Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-04-10
VERL OF SOCIALISM
LOOMS IN WISCONSIN
esrmans Believed to Have
cood Chance to Elect Gov
ernor in the Fall
s4y GIVE BERGER AID
r-bst La Toilette May Deliver
E's 4. FoIlowers to the Nominal
tssder of Socialist Party
Milwaukee. April TO.

Milwaukee, April 10.
-, 4, Socialism still is mem
w wlseonsin and this despite the
3 .'.isl,can n victory in the senatorial, r...
Apu0.S the next outburst of German
tseey' !, with the attempt to gain
Fppfte'l -,.c,ed TO come in the Elev-
y'' consr4ssional I, District which
uns ,.o +, Lenroot to the lower
'so''' c,ngress. He has just been
ssu'' s.a.,or Following the struggle
'''s''i ,estrict the Socialists will make
..roOr ~ Asht in the congressional cleo
'~v ,,s fan and will attempt to put
u'p' S.,. 4 choice, dictated by the pro-
y s.-psn clement of the party '0F GOV
mo-, ..,,,, ~, ooo. =
s.,',Tom $4,000 in the primary e'e''
Fyy ,..,rs wherein the state Is con-
pH u.tb the menace Of Socialism
/. A. two weeks t''ne O'' -.
.,,on and the regular election
s.vsts succeeded in gaining more
,..S 5000 votes. The same ra'i0 ol
.,vsen now and the elections
N ...,.,,her would give the Socialists
Tsam.naiug power in the state. There
.s,Ion that the subtle Ger
n .s.a.g S gaudlsts will continue their
,s.,.s to increase their vote
WA ,,is large vote at his command
t.yser. as nominal leader OF the
80 ,r this state. can arrange tor
pss,p M. o,.y or for the pro-Germans TO
,.neentrate on single nldn ~ a. .,ar,
s4s Il increase Socialist representation
qrorsress and also to elect a Soclailst
c.s..ror The Socialists argue that
80 Soeialist always a Socialist ana
~ yote once gained for the parry
~ ,.r remains Thus these leaders
Ms,N w, unon the full strength Of 10000
ssrA, ~ fall elections with what can
.sinsd during the coming months
.orst work among the faithful for
bssrs Of the Kaiser
old Parties show Wear
i,tbe same time the election results
:, .s tuesday show that the ke-
.ssGcsn and Democratic organizations
4. rorh and torn and that the time
N. con,e for new coalitions to assume
4. commanding political power In the
MA The Socialists. seeing the vide
mach in the loyal forces, due to the
sIgor Of. the recent campaign, believe
M they csr slip in and assume TINS
sslIi.up power. At least they are ready
L 70 out and get it.
IN. Democratic party appears to be
M biz loser in the German vote due to
M war feeling. Two years ago q. 9,
Jacobsen now serving term in prison
sr, yiolation Of the neutrality laws, Or
rrIaed the German communities In be-
mn Of the Republicans. His work is
beginning to show more plainly than in
M campaign of 1915. In his campo ign
Iscobsen preached the doctrine that
President Wilson had been hostile TO the
German nation and that the Republi-
am we're friendly. This view still OBJ
nlnH In some Of the German COMMUNE
.lts, the loss in the Davies vote shows.
The Jacobsen campaign started the
slimpede Of more than $4,000 German
nenOcrats and Republicans into the So
eallG ranks. In 1900 the Socialist voA
a. patty lssreS was oHlv 1865 but it
hmped to 1880 in 1902, to - it6 in
4 1874 and TO 28,5S3 in 1905. In 1912 the
socasts showed a gain to S4.46s and
Il A1ai6 30,649 cast the ballots of the
"A So .YNg,, - q n
4 1900 in the recent senatorial primary
d indl0f0O0 in the election.
Berger, as candidate for the United
sutes Senate, succeeded in carrying
ttgen counties in the State, including
aacity and county OF Milwaukee, where
b has his greatest strength The
i ~unties carried by Berger were Mil
Il 9nkse, Washington, Dodge, Sheboygan
ainkowoc and Calumet. all in the east
N Eeetion Of the State and along the
Ake Michigan shore, where the German
Il equation IS large and "kultur" is
4 rpng; shawano, Marathon and Taylor
n't to.the interior, but where the Ger.
pans have settled. It is interesting tC
i ne that IN the western and northern
tctons OF the State, where loyalty
rlns sta recruits in campaigns and elec.
IONS Berger failed to carry a single
@Qniy and Lenroot was the favorite
Il flour other counties in the eastern
Nuioa Of the State Berger ran second
4 La Toilette Vote to Lenroot
4 Just now in the debate following tht
t'euon and the attempt to analyze tho
suN the hand Of the La Toilette fac
w eealn enters. II Is charged that th'
Il fouette vote, if not in fullf'in par
~ delivered to Lenroot. If La Fol
n w sui continues to maintain his in
lsnre In the State. he will be a larg,
.'en " the congressional election anC
y me election Of a Governor in the
Hs may turn his organization owe
slser and elect a Governor or a
". IA s.and a good chance of puttinl
man, or the two may com
s4s. IN this case, it would take ;
H.1.. Hs'tssn candidate to defeat thi,
Al tne loyalists are cheered b,
e.ory Of Representative Lenroot
~ sull assert that the LOYALTY cam
te must not be permitted IN la,
German r.mer summer months, for the pro
. M S.ypasand9 Is busy at all times
y uIS sesiee OF Senator-elect Lenroo
III n. soed' v' and throughout the sum
t,nte,'. Wisconsin Loyalty Legion vii
Aaie I, ~ work, hoping to arouse tn
w hss. pitch where a pro-Germal
"a P.rV ~ chance of election. eithe
AfefsspuDiiean, Democratic or Social
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