Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1904-11-21

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applies to the election of the sue
cessor to Senator Joseph v.
Ouarles. But Gov. La Toilette
docs not want to trust the peo-
pie" to name the next senator.
1 He wants to do it himself. He
thinks that he will be able to CON
troll the Republican legislative
caucus and name one of his crea-
lures to the senate or slip in him
self as a compromise candi-
date, in event the "reiormers"
should be unable to agree upon
one of the other candidates. 1t
the governo did not have the
control of Legislature he would
have the secretary of state call a
primary and insist that the legis-
lature would be under moral OBJ
legation to abide by the results.
Then he would have everything
to gain and nothing to lose. But
it has developed that the prlEa-
airy election act is a godsend to
Ouarles and the stalwarts and
the governor repudiates it, for it
is Obvious that his Milwaukee
organ has mot denounced the prl-
mary election act without con-
sulting him. The organ has re-
ceiwed it's instructions and it is
carrying them out to the letter.
| The anti-pass law and the cor
! rupt practices act have gone by
the board ard now the primary
election act has been repud'ated
by it's own authors even before
the votes by which it was adopt
ed have been canvassed and the
law officially pronounced to be
in force. It is declared to be
folly and nonsense" to nom
mate candidates for the United
States senate by direct vote and
that no obligation rests upon the
legislature to abide by the vot-
ers' verdict in a senatorial pri-
mary. The "reformers" have
gotten the Offices by espousing
primary reform and having got
ten the Offices. they propose to
repudiatc the primary election
TACT in the expectation that it
will better enable them to get the
office of United States senator.
1t is matter of small moment
to the Daily News whether
! Quarles or a "reformer" shall be
elected to the United States SEN
ate. It would prefer to see Al
bert R. Hall elected, but whether
Performer" or stalwart, the next
senator will be Republican and
a supporter of Republican poll
cies. But if the Republican vot-
ers of Wisconsin have a prefer
ence for any Of the candidates
they should be given opportu-
nifty to express it and the legisla-
ture should abide by their YER
dict. If they want Quarles their
wish should be respected. If
they desire to be represented by
Isaac Stephenson or w. D. Con
nor the Republican members of
the legislature should obey their
mandate.
To deny the right of the ma
jority of the Republican voters
to name. the next United States
senator is to deny the basic prln-
ciple of the primary election act.
The only excuse that thelaw has
for existence is that it gives to
the voters opportunity to name
candidates for office without the
intervention of caucuses and con-
ventions. A legislative caucus is
no more representative OF the
people than state convention.
fit be folly" and nonsense
to nominate candidates for the
United States senate by direct
vote, what form of idiocy is it to
nominate candidates for state
offices at primary election?
Is there single principle that
Gov. La Toilette and his satel-
lites are not willing to sacrifice
for the sake of political power
and fractional advantage?-Mil-
waukee Daily News.