Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1918-03-02
MANY ARE IN RACE
FOR j. s. SENATOR
SIX CANDIDATES WILL SEEK NOM
NATION AT PRIMARIES
ON MARCH 10.
SENATE RAPS LA TOILETTE
Loyalty Resolutions, Passed % to
After Warm Debate, Condemn
the War Attitude OF Wiscon-
sims u. S. Senator.

Madison-A merry race is in sight
for nominations for United States sen
ator at the primary election TO be held
in Wisconsin on March 18th. Six can.
didates entered the field soon after
Gov. Philip issued a call for the spe-
cial election on April 2 to choose a
successor to the late Paul Husting for
the term expiring in March 1921
Those who viii make the race are.
Democrats Joseph F. Davies. mem
Der OF federal trade commission; Dr.
Charles Mccarthy state reference Ii
barian, who has recently been serving
with the National Council of Defense,
Washington.
Republicans 49, Congressman l. l..
Lenroot. Superior; ExGov. Francis
j.. McGoyern, Milwaukee; Lieut.-Goy.
l. T. Dithmar, BaraboO.
Socialist-VictOr l.. Berger, former
congressman and editor of Milwaukee
Leader
In announcing his candidacy, Mr..
Davies stated that he viii resign from
the federal trade commission, which
position pays an annual salary of $40
600, and engage actively in the sena-
torlal campaign Democratic leaders,
who are DESTROYS OF putting the party
machinery behind Mr. Davies, question
that Or. Mccarthy is a democrat MI
Mccarthy has answered this challenge
htfg i'm hgf he. 80,
ident Wilson at the last election and
has been a staunch supporter OF the
democratic administration
The candidacy OF Congressman Len
root depends upon the united support
of all factions of his party, according
TO announcement coming from Wash
ington. His supporters are confident,
however, that he will not withdraw I'M
less some unlocked for situation
arises.
Senate Condemns La Toilette.
With the issue OF loyalty put square
ly up to it by an impassioned speech
by Senator Huber OF StouEhton, who
defended the war record of L. S. Sen
ator Robert NJ. La Toilette. the upper
branch of the Wisconsin legislature
went on record. % to z. as condemn
ing the stand and acts of the Wiscon-
sin senator on Americas war program.
La Toilette was assailed on the sen
ate floor with more bitter words than
have perhaps been the lot of any 9TH
er American lawmaker Defense of
La Toilette, so bold on Saturday. was
missing until the roll was being called
on the Wilcox amendment to the 10y
atty resolutions. when Senator Ander-
son declared that the state senate was
not the place to try La Toilette. and
announced that he would not vote for
the amendment, Five senators fiayed
la Toilette from the floor In more
than one was the word traitor" The
galleries were jammed with men and
women at both the afternoon and
night session Speeches condemning
La Toilette brought thunderous APP
plause from the spectators.
The portion of the loyalty resou-
ton condemning Senator La Follette's
war attitude, as passed by the senate.
follows:
The people of the state of Wiscon
sin always have stood and always will
stand squarely behind the present war
to successful end, and we condemn
Senator Robert NJ. La Toilette and all
others who have failed to see the
righteousness of the nations cause,
who have failed to support our govern
ment in matters vital TO the winning
of the war. and We denouncc any at
ttude or utterance Of theirs which has
tended to iucite sedition among people
OF our country and to injure Wiscon-
sins fair name before the free peoples
OF the earth"
The vote was: To condemn La Fol
lette Senators Alhers. Barwie. Ben
nett Bray. Burke. Cunningham. Ever
en-. Fons, Hanson. jennings. Mulbpr-
ger Potts, Pullen. Beinoldt. Roethe.
Rollmann, Staudenmayer. Stevens.
Whitman. Wilcox. Wilkinson. and Wit
ter ~
Not 70 condemn La Toilette -Ander.
son. Clark, Huber. Kuckuk. Schultz.
Skogmo and Zumach-7.
The vote was taken after a session
of eight hours marked by patriotic or
atory Barry in the day the la Fol
lette men tried to head of resolutions
condemning the senior senator but the
members of The upper house decided
not 80 finch on the Issue raised by
Senator Henry Huber's Wholesale de
Tense Of La Toilette
SeDsior Bennett. who was Missed
whe' lac interrupted Senator Hubors
speech at a previous session.. cam,
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