The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1911-02-03

lishment of commissions with admin
strative power. these bodies to be
composed of men with expert know
ledge and training This casual re-
mark doubtless will go far in the in
terest of the act to establish work
mems compensation and the good
roads bill, both Of which call for CEN
trail commissions, to be situated in
Madison.
The senior senator also sounded a
note of harmony and peace in his own
political family when he paid tri-
butte to Governor McGovern. He said
that the governors inaugural message,
his first document dealing with pro-
gressive policies, was subject OF
real craftsmanship.
Popular farcy sees a war between
Senator LaFollette and Governor Nc
Govern if the former attempts to side
track the latter to make room for
Congressman Irvine Lenroot of SUI
perior when it comes time to elect an
other United States senator. The SEN
ator's touch of harmony is taken to
any, between the senator and the gov
ernor, at this time is not a serious
one. Some go SO far as to say that
1t indicates that Senator LaFoliette
will step aside and permit Governor
McGovern and Congressman LenroOt
to fight it out without any assistance
from him for either one of them. A
% If
characteristic of the senior senator.
He is a man of most decided and posi-
tive choice in all matters of political
nature, and the impression will not
down that he will urge the candidacy
of Mr.. Lenroot over the candidacy of
Mr.. McGOvern if these men are brought
together in contest for a senatorial
toga
While Senator LaFollette looked
tired and worn, he assured his trends
that he felt bully" and that the tired
look was due to work and lack OF
sleep. He spoke to the Wisconsin
legislature for forty-five minutes, and
during that time, despite great heat
in the assembly chamber, not single
person left the room.
j. !.
The visit of Senator LaFollette to
Madison has crystaliZed the impress
sion that he will be Republican pres
idential candidate against President
Taft in 1912. He will make the fight
on the same lines that he followed in
his successful campaigns in Wiscon-
sin-going directly to the people with
his message. This will be done
through the agency of the Progressive
Republican league in Washington,
which, it is said, will establish east
ern headquarters in New York and
western headquarters in, Chicago. The
idea is to organize the several states
through the agency of this organiza
ton, and Mr.. LaFollette will campaign
on the issue Of representative govern
ment, making war on special interests
so far as they attempt to strange pub
lie legislation to control them.
During LaFollette's brief visit in
Madison various state leaders in the
ranks of progressive Republicans
called upon him. To a man. they
came away with the conviction that
LaFollette will make a great fight for
the presidency.
Assemblyman Hull introduced a
joint resolution to put stop to the
friendly exchange of votes among leg
islators upon measures that may come
up for consideration. Mr.. Hull goes
as far as to make vote trading a fell
ony, the penalty being a fine of $500
to $1,000 or Imprisonment from one to
three years. or both fine and impris-
onment. While Mr. Hull does not be-
lieve 1t possible to absolutely suppress
the trading of votes, he believes his
measure will have moral effect and
will tend to minimize this practice.
\ X J.
The legislature is up to it's ears in a
fight over the good roads movement.
The greatest split comes upon the
proposition to tax the several counties
upon an equal basis The opposition
takes the stand that each county ought
to pay it's own bills and that under the
proposed new arrangement that the
richer counties will be imposed upon
by the poorer counties. 1t is proposed
to inaugurate this good roads cam
paign with an annual appropriation of
100000. The bill also calls for a
central board with administrative
power. This latter feature has caused
wide difference of opinion, country
members fearing that the board will
prove too expensive.
!. !. !.
Representatives of business inter-
ests who come here to delay legisla-
ton of any kind are sharply dealt
with. An attempt to praise the spe-
cial committee on workmen's compen.
sation and then to try and delay ac-
ton upon the measure failed to fool
the legislature. This scheme was car
ried so far that Speaker Ingram took
the bull by the horns and addressed
the house. He declared that the legis-