The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-10-31
Friends Of Senator ,LaFoIIette in
This County Left Out III Max.
ing State Organization
WOULD AID SENATOR'S FIGHT
Not One of the Strong LaFollette Men
From Kenosha County Attended
the Meeting, and None Was
Named on Committee

The LaFollette boom for the repub.
lican nomination for president was
formally launched at meeting of
twenty eight of his, personal and
political friends from different parts
of the state at Madison Tuesday and
1T was noticeable that Kenosha county
was not represented at the meeting
and none of the strong LaFollette
men from this county are named in
the organiza ton. A state committee
consisting of three mem bers from
each congressional district, was
elected and it organized by electing
officers and an executive committee
OF nine members. After the general
meeting, which was held at the
law Office of La Toilette and Rogers
last night and preliminary plans
made for vigorously waging the
campaign in this state and so far as
possible in other states where La
Toilette is believed to have follow
ing.
The organization today is really the
capitalization of the movement for
La Follette's nomination for presi-
dent which began among the senior
senator's friends in the legislature
last winter and which later took de-
finite form at a conference in Mil
Waukee during state fair week last
month. Senator La Toilette was not
present at the meeting and is not
expected to be in Madison for two
weeks or more. No formal statement
was given to the press regarding the
meeting, its promoters saying that it
was simply in pursuance of the gen.
eral plan agreed on by the senator's
friends at different conferences in the
last few months.
State Senator A. w. Sauborn, of
Ashland, was chosen chairman,
Speaker H. L. Ekern, of White Hall,
secretary, and State Treasurer A. H.
Dahl, of Westby, treasurer. The
executive committee consists of these
three men and Banker John H.
Paelicher, son of John Puelicher, of
this city; Attorney William ]. Nc
Elroy, and Attorney A. c. Backus,
all of Milwaukee; Senator H. c. Mar
tin, of Darlington: Senator Walter c.
Owen, of Maiden Rock, and Attorney
Alfred T. Rogers, La Fo1lette's law
partner at Madison.
The official name of the slate COM
mlttee is the La Toilette presidential
committee. Its members in the first
district are: Harry c. Martin, Darl-
ington; Perry c. Wider, Evansville;
William H. Armstrong, Racine.
The first purpose of the organization
is, it is understood, to elect solid La
Toilette delegation from Wisconsin
at the primary election next April.
La order to do that every township
will be organized and canvassed.
Local committees and clubs will be
organized and everything done to Sc
cure votes for the La Toilette dele
gates. The state has been divided
according to congressional districts,
and each congressional committee
will be heldresponsib1e for thorough
organization of it's districts.
The La Toilette candidates for dele
gates will be nominated early next
year, or at least their names will be
announced early, so as to head off
any opposition candidates that may
be considering entering the field. The
men at the meeting said that they ex-
pected that the La Toilette Candi-
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opposition IN some of the congress
siona1 districts of the state, but that
it would not be strong enough to pre-
vent the election of a solid La Toilette
delegation.
After getting the campaign welt
under way in Wisconsin the La Fol-
1ette presidential committee will do
what it can for its candidate in the
western and northwestern states,
where the senior. is believed to
have following.
1t is understood that Mr.. La Fol-
lette's presidential committee has
assurances from certain wealthy men
in the state that sufficient funds wilt
be contributed to defray large part
of the expenses of the campaign, but
the committee desires to get as much
money as it can from general sub
scriptions. With this end IN view
notice will probably be sent out later
announcing that all contributions
from admirers and supporters of
Senator La Toilette will be accepted.
While it is understood that the most
ardent friends and supporters OF
Senator La Toilette scarcely hope for
his nomination for president next
year, they do believe that he will be
able to make strong showing, and
that he will stand a mighty good
chance of winning the honor IN 1912.
BOAT LOAD OF POTATOES
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