The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1904-06-09
THE LAFOL-
LETTE CASE.
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duly given of the meeting OF the re-
publican state central committee in
the capitol building at 9 o'clock in
the morning Of the 18th day OF May,
1904, for the hearing and determine
ton Of all contests arising upon the
election OF delegates to the state
convention in any ward in the city
of Milwaukee or in any county of
the state.
The unit of representation in the
state convention is the assembly dis
trict, expect where two or more
counties make up an assembly dis
trict, in which case the unit is the
county, and expect in the city and
county of Milwaukee, where the
unit is the ward and town. In some
instances it occurs that single
county exactly comprises one assem-
blv district, and in other instances
there are one or more assembly dis
tricts in county. In pursuance of
the above mentioned notice, all con
tests were heard and determined by
the state cent trail committee, acting
as a committee on credentials in
strict accord with the uniform party
usage and procedure at all republi-
can state conventions for period
OF twenty years.
The only contests presented were
those over delegates elected for the
counties of Ashland, Dodge, Oconto
and st. Croix, the first districts of
ST. Claire and Grant counties, ard in
the second. fourth, fourteenth, sew
enteenth and eighteenth wards of
the city of Milwaukee.
After due hearing before the COM
mitsee the following delegates IN ad-
dition to the uncontested were de-
clared entitled to seats by the state
Ger trial committee in the prelimin-
airy organization. Administration
delegates as follows: Ashland ~;
Dodge, second district, TO; Eau
Claire, first district, 9, Oconto, IL;
Grant, first district, II; ST. Croix,
g. total. 591. Stalwart delegates
were given seats as follows: Dodge,
first district g.: Eau Claire second
district 9: Milwaukee I9; st. Croix
81 total 49,.
The second ward of the city of
Milwaukee was thrown out on ac-
count of gross irregularities and
fraud, admitted by all parties.
To the case of all these contests
all parties were given full hearing.
The stalwarts appeared before the
state central committee in each
case and were heard in each contest
and were not, in any manner, re-
stricted in such hearing. The COM
mittee met at 9 clock on the morn
ing of May 18th and continued in
session until II o'clock midnight
hearing contests, except short inter-
missions for meals. 1t was then in
executive session from midnight un-
til 2 a. m. of the following morning,
reconvened at 8 a. m. May 18th, and
continued uninteruptedly in SEES
sion until II a. M, when it COM
pleted its work, having given fnIl
hearing upon every contest. The
entire committee was present, ex-
cepting that two members thereof.
Mr.. Davis and Mr.. HarloWe, being
unavoidably absent, their resigna-
tions were accepted and Chairman
Bryant appointed two other gentle
men to fill the vacancies, which ap-
pOintments were unanimously con-
firmed by the committee.
As to the first district of Grant
county above mentioned, the state
central committee upon roll call un-
animously voted that the admins
tration delegates were entitled to
seats and to vote in the temporary
organization of the convention. The
motion to that effect was made by
the Hon. M. B. Rosenberg, a stall
wart member of the committee.
The administered ton delegates in
the first district of Eau Claire
county were like wise declared upon
roll call to be entitled to seats in
the convention by the unanimous
vote of the state central committee.
The roll of the convention as pre-
pared by the state central commit
tee contained Sab delegates in fav-
or of the denomination ofthe members
of the republic state administration,
and 4S5 2-3 delegates of the stalWart