The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-05-19
FIRST TO BOLT;
THEN ENJOIN
PROGRAM OF THE ANTI-THIRD
TERRIERS IN WISCONSIN.
Grounds for a Suit to Prevent the
Regular State Ticket From Using
the Party Name Already Laid-Pro-
ceedings Leading Up to the Walk
out of the "Stalwarts'-Wire Pull
ing All Night.
from a STAFF CORRESPONDENT.

From STAFF Correspondent
Madison, Wis.,, May 19.-The SUI
preme court of Wisconsin will be ap-
pealed to for an injunction prevent
ing the regular or La Toilette state
ticket from using the party name, and
giving that name to the "stalwart"
nominees.
The grounds for such suit were
laid yesterday by the "stalwart'' lead
ers before they left the regular con-
vention hall. They will claim that the
convention in the gymnasium hall is
an illegal body: that fifty eight dele
gates holding regular credentials were
unlawfully excluded from the con-
vention floor by the action of the state
central committee, which usurped
functions belonging to the conven-
ton; that by the unlawful act of the
committee fiftythree La Toilette
delegates were allowed to vote on
| everything but their own contests, and
the vote of st. Croix county was UNI
lawfully split. Protests were made
and recorded against all of these acts.
Regardless of the decision of the
court it Is the open boast Of the 'stal-
warts" that they will run a full state
ticket and either elect it, or bring
about the defeat of La Toilette in
another way, by accomplishing the
election of former Governor George
w. Peck of bad boy fame, on the
democratic ticket. - =. Isl
Expect to Win at Chicago.
OF another thing the 'stalwarts"
are confident-that they will seat their
twenty-six delegates in the republican
national convention, and keep La Fol-
lette and his delegation elected by the
''half-breed" convention on the out
side as their contestants were kept
outside yesterday. The influence OF
Senators Spooner and Quarles, Con-
ESf,oo n nd 0th 1no 1S,,rr
''stalwarts," is relied on to accom-
! pliSh this result. ...
The bolt yesterday was the culmina-
ton Of eight years Of bitter fighting.
The two factions have gone farther
apart each year, till now they form
talk Of Judge Hicks yesterday was
hardly listened to and by many Of the
delegates not comprehended.
1t is due to the death, even Of both
sides must go down to defeat before
the united democracy.
Attitude of the Administration.
The La Toilette men made every eff
fort yesterday to appear fair, but
served notice in every act that they
intended to have things their own
way, and that the "stalwarts" were
They said it would be better to have
the "stalwarts' voting their own tick
ct than voting for the democrats. e
The "stalWart" leaders had hard
work organizing their forces to bolt.
Many of their delegates were opposed
to the move, and only yielded in an
imitation of the blind obedience the
1 other side gives to La Toilette. All
1 the grounds for the bolt existed when
Emmett Hicks motion wasaruled" out
1 Of order and appeal from the deci-
sion Of the chair. failed. But the
'stalwart" steering committee, althc
in touch with every county delegation
a thru chairman or whip" did not
l feel sure enough Of their men to Or
J der a walk-out. s-~t'-.- .~''
4 Owing to the skilful work Of Chair
q man Lenroot, raw breaks. were
4 avoided, and there was no. overt ac1
i to rouse the ire of the "stalwarts.'
q Things went so smoothly that theil
a chance never seemed to come. FL
4 nally, when M. G. Jeffris announced
q the evening caucus at the opera-house
he started out Of the hall, and many
A delegates rose to go with him, blu
q General Emmett Hicks, the Cool
\ leader, held them with his brilliant
q but futile harmony speech till the per.
manent organization was effected. Be.
tween the adjournment of the regular
4 convention and the evening meeting
Of the "stalwarts,'' Mr.. Hicks and his
u brought in line to join the bolt.
Bitter Debate.
The debate yesterday afternoon was
q bitter at times. l.. H. Bancroft O.
Rtchland Center said the "stalwarts'
j had been for three months "draggins
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