The sun., 1918-03-04
STATE FACTIONS
HURT. WISCONSIN
LOYALTY FIGHT
Republicans Need Harmony
to Stifle La Toilette in
Primaries.
COULD ELECT SENATOR
Chance Is Being Thrown
Away in Favor Of Demo-
cratic Victory.
COULD ELECT sen ATO1

MADISON. WIS. March 3.---There's a
hurry up job out here in Wisconsin for
young Mi. viii Harmonizrr Hays OF In
diana. With n United states Senator
ship almost in their grasp the Rerubli-
cans are acting plumb foolish in situa-
ton which viii! stand nothing except
horse sense
They arc dong their best to quarrel
away their great opportunity TO cook La
Foilette's goose in their own primaries
on March 10 and to wrangle themselves
out Of a victory over the Democrats and
Socialists in the special election on April
. for an ad interim senator to succeed
the late Paul o. Husting.
The way they are cutting Up to-day.
within two weeks o: the primaries. is
simply throwing open the doors for IA
Democrat. either Joseph T. Davies or
pr. Charles Mccarthy, to walk into the
United states Senate. The state is
bound to have a loyalist Senator in
Hastings seat. is determined 10 redeem
a reputation smirchcd 10y La Toilette.
Ii II can't rely upon the necessary har-
mony which the Republicans must have
TO guard against la Toilette treachery
It will certainly elect Il loyalis, Demo-
crat
situation In n sentence.
l. is burning with zeal to punish the
kindred types OF disloyaity represented
ny La Follette's candidate. James A.
Thompson OF La Crosse. and the equal
pro-German and Socialist candidate. Vie
tor Berger Of Milwaukee. 1t simply Will
rot stand FOR either one. II it can't be
sure of a lo.al.st Republican it will play
safe with II loyaliSt democrat. There :
the situation in sentence.
Within the .ast few days theic has
heen an explosion OF factlouallsm within
the ranks OF loyalist Republicans and
Tonight par,isana OF Representative
Irvine l.. L.enroo; and ex-Gor. Francis L.
McGovern are calling each other out ot
their names and are playing the pfc;tiest
: kind Of small town politics. I.enroot
and McGovern are both active candidates
with Thompson. the La Toilette stalking
horse. for the Republican primaries
nomination. Neither 10 willing to with
draw in the interests OF harmony and
ceFtatn party success.
Each eide IL charging the other viii
bad faith and ;riCkery. I'll feeling Is
growing every hour this situation en-
dures To-nigh. the Republican party
las bronchitis. hut next week u MAY
have double pneumonia and ny April :
unless y mighty good doctor - found. il
ia apt TO ne called away. like Steven.
sons young man. "!n a hearse with white
plumes upon IL" Boy. ragc I'oc Hays
There. no misappiehcnsion abor'
what this out OF date row Is likely e
cost, Nothing could bc g!carer. II th'
!oyalist Republicans go to the prmarie.
with both Lenroot and McGovern. eacl
l. strong, popular man, their strength
will he div ided and the chanc. of de
stroying La Fp!lette's man. Thompson
will be !essened. cspeciall! since Il IL NJ
secret that the Socialists. having no pri
mary contest Of their own. are going 4
obise La Toilette y! voting io: Thomr
son III the Republican primarics
Clean Cut l-~ur Presented.
II Thompson wins her. Dcmorga
viii certainly he elected because the is
sue viii! be c.ean cut between paciiisl
and pro-Gern.snsm on tie one hard ant
patriotism on the other. Wisconsin vii
simply do what she did IN i9l%-elect
Democrat.
If lenroot heats Mc,iovern or Nc
Govern beats Lenroot i'll feeling as mat
ters stand now, is likely to endure I'll
election day. Thompson is apt to rui
Independently as a straight out La Fol
lette champion. In that event tho Re
publican prospects viii. he 50 confuse
that the votris will take no risk q! mis-
haps and will give the Senate job To
Democrat that can be depended unon I
support the Government and balance J..
Follette's sed!t!ous conduct.
They will do this all the more eagerl
because OF an uneasy notion that Berge
: may run better than is expected, NJ
body being exactly positive about tn
actual voting strength Of the IIohcr
zollcrns in Wisconsin.
The factional fight is playing La Fo
lette's game for him. This week lie
, disgraced man in his own state. hi
repute at the lowest tbb of his caree
The state Senate has branded him n
= a scditionist. Senators, cured OF La Fo
letteism. have stood mp in their chambe
and called him traitor and a person u
I decent man would associate with.
| The Madison club has expelled him.
r political and social event which can het
be understood in the East if one ina eins
the Union League Club Of New York e,
, pelling Charles l.. Hughes FOR disioyalt
r TO the United States With one or tN
| exceptions. every newspaper in the stat
| denounces him. lie is wabbling. topplir
. and reel!ng.
z Yet the loyalist Republicans ny the
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