The Washington herald., 1907-03-07

Special to The Washington Herald.
Madison. Wis, March 6.-The detcTmi-
nation Of Gov. Davidson and Lieut. Gov.
Common to fight the candidacy of Isaac
Stephenson has encouraged the staiWaTts
who are in a hopeless minority in the
legislature. and whose only hope for sue
Gees lies in a split in the halfbreed forces.
They profess to see tonight a hope TO be
able by a combination with the governor
and lieutenant governor TO defeat the
majority IN the legislature and TO send
man to the United States Senate who viii
bc antagOnistic TO Senator Ia Toilette.
The friends of senator la Toilette are
. generally lining up behind the candidacy
of Mr. Stephenson, and they are confident
of victory
Stalwart and halfbreed alike concede
that the Stephenson candidacy is grow
ing in strength. II not only has the
strength of the determination of Mr.
Stephenson not 10 be a candidate in the
primary in 1898. but it has the strength
OF the sentiment in the rank and hle of
the party throughout the State that the
services that Mr.. Stephenson has rendered
TO the cause champioued 10y Mr.. la Fol
let;e are worthy OF recognition, and that
the party owes him "a debt which cah only
be paid by satisfying the ambition of his
life TO sit FOR a time in the United states
Senate
Showed Strength Then.
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ison, Lieut. Gov Common, Isaac
D, the Milwaukee Free Press.
lllette organ in the STATE Tho
Warf strength i'm tba assembly
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p''"F' "i"3 ~ ''T P'i were
ed in support ot the candidacy
olymau Edward lie Roy for
-.-.oDer. Herman L. Eckern had stand
ing back of him the La Toilette forces:
thar IS he had tlfc Senator hack of him,
and IN a contest between the frnior Sen
ator. on one side and all the forces that
are now fighting Stephenson and Ste
phenscn himself. On the other. Alr. La Fol
lette cleaned them out. And Mr.. Stepben-
son al that time at the conclusion Of
that fight. publicly declared that Bob
meaning La FolIettey is not only the big
gest man iu the State. but be is bigger
than all others combined"
A great many Of the men who supported
the candidacy of Mr.. lie Roy viii support
the candidacy. and are active i'm trying
To secure the election. of Mr.. Stephenson
i b. asserted tonight that all the men
who voted for Mr. Eckcrn will finally
t1.lu 1p 'll inc stephenson camp. Nita
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man boid f;,.. s,,l-, 80, nh. nm
again be - candidate If fe hard T., ,,,,,7..,.-
can hold together against his .ardidt.y
and even If they did how they cam u,-s-
ter enough votes fo defeat him Tnat
Senator la Toilette desires the election
of Mr.. Stephenson is accepted by AN par
ties and was emphasized tonight bv the
activity of his close personal friends I'm
behalf of the Stephenson candidacy.
OWcfaI Notice Reau5rof
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-1''' 40 '''' ID Vacancy requires
'li'I"i H'ti'e. ana the election cannot
take place until the second Tuesday after
the publication of such notice The two
weeks therefore Intervening q March 70
viii b.. occlIDied with a struggle that has
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