Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-05-06
PLOT AGAINST SPOONER
Lively Politics on In the Badger
State.
THE LA TOILETTE SCHEME
To Discredit Senior Senator in Con.
gressional Fight.
BY DEFEATING HIS FRIENDS
Often to Be Opposed in Milwaukee
by Two Candidates-Babcock
the Storm Center.
The LA Toilette SCHEME
BY DEFEATING HIS FRIENDS
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star,
MILWAUKEE. Wis. May ALPHABETICALLY
every congressman In Wisconsin will have
sharp opposition for denomination this fall
and already candidates are blossoming out
in many counties. The factIonal war be-
tween La Toilette and Spooner plays no
small part In the trouble. and the La Fol-
fette men are endeavoring. by securing tho
defeat OF congressman who favor Spooner,
to make the people believe that the senior
senator has lost his influence
This. together with the effort of La Toilette
men to pledge all legislative candidates
against Spooner IS part of the La Falletta
campaign to ruin his colleague His con-
sressmen. who have supported Spooner and
the staiwart wing of the party In the past
nave opposition from La Toilette men and
even those who remained neutral are not
without enemies on both sides as a result
or their refusal to take sides
IN milwaukee,. for instanc Representative
otjen Is TO be opposed by candidates from
FACTIONS as a result of his attitude in both
gubernatorfal fights and also as a result or
ms actions during the contest for Dost-
master The successful candidate was
chosen owing to his insstence on another
r mai mheh ne could have won some sup
port by recognizing the factional fight II
the outset. He will be opposed by DR.
Jobse, La Toilette candidate and nv w 4
breene' the stalwart candidate for the post
Office. F'
Scheme Against Babcock.
Representative Babcock will be the center
or the most severe fight and II is probable
that Judge Mahoney Will be the leader. II
is likely. however. that the La Toilette m a.,
VIII try to win away his support by running
candidate against him in the primaries
in each county.
AT largely attended meeting of republi.
cans at Ashland the candidacy for Conpres,
OF James H. Madden of this city was for
maliy launched. Col. Tenant. a member or
prominent half-breeds and stalwArts tofne1
hands in supporting Madden
Inc republicans far are united on tbo
question and will remain so without there +,
interference from outside, This is I'm Judge
jenkins district.
An Appeal to La Toilette.
Senator La Toilette is being ar.,eaIed 70
by his supporters In Wisconsin to call of
the gubernatorial candidacy of his speaker
Irvine l.. Lenroot of Superior, as many La
Toilette men in Wisconsin believe that
the Lenroot boom is doomed and that A
defeat at this stage of the political fight
In Wisconsin, when Spooner's seat must
be secured for one of the faithful La Fol-
Iette men will be fatal to La FoIlette's am
bition.
La Toilette however II liz said has re-
fused to turn to the support of Gov David
son. The Davidson boom. meanwhile, Is
making considerable Roadway. and as he
has the support of many of the state house
employees he has a large lead over Lam
root who has La Follette's backing but no
one IN the state who be implicitly
trusted.
Lenroot is Persistent
Lenroot, like La Toilette, refuses TO stop
the war for governship and the outcome
or the contest will probably be the align
ment Of Davidson, with the platform OF
harmony, but agitation for any further
needed railroad reforms. against Lenroot
whose battle cry will be down with tho
stalwarts. The Davidson men are of the
belief that the time has come to rcunite
the party on progressive basis but with
the Spooner-La Toilette fight eliminated
The Lenroot men say that the war on
Spooner will never be ended until La Fol-
lette has BUSTED every supporter of Spooner
from office in the state.