New-York tribune., 1918-03-26
I.enyoot Demands
Wilson Keep Out of
Wisconsin, Fight
Says He Shouldn't Interfere
Between Loyal Democrats
and Loyal Republicans
Senate Campaign On
Old Party Candidates Refuse
to Withdraw to Strengthen
Fight on Socialist

NlLN \ NEE, Mafcn Zo.-COngreSS-
man Irvine L. Lenroot, Republican cam
didate for United States Senator. in a
speech at the neighboring city of Keno
sha tonight called on President vii
son TO keep his hands out Of Wisconsin
state politics.
He said that as Republicans in Con-
grcss had forgotten party to support
his war policies, the President should
not interfere between loyal Democrats
and loyal Republicans in Wisconsin.
The attempt 10 get either Lenroot or
Joseph Davies, the Democratic Senato-
rial candidate, to withdraw having
failed this afternoon, both sides un-
furled their banners tonight
Loyalty is the keynote of the speak
els of both Of the older parties. The
Socialists viii start their campaign in
this city Tomorrow night. Lcnroot
spoke to a large assemblagc at Kenosha
tonight aud Davies appeared at
Sheboygan. Governor Philip and Con-
gressman John G.. Cooper, of Ohio,
spoke for the Republican candidate to-
day and Senators Pittman, of Nevada,
and Lewis, of Illinois, pleaded the
Democratic cause
LenrOOt Attacks Socialists
In his remarks at Kenosha Mr.. Len
root referred sarcastically to the So
cialists and touched on the action of the
President in giving open support to
Mr.. Davies. Speaking OF the peace pro-
gramme OF Victor L. Berger, the Social
o,,c
said:
Mr.. Berger would at once withdraw
our armies from France as the first
step to secure world liberty if it were
III his power How the Kaiser would
tremble with fear. can hear him now
lmploring Mr. Berger not to strike this
deadly blow at German militarism. |
can hear him even now say to Won
Hndenburg:
"'lf America withdraws from this
war now we are ruined; we cannot
fered at the hands of the Bolsheviki-
the Socialists Of Russia. Berger says: {:
Elect me and Will stop this war and
then HEX the Kaiser by making a
speech at him, just like Lenine and
Trotzky did in Russia''
Referring to the President he said:
Although President Wilson. in his
zeal for Democratic success, IN Wis
consln, may be willing TO ovcrstcp the
bounds of fairness, ] am ready to de-
fend his patriotism at all times. Since
our entering the war he has pursued
a straightforward, consistent course.
with definite objective, and in this
course | shall support him in the
future as in the past.
Not Democratic War
at is proper to say that if it had
not been for Republican support
President Wilson could not have car
red through his war programme, and
We have the right to ask in return
that he tleat this not as 4 Democratic
war; but as an American war; not Z.
war carried on by the Democratic
party, but by the American people.
AS we Republicans have Forgotten
party in supporting his war policies, we
haVc the right to ask him to abstain
from partisan Interference between
loyal Republicans and loyal Democrats" "
Mr.. Davies in his speech at Shcbov-
gan referred to the Great battle now in
progress in France. He said:
'Ihis is the darkest hour of the war.
Is it time for playing politics?
We must whole -heartcdly support
our government. The commander in
chief is our President. 1t is time to
close UP our ranks in the face of this
greatest danger and forget all else but
country. With our country in danger
we must ali raliy to the support of our
COVE eminent and President"