Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-03-28
STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE
MEETS AND DOES NOTHING.
QUORUM FAILS TO COME
Plenty Of Proxies to Be Had But None
Are Counted and Adjournment Car,
ried as the only Thing to Be Done
Proxies at County Committee to
Make a Quorum.
Madison, March 20.

MduAoOAAs MAI VI 20.
The republican state central commit.
tee could transact no business at the
adjourned meeting yesterday morning,
other than take a further adjournment,
which was done to April 6. The rea-
son given out was the non appearance
of the members and the fact that there
was no quorum present.
The nine members of the committee
present discussed the situation and de-
cided unanimously not to count a
quorum by the proxies that were repre-
scented. Mr.. Rosenberg, the stalwart
member present, held two proxies but
did not present them. He, however,
refused to approve the suggestion that
another adjournment be taken. The
reason for the adjournment, as explain
ed by the chairman pro tenn, Perry c.
Wilder, was the fact that ii had been
impossible since the last meeting to
communicate with the Wisconsin Press
association, which desired that the con-
vention be not held on the date plan
ned, May is, on account of the meeting
of the National Press association in
St Louis on that date.
The committeeman present were
Perry c. Wilder, Evansville; j. G. Nc.
Kenzie, Portage; John NJ. Nelson, Mad
ison; w. ID. CorrIgan, Plainfield; M. b.
Rosenberg, Wausau; August Buch-
hoiz, Milwaukee; W. II. Smith, Mon
dOYi; Samuel j. Bradford, Hudson, and
James A. Stone, Reedsburg.
When the roll was called and it was
found that there was not a quorum
present, a suggestion was made that
the members present could do no more
than agree to adjourn TO future date.
Mr. Rosenberg made a motion that
the committee proceed to business ana
fix the basis of representation as the
same as two years ago. This motion
failed to receive a second and a motion
was made that in the absence Of
working quorum and the inability of
the committee to transact business an
adjournment be taken to April 6. Mr..
Rosenberg rose to debate this motion
and a call was interposed that the
chairman state the question. Then Mr..
Rosenberg attempted again to debate
the motion but was interrupted with
the suggestion that it was unparlia-
mentary to debate the motion to ad.
journ. The motion was put to a vote
and carried by vote of to 1, Mr.. Ros-
enberry alone voting in the negative.
County Committee Meets.
Quite the opposite situation prevail
ed at the Dane county committee
meeting in the courthouse in the after.
noon. The only way that it was pos
sible to count a quorum in the county
meeting was by counting a number of
proxies. The belief has become estab-
lished that the state central committee
did not want to have a quorum present
for the reason that the administration
men were not ready to call the state
convention until after the judicial and
municipal elections were out of the
way.
In response to a call from Chairman
Eli Peterson. 81 members of the Dane
county republican committee met in
the supervisors room in the court
house yesterday afternoon. This mum.
Der of 81 includes several proxies. A
resolution was adopted nominating as
executive committee Christ. Legried of
Cambridge, Henry A. Huber of
Stoughton, John W. Green of Middle.
ton and John T. King and Charles G.
Riley of Madison. A resolution was
then adopted authorizing the executive
committee to call all caucuses and
make all appointments.
The appointment of a number of
new members to take the place of dis
qualified or removed members was
confirmed by the committee. Among
those appointed were George S. Post
and r. n. Quale.