The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1902-07-11
LaFoIIett's denomination Assured
at Convention July is.
ENDORSEMENT FOR SENATOR
Leaders of Both Factions Favor Such
Action to Unite Party-Other
State Topics.

very substantial majority. The next
| question is the senatorship. There are
some of Governor LaFolIette's friends
who are opposed to Spooner's re-elec-
J ton. There are also Il lot of hot-head-
ed stalwarts who claim that the nomi-
nation of LaFollette will mean the de-
feat of Spooner, and who will possibly
! attempt to disrupt the convention, and
if not, will throw up their hands at
LaFollette's nomination and declare it
: to be to the interest of the party to
The thing to do for Republicans is to
accept the situation. support Governor
LaFollette, and pass the strongest
sort of resolution IN the convention in
dorsing Senator SpoOner for the senate.
All good Republicans from now on
to the convention should work hard for
this OutcOme-the hearty Endorsement
of the senator by the party in conven-
ton assembled While, Of course, the
senator will not make any bid and will
not say that he wants an Endorsement,
yet if one is given him it is likely that
he will come out and accept.
The fact is he can not have r9lished
the free use of his name at the eau
cuses in opposition to the governor
To some extent it has been used by
SpoOner, but We're desperate to get
votes against I.aFollette, SO they made
use of the popular name Of Spooner
Such an outcome. the reelection Of
LaFOllette and SpoOner. will be pleas
ing all round. 1t will be good news
to President Roosevelt, who cannot
want Wisconsin disrupted. 1t means
success to the party. When this is done
the LaFOllette men will be satisfied,
because they will have him as their
candidate for governor. The stalWarts
will be satisfied because they will have
Spooner as their candidate for senator
There will no doubt be some individual
boiling, but this will cut no figure.
If both are reelected it will be a
great triumph for The State Journal
and those other individuals and papers
that have advocated this All that is
needed now is prudence, good judg-
ment and party loyalty to bring it
about. There is no doubt but that is
what a majority of the Republicans in
the state desire it, The only danger
is from the hOt-heads in either faction
being able to prevent proper action.
! Convention at Madison.
The convention occurs July 10
Wednesday-at Madison. 1t is gen
orally agreed that Governor LaFollette
will be renominated by majority of
at least 200 Q,065 delegates and that
as far as he desires he will be able
to name the balance of the state tick
ct. This, of course, is tremendous
power, and the interesting question
arises whether the governors policy
! will be to strengthen himself by add
ing representatives Of the opposite fac
ton; Or whether, firing of the war I'M
der the capitol dome of the two fac
lions during the past two years. La
Toilette will put only 'halfbreeds' on
guard. For lieutenant governor Mr..
Davidson, tie present state treasurer,
! is mentioned; also eX-County Judge
! -
LaFOllette men.
Even assuming that none but the
governors friends will get office. there
are some hard fights ahead For state
treasurer there are four or five prom
1nent candidates. a number of them
eager administration men. Of course.
all cannot be made happy. Rock
Flint, the MenOmOnie editor who dis
putes the secretaryship of state with
W. l.. HouSar. is not so close to the
governor, but he has some laFolIette
backing and both men have been SO
long after the post and. indeed. are so
well fitted that the outcome will be a
shock to some one.
However, after the convention we
shall have peace. The reur of bolt
is not great-the leaders OF the party.
OF both factions, crave peace and vic
tory.
Cranberries in Wisconsin.
1t will be a surprise to some to
know that Wisconsin is third in cram
berry production in the United States.
1t is an industry that has large fut-
ure. for everybody likes cranberries.
They are nutritious and it is not posi-
BILE to raise them except under GER
tain conditions, as in Wisconsin. Rank
ing third. as we do, yet we produce bet
111,09S bushels on 5,S12 acres. The
census, however, is Incomplete, for if
shows but 101 growers. while the state
association numbers 157.
j Massachusetts is the leader in the in
/ duStry. producing nearly 600 000 h11S H.