The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-01-02
MAY FUSE WITH DEMOCRATS
stand If the Governor as to the Pro-
gressive Party is Being Awaited
With Great Deal Of Interest May
Confuse Legislative Work.


The parting of the ways in formal
manner is coming very sooa between
the bull moose people IN Wisconsin
and the republican party, and steps
viii be taken which will inform the
public in an open manner that the new
progressive party and the republicans
must in the future be considered just
as far apart as the republican aud
democratic organizations have been
considered in the past. There is taIh
the first formal break will come whe1
the republican caucus conyenes at the
capital on the initial week of the leg
islative session. Men very close to
Senator Robert M. LaFoliette have
expressed the opinion that Assembly.
man T. J.. Mahon, who is 1nown as
the republican candidate for speaker,
should not be allowed to sit in tie re-
publican caucus ON the grounds that
he is no longer a republican, Mr..
Mahon having served as secretary of
the bull moose party during the re-
cent campaign and having in every
way during the campaign espoused the
bull Moose cause.
AS, however, although en- avowed
bull 1Iooser, Mr. Mahon was elected to
this assembly as republican and
made the run on the republican tic
ket, it cannot easily be seen how he
can be barred from sitting in a eau
Gus with the other members of the as.
sembly elected on the republican, tic
ket if he desires to do so. 1t is fact,
however, that a very strong LaFollette
man has made the statement that he
thought resolution would be offered
to the caucus for the barring of Mr..
Mahon on the ground that by his own
action since obtaining the republican
nomination for the assembly in Sha-
wano county he has barred himself to
further right TO the title of republican,
1t is doubtful if the bun moose peo-
pie themselves would very seriously
object to the resolution for the reason
chat in the marking Of Mr.. Mahon
public recognition would be given by
the republicans of the bull moose patty
as political unit, something which
the LaFollette people have never be-
fore in any public way admitted In
fact, the claim of the LaFollette lead
ers in the nation that the bull moose
party is not to be lasting but that the
rank and file of the party will return
TO the republican party in the nert
campaign may + the reason for the
LaFollette man who desires to present
the resolution barring Mr.. Mshon from
the republican caucus. 1t is probable
that should the fact the resolution was
to be offered reach the ears of Sena-
tor LaF'ollette he would promptly
place his veto ON the move as giving
too much attention to the bull moose
party and allowing the voters to oh.
tain the impression that he Considered
the bull moose movement anything but
a movement in favor of Col. Roosevelt
. in this campaign
The bull moose leaders wish hereaf-
ter to be considered as at the lead of
q party, and anything which would
give the Roosevelt movement standing
90 . party movement would probably
be welcomed by them. Especially
would this. be true in Wisconsin.
where most of the progressiyes are
headed ~ Senator LaFollette and
have to great extent given heed to
his advice and not taken kindly to the
third party movement, but have re-
NAMED true to the republican organ
ization.
Much speculation exists here as to
what the future attitude of Gov Nc
Govern toward the bull moose move.
ment viii be. At the time of the fail.
ure of the governor to attend that
conference Indicted that he meant in
the future to remain inside the repub,
Lean fold. At tire time there was
however, printed in this paper an in
tefNiew with the governor in which
he plainly demonstrated that he had
declared his attitude of support for the
bull moose movement during the cam.
paign and that so far he had not
changed his mind on the subject.
These words would seem TO Justify the
statement that the governor intends
in the future to throw in his fortunes
with che bull moose movement and that
any future candidates. which be NAV
essay so long as the new progressive
party remains party viii be Under
the antlered banner. If so, rhe new
progressive party will gain another
element IF strength in this state, as
the governor can be very active po-
htical fighter, if he desires, and is by
no means wffAout some political fol
lowimg San the stasa, In the campaign
EHbcA Aas sSst s'eeA- made The governor