The Minneapolis journal., 1906-07-11
.CONNOR WILL WIN
WITHOUT A FIGHT
wIscoNsIN's CHAIRMAN SLATED
FOR LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
La Follette-L.enroot Faction Knows of
No Candidate for Second Place Ex-
oept the Marshfield Man-Berger,
Disciple of Phelps Stokes Socialism,
Is Turned Down at Home.
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal r.. ~.
Milwaukee, Wis, July n:--According to the
statements Of friends Of Irvine Z: Lenroot. OF
Superior, candidate for the republican nomina-
tion for governor, State Chairman W. D. Con-
nor Of Marshfeld, candidate for lieutenant COVER
the Governor Davidson slate, will have
no opposition from La Toilette or any other !
followers among the republicans. |
Altho Mr.. Connor has come out openly Tor
Governor Davidson as against the La Toilette
Lenroot program, he may secure the support of
ing Lenroot men who have been here this week,
including the candidate for governor himself.
said that they knew of no candidate for second
place the ticket who would make contest
against Mr.. Connor. 1t is said, however, that
efforts have been made to get A. G. Backns as.
sistant district attorney of Milwaukee county,
or W. H. J. Kieckhefer Of, this city to make the
race against Connor, but they refused. ..'
No Lack Of Democratic Candidates.
| Chairman H. H. Manson Of the state demo-
cratic central committee said today that there
are three or four candidates in prospect for
| every place on the ticket Of his party. He
! believes that there will be no dearth, such as
was predicted few weeks ago Some knowing
ones stated at that time that the state central
committee would probably have to pick out a
slate Now Mr.. Manson says he will not have to
call the committees executive council together
at all. IL
Insurance Investigation Progress.
The insurance investigation committee of the
legislature which has resumed it's sessions here
will hold no examinations for some time.
Chairman James A. Frear, whose candidacy
for secretary of state has received hard knock
as the outcome of the Houser- Host bribery case,
says that the committee has several weeks of
work ahead in the way OF making up report
from the mass of testimony already at hand
; On the whole it is expected there will be nc
more than two three days additional devoted
to examinations.
La Toilette in Need Of Rest.
Senator La Toilette, while passing thru James
! VILE yesterday, told several friends there tina
: he hopes for immediate rest Of two weeks
l. If his Chautauqua dates can be Cancelled. III
also intimated that he has many lecturint
+ dates that he will be unable to speak in Wiscon
sin this summer. The senator is tired out ant
O needs recreation of some kind. He is exceed
: ingly hoarse. '.:-.~.
II On state politics the senator said nothing, ex
k cept that he expressed admiration for Henr
IS Cochems Of Milwaukee, who is candidate 70
congress from the fifth district.
~ ~ Berger Turned Down Hard.
70 Victor L. Berger, for many years regarded a
Is one of the leading socialists in the west, ha
been turned down hard by the party organizatio
in Milwaukee. direct rebuke is seen IN til
action of his fellows here for the Phelps Stoke
Of '.parlor socialists in New York.
te Berger failed to get the nomination for col
er gress. Alderman Albert J. Welch was named II
,g stead.
-. - "netner or not the luz lnn' oeiSei noo h",'
rs no secret Of his aspirations is the cause for
On On defeat cannot be ascertained. None interest'
TO will discuss the subject He has been nominate
u several times for congress by his party. 1t
ed expected that by hard work this year the s
cialists will carry the fifth district in Wisconsi
:. and Berger, who offered himself the chopin
. block heretofore, wanted to be in on the killil
which is expected. ..-' -.
ce When he returned from the recent "hou
party at the Phelps Stokes mansion in Ne
York he asserted that the millionaire socialis
"a had pledged themselves to come to Milwauk
% and stump for him this fall.
,n- Cochems Tackles Stafford.
In Henry r Cochems formerly Harvard univer
nm tvs strong man, is candidate on the republic
Us Is ticket for the congressional nomination in
III fifth district. He is the La Toilette m
against W. II. Stafford. present congressm
from the fifth. The contest Is so sharp th
the socialists have strong hopes of carrying
| district.