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Washington. May 26.-Letters from
Wisconsin indicate that the L. Toilette
faction will attempt TO defeat Babcocll
for congress in the Third district. Bah
cock is chairman of the republican con-
gressioual committee. and the bitter
fractional fight in his own state is a
menace to republican success IN the
lower house. 1t vas only by reason OF
h%erculean work in his district that he
was able to secure the nomination. all
though he has been chairman of his
party's congressional COMMITTEES for ten
years.
Babcock identified himself with the
'.stalwart" or Spooner faction in the re-
cent state convention fight. although
La Toilette carried six of the eight
counties in the Third district, receiving
"A out of 103 delegates. Babcock was
elected to the Fifty-eighth congress
with a clear majority over h demo-
cratic and prohibition candidates of
o,S9+. With a La Toilette candidate for
congress in the held his majority would
not save him from defeat.
Fought the Ship Subsidy.
Another district which the La Fol-
lette men may try to throw to the
democrats is the Ninth, represented by
Edward S. Minor. to whom great credit
is justly given for a long and effective
fight against the ship subsidy scheme.
Minor was one OF the boilers from the
convention last week. He is popular
throughout his district, but four years
ago. on account of unsatisfactory APP
p~ointnlents, had a ard struggle for a
denomination. His district Went 60 to
20 against La Toilette. but the "regu-
lars as the La Toilette men are called,
are talking of nominating a candidate
there against Minor. and he will be
lucky If the expected does not happen.
In the First district there is, on the
other hand, a feeling hat Representa-
tive Cooper should be disciplined for
siding with La Toilette and sending
delegates to the state convention who
We're opposed to the "stalwarts." The
latter carried the district with CT dele
gates to AZ, but Cooper's strong counties
were solid for La Toilette. 1t is many
years since the western end of the dis
tr1ct has a a candidate tor congress.
and there are several strong men there
who want to come to Washington the
first chance they get, and this may be
the one chance they have been looking
for.
Author Of Philippine Home Rule.
Cooper is n of the best lawyers
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predetermined and successful legisla-
tor. To him is due the home rule act
for the Philippines, which was passed
by the last congress-. He has always
shown a liberal spirit toward the de-
Tendencies and his firmness and skill
have alone been able to thwart the COL
onial legislation intended for the BEN
Eft of land and mining schemes.
The LaFollette wing OF the party
In Wisconsin carried five of the con-
gressional districts in the struggle for
the state convention and the stall
warts six districts. including the
Sixth, which is democratic. In three
of these districts it is understood that
the representatives are friendly to La
Toilette. ana they will not be disturbed
If the "stalwarts" do not carry their
warfare to the extreme limit. This,
it is not likely they will do, but from
what has taken place there is
to expect that the LaFollette leaders
will not pass by the opposition of Bah
cock and Minor and possibly Often in
the Fourth district.