The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-10-09

Although the republican gubernato-
rial situation is very much up in the
air, the same is not true Of the senatrial
situation. 1t is now stated definitely
that at least two candidates will be in
the field in this race, and from the
present outlook these two candidates
will be the only entries in the contest.
Unless the senatorial horizon changes,
the fight for the republican nomination
for United States senator will be be-
tween Gov Francis q. McGovern and
Lieut. Gov Thomas Morris. Mr.. Morris
will be in the field as the LaFollette
candidate for the place, and Gov. Nc
Govern will fly his own flag on the po-
4itical horizon.
If the governor and the lieutenant
governor are the only candidates for
the senatorship, there will be many a
question arising as to where certain
organized support in this state will go,
and it will be very hard to say what
the real alignment will be in the bat
tle. For instance, if the conservative
republicans do not put candidate in
the field for the senatorial honors,
there will be good deal of question
as to where the conservative republi-
cans will throw their support in the
contest. 1t is doubtful also if the con-
gervatives will be held in line for
either one Of the candidates, and if
when it came right down to the actual
contest, the alignments would not be
more nearly on new lines than they
have been in any contest which has
been carried on in Wisconsin for years.
One of the questions which is now
entering the minds Of politicians gem
orally is as to whether Isaac Stephen
son is planning to enter the field as
candidate for senatorial honors
ngain Mr.. Stephenson himself has
declined to answer the question, and
nos even gone so far as to make a
formal declaration that he alone knows
whether he will be a candidate and
that he has not even informed his wife
as to whether he intends to make an
other run for the United States sem
ate. Close friends of Mr.. Stephenson.
who have an opportunity to judge what
his future plans are likely to be, have
announced very definitely that they do
not believe that the senator has any
intention of running again. One of
his sons-in-law made the statement
rather publicly, in talking with friends
recently, that he did not believe the
senator had any idea of becoming a
candidate for another term in the
United States senate, and that he
thought Mr.. Stephenson would retire
from political life at the close of his
present term, 4
IL Senator Stephenson should run
and add third candidate to the list
of entries there is little question but
that number of the conservative re-
publ'cans would give him support, and
unquestionably his appeal for aid in
the fight would be largely to the con
sentative republicans. Ever since his
parting with Senior LaFollette, Sena-
tor Stephenson has been pronounced
conservative again, and his affiliations
politically have all been with the con
sentative branch of the republican
party. In fact, Senator Stephenson
can be placed now as in the old party
lines. Whether, however, the senator
could hold all the conservative repub-
licans in primary election fight is
somewhat doubtful, although it is
probable a majority of the conserva-
tives would support his candidacy. 1t
is probable that many, too, including
the conservative leaders, would like TO
see very definite statement frfR Mr..
Stephenson as to intentions.
There is possibility that the ecz-
servative republicans may have SEN
atorial candidate in the primary cleo
tions in any event. There has been
talk to this effect for many weeks past,
and state fair week in Milwaukee the
conservative republicans mustered
quite a respectable showing for con-
ference, and at that conference there
was considerable talk that the old line
republicans in this state should make
Dne more rally around the standpat
standard and, if possible, place both
senatorial candidate and state ticket
candidate in the field in the primary
election.
There was not much mention Of Mr..
Stephenson in the conferences for the