The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-02-26
MADISON LEADERS &c! BUSY
Big Lead Secured by Judge Karel in
Preliminary Primary Campaign Not
at All Pleasing to Some of the Men
Who Have Sought to Control Party.

The democratic leaders of the
Awkward Davies wing of the demoera-
tic party are by no means entirely
pleased with the democratic situation
in this state. There can be no ques
ton that unless there is decided
slump in tho political situation the
outlook is now very good for the
nomination of Judge John @. Karel as
she candidate for governor During
the last few weeks Judge Karel has
demonstrated through his activities
that he can place a very formidable
organization in the field upon very
short notice, and no matter how a per-
son may feel in regard to the candi-
dacy of Judge Karel, there can be no
denying the fact, that it will be a
very hard proposition to defeat him
in the primary election for the
nomination.
Information to this effect has been
conveyed to the Aylward-Da lead
ers by men who stand high in the
councils of that wing of the democra-
tic party and who have even gone so
far in their statements to Mr.. Aylward
as to declare they would never vote
for Judge Karel if he were nominated,
have practically told Mr.. Aylward
that they did not think there was q
shadow of chance of defeating Judge
Karel for the nomination.
Although it is likely that William
Wolfe Of Lacrosse Will finally be inn
pressed with the gubernatorial race by
tho Aylward leaders, it has leaked out
in Madison that during his conferences
of two weeks ago in Madison, Mr..
Wolfe did not show any very great
desire to make the gubernatorial run,
and that the Awkward leaders were not
successful in obtaining an absolute
promise from him that he would enter
tho field. One of the reasns why Wolfe
was inclined to reluctance about be-
coming candidate was the fact that
hc seemed to think canvass by him
against Judge Karcl was likely to be
fruitless
The strength which Judge Karel is
showing in his ability to muster a
working organization, which is always
a very controlling factor in a primary
election contest, has led some of the
advisers of Mr.. Awkward to advocate
that the candidacy of Mr.. Wolfe of
Lacrosse be abandoned, and that in
stead the Awkward wing of the party
make another contest in support of
the candidacy of A. j. Schmitz of Mil
waul1ec for the democratic guberna-
torial nomination. 1t is argued in
favor of the candidacy of Mr.. Schmitz
that he is by no means an unknown
factor as a gubernatorial possibility,
and that he has certain amount OF
latent organization which can be mus
tered in his behalf upon very short no
tice because of the personal following
lie has in the state. The claim is that
il Wolfe is a candidate he will go into
the race more or less as an unknown
man, and that he will have to depend
largely on the strength Of the Aylward-
Davies organization for his support,
without adding much personal follow
ing save in the western portion of the
state, to the strength of his candidacy.
In other words, there are Awkward
men who seem to believe that a battle
in favor of Mr.. Wolfe's nomination
would be an unhill fight from the
first, and that with the start which
Judge Karell has obtained through his
active campaign, the Lacrosse man
would have very little show. Tt is
argued, Furthermore, that Mr.. Sehmitz
may come into the field anyway. and
that for the Aylward people to support
Wolfe with two other candidates in
the field, would be to practically insure
the nomination of Judge KareI.
Aylward and his political friends do
not welcome supporting Mr.. Sehmitz
any more than the LaFollette people
desire to support William H. Hatton
for the republican gubernatorial can
didacy, but the political exigencies of
the case may compel Mr.. Awkward to
accept the candidacy of Schmitz just
as the LaFollette people may be com
PEELED to support Hatton. At last, the
Aylward- Davies leaders are beginning
70 appreciate the fact that their trust
dlctation of the patronage of the state
has weakened rather than strengthen
ed pher position, and that they are, in
reallty, not anywhere near as strong
as they were before they had the pat
ronage to dole out.