The Detroit times., 1910-08-25
|IHuEEfNEAkEs
ksPERATE FIGHT
Ia Toilette
Anything To Assassinate Wiscon-
n Senator, Foe of Standpatters--
His Nomination at Primaries
Seems Assured.
Enemies Plan To Slaughter Him
ID Legislature by Violation of
Popular Endorsement.

BY gibson GARDNER.
MADISON, Wis, Aug. 25.-Wiscon-
y Is today the pluggers paradise, a
nd flowing with blk and money
70 the man who is willing to sell him
III 10 work against LaFollette. The
md gates of lucre have been opened:
cataract OF corporate coin is delug-
nk the state. It's anything and every
ling to beat Bob" LaFollette-a con-
nrted attack of the interests against
Ms spectacular insurgent, with Presi-
INT Taft's own man, w. ID. O'Connor,
Erecting the job Of political assassina-
NJ Ordinary, common citizens who
ave very little TO deliver besides their
Nn votes are getting So per day for
|olitical work. A LaFNollette man In
MADISON was offered and declined $25
3 he would go out and get so, names
~ petition. IL Is an open secret
Hat In Milwaukee any man who has
~ sort of political influence can get
~ week by going TO the Common
ndQuarters and asking for 1t. Spot
I'D" ere getting $25 per week for
eclfng up the $50 pluggers.
"t5ow Much Can Be Spent"
Ju9t how much money is available
corrupt Wisconsin Is, Of course
known except by those who are
ing the work. Common rumor sets
wn the brewers, railways, paper
IIls and the lumber kings as the
k<ntest contributors and Jas. j. Hill
big outside giver. In addition a
kckpot has been obtained by fat-fry-I
6g the big protected industries-the
1olton, lumber, wooden, iron, steel, cop
~. lead, oil and other industries
noetly controlled by trrists-so large
INT the question confronting the Con-
\0r management In any given case Is
Vt how much money can be had, but
.oW much money can be spent?
y And yet In spite OF all this LaFol-
ltte will win--in the primaries---by a
nrge majority. They plan to slaugh-
[1r him In the legislature by securing
oough men willing TO violate the pop-
<Inr Endorsement. The real fight will
wsxfng after the primaries on
not. s.
II A. Edmonds went to the 'Jan,f-
w Aeance OF standpat leaders In Chi
IoEo. He had managed Stephenson's
|Gnotorial campaign, and was state
kn1ru1an.a He expected to become the
1fi-xaFSollette leader. And there came
HI! James Hemenway of Indiana,
whose retirement from the United
Eates senate was due, In part, to the
|oll-call OF his record. read by Senator
|AFollette over the entire Indiana
5hautauqua circuit.
Passing Of Edmonds.
& Edmonds got up In meeting and
>ead an attorneys Interpretation of
~ Wisconsin corrupt practices act.
just how far one might
bread cash. According to circum-
kAntial story, this marked his down
MI, for Frank Steele arose to declare
hat Edmonds talked too much any
low, and that Taft wanted w. %. Con-
lor 10 run the campaign against La
f0llette. Jim Hemenway bore witness
hat Steele spoke with authority. Ed
uonds, his neck neatly wrung, sub
kded.
4 Connor took charge. He is a lum-
)er man, reputed wealthy, and was
a LaFollette man. He be-
(an flooding the state with standpat
literature.
e. l.. Philip. of Milwaukee, another
x-La Toilette man--who had origin
NY joined the insurgent movement to
|eip kill it--called a convention" In
lime at Milwaukee to sound few
nominate q ticket and Of
lcfally inaugurate the movement
Igainst LaFollette. Connor wasn't in
Foted, but no prairie grass grew In
lis pathway. On the eve OF the con-
rention he had stirred up SO much ex-
erence.
I'll represent Taft" he told Philip.
i have the money. I'm going to run
his campaign"
Every Speech Censored.
( Philip himself made the motion
lext day putting Conner In charge OF
he campaign. No ticket was nomin-
ted Every speech was censored and
or fear of his magic even among that
mall gathering of tried stand-patters
be name OF LaFollette was tabooed.
Since June. Conner has been SUI
RENE, He Is the real candidate of
he stand-patters against LaFollette,
nd he is running his own campaign.
70 be sure there is one Samuel A.
look, OF Neenah, wealthy paper manu-
acturer, who has filed his petition
md is going before the primaries.
But Cook is the stalking horse only.
sonnor, the millionaire lumberman, is
by the interests to sit beside
saac Stephenson, multi-milllonaire
umberman, after LaFollette Is
)eaten.
wisconsin's stringent corrupt prac-
Ices act carefully limits the use OF