River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1904-06-23


acruated by but one motive, and that IS
fairness and equality. l believe that it
should not be the purpose of this State
Central Committee to submit to this con-
yention list of delegates to vote upon
question in which they are vitality and
adversely interested.
Now, gentlemen of this convention,
we are supreme. We are the creator and
the committee is the creature, and we
have permitted ourselves TO give to it
certain jurisdiction 1t proposes what?
Not to inquire simply into the face of
these returns and report, but it proposes
to go beneath them, to extend its juriS-
diction, to sit in judgment here and put
It's Judgment into execution; an unheard
of assumption of jurisdiction in a SUI
pfeme body like this.
Now | DO not want to know where
you stand upon fractional matters. l do
not want to know where you stand upon
human rights and human equality and
human justice, and democratic institu-
tions.
Now, Mr.. Chairman, as we are about
to vote upon this question l wish to mod
ify the standing of this convention, in
its attitude of voting towards this propo-
sition, by motion. My motion is:
Il move that those persons be entitled
to vote upon this question who hold GER
tihcates of election to this convention
signed by the chairman and secretary of
the county conventions as the law re-
quireS great appiause), and that this con-
vention thereafter have submitted to it in
detail every controverted question of title
and the evidence bearing upon it and
that we sit in judgment upon what shall
be done without the vote of anybody in
terested."
Chairman: 81 do not quite understand
your motion"
Mr.. Hicks-iI have gone upon the pre-
sumption that the deliberations of this
convention are photographed by official
stenographers and that every word that
is spoken and every motion that passes
goes into cold print against the man who
makes 1T. call upon the official Stenog-
rapner to read my notion
(Motion read by stenographer)
Mr.. Bancroft rise to a point of or
der that the motion is not in order because
the report of the committee on ereden-
tials is the supreme power as against
and above the credentials signed by the
officers in the primaries"
The chair held that the point OF order
was well taken, and that "all those regu-
larly seated in this convention are en-
titled to vote except upon their own par
ticular case"
Mr.. Hicks-'It is my privilege and it
is my duty that l may know and that
this convention may know the sense of
the convention to appeal from the decision
of the> chair, which L now do" ZAP
plause.)
Chairman-"The decision of the chair
is appealed from. The question is shall
the decision of the chair upon this ques-
ton be sustained?
Mr.. Bancroft-"One word in regard to
this vote: 1t is a matter of great surprise
and pleasure to hear my friends from
Winnebago and Rock counties talking
about fairness and the supremacy of the
Republican party. l wonder when they
were converted (Great laughter and APP
plause) | propose before this vote is
taken that we know what we are voting
on and understand each other. ] want to
say that these gentlemen who for three
months have been dragging Republican
ism through the n1ire and prostitution of
bribery and corruption, cannot be heard
in this convention" Great applause.)
Bancroft's Pass.
A Voice-"Where is your pass?''
Mr.. Bancroft-"Some Of you Stalwarts
have got it."
(Great confusion.)
"Mr, Bancroft-.'Take your time, Take
your time. will stay here until I am
tired"
(Great confusion and cries of "Where
is your pass, where is your pass?O
Mr.. Bancroft-"S Some Of you Stalwarts
have got it."
Mr.. Bancroft here pulled out large
pocketbook and said, Here it is"
Mr.. Jeffris then arose to a question of
personal privilege. He said in part:
'"They say that there have been irregu-
larities in this last campaign on our part.
hold here a clipping from one of your
Madison papers which shows that you
carried Dane county at the caucus get
within 1000 Of all the votes cast at the
last election in Madison.
Mr. Jeffris then moved a substitute for
all motions before the house that this
entire matter be recommitted to tho
State Central Committee with directions
that the State Central Committee return
to this convention the list of the dele
gates who hold duly certified credentials
and that in the meantime the men who
have such credentials be given badges or
any other requirement to admit them to
the floor of this convention"
Seconded.
A point of order was made that the
question before the house is an appeal
from the decision of the Chair and that
that appeal cannot be amended.
Sustained.
The previous question was called for.
Chairman-'"The Chair will hold that
upon this question q motion for the
previous question must be seconded by
one-ffth of the delegates sitting"
The question was put and the previous
question declared carried.
Chairman-"Shall the main question
be now putY
General Winkler-"Is the question
open for discussion
Chairman-"It is not. Roll call by the
secretary by counties will now be had"
Mr.. Jeffris--"1 do not think it is neces-
sary to go through roll call on a ques-
ton of that kind"
Motion made, seconded and carried to
take a viva voce vote.
Chairman-'VThe question now is shall
Inc decision of the Chair be sustained
The ruling of the Choir was that upon
every question before this convention ev-
cry delegate upon the roll certified to by
the State Central Committee shall be en-
titled to vote except upon their own con-
tests"
(The roll was not called for the Second
ward Of the city Of Milwaukee, the Chair
holding that it had no representation pres
ent, and protest against the decision of
the Chair and the failure to call the roll
of the Second ward was made).
CRoll call proceeded)
Chairman-"The Chair will recognize no
one unless it be for the purpose Of
changing the vote"
Mr.. Jeffris-"I wish to enter a protest
on the roll call on Ashland county, the
First district of Eau Claire county, Sec
ond district of Dodge county. I protest
against the division of the vote Of st.
CroiX county. | protest against the Sec
ond ward of Milwaukee. | protest on the
vote of Grant county. / ask that this
protest be recorded"
Chairman-"The Chair desires to ask
the gentleman whether he challenges the
vote in order to get a roll call upon the