Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-22
CONVENTION GOSSIP
La Follette's Bolt the Sensa-
tion of the Hour.
EFFECT IN WISCONSIN
LEADERS NOT CONCERNED OVER
ALLEGED APATHY AT CHICAGO.
Efforts to Stampede the Delegates Into
Adjourning Tonight-National
Committee Opposed.


Special Dispatch From a STAFF Correspondent.
CHICAGO. June 22.-The sensation of the
convention was furnished by the La Fol-
lette faction of the Wisconsin republicans
last night. Gov. La Toilette practically
bolted the national committee to his party
and took his case before the voters of the
state.
When the committee on credentials met
it was expected that Gov. La Toilette would
take up his contest for the seating OF the
delegates of his faction. He had an
nounced. when the national committee
made up the temporary roll and turned
him down. that he would carry his case
before the committee on credentials. In
stead of doing so he withdrew his contest,
sent an insulting and defiant message to
the committee and with his followers left
Chicago and returned to Wisconsin.
Gov La Toilette told the committee that
he withdrew his contest because he felt as
sured that he could not have fair trial.
He preferred to take his chances of vindi-
cation before the people of Wisconsin
The committee felt outrageously insulted
by this message. and the imputatlon that
it would not give Gov. La Toilette fair
play. The members were inclined at first
to let the governor go along with his dad-
geon but after they got to thinking over
and contemplating the possible erect upon
the republican ticket in Wisconsin OF such
a bolt by one of the faction they concluded
1t would be wiser to protect themselves
against such an imputation
So a subcommittee was appointed to so
over the case and report to the full COM
mittee today. This was done to enable the
committee 10 refute the charge that 1t
knew would be made by Gov. La Toilette
that the national committee had refused to
consider the case. By this action the
Spooner-La Toilette fight was reopened'
and attorneys for the two sides argued ano
wrangled before the committee until aiter
midnight and then took a recess until to-
day, the subcommittee sitting until the
small hours Of the morning to consider the
evidence.
Republican leaders are aghast at the rad
icaI action of Gov. La Toilette.
By It he practically read himself out OF
national councils of his party, but the lead
ers are not so much concerned over that
fact as they are at the threat Of open re-
hellion in Wisconsin.
The subcommittee struggled with the La
Toilette def all morning. and shortly be-
fore noon una nanimously reported to the full
COmm1ttee ADVERSE u TIE LID It oiCttS
claims and supporting the action of the
national committee.
Senators Quarles and Spooner and Repre-
sentative Babcock are confident that the
support given to their factions by the ma
tional organization will go far toward
vitiating the appeal of Gov La Toilette 10
the voters.
Republican leaders are not concerned
over the apathy which marked the first
days session Of the convention, and made
much of by the opponents of the party.
1.-The members of the convention came
here to attend to the business of making a
ticket and platform" said Senator Hop
kins today, land since both have already
been made, in the main, by the people
themselves, there was nothing to excite
either enthusiasm dissensiOn. 1t has
been known for months that President
Roosevelt would be the nominee of the re-
publican party, and it was known before
the convention assembled that Senator
Fairbanks would be the candidate for Vice
President while every republican in the
hall knew what are the cardinal principles
OF the party. and that nothing but a revo-
luton can change them.
'.Ihe republican convention began, as
have it's predecessors, with dignif1ed per-
formance rather than noisy demonstrations.
There was nothing sensational about the
coming together of the republican leaders
to formulate a platform and nominate
ticket which Is to represent the sober COM