The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1902-06-06
SIX WEEKS TO JULY IS
One Forecast Gives LaFoIIette
Over 100 Majority.
OUR CONGRESSMAN ARE HAPPY
Escape the Dreaded Factionalism-
Spooner Approved 10y Many La
Toilette Men.

Madison. Wis, June 3.-The cam
| paign has reached the point where
forecasts are beiIg made on the result
| of the Republican state convention.
! The State Jour Ill led off last week
| not claiming alI that some LaFoliette
| champions do--Aut figuring 595 votes
! for LaFollette and 40 for Whitehead
| Some of the seventy counties and parts
| of counties il reckoned doubtful, but
| placed them So Necessary for q
choice J33. Milwaukee county is an
| uncertain factor. The State Journal
! gave the governor but thirty votes
| here and the balance 11G) to White
| head, but the formers lieutenants say
this is too little for LaFollette The
| congressional conventions are fast be-
| Ing held, and most of the present del
| egatiOn will get back without contest
| The congressman have been a good
deal upset by the fractional disturb
ance. Living in Washington, as they
are against the governor they have
| been filled up with one side of the
| story; and when Wisconsin visitors
! told them that the governor was going
| to be reconstructed, they jeered at him.
| The news from the state, however
would find access to them, and they
have worried a good deal. 1t is said
| that when they heard Senator Villas
| quoted as fOrecasting the governors
| denomination, they began to get very
| serious and the dreaming habit ceased
| The congressional conventions thus
| far held have been the scene of more
or less friction between the factions,
! but the congressman themselves have
| been very glad to get out as easily as
| they are doing without losing their
| friends in either camp. There have
been resolutions for this fellow or the
other adopted or suppressed, but where
the level heads in the party have been
| allowed to have their way, the conven-
| tons have kept out of the fractional
| fight and done the business they were
| called to do
| Whitehead Sustained at Home.
The formal approval of Senator
| Whitehead in his own district was i'm
| pOrtant in keeping him in the race
! and satisfying the Milwaukee stalwart
leaders that even man of blameless
habits and sturdy principles can get
votes. While some counties may fiirt
with Il third man for. varietys sake or
to pave the way for dark horse. the
party will drift down to the state CON
yentiOn now, lined up for Whitehead
or LaFollette 1t is a fight to a finish.
LaFOllette is suffering from lack of
skilled leaders in some of the northern
counties where the people want to
vote for him, but where the newspa-
perS and county office holders and
county seat magnates are stalwarts;
yet it is expected some active spirits
can be dispatched to the scene to or
ganiZe and deliver the vote at the eau
cuses. The governor is brisk and hope
ful-as always, outrunning his friends
in expectations, but throwing his full
strength into the campaign 1t is sur
priSing how many men of local inf1u-
ence are putting in heavy strokes for
him. They work with their unselfish
loyalty and enthusiasm which charac-
terlZed them in past campaigns-few-
er Of them to be sure, but many and
strong enough to keep the stalwarts
very active.
In the meanwhile there is scarce anv
talk of issues. A lot of us believe earn
eStly III the direct vote and support
the governor that he may achieve if.
but one couldn't now get a corporal's
guard excited over it in discussion.
Tax reform is as near the heart of
the people as anything, and LalFol-
lette is strongest, in that they regard
him as one brave enough and eager to
push it through; bul business men
and great conservative contingent of
the electorate are afraid of excitement
"AohS LILIES me anu prefer TO nave the
reform proceed carefully rather than
as a feverish propa ganda. The gov
erEOr is hampered by the fact that
Whitehead fathered the tax commits
sion and good many of its best
friends are partial to him and incline
to such Il policy as Whitehead would
be apr to forward
Spooner's Part in 1t AL
Spooner is stronger as the weeks go /
by, through the making clear Of what
L have always contended, that the |
mass of LaFollette men are for him.
Conventions like those of aaron and
Dunn comties-strong LaFollette |
counties-are for Spooner. This shows !!
the normal sentiment of Wisconsin /
people apart from Milwaukee and !
Madison. where they sit mn NIGHTS do |