Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-06-29
No Possibility of Compromise
in Wisconsin,,
THE NATIONAL TICKET
FEARED BITTER c6NIEsr MAY
LOSE STATE TO REFUHLdCANs.
La Toilette, Mar" Of Winning Ways,
but Dangerous-Denrocr Plan
ming to Name Sound Ticket.

Special Dispatch From a Sts6 Correspondent.
MILWAUKEE, Wis, June 2S.-Father
against son, brother against brother-a
house divided against itself. That is the
republican party in Wisconsin, and may
heaven help it, for the outlook is dark.
Politicians and people who follow politics
may remember some factfonal fights in the
past few years. even a few since the great
stalwart- breed fight in New York
In Conklings time. but there have been
none that can compare with this. 1t was an
omen of evil promise to the republicans
that the same terms are used TO designate
the factions in this contest which were ap-
piled in the Conkling feud-stalwarts and
half breeds.
When l came into the State from Chicago
there had been some talk of compromise;
1t was limited that Senator Spooner would
become alarmed at the intensity of the
fight and that in order to save the seat Of
his colleague, Senator sQuarles, and the
electoral ticket would sacrifice the stall
wart state ticket Let it be understood now
that there is no possibility of compromise
between the factions. Senator Spooner
and Senator Quarles, with all their influence
and prestige, cannot step the fight on Gov.
La Toilette, if they should desire 1t is a
fight to the finish and for blood.
Electoral Ticket in Danger.
1t may as well be stated now as later that
If the electoral ticket gets between the up
per and neither milestone it will suffer
Both sides to the contest go out of their
way to profess loyalty to Roosevelt and to
the national ticket. l am convinced that
they entertain perfect loyalty. That is, up
to the certain point and that point is
reached when the staiwart- -halfSbreed in
terests are at stake II go
Gov. La Toilette would not cofsider the
national ticket twenty seconds f. he saw
his own game going to the bad. For the
stalwarts, there is too much at sake here
at home for them to take into consideration
the question whether Wisconsin sshall go
Dental election.
I make this statement In the fate of re-
peated declarations from the lS4ders of
both sides. Each has iterated aM reiter-
ated the assertion that wha ateyer paay hap
pen to the local ticket, the electoral ticket
is safe. The formal pronunciamento of
the La Toilette faction issued this morning
takes pains to dwell upon the legality of
the La toilette republicans TO International
administration. That Is an right Is far as
it goes, but 1t will not go any further than
the necessities of the case draw the line
of limitations.
The rank and. file of the other faction are
no less determined and would do: no less
than the La Toilette people. Tkey love
Roosevelt and the republican marry, and,
while undoubtedly Spooner Quafles and
Babcock would make every other consider
alton subservient to the main question of
the national ticket the party at larfSs would
not follow them If such condescensson In
volved yielding to La Follefte,
Promise Republican Success
Leaders on both sides persist In giving
the most glowing psomises of srkpnblican
success on the nationAl tfcsef No one thus
far has explained safIsfacfbriiy how 1t can
be guaranteed. The average politician in
cold blood will have to adnlit that there
are some mighty big loop holes through
which the democrats may slip some electo-
will be several months before the show
down comes, and in that time there may be
changes.
The broil cannot be brought into the SUI
preme court of the state prior to forty days
in advance of the elections. 1t will be de-
cided with reasonable promptness, no doubt,
but not SO quickly as to permit Of any i'm
portant wire pulling by either faction 1t Is
likely that the voters will 60 into the
booths on election 6ay with the responsible
ity largely Ons their own shoulders. Eprtu-
nately, the electorate of wisconsin IL intel
ligent and capable. of properly marlsing an
Australian ballot.
! The first qneatiorto be considered ds.swill
La Toilette, In case the supreme court de-
cides against his tie3xet seing on the 01leial
ballot, bolt and Set no an independent
stickst. To that question ycu cannot Get an