The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-08-02
NJ |LLVRAY is OUT
State Senator Announces His
Withdrawal From the Guber-
material Campaign.
TURNS SUPPORT TO DAVIDSON
In an Open Letter the Senator Scores
LaFollette for Interfering in the
Primary Campaign in
This State

Senator ]. J. McGillivray Of Black
River Fails announced his withdrawal
I from the race for the Republican
nomination for governor yesterday.
In a statement addressed to the voters
of the state Of Wisconsin he says he
believes his withdrawal will simplify
the political situation in Wisconsin
and ascribes to Senator La Toilette
the bringing about Of the sspresent
unfortunate circumstances in the Re-
publican party of the state. !"
With Senator McGillivray's with
drawal from the contest the lines will
be more sharply drawn between Gov.
Davidson and Speaker Lenroot than
heretofore. When reports reached
Wisconsin from Washington that Sen
ator LaFollette intended to take a
hand in the primary election, Mr..
McGillivray charged the senator with
inconsistency, who while governor
had severely criticised what he called
interference by federal oficeholders
in the affairs Of the state.
Speaking of the candidates before
the people at this time Mr.. McGilli-
vray says that "a prophet only could
predict who is the most capable and
best fitted to act as governor of this
state. There may be those in the
race whom we could class as incapa-
bic. All Of the candidates may be
able to handle the duties Of the Office
with credit to the state. Presumably
all have an equal pportunity, but the
question | ask myself is, "Would it
not be an influence toward a stronger
party if one candidate withdrew his
name?" Granting that the situation
in the Republican party will be sim
plifed If one candidate withdraws his
name, feel it my duty to the party
under the present unfortunate cir
cumst ances which have been brought
about by the action of our United
States senator to make this sa crifice. -
It is generally conceded by those
who keep IN touch with political
events, that the withdrawal of Mr..
McGillivray will not add much
strength, if any, to the Ecandidacy of
Mr.. Lenroot. The majority of his
supporters would have, it is believed,
expressed their preference for Gov.
Davidson as second. choice if the
"Mary Ann" ballot which Mr.. Len
root is advocating :swould be in force.
Taking the context of his statement
which follows it would seem to indi-
cate that he, too, will support Mr.,
Davidson as against Mr.. Lenroot. He
says:
Having announced my intention to
enter the race for the office of COVER
nor before the primary election to be
held Sept. 4, feel it my duty to take
my friends who have supported me so
far, into my conidenceaand cat the
same time to thank them for the loyal
friendship shown me.
1T has always been my practice in
public affairs to be frank and state
just where stand onimen and meas
ures. When | enteredsthe race for the
nomination | had great faith in the
principles of the primary law. be-
lieved each candidate would have an
opportunity to stand onshis own mer-
its and be judged by the voters with
out any combinations of men or
money. Now that thescampaign has
progressed well on to the time Of fl
ing the nomination papers, 1 find an
effort is being made by some of our
friends to control the nomination By
undue influence inSthe interest Of GER
tain candidates. This has engendered
much feeling among the Republicans
throughout the state, and unless
something is done to quell the dissat-
isfaction, our party will suffer at the
polls.
ut is well nown fact that a party
divided against itself cansnot long ex-
ist. The Republican party will not
long remain in control half free and
half bossed. There is a strong e1e-
ment in our party who have been
loyal to it through all its trials. who
feel that they should be honored at
this time. La the past / labored to
make one of their leaders, the Hon.
Nels P. Haugen, governor, but ow-
ing to the dislike certain prominent
Republicans had to Senator La Fol
lette, Mr.. Haugen was defeated ia
the convention. Now this element
has appealed to me through some of
its members to give them a fair field
for their candidate, Mr.. Davidson,
whom they feel ought to be Endorsed
for term. This sarle element has
stood by me in my ambition Ia the
past, for which am deeply grateful,
and it would certainly be unjust Of