The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-04-29
BOTH SIDES HOPEFUL
LaFoIlette Losing Strength But
May Have Enough
Delegates.
COOK THE DECISIVE FACTOR
Taft Coming to MadisOn-TOrty No
in InstailmentS for Widows.

paign is still hot and at last thank
heaven, the weather is warmer. Tie
delayed spring was causing genuine
alarm. Mr.. McKerrow said that not
for thirty-three years was there such
cold spring. AS 1t Is, even under
the most hopeful conditions, crops will
be late in maturing, and defective. No
summer institutes will be held this
year, although the sixteen last sum-
mer proved very popular. The annual
appr0priat ton is $50, 0OO--not enough.
Both Republican factions are claim
ing the victory. The stalwarts had
some of their crack conventions early,
and the results quite aStOnlShed peo-
pie who did not know the whole state
field. AS it is, the StalwartS are con-
fident that the succession Of signs or
weakening in the farmer support OF
LaFOllette are a trend that will put
him out of business at the state con-
ventiOn. But Mr.. Castle, Mr.. Erick
son and other close figurers for the
governor insist that he cannot fail Of
denomination. The fact IS, 1t will be
very close, and no one knows 1t is
certain that the Cook votes will be all
important, probably decisive. Govern
or LaFollette is such a handy pOliti-
clan that he may make some deal with
the Cook delegates. He rarely gets
left in competition of this sort.
Once More ON the Stump.
The governors speeches at Milwau-
kee were along his familiar lines Of in
sistence that the railroads are gouging
the people. Milwaukee is full Of work
ing men, socialists and the like, and,
as q rule, Governor LaFOllette is pref
ty successful in reaching that class.
But the revelations as to his high Off
GERS carrying passes in their vest peck
cts, and the fact that Berger and the
other socialists regard LaFOllette as
an Old-line party man, takes the edge
off his elOquence this time to an extent.
There is no doubt that the governor
includes the senatOrship at Washing
ton in his program. If he has a ma
jOrity he will show no mercy to Sena-
tor Quarles. and will take the seat him
Self-that is the belief here. 1t was
proposed to make this an issue in the
campaign-tO ask him whether he
would, if elected governor, serve out
his term, but the matter has not been
taken up. The way will be clear for
him to do as he pleases. There Is talk
of Burr W. Jones for gOvernor-thcre
is always this talk And there is talk,
too, of ex-senator. Villas. 1t will be in
teresting to see-next year-if Dem,
Ocrat can be elected. assuming that
that party is wise enough to name
some acceptable man. If it were not
presidential year. some popular Demo
crat could sweep the state. so tired are
the people of the factiOnal fight. The
railways will be more in politics from
VOW on. There is NO question that
they, with the manufacturers. and 9th
cr vested interests, are thoroughly
Alarmed at LaFOllettee!sm, and the lat
t,r are afraid that his policies will put
them out of business.
Things at the University.
The state university is moving to-
ward commencement or, as it will be
known this year, toward the jubilee
This is tie fiftieth anniversary. Scarce
~ a less important event will be tire
coming of the secretary of War-Will-
lam Taft-knOwn to most college men
as Bill" Taft The Psi Z order is to
have it's national convention here,
when some 300 collegians will assem-
BILE and Secretary Taft will be a star
guest The spring time brings the col
lege boys and girls out on the streets,
as summer attracts the flies from their
cracks. From now until June, when
the student body goes, all will be life
in Madison. 1t is very Pleasant for
those of us who live here, almost us
pleasant as the quiet when they leave
town for season.
Has Forty Dry Towns.
Forty out of 120 Wisconsin COM
munities where the question OF no IL
cense was voted Oh this spring have
decided in favor of no license. accord
inc to Superintendent Hare of the Wis
consin Anti-SaloOn league. The hot
test contest was at Lake Geneva,
where no license won for the first time.
There were warm contests at Bran
don. North Freedom, Clinton, Milton,
and Richland Center. A big vote was
polled at Eau Claire, bit not enough
to close the saloons. Only two towns
in Columbia county voted on the Ii
-cense question. Pardeeville voted no
license and Lodi will have saloons.
The Wealthy Believe in Insurance.
It is said that ninetenths of business
men fail. which means that even those
trained to look after money lose it.
What sense then in our present insur-
ance system, which dumps into the
laps of widows and orphans thousands
of dollars in cash? Can they wisely
invest it? Can they hold on to the
principle, to say nothing of the inter
est, year after year? Observation
saws not. In eight or ten years eS-
Hates melt away. 1t is surprising.
They do it better in these days. If a
mans life is insured for $4,000. the
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