Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-11-01

nothing Besides. he saw and realized the
trend of public thought on the tariff and
the trusts and he put himself in touch with
It. A short time later he put himself at rs
head and in the last two state conventions
he and his friends have shaped the utter
ances on the tariff and the incidental issue
of the trusts. The young governors views
have predominated over the old men VINO
believe that it is not good TO tinker with
the tariff any earlier than absolutely neces-
sary. The differences are not thus Tar serl-
GUS enough TO displace the usual repuoil-
can majority in the state, but there Is IN
doubtedly much jealousy and dislike OF the
present governor, who is ruling Things with
a strong hand.
Wisconsin's Bitter Struggles.
I'm IN Wisconsin is the bitterest of all
fights Governor LaFollette is personally
detestable to the old regular, or stalwart,
republicans of Wisconsin. He is not max
ing the feeling for him any better by de-
clarins that he cannot and will not give his
assent to the return of Senator Spooner to
the United States Senate until the latter
espouses and supports the state platform.
This platform contains many lSlnS that
Senator Spooner, Senator Quarles and the
Wisconsin stalwarts believe to be ruinous to
the future of the republican party n ,e
state If they become firmly Embedded, AMI
therefore the stalwarts refuse TO come out
openly for the platform, merely giving thtlr
support to Governor LaFollette
Senator Spooner contends that 1t Is his
prerogative as a senator to discuss national
issues and he is doing that, leaving state
issues alone. Besides his hostility to Sen
ator Spooner, Governor LaFollette is perat-
ing members of previous legislatures which
declined to pass certain laws the governor
wanted put upon the books. He is doing
this in the face of the fact that many or
the members of those legislatures are again
candidates for the Legislature To weH-ln-
lie har no eli
cal in Wisconsin. The belief prevails that
Governor LaFollette wants to be RIO OF
Senator Spooner and is, in roundabout
way, encouraging his followers to knife the
Spooner nominees for the legislature.
Should this be done the legislature would
be controlled by democrats and Latoilette
republicans, and the governor would De
temporarily rid of the brainiest OF MS OPP
Qonents,
The Spooner republicans feel that the gov
ernor means treachery, and there is
strong disposition among them to retaliate
by voting for Mayor Rose of Milwaukee, the
democratic nominee for governor Mayor
Rose has thoroughly campaigned the state,
and has not hesitated to attack Governor
IaFollette personally, characterfzIns MIN
as dangerous man. Until Governor La
Follette's fresh outbreak about Senator
Spooner few days ago the factlons were
apparently getting together and the outlook
was for the election of LaFollette ana a
Spooner legislature. Right now nobody
knows what will be the outcome. Republl-
can candidates for the House of Representa-
tives not endangered.
In Michigan and Minnesota the diner
ences among the republicans are SO far
merely those of policy as to the tar1n ana
the trusts. These differences will not pre-
vent the usual republican maJoritleS next
week, II is claimed.
The Troubles in Illinois.
Illinois is rent with factional troubles OF
the worst kind. Senator Mason has stirred
OH vate and
The state administration than has been
known in years and the democrats are
chuckling with delight, expecting to reap
a rich harvest in members of the House Of
Representatives and in a legislatu re that
will be hostile to Representative Hopkins,
the party nominee for the United states
Senate to succeed Senator Mason. The
Mason faction in Illinois is not nearly so
powerful either of the Wisconsin fac
tions, but the Wisconsin trouble has not
progressed to the same bitter point it has in
Illinois. Senator Mason hopes to secure
enough friends in the legislature to hold
the balance of power. With the support
of the democrats he can be returned to the
Senate. That is his plan, and it Is working
dangerously near to success If the news
from Illinois is straight. Senator Cullom
and the other republican leaders, whose
opinions are to be regarded as wefghty, say
that the democrats and Mason republicans
will not come anywhere near controlling
the legislature. The effect of the fight. it
Is Claimed, Is TO Kill Governor 1ateS all
time to come as political power of magni-
tude in Illinois. s.--
Indiana is apparently presenting a solid
front of the republican hosts. The personal
differences between Senator Beveridge and
Senator Fairbanks are not cutting any
figure in this campaign. and may never
threaten republican prospects m that state,
although for a time the outlook was not so
good in this direction.
Serious Effect in Delaware.
The historical Addicks and anti-Addcks
suicidal trouble in Delaware is being fought
out to the bitter end this year. 1t has pre-
vented Delaware from having two republic
can senators and has reached that death
clasp nature as to practically insure a dem
ocratic legislature next Tuesday and two
democratic United States senators. The
democrats are so certain of this that they
have already apportoned out the senator
ships. One is to go to ex-senator Kenny
and the other to young Salisbury, a mem
Der of the prominent Delaware family of
that name. Addicks is watching the dis
appearance of his years of hope with grim
composure, but is going down with a bloody
knife in his hand. The anti-Addiclls fac
ton cares more about Kidding the party of
Addicks forever than of securing two sena-
tors, and thus the fight stands. Mr. Addicks
declares that II the administrator had rec
ognized his power in the state and given
him the appointments the anti-Addicks op-
position would have melted away and the
party would have been strong. President
Roosevelt refused to recognize either fac
ton and gave the patronage in the state to
Dr. Ball. the representative who is an anti
Add1cks man. Practically all the federal
appointments have been hostile to Addicks
for this reason.
Pennsylvania Is differences are not thought
to be serious enough to lose the state in the
gubernatorial election.
There are no visible evidences of fac
tional trouble in New York and If the re-
publicans lose there it will be because their
oid-tme enemies have gotten together and
are making fight as they did in the old
days. " o
The New England states are free from
iactional troubles of material moment. and
In Ohio the old sores are not believed to he
producing any inconvenience to the party.