The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1912-06-21
WISCONSIN SPLIT HELD
CENTER OF THE STAGE
n. T. Cochems, Who Nominated Nc
Govern for Chairmansh p, Re-
signs from Delegation.

day. From 10 in the morning, when
the Wisconsin delegation met for it's
final Caucus, until the election OF
Senator Elihu Root as temporary
chairman of the republican national
convention, Wisconsin and the Wis
consin idea were on every man S
tongue and in every mans thoughts.
1t started when the delegates filed
into their seats with the La Toilette
banner at it's head and the first real
cheer of the convention was accord
ed the banner and the men who bore
1t. Then came d lull during which
the effort of the Roosevelt forces to
turn down the temporary roll of
delegates prepared by the national
committee was defeated and at last
the convention reached the stage
where nominations for temporary
chairman were in order.
George L. Record and Former
Gov. John Franklin Fort of New
Jersey, gave signal to Henry F.
Cochems, delegate from the Fifth
Wisconsin district, and the man who
nomination before the convention of
1908. Mr.. Cochems rushed to the
edge Of the speakers platform and
was hoisted upon it by the New Jer-
sey men and then and there turned
the spotlight on Wisconsin,
Speaking for himself "as an indi-
vidual and in the name of the pro-
gressive republicans and of those
who constitute the 80 per cent of
common people in the United States"
he placed the name of Gov. Francis
E. McGovern before the convention
as candidate for temporary chair
man
But when Gov. Herbert S. Hadley
Of Missouri, the leader of the Roose-
welt forces, Immediately seconded
the nomination, Wisconsin men ev-
erywhere throughout the great Coli
scum looked at each other with sur
prise and dawning comprehension
in their eyes. 1t was apparent that
WiscOnsin's governor and Wiscon-
sins senior senator had reached the
parting of the way
When Walter L. Houser, manager
of the La Toilette campaign for the
presidential nomination, obtained
recognition at the close of the Sec
onding speeches it was to repudiate
Mr.. Cochems as a spokesman for
Wisconsin
No one who Endorsed McGovern
as La Toilette man has any right
to say that he represented the Wis
consin senator in doing so - said Mr..
Houser. Senator La Toilette re-
fuses now to be forced into any alii-
ance with any candidate
Il say to you now" he continued,
that the Wisconsin delegates voted
decisively not to present a candidate
for this convention. l state this that
the history of La Follette's campaign
in this convention shall be kept
straight, and he shall not be held re-
sponsible for this attempt to force
him into an alliance with a candi-
date with whom he has nothing in
common"
Interest. in the roll call which fol-
lowed centered in the Wisconsin
vote. They give the roll as follows:
Andrew K. Dahl-Lauder
Walter l.. Houser-Lauder.
Alvin P. Observation-Disclosures
Francis E. McGovern-Not voting.
First district S. c. Golf and w. S.
oodland-Lauder
Second, Charles w. Pfeifer, Lau-
der. L. A. Wright McGovern.
Third, NJ B. Olbrich-Gronna. w.
]. Pearce-Lauder
Fourth, Christian Doerfer and
John G. Kleczka-McGover
Fifth, H. F. Cochran and w. P.
Jobse--McGovern.
Sixth, w. E. Hurlburt and William
Manthe-McGovern.
Seventh, o. w. Schoengarth-M
Govern. J. A. Stone-Lauder.
Eighth, A. W. Meow
ern. F. E. Winch-Lauder.
Ninth, S. H. Cadyand, L. l.. John
son-Lauder.
Tenth, H. S. Comstock and w. C.
Owen-Lauder
Eleventh, D. c. Jones and A. w.
acknowledgements
On the heels of the action of Wis
consin's delegation, Cochems issued
letter to Gov. McGovern in which
he resigned as delegate from the
Fifth district. In the letter he con-
dennis La Follette's attitude in view
of the fact that Roosevelt is appar-
emily the only progressive candidate
who can defeat Taft