The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1904-10-22

A recent dispatch from Milwaukee, WiscOn.
sin, says:-As the Republican fight in Wis
consin progresses it is daily becoming more
bitter. All efforts 10 settle it have failed.
President Roosevelt has failed, the national
committee has failed Sen. John c. Spooner has
failed. 1t is 10 be fight TO a finish extending
far beyond election day. The stalwarts do not
hope to carry the election. But the fight must
90 on. La Toilette must be eXterninated,
And La Toilette is equally determined and
defiant
There will be no peace, he says until
the last one of the gang has been tagged and
read out of the party.
After the election the Stalwarts will fight La
Toilette in the Legislature. and they will con
Time the fight while they are waiting for the
next campaign 1t will be carried into local
contests, into county, city, village and town
ship elections.
Friends are parted, families disagree, aud
in many instances business relations are al.
fecied. Friends who differ on politics regard
each other with suspicion. good halt
breed" or La Toilette man will not deal with
n stalwart in business way 1t he can avoid IT.,
and vice versa.
There are many peculiar and complex stu
atious Most marked of these is the case ct
Congressman Babcock. He Is a radical Stal-
wart, but he is going to run on the la Toilette
ticket. La Toilette men resent thls, but eau
help themselves, so they are gong TO cut hun
and vote for Herman GrCiophorSt, Democrat
who held Office under Governor La Toilette
until a few DAYS ago and is friendly TO him.
Babcock and La Toilette, once personal
friends. are now bitter enemies. Neither
knows the other when they meet. Each has
a strong following in the Third district, but
neither is strong enough beat the other
La Toilette Is taking hand in the legisa
tive contests and In dozens of instances he has
advised the turning down Of Republicans un
friendly TO him. Where be has been unable
10 head of nominations he has advised his
friends to vote for Democrats. He has thus
sidetracked many legislators who opposed his
measures two and four years ago. In each
case the fight mas been SO personal hat the
defeated candidate has become his personal
enemy.
A La Toilette man will openly tell you that
Spoouer must be run out utthe 5enate. When
Roosevelt recently took steps tc have harmony
restored here he appealed 10 Spooner. and the
latter yielded and proposed TO pull down the
Sialwart ticket. But a conference OF STAT
warts turned both him and Roosevelt down.
I'VE are fighting for principle, against la
Folletteisn." they said. The fight must 20
on"
Spoouer himself withdrew. but his sons are
out working harder than ever against La Fol
iette, IN disregard Of the Senator : counsel 10
quit.
-Four wears ago la Toilette wus iusirumep.
tai in eiecIing senator Joseph v QBar.ss.
Next 10 Spoouer. Senator QnaHss is today Ia
Toilette bitierpst toe, QuaFies Is up ior re
election, but he has not the ghost Of a zboS
with La Toilette fighting him. Foar years ago
Quarlrs beat Isaac Stephenson. the millionaire
mberman. for the Senate. la Toilette fought
Stephenson. and today Stephenson is Ia Fol
le,ie's financial hacker, and may succeed
QuarIes
Four years ago f. !. Philip tuanccd Ia
Folleua's guberuatorial campaign Today
Philip j. be- sbrewdesi organizer the S,alwa!i'
have 10 their ranks, When Prcs,deu, Rogse.
Welt last week suggested peace !, vas Philip
who came out and said. No, vel light 10 the
lat ditch Ne vlil fight la Toilette until he
is out. Philip knows the 6Eh. IS lost SO far
as this campaign goes. but keep the >talsAri
organization together uaul the Next cam
paign' j. his counsel.
Then there IS the case Of John J. hempt.
Years ago la Toilette wrote him saying be
would ike 70 run for Governor, bUt did aal
have money 20 finance has campaign "hGa
anyway wruJe hemqt Il j. see shat can
be done As a starter kcmpt sent hts cheek
for $500 and raised $500 more Il gave Ia
Toilette his start Today la Toilette and
Kempf are enemies. kempf va, not radsca.
enough, aud when he ran Cor treasurer be dld
So 10 opposition 20 Ia Toilette ksmVf hss
since been removed from office by - Toilette
because he could not FURNISH an increased isoud
demand la Foilaue is uow irving 70 Aevl
him of the Republican ticket.
Recently the Sfa!varts arrsuEei a meeting
which Fornker Addrcsstd The la Toilette
men stayed away. las, night Fairbanks spoke
here under La Toilette auspices. Ihis time
the Staiwagts STAYED away The hgbl within
the Republican party is Tar more butter than
between the parties. In fact, both sides caIe'
10 the Democrats. Up 10 th5s umg their assist
ance has helped - Toilette.