New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-06-22
HOT WISCONSIN FIGHT
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evidence would at once have disclosed the fact
that every material claim advanced by IN. az
tOrney of said cOutestfng delegates was wfsn
out any fouHda ton in fact.
The conduct OF said committee In deciding th
contest Immediately, without examining the rec
OrdS or any Of the credentials of delegates MAJ
1t clear that the case had been determined ~
1t In advance of presentation.
We now hnd upon the credentials COMMITTEES
a number of the gentlemen who. as members ~
the national committee. were most active -
their support of the cause OF the contesting se,s
gates. 'o
Other members Of said credentials conrf,,s.
IS we are credi6y informed. have Expressed
themselves in favor OF the contestinp deIso-
ton. while every member Of said credentisI
&Sommittee. as we are also Informed has bea
approached In advance of the hearing in soroa
manner for the purpose of securing a deta-
mlnatlon or said contest in favor of said con-
Believing. in view of the foregoing. tina. :.
would be futile to present our cause before this
committee. we prefer to rest II with the Rennh
lican voters of the State of Wisconsin 20
their determination
ISAAC STEPHENSON.
ROBERT NJ La TOILETTE.
Il. II. STOUT.
w. d. Common
Chicago. June 81 Delegates-a+Ia--. .
This letter was received with great surpri,,
because of the unbridled anger manifested. IA
Toilette, with his friends. left the citv this
afternoon. He will go back and run his Stat
ticKe' ana try 70 get vindication at the polls
q
en'ation OF their case to the committee
INVESTIGATING THE CHARGES
Aroused by the charges contained in ~.
statement Of the La Toilette faction the Grade
tials committee readily granted the request =,
the Spooner men that they have a hearing 70.
the purpose of clearing themselves ~ ~.
charges made by their opponents. The COW
mittee decided 70 make the Wisconsin r,,t
ter a special order OF business and Ill,
in the "Stalwarts." After LISTENING 20 -
guments by counsel for the "StaIwarts, for
an hour and a half. the chairman bv direction
OF the committee appointed this subcommittee
10 make a thorough examination Of all the
papers in the case forthwith. and report TO the
fun committee rs soon as practicable: Governor
Durbin of Indiana. chairman: E. c. Benton. Of
Massachusetts, and j. ]. Gardner OF New-Jer-
sey.
The subcommittee promptly withdrew and
began its investigation.
Senators Spooner and Quarles and their fol-
lowers apparently are satisfied with the actio,
Many members Of the credentials COMMITTEES
nave expressed themselves as indignant at the
imputattonS which they say were east on the
entire committee by the statement filed bv me
La Toilette faction.
ADDICKS FACTION RECOGNIZED
The case of ]. Edward Addicks OF DelaWar.
the Addicks faction was recognized and their
names VIII go on the permanent roll Of the con-
vention hearing granted 10 both sides
and the anti-Addicks faction. through its at
torney, charged that Addicks had AZ different
times used some $39OCOO TO obtain the election
or ms heutenants and in the effort to elect him
sen United states Senator. Mr.. Adiicks rose 10
question OF personal privilege. and ernphatt-
caiy denied the charge He was not permitted
10 MAKE speech. however, but replied 10 ques-
lions from the committee
me hsht between the COntesting delegates
at-4arSe for Louisiana long and vigorous
me contest was taken UP at : O'Clock and ended
az SO by the decision of the committee TO seat
al TOUR 0eleSdtes-at-IaTge from the Lily
whites aud an equal number from the Black
ana rams, each delegate TO have half a vote
The FOUR Lily White delegates seated by the
committee axe Pearl Wight II. c. Warrnoth "
j. Behan and L. r SuthOn The four BLACK
and TanS" who hold are Walter l. Cohen
Emil Kuntz. Giraur Farrar and II b n Brown
The action OF the national committee in regard
20 the ND Mississippi District was affirmed
The two contestants and two Contestees were
seated, each man having half vote