The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1911-09-08
CONGRESSMAN LENRoor or Wis.
CONSiN HELPS IA TOILETTE
LAUNCH HIS BOOM.
PRESIDENT EXCOR|ATED
insursent Speaker Says Taft Was
Elected a. a Progressive, but Chose
Rsactionary Cabinet, Rejecting
Roosevelt Policiss-Makes Plea for
Direct Election Of Senators.

Minneapolis. Sept. More than 300
progressive republicans from all parts
OF Minnesota, at banquet tonight,
hailed with acclaim Senator Robert NJ.
La Toilette of Wisconsin as the logical
standard bearer of advanced repub-
licanism' I'm the next presidential
campaign.
Resolutions pledging support TO the
Wisconsin senator, first, last and all
TIE time," i'm the contest for the re-
publican presidential nomination. were
adopted. They read In part:
Political and Industrial campaigns
are unsatisfactory as a result of tho
influence of the special interests In
government This influence is main
tained by controlling political parties
and electlng business agents instead
OF statesmen to public office.
I'VE further approve the campaign
now in progress to secure control of
the next republican convention for tho
purpose OF nominating candidates
whose public record and personal con-
victions are In harmony with these
principles. and we declare II to be
our conviction that the ability, patriot-
ism and record of the Hon. Robert M.
La Toilette as a lawmaker and ex-
ecutive make him the leader Of tho
progressive movement In the United
States and the logical nominee OF tho
republican party for president at It's
next national convention; and
I'VE pledge ourselves to work for
his Nomination and election, first. last
and all the time"
An Ardent Champion.
! Senator La Toilette found an ardent
/ champion. President Taft an avenging
lnsurgent. In Congressman Lenroot Of
Wisconsin. at the banquet tonight. Tho
progressive republicans tonight. The
Wisconsin congressman and Professor
!, c. T.. Merriam. recently defeated re-
publican candidate for mayor OF Chi
cago. were the principal speakers, all
though State Senator o. O. Sagena.
an Original La Toilette man." stood
In the limelight long enough to say
that "a clean democrat in all prob
ability would carry Minneapolis II Taft
were renominated."
The banquet formally opened the La
Toilette campaign In Minnesota for
the republican presidential nomina-
tion.
Minnesota for Ia Toilette.
Walter L. Houser, secretary of the
National Progressive Republican
league, In charge of the leagues bu-
reau at Washington. attended the ban
quet He vouchsafed the opinion that
the progressive republicans would con-
troll the next republican national elec-
tion and that Minnesota would be for
La Toilette.
SThe United States senate for
years said Congressman Lenroot,
has been looked upon as the very
citadel Of special privilege. In Janu-
AIRY, 1906. the people of Wisconsin sent
to that body the man who has re-
stored representative government "a
that state. believing that with his
uncompromising patriotism, his con-
structive craftsmanship, he could rem
der valuable assistance in restoring
representative government to the whole
American people"
Taft Arraigned.
, Having paid exalted tribute to Sem
I ator La Toilette as "a constructive
. statesman and as an indefatigable foe
of the interests" the speaker arraigned
President Taft for alleged unfalthful-
ness to the people.
Since March A. 1909" he said. III
has been difficult to tell who was tho
president of the United States ol
I where he should be placed. Elected
e as progressive republican, Frestden
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