The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-01
Ia TOILETTE WILL
SPEAK For LENROOT
u. S. Senator Will Try to Stem
the Tide Setting In for Gov
ernor Davidson.
Special TO- The Journal.

Special to The Journal.
Milwaukee, Wis, June 3O.-It can
be positively stated that Senator La
Toilette will take the stump in behalf
of Speaker Lenroot and his candidacy
for the nomination for governor. AS
soon as the work of congress is over
Senator La Toilette will go out in
Wisconsin and deliver several speeches.
This has been determined upon because
of the manner in which support seems
to be coming to Governor Davidson.
The HouserHost imbroglio also has
had it's effect, and the need Of help
for the Lenroot-La Toilette combine
has become more and more apparent.
The decision of La Toilette to stick
to Lenroot is in the face of the in
fluence Of Isaac Stephenson, who wants
to see Senator W. H. Hatten come into
the field. Mr.. Stephenson believes that
Mr.. Hatten is the only candidate who
can successfully fight Governor David
son. Whether even Hatten, with his
record on the rate bill, can carry the
day is doubtful, according to impartial
Judges. The decision of La Toilette to
stand by the Superior man came after
a conference was held in which Len
root was begged to withdraw, so that
the administration ticket might have
some candidate more able to stand sue
cessfully against the present governor.
ject of his withdrawal, and he has
been too faithful a follower Of La
Toilette to be "dumped' by that
astute politician. The senator realizes
that for him to drop Lenroot would
be stamping him as political Judas.
Houser Case Trouble Maker.
The Houser bribery case is making
more trouble. twill come to trial Mon.
day, and the outcome can not be known
before the primaries are over. Houser
Is Being begged by the Lenroot-La
Toilette men to withdraw, but he says
he is not the sort of man to back out
under fire. The situation is being used
to. such advantage, however, by the
friends of Governor Davidson that the
Lenroot followers are thinking seriously
of forcing Houser to leave the contest
Houser might under conditions leave
the race, it is said, but in that case
would demand high price for his
loyalty to the machine. In case he were
forced out G. the race, and not treated
as he thought he deserved, he would
turn to the Davidson men out of re-
venge, and tho not an offceseeker
would give his assistance to the anti
Lenroot men.
This being the situation, the stall
warts, who have been the faction at
tackled most vigorously by La Toilette
control the day. Ihelr influence II
strong enough to be desired and al
most needed by either candidate. They
are generally believed to be will
Davidson, while the present governor
has about so per cent of the La Fol
lette vote corraled. His lieutenants ar,
thoroly organizing the state, and ar
getting good results from their sys
tematic labors.
Boy Mayor Grooming.
The declaration is out at last tina
Sherburn M. Becker, the boy mayor
wants to be governor. The contest Jus
now, however, is so sharp that he will
defer his candidacy for two years
after he has served in the mayor
chair for a full term. He will ente
the race as he did that for mayor, wit
no fractional alignment, and will use hi
independent Judgment on his cours,
not that of the members Of one tactic
or the other, who are seekers for COY
eminent jobs.