Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1884-10-16
The Congressional Question.



plan OF INSCRIPTIONS warfare against
the Republican nominee for Congress
IN this district, that the Democratic
press is striving to stir up factional feel
ing in the party, and open old wounds
by declaring La Toilette to be particu-
iarly identified with one or other of the
leaders in the last campaign, when
poltica. laundering and misfortune
gave the representation of this Repub-
lican district to radical Democrat and
free-trader, Burr Jones There have
been several falsehoods started by the
Bourbon organ in Madison, against Mr..
La Toilette, which have been proven
false and practically retracted, but
among all the groundless assertions
made to injure him, none is less en-
titled to support than this charge of his
being partizan. | do not care to follow
in detail the course of the canvass
which resulted in Mr.. La Folette's
generous competitor, Judge Orion, has,
after mature elaboration, publicly de-
clared to have been the best that could
have been made by the convention.
But in view of this effort of our COM
mon enemy to create dissention in our
ranks upon the battle field, desire to
rehearsc briefly the progress of the
movement that resulted in this nomlna-
ton.
From his college days Mr.. La Toilette
was favorite in Dane county. He went
from the farm to the university, sup
porting himself while there; he won for
the state the championship in the inter
collegiate oratorical contest. Entering
the legal profession, his abilities were
early recognized; and he has been dis
trict attorney twice in Dane county,
running greatly ahead of his ticket
When the question of who should
have the nomination for congress
began to be agitated, the young
Republicans and farmer friends of
Mr.. La Toilette urged his name as one
who would unite all who are DESTROYS of
forgetting every vestige of past discord
and selecting man unidentified with
past misunderstanding.
Especially was he the candidate Of
those who desired to infuse the enthusi-
assn and ardor Of young men into the
veins of the veterans of the Republican
party. In the Dane county conventions
he was supported by Republicans with
out regard to their attitude IN past
campaigns; but, as was natural from
the locality, the masses who pressed
his name were men who had supported
Mr.. Reyes in the campaign two wears
ago Mr.. Reyes himself, however, had
previously given his support to another
candidate, and he continued this sup
port. The boom fol- La Toilette in Dane
county was spontaneous and irrepres-
sible movement Mr. La Toilette had
not seen Mr.. Hazelton for two years,
nor received line for him. He did
not know, and those who stood nearest
to him in the canvass for The nomina-
ton did not know, and do not now
know, how Mr.. Hazelton stood toward
him previous to his nomination.
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belug pressed in the other parts Of tn,
district, Grant comfy simply watched
knowing that She had the power o
determining the result by giving hen
vote 70 the man best calculated to unit,
the party and lead IL to victory. Sh.
waited for II man who could heal pas
differences, who could call out the fight
ing qualities of the party, who wa:
popular, who was Il Republican in th,
broadcast sense, and could champion tn,
doctrine of protection to American la
Dor, in close conflict with Burr Jones
the intruding free-irade congressman
now miSrepresenting this district. A,
the day for the convention neared, tn,
conviction deepened into certainty, tina
La Toilette was this man. In the dis
trct conventions in Grant county
wherever an expression OF opinion was
given, it (. was found that with three ou
of four of the delegates La Toilette wa!
the favorite against the field. Sine,
the nomination was made all partie>
are supporting him. Mr.. Hazelton il
warmly supporting him, and his friend
ship is well worth having. Colone
Keyes, although he had opposed hin
before the convention, now supporl
him. Senator Treat, Judge Orion, ant
Mr.. Phil. Allen are giving him emphati,
and generous support. He will b.
elected by the votes of loyal Republi
cans, and he will creditably and trul,
represent the Republican party of Thu
district in the next Congress.