The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-06-23


Since that time they have day and night
almost continuously considered the cases
before them until they have completed
with unanimity the roll of membership.
faction on the Alabama, Louisiana, Del
aware and other contests is recapituiated
as already published.)
In the case of the contest for delegates
at large from the state of Wisconsin,
Your committee unanimously concurs with
the national committee in its una nln1ouS
action and recommends that the sitting
delegates. John c. Speoner, Joseph V;
OuarleS Joseph w Babcock and Emil
BaenSeh with their alternates, be placed
on the permanent roll of this convention.
10 the contest over the delegates at large
and their alternates from Wisconsin,
usual consideration has been given by the
subcommittee and the full committee.
Decision for Staiwarts
The contest was patiently heard by the
national committee for six hours, being
argued on behalf of both sides by counsel
before that committee, the book and
printed argument being supplied by both
sides to the individual members of that
committee; and at the end of such preSen-
tation that committee being fully advised
as to the material facts and the merits
of the controversy, unanimously voted to
place on the permanent roll as delegates
at large John c. Spooner. j. v. Quarles,
J, w. Babcock and Emil BaenSch and NJ.
G.. Jeffris. d. z. Riordan, Richard Meyer
Jr and John NJ. Keller as alternates.
Your committee after completing its or
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gave notice to all the various contestants
to appear at that hour. Soon thereafter
your committee decided to take up the
Wisconsin contest ever the delegates at
large from that state. Whereupon Gil
bert e. Rhode, who had submitted to the
national committee an elaborate argu-
Robert NJ LaFoIlette. John NJ. Stout and
M. d. Common and their alternates ap-
Deared before your committee and sub
mitted a communication from. the con-
f1Vnrr 9EInr cJar1fcn NraFaf AZ
him. This communication is appended tc
the report of your committee.
investigated La Toilette Charges
Your committee resenting the false i'm
putatiOn which said communication placed
upon the entire national committee anG
of the good faith of both of said commit
tees and upon the national convention o.
the Republican party here assem-
bled, by it's assumption that said con.
testing delegation could not secure
a fair and impartial hearing and
determination according to the
truth and right of the case from you
committee or by appeal to this conven
tiOn, proceeded, Notwithstanding thu
Withdrawal of said contest by said com
municatiOn upon the grounds therein
stated. in justice to itself and to thi
convention, after notice to both sides t.
appear, to investigate thoroughly TIT
facts of said case.
This subcommittee during Yesterday
last night and today and the work of tina
subcommittee was most conscientious
1aborious and thorough, and the full com
lnittee yesterday and today investigated
the facts of said case as disclosed by tn
proofs, documents and briefs of boil
sides. availing itself of the proofs, docu
mentS and briefs presented by both side
before the national committee; and you
committee also heard oral arguments b.
the counsel of the contestees to the EN-
that the fact might be fully ascertaine,
and just decision reached in said case
StalWartS Declared Fent,Iar
Having fully considered the same. you
committee report to be their final judg
ment and their unanimous decision tina
the convention which elected said Johl
G. Spooner, Joseph V. Quarles, Joseph w
Babcoek and Emil Baensch as delegate
at large to this convention from Wis
consin. together with their alternates
was the regular convention Of the Re
publican party i'll Wisconsin, and tina
the delegates elected by it with their al
ternates are the regularly elected dele
Republican national. convention and a
such are entitled to the seats that the
row hold in this convention.
The report of the subcommittee, Whic
was also unanimously approved by you
committee, is appended to and made
part Of this report. A COPY of the 70
OF delegates and alternates adopted b
your cenlfnlttee,. making the permanen
roll Of this convention. is herewith sub
1nlttea as part OF their report and tn
Rooptlon OF the report is recommended
The report was adopted by WV
Hoce vote.
Senator Depew made a report fror