The Minneapolis journal., 1902-07-18

(The account of the conventions final
work will be found on page 81.
From Staff Correspondent.
Madison, Wis, July 1S.-"La Toilette
for president" that Is the talk here
among the enthusiasts They say he is a
Roosevelt kind of q. man, and that when
the president has had one more term no
better successor can be found than
Fighting Bob La Toilette Of Wiscon-
sin, In nominating La Toilette the other
day Judge Chynoweth of Madison re-
viewed his career with that attention to
detail and emphasis upon the salient
achievements that Is expected of presi-
dental but not required of gubernatorial
candidates. 1t was suggested then that
the judge bad peeped into the future and
made up his mind that now was good
time to sum up La Follette's splendid
career to date and send 1t out to the
tention of the whole nation was turned to
Wisconsin. r- s..---- :.
Stranger things have happened than the
making OF president out Of La Toilette.
The republican party in the nation is ripe
ior some such regenerating revolution as
has been worked in Wisconsin. In fact
Roosevelt Is doing work in national af-
Jars that can be compared to what La
follette has wrought in Wisconsin.
But hrst La Toilette must go to the
united states senate. It is E generally
taken Tor granted that ,Spooner is elm
mated by the work of the convention. La
toilette could not gracefully succeed him.
and must stay in the governors chair two
years longer to complete the work he has
IN hand. Tom" Gill of Milwaukee, coun-
Sc! for the Wisconsin Central railroad, is
talked of to succeed Spooner. Gill Is
looked upon by the La Toilette men as a
square corporation attorney. They say
that ne contents himself with making ar
guments before legislative committees,
and resorts to none of the disreputable.
unpleasant and undignided tactics of some
corporation attorneys. Gill would like
nothing better than six years In Wash
ington.
La Toilette is booked to succeed
Quarles when the latters tenn expires.
Alter tnat La Toilette may begin to look
toward the White House. He has already
had much greater political experience
IN Doth state and national politics than
Roosevelt had when elected president. He
has served three terms in congress. will
PROBABLY have two terms as governor to
his credit, and election to the senate
would completely round out a course OF
training for the presidency. - -.
While it is generally believed that
Spooner cannot go back to Washington,
after the candid way in which the con-
vention invited him to subscribe to the
La Toilette creed, there is no doubt that
there, Is very strong wish among the
republican masses of the state that he
could find a way to do so, and thus In
sure his reelection. It is asserted in
| some quarters that the condition was not
imposed in good faith, and that spoone1
will be put out anyway. do not be-
lteve that If-Spoonera will come back
take hand in the campaign, support the
republican platform in his speeches. as
! aHe good party men in the state will do
regardless of their personal views, he
will be sent back to Washington for siz
years more, with: the greatest pleasure
and alacrity. The people Of. Wisconsin
including the intensest La Toilette men
fully appreciate spooner's ability, his