New-York tribune., 1910-06-09
FOR TAFT IN WISCONSIN
Former La Toilette Men Meet
with Republican Convention.
STALW WARTS IN AScENDANCY
Vice President Sherman and
Other Speakers Arraign In
surgency in the Party.

Milwaukee. JGne accommodation of the
insurgents and commendatiOn of the Re
publican national administration was the
trend OF a number of speeches at the first
session Of the Republican state convention
to-day. Every mention OF President Taft's
name by the various speakers was followed
by demonstration.
Tice-President James S. Sherman. who
came from Washington to address the con-
vention, dropped into the hall during the
afternoon and was warmly welcomed. He
spoke at q session Of the convention to-
night
The real work or the convention, that Of
formulating A platform, will not be reached
until tomorrow. as the matter Of naming
candidates for a state ticket probably viii
be left for the primary election in Sep
tenber.
II seemed to be the consensus of opinion
tonight that the platform Will deal entire
ly with national issues. indorsing President
Taft and criticising Republican office-hold-
ers not in sympathy with his policies
Executive Chairman Emanuel I. Phillip.
in introducing temporary Chairman Michael
E Dillon. OF Ashland. extoIled the national
administration and adversely criticised the
insurgents and every speaker who fol-
lowed spoke along the same lines and
pleaded for harmony in the party.
Judge Levi II. Bancroft, OF Richland Cen
tire. formerly OF the La Toilette faction,
who was chosen as permanent chairman,
bitterly arraigned the insurgent move
ment IN Congress and within the Republ-
can party. He said II meant the disruption
Of party organization and the substitution
therefor Of A one-man despotism-
Gathered In the convention was a num-
7 LNrf-
lette. notable among whom were ex-Gov-
ernor William d. Hoard and William d.
Conner The majority OF the 1,o55 delegates
from every part of the state, however, are
adherents Of the stalwart wing of the
party.
There are five avowed candidates in the
field for the Governorship nomination, ex-
elusive Of Governor Davidson. who has not
declared himself.
The features OF Mr.. Dillon's speech we're
praise for the Republican party. and espe-
ciaIly the national administrations o.
Roosevelt and Taft, and a rebuke TO men
elected upon party tickets who use their
offices and abilities 10 delay and defeat
marty legislation 10 make political capital
FOR themselves,
Political parties. he said. must outline
their policies and when majority of dele
gated individuals agree upon those princl-
pies it is tte duty of men elected 10 office
by that party 10 aid in carrying out those
policies.
Yfce-President James S. Sherman, accom-
panied bv ex-Congressman James E Wat
son, OF Indiana. arrived in Milwaukee to-
day and was met by large reception COM
rnittee and escorted to the Hotel Pfeister
! for luncheon with 4 large number OF prom
inent Republican leaders
/ Mr. Sherman in his speech before the
/ convention pleaded the cause of regular
| Republicanism and urged the insurgents
TO return TO the fold. From the time he
uttered mis- salutation to the "Badgerites
! of Republican persuasion until the last
4 word was spoken he kept insurgency III
mind now rebuking the breaking away
! from party and then pleading for harmom-
ous and concerted action within the lines
What is a Republican the first
/ subject that Mr.. Sherman dealt with after
. he had paid a warm tribute to President
! Taft as the leader OF his party The
speaker recalled that Congressman Champ
Clark recently said the devil himself could
! not answer that question
/ That question may stump the devil,
who may naturally be assumed to be
Der-ocrat.'' said Mr. Sherman, but III
! venture Inc assertion lildl every
year-old hoy in Wisconsin can answer II
and that the simple but comprehensive
reply would he: a man who votes the
! Republican ticket AT the polls and votes
for Republican measures in Congress.
/ The Vice-President asked that il this was
the correct answer. if the converse was not
! tr1e-''that q man who does not vote the
Republican ticket who does not support
Republican measures and Republican poll
! cies is not q Republican"
Mr. Sherman was received with loud ac-
claim He said that when he received the
invitation to come 10 Milwaukee TO ad-
dress the Republican convention he was
urged by President Taft to accept it; that
the President was interested IN Wiscon-
sin. and was anxious that the party in this
state become united.
In opening his address, which in a great
measure had to do with insurgents" the
/ Nice-President said
some say We don't want leaders. We
want leaders; bat We don't want self-con-
stituted leaders"
Throughout the delivery Of his address
Mr. Sherman was frequently interrupted
with outbursts Of applause. Especially
was this 80 when he referred to President
Taft.