Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1904-06-22

cast and Gas Man Addicks and Gas Man
Spooner of Wisconsin will sit side by
side in the temporary organization of
the republican convention in Chicago.
The quality and quantity of their gas
differs but it all feeds ths same tlame of
political irregularity, corruption, con-
tention and the elevate IN of corporate
wealth over the rights of the common
people They will sit side by side in a
convention hall presided over by gi-
gantic picture of Hanna seventeen by
twenty-four feet, besides which there is
no picture of Theodore Roosevelt, the
president of the United States, larger
than mans hand.
MINDS MADE UP IN ADVANCE,
1t is fitting contamination brought
about by the republican national COM
mittee today which decided the Wis
consin contest without considering a
line of evidence, or questioning a single
witness-a committee which decided the
contest with the indecent haste of not
waiting for the contestants to leave the
room before announcing with whoop
that the rump delegates were seated by
unanimous vote.
The result, however, was a foregone
conclusion For days before the date
set for the hearing, it was openly an
nounced that it had been settled that
the regular delegation from Wisconsin
would be thrown out by unanimous
vote to seat the rump delegates.
NECESSARY TO SAVE PALS.
The question of regularity was never
considered. That was of no conse-
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pals" from disgrace and prevent the
chairman of the republican congression-
al committee, (Bolter Babcock } from
being declared irregular, no matter what
might be the Justice of the claims of
the regular delegates at large. In the
words of Senator Penrose Of Pennsyl-
vania, generally circulated today in the
hotel Hobbies where the republican hosts
congregated.
What the HI do we care for Wis
consin. We can do without Wisconsin
support TO the national republican ticket
or any other Let them 60 70 kingdom
come or elsewhere,
TRUE TO THEIR CoNsCIEN- -CES,
With a spirit like this animat'ng the
trust and railroad representatives, which
controlled tha national republican CON-
mittee, what more appropriate shan
seating Gas Man Spooner and Gas MAu
Addicks side by side beneath the greal
picture of Hanna, over the chairman g
platform in the great convention hall,
where not even a small flag is raised
sacret TO the memory of the republican
president of the United States whose
political grave the trust grave diggers
now think they are digging to bury him
forever.
4 FARCE FROM THE START.
1t was a splendid farce, lurid in its
conception, brilliant in its performance,
and glorious in its lame and impotent
conclusion. Said Senator Scott two days
ago, I'VE have tried the Wisconsin con
test in little caucus we had this after
noon, which was interrupted by the
dinner hour and the verdict will be
found locked up in the drawer when II
is wanted.
| Today they unlocked the drawer,
pulled out the verdict and announced 1T
with flourish Of trumpets before the
lawyers had time to pack up their briefs
and get out of the room. where the COM
mitteemen were assembled
DID NOT READ EVIDENCE.
There was printed evidence enough
to have at least occupied the attention
of the committee for twenty four hours,
yet it was never even read aloud to the
committeeman.
sCANT COURTESY SHOWN.
Although it was announced that all
the time necessary would be given, the
attorneys were scrimped Il the utter-
most Mr. Chynoweth, who had pre-
pared an elaborate printed brisf for the
regulars, which would have required
two hours for its delivery, was allowed
only fifteen minutes time. Several OF
the committeeman, notably ConRress
man Brownlow Of Tennessee, u facto
tum of Babcock's fat-frying, grab-bag,
did not deign the courtesy 10 listen to
the arguments. but wss busy most oi
the time entertaining bevy of ladie:
on the outside of the committee room
He said that it was not necessary foI
him to hear the arguments, as he al
ready knew how he was going to vote
ALI. FIXED BEFOREHAND.
Babcock was busy during the session
informing the newspaper men, who
we're at first excluded from the upper
floor on which was situated the rooms
where the contest was being held, that
he had captured all the committeeman
| and they would be unanimously for bis
delegation as soon as the lawyers got
done talking
The whole procedure has been known
to every newspaper correspondent who
paid any attention 10 the Wisconsin
contest to have been fixed for days be-
fore the hearing finally came Off
WAGERs on OUTCOME
Bets of two to one were freely offered
by stalwarts who were close to the in
ner railroad corporate ring, which en-
gineered the Spooner plan through,
that the rump delegation would be
seated by at least two thirds vote OF
the national committee. These bets
were offered two days before the hear
ing began Since then every possible
influence was brought to bear upon CON
gressmen and other public men whose
political position depends upon corpor'
ate interests TO use their influence with
national committeeman from their state
in favor of seating the rump delegation
from Wisconsin.
This enables them TO carry the com
mittee wit a hurrah that v .-ed like
unanimity before the argumep - of both
sides were more than concluded.