Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1908-08-27
|. |. LENROOT'S
CHANCES GOOD
Indie ations Favorable for Sweeping
Victory Tor Progressive Young
Republican

NcpuDHCdu
With the close of the Congressional
campaign Mr.. LenroOt's success at
the polls on September lst Is assured.
The latest reports are to the effect
that Mr.. Lenroot will carry at least
eleven of the twelve counties in the
district, and there is more than a
possibility of his carrying every one
of the twelve. Up to two weeks
ago tho LenroOt people claimed only
nine of the twelve counties, but with
the tide setting so strongly In Mr..
LenrOot's favor there now seems to
be no question whatever, but that
Mr.. LenrOOt is in the lead In every
single county, with the possible eX-
ceptiOn of Chippewa, and great
many people believe that even Chip
pewa county will give Mr.. Lenroot
q majority.
This week Mr. LenroOt is dividing
his time among Chippewa, Pierce,
BAYFIELD, and Barron counties. On
Monday evening he spoke at Grand
View, in Bayfield, county, on Tues
day evening at River Falls and on
Wednesday evening at Ellsworth.
He is also dated this week for
BloOmer, Chetek and Chippewa
Falls. The enthusiasm manifested
at the LenrOot meetings through
out the campaign, has been very
marked, but as primary day has ap-
preached it Is greater, even greater
than in the earlier weeks, and If the
size and enthusiasm of the candi-
dates audiences are any indication,
it would seem that Mr.. LenrOOt
would receive at least twice as many
votes as his opponent.
Last week Mr.. LenrOOt spent In
st. CroiX and Burnett counties. In
both he was we'll received. Burnett
county has been counted as strong
LenrOOt county throughout the en-
tire campaign, but st. CrOiX county
is one that has been converted to
the LenrOOt cause, within the last
two weeks.
Mr.. LenrOOt and his friends have
conducted a clean and straight-fOr-
ward campaign, throughout. They
have thrown no mud. They have
INDUCED in no personalities. They
have circulated no false reports.
They have not attempted to appeal
to the prejudice of any particular
nationality or class. They know
that the American people believe in
fair play and they have attempted
to conduct campaign which must
merit the appreciation OF all.
On the other hand Mr.. Jenkins
managers have put into circulation
false reports concerning Mr.. LenrOOt.
They have compelled pOstmasters
to violate the postal regulations of
the United States. They have used
one argument for one class and an
other for the next class. They have
attempted to appeal to nationality
Cbho ShtthSCN CAiNAA
line of reasoning to suit the occasion
and the locality. They have i'm
ported workers from outside of the
district and even from out side the
state. They have not hesitated to
employ some of the most untrue
politicians that the State of Wis
cOnsin has produced in many year.
The Jenkins barrel appears to be
big one and it has been flowing
very freely during the month OF
August. How many thousands OF
dollars Mr.. Jenkins and his mana
gers will have spent by the 1st of
September cannot be closely esti-
mated, but the total sum will GER
tainly run very high. OF course 1t
is rather difficult to state definitely
Just where this money comes from,
but there are certainly some suspic-
ious circumstances connected with
it.
The trusts and combinations re-
gard Mr.. Jenkins as faithful ally,
and they are working for him tooth
and nail. The Hines Lumber Com
pany is doing every thing in it's pow
pr to defeat Mr.. LenroOt, and is not
unduly scrupulous as to it's methods,
The whiskey and brewing trusts
have also extended Mr.. Jenkins a
helping hand.
The fight has therefore resolved It
self into contest between the peO
pie and the special interests, and II
seems quite certain that the people
are to be the victOrs.