The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-10-16
ROOSEVELT WILL
 GARRY WISCONSIN,
Walter WeIIman Sums U p the
 Situation
VICTORY FOR LAFOLLETIt
General Feeling, However, Ia That the GubernatorIal Candidate VIII Run Below the National
 Ticket.

Chicago, Ill. October 15-(Special.) 1.-The Chicago Record-Herald. republican newspaper. sent Walter Wellman to Wis consin to report the political situation in that state In a dispatch from Madison, MT. Wellman says:
 "There Is war within the republican party of Wlsconsin-war so fierce and bitter as to be almost without precedent in the political annals of our country. But when, early next month, the smoke lifts from the field of battle, there is little doubt It will be found these things have happened:
 "President Roosevelt has carried the state by 50,0O0 to 100000
 "Governor Lafollette has been reelected by a plurality nearly as largo as that given to the national ticket.
 All of the republican representatives in congress have been reelected.
 '"rhe legislature again Is republican by an overwhelming majority though the democrats may make some gains over their present meager strength in the as- sembly.
 'The new legislature will be completely under the domination of the man who is now the recognized and victorious leader of republicanism in Wisconsin. Lafollette rlumph.
 Tn other words, 1t is to be Lafollette triumph all along the line.
 That this Is to be the outcome, and that President Roosevelt is not in the slightest danger is the opinion of every man with whom have talked, be he half breed stalwart or democrat It is not dif- ficult to foresee these other events in the near future.
 "A Lafollette legislature which will at last respond to the governors will by en- acting complete primary election law and by creating a railway rate commis- sion with power to reduce freight rates upon all the railways in the state.
 "A Lafollette legislature which will fail to re-elect United States Senator Quarles and choose, instead, a man named by GoYernor Lafollette = Probably Isaac Stephenson or Judge Webb.
 And republicans everywhere through out the country will regret to learn there exists possibility that, as another after effect of this strife within the party in this state and of the triumph of his ene- miles, the brilliant John Colt Spooner, prince of leaders in the United States senate, will soon retire from public life and resume the practice of law, perhaps in New York city
 Will Go Over to Peck.
 Probably not one in ten of the men who are responsible for keeping the stall wart ticket In the field intends to vote that ticket next month. Almost to a man they will go over to Peck, the democratic candidate, as the surest way to make their votes count against Lafollette.
 'It was decided to keep the Scofield ticket in the field because it is believed there are thousands of republicans who do not approve of Lafollette who are unwilling to go the length of voting for a democrat.
 Ten or twenty, thousand republicans may be bitter enough to make the jump Compensation for these losses, whatever they may be. Lafollette is pretty sure to find from the democratic ranks.
 "The democratic campaign in this state Is not very earnest, not very hopeful. Neither Parker nor Peck has a chance. and democratic leaders know it. The stall wart chiefs do not hope to beat Lafol- lette; they do alm to keep his plurality below RooseveIts."