The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1902-07-04
But Many Contests and Fear OF
issue of Irregularity.
WILL A BOLT BE ORGANIZED?
Likelihood That Necessity of Repub-
Iican Legislature Will Unite Suf-
ficiently for Election of Gov
ernor and Legislature.

sion. Monroe county caucuSed yeSter-
day, and today Trempealeau and La
Crosse. Governor LaFollette is getting
all that his friends dared to hope,
which is enough to nominate easily,
and even more. The result in Racine,
which every one supposed stalwart
and in some other districts, have dis
couraged many stalwarts, though the
Milwaukee Sentinel keeps up its cour-
age and figures out possible victory
The Ominous factor, however, is the
number of contests-the stalwarts are
preparing to fight for delegates in
Clarke, in Eau Claire, in Rock, and
the administration people claim some
Of Marathon. In other counties there
are charges by one or both factions of
irregularity. The feeling is bitter.
many stalwart leaders have so cut the
bridges behind them, have everything
to gain and nothing to lose, that the
danger is of some split in the conven-
ton, some bolt, some tinge of irregu-
larity that shall give the opposition
seeming grounds to resist the nOmina-
ton. Some of the stalwarts are frank
to say they will never work or vote
for the governor-they say they cannot
after so full a statement of the rea-
sons for their opposition. 1 have not
met any who are ugly to the point
where they will work against him, al
though there are such. On the other
hand, old Republicans, stalwart though
they be, are often heard to say they
Gle of their political faith Meanwhile,
the half-breed leaders, believing they
have the victory we'll in hand, are
wisely resuming a gOOd-natured spirit
and seeking to keep in line, especially
the ardent Spooner men. The Free
Press Of Milwaukee of late has been
saying some nice things of the senator
for the first time.
Votes Needed in Legislature.
The LaFOllette hope is that after the
convention the Spooner enthusiasts
will set to work to get a Republican
legislature, and any one who will sit
and figure will see that as half of 1873
votes must be centered on Spooner, the
task calls for work and a reasonable
degree of harmony on the part of both
the factions Of course, Republicans
will to some extent crafty their pref
udices-some will vote for Republican
legislators and cut the governor. But
given the nomination with the party
Endorsement and LaFOllette need have
no fears if he strengthens the state
ticket with some StalWart names and
conciliates those who fear that his
friends in the legislature will oppose
SpoOner. 1t will soon be time to name
members Of the egislature-those who
are to vote on the senatorship-and it
looks as If candidates who refuse to
stand square on the SpOoner issue
would be wiped off the face of the
others, have "resolved'' for Spooner,
and the big things he is doing at Wash
ingtOn have magnified his prestige of
late and stopped the mouths of the lit
tie fellows who were grumbling about
SpOOner.
Many Farmers Raise Sugar Beets.
1c Of sho+ o{v
talked about beet sugar in Wisconsin,
but there is one real factory fhat at
MenomOnee Falls and 1900 farmers
have contracted to raise 5000 acres of
beets this year to keep the 100000
plant busy next winter. This acreage
suggests thirty farms of one hundred
acres each, every square inch devoted
to raising beets. Practically, however,
a number Of farmers are sowing TWEEN
ty acres, though most of them much
less. Professor Henry has long ar
gued for this industry in Wisconsin,
and he agrees to furnish a chemist to
test the beets, for the farmers COM
PCuSdtIOII ocpclltlS CI tHC percentage Ol
saccharine matter in his crop The
contract provides against fire, against
discOntinuance by the farmer for good
cause; the securing of the necessary
implements is made easy, etc. 1t is
estimated that the crops will average
from twelve to fifteen tons an acre.
The usual amount of sugar obtained
from one ton of beets is 225 pounds.
The cost of raising an acre of beets is
about $50, while about $4.75 a ton is
the amount paid for the beets by the
company. The factory will begin oper-
ations in October and run night and
day until the beets are all turned into
sugar and pulp, which will take all
winter.
Raising It's Own Ties.
Necessity will correct the lack of
timber supply in the United States.
Nothing else will Avarice-no, that
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