Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1904-10-14
LA TOILETTE WILL WIN.
Correspondent Thinks That Roosevelt
and Little Governor Will Win.


and Little Governor Will Win.
Madison, Wis, Oct. IA. - Waite
Wellman's special to the Record Her
aid says:
There Is war within the republican
party of wisconsin-war so fierce ane
bitter as to be almost without prece.
dent in the political annals of oul
country. But when, early next month
there Is little doubt it will be fount
these things have happened:
President Roosevelt has carried the
state by $4,000 to 100000.
Governor La Toilette has been re.
elected by plurality nearly as large
as that given to the national ticket.
All the republican representatives 4,
congress have been reelected.
The legislature again republican by
an overwhelmingly majority, tho the
democrats may make some gains over
their present meager strength in the
assembly.
The new legislature will be COM
Dletely under the domination of the
man who is now the recognized an5
victorious leader Of republicanism in
Wisconsin.
In other words, it is to be a la
Toilette triumph all along the line
That this is to be the outcome, ano
that President Roosevelt is not in the
slightest danger, is the opinion OF
every man with whom 1 have talked
be he half breed, stalwart or democrat
It is to be hoped, therefore, this fore
cast Of a La Toilette victory VIII no.
be regarded as evidence of bias in tne
governors favor. If the indications
were for a stalwart victory, or dem
ocratic victory, that fact would be Sc,
down in this dispatch, as it is the writ
er's business simply to report condl-
lions as he finds them, regardless OF
what they are.
mistaken as to the present situation
what is known as La Folletteism is to
be fastened upon the state of Wiscon-
sin for at least two years to come
What La Folleteeism really is we shan
have occasion to explain at some
length in q future dispatch. Coninlng
our attention just now to the election,
its probabilities and its Significance,
it Is not difficult to foresee these other
events in the near future.
Adoption by the people at the polls
of the complete primary election sys-
tenn which LaFollette has so positively
advocated, and legislature which will
respond to the will Of the governor by
creating a railway rate commission,
with power to reduce freight rates on
all the railroads in the state.
A La Toilette legislature, which will
fail to re-elect United States Senator
Quarles and choose instead a man
named by Governor La Follette-prob-
able Isaac Stephenson or Judge Webb.
And republicans everywhere turnout
the country will regret to learn there
exists a possibility that as another af-
ter effect Of the strife within tbs party
IN his state and Of the triumph of his
enemies the brilliant John Colt Spoon
er. 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.
In the ordinary course of things one
would suppose this combination of
boiling and guerrillaism would lead to
the defeat Of La Toilette and the cleo
ton Of Peck. La Toilette had only
$4,000 plurality two years ago, and, if,
as some OF the stalwarts claim, there
are $4,000 republicans ready to vote
the democratic ticket that figure would
be easily wiped out. as well as the
larger probability due to the heavier
vote of presidential year. And this
leaves out Of the count the few thou
sands Of republicans who will step half
way and vote for Scofield
But there is no evidence that any
thing like $4,000 republicans will go
over to Peck. Twenty or thirty thou
sand may be bitter enough to make the
jump Compensation for these losses
Ehatsvtr they may be. La Toilette is