The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-12-02
LAFOLLETTE FOR PRESIDENCY
Senior Senator Finds Work of Rebuild
ing His Machine An Arduous Task
But Is Seeking Managers All Over
State Administration Men Busy.

Have you been invited to take part
in the big "doins"g If you havn It,
you can set yourself down as not being
one of the prominent politicians in
Kenosha. Of course, it is little early
to organize for the campaign to be
fought out in the fall Of 1916 but the
state leaders are busy and letters were
received by many Republicans on Mon
day seeking to have them line up with
one band Of patriots or the other.
Senator LaFollette opened his campaign
over at Richland Center last night and
with this opening there has been started
state wide movement to build up the
LaFollette machine.
No announcement has been made as
to who is to be the leader in righting
the wheels in this part of the state and
it is an open secret that the men very
near to the senator are seeking some
one to take hold and do something. The
senator is going to be candidate for
the Republican nomination for presi-
dent. 1t is understood that the formal
announcement of his candidacy is to be
made in a speech at Monroe on Wednes-
day evening. What is sought Just at
present is an organizer in every county
in the state and especially in the south
eastern counties where the LaFollette
sentiment seems to have been waning.
1t is admitted that several people in Ke-
nosha have been urged to take upon
their. shoulders the management Of the
LaFollette campaign in this county but
as yet no Moses" has appeared to lead
the ultra progressives out of the wilder
ness. In the mean time the Republicans
who have been in close touch with the
administration at Madison are also or
ganizing. This branch Of the party is
not particularly favorable to the nom
ination of Senator LaFollette for pres
ident. There is not going to be any
open opposition to his candidacy but
the friends of the governor are going
to seek to send to the Republican con-
vention an uninstructed delegation with
the understanding that these delegates
will be able to vote and work for the
best interests of the party regardless
of men.
If any Kenosha men are looking for
the honor of being delegates to the Ma
tional convention they can get favors
from either camp of the Republicans by
giving some assurance that they can de-
liver the goods in their home county.
There does not seem to be any great
rush on the part of the local Republi-
cans to line up behind either the sena-
tor or the governor. They seem to be
willing to take middle of the road
course until one or the other of the
state leaders show some progress.
A prominent Kenosha Democrat is
authority for the statement that the
senior senator expects to get considera-
BILE strength from the men who elected
Senator Husting. "Wasn' t LaFollette
the biggest help we had in the election
Of Husting?" was the way this man
put it and he let it be understood that
lot Of the Husting men would be lined
up behind LaFollette if he failed in his
fight for presidential nomination and
was forced to fight for his Office as
United States Senator.
Developing managers in this part Of
the state is the real interesting thing
right now ana both camps have let it be
understood that there will be prizes of
victory for the volunteers who get into
the game right now and who can de-
liver the goods.