The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-11-06
Friends of McGovern Want
State Senator as Candidate
for Governor on Ticket.
.HATTON IS NOT IN HIGH FAVOR
Governor McGovern is Anxious to have
Man for His Place Selected Before
He Makes Formal Announcement of
His Candidacy for the U S. Senate.

The republican gubernatorial situa-
tion in Wisconsin is nearer climax
than many people think. The McGov7
ern people are undoubtedly anxious to
have it settled before the governor
makes public announcement of his can
didacy for United States senator.
There is no question that the McGov-
ern people would like to see State SEN
ator A. w. Sanborn of Ashland the
| candidate. On the other hand, despite
all the talk there may be on the out
side to the contrary, the governor S
forces want harmony so far as the re-
publican gubernatorial candidacy is
concerned. One receives no hint of this
when talking with the younger element
| of the republican party.
Their political conversation is all
for separate state ticket made up of
McGovernites and comprising the slate
announced by the McGovern people
! some weeks ago, which proposed
Thomas Mahon for attorney general,
4 tentative candidates for secretary of
| state and state treasurer Edward
Kileen of Wautoma for lieutenant gov
ernor, Mr.. Sanbo1n for governor and
/ the governor, Of course, for United
States senator This talk, however,
has not the sanction of the closest
McGovern advisors There was a great
deal Of basis to that statement given
out by State Senator Burke of Green
Bay some days ago when he proposed
a harmony program with Former Sena-
tor William II. Hatton as the guber-
material candidate.
| The McGovern people would prefer
Senator Sanborn as the gubernatorial
candidate to Mr. Hatton, and they have
received some encouragement along
this line from LaFollette people. 1T is
not believed, however, that this en-
/ couragement has any sanction from
Senator LaFollette, AMI it is rather
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crowd who want to retain Office and do
not desire a party split so far as the
state ticket is concerned. The close
advisors of Gov. McGovern are keenly
aware of this fact and It is said further
more that they have assurances from
Senator Sanborn that while he does
not object to the use Of his name dur
ing these preliminary gubernatorial
skirmishes that he has no real desire
to make the gubernatorial run and is
willing to step aside whenever a COM
promise can be effected on basis
which the McGovern people consider
acceptable.
Therefore the McGoyern people stand
ready to make no opposition to the
candidacy of Mr.. Hatton and to allow
him to run as LaFollette candidate,
if the LaFollette people will accept
certain terms which they will impose.
| Just how the McGovern people will ac-
cept the candidates. of either G. H.
CrownRart, a present member of the
Wisconsin labor commission, or Merlin
Hull, the speaker of the Wisconsin as
sembly, they do not say. So far their
compromise talk has been limited to
the candidacy Of Mr.. Hatton. Wise
ones here, however, seem to think that
either Mr.. Crownhart or Mr.. Hull might
be acceptable to the McGovern people
provided some recognition is given
them in the compromise.
Another name that is mentioned as
possible compromise candidate and
which is receiving attention is that of
| Gen. Charles R. Boardran Of Oshkosh.
| Ever since Gen. Boardman retired from
the adjutancy of the national guard in
| the summer there has been more or
! less mention Of his name as the guber-
material possibility, and now that this
compromise talk is in the air, his name
has entered frequently into the CONVEX
sation. Gen. Boardman himself does
not seem to have given any encourage
ment to the gubernatorial mention of
HIS udu6 Jul JOooiDiI1G1Co With ne
presents as compromise candidate
I,place him in strong position and this
candidacy is not by any means out of
the range of the situation should a
compromise be effected on the state
| situation.
One Of the demands the McGovern
men will make in their talk for COM
promise will be the unopposed candi-
dacy so far as the LaF'ollette people
are concerned, of Mr.. Kileen for lieu
tenant governor The McGovern people
recognize that the senatorial question
! is one in which there must be a match
| ed struggle, and they are perfectly
willing the governor should go to the
mat in his senatorial fight but would
like harmony so far as the state ticket
lis concerned. They, however, feel that
Mr.. Kileen is entitled to recognition
and also that if they permit without
| a fight the naming by the LaFollette