Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1918-04-02
DAVIES ONLY
MAN WHO CAN
DEAT Berger
National Committeeman Martin
Analyses Primary Vote-Says
Lenroot Was Saved by
Democratic Vote.

Joseph Martin, Democratic National
committeeman, in statement issued
in Milwaukee, refuted the published
statement of Chairman West of the Re-
publican State Central committee, that
support of Congressman Lenroot was
necessary to defeat Victor L. Berger,
the Socialist candidate.
"All can agree upon one PROPOSE
tion,' ygaiC Cir Martin. "and that is
that Berger is the menace in the SEN
atorial election, not only to Wisconsin,
but to America. The question to be
determined purely from an American
and not from a p, rtisan viewpoint Is
whether Joseph e. Davies, the Demo-
cratic nominee for senator, or Con-
gressman Lenroot, the Republican
nominee, should be picked to make
certain Berger's defeat.
chairman West seeks to demon
strate by the primary vote that Mr..
Lenroot can muster more support in
the election than Mr.. Davies. The fact
is, as Chairman West and Mr.. Lenroot
himself well know, the Republican par
ty would today be under the, odium OF
having nominated La Follette's candi-
date had it not been for the support
given Mr.. Lenroot in the primaries by
loyal Democrats.
Saved G. o. p. Disgrace.
'Tt is safe to say that at least 25,OOO
Democrats went into the Republican
| primaries and voted for Mr.. Lenroot
| for the sole purpose of saving one OF
the great major parties of the country
from the disgrace of naming the La
Toilette candidate. The Lenroot man
ayers themselves, in public appeals is
! sued through the press, called on loyal
Democrats to support Mr.. Lenroot In
| the primaries. In these appeals they
advanced the argument that inasmuch
as the nomination of Mr.. Davies by the
Democrats appeared certain, it was the
| duty of the Democrats as Americans
to aid the Republicans in nominating
Mr.. Lenroot.
"With that fact established, and II
| cannot be denied by the Lenroot lead
| ers who issued these appeals, it Is
easy to demonstrate from the primary
returns that Democratic voters brought
about Mr.. Lenroot's nomination.
Even with this aid from Democrats
Mr.. Lenroot only defeated Thompson
| according TO the returns, by 1881. Thi'
| slight margin is proof of the weakness
| of Mr.. Lenroot's candidacy. Thi;
weakness grows when it is appreciated
| that thousands of those who voted fol
Mr.. Lenroot in the primaries voted ,fol
him solely to prevent the nomination
of Mr.. Thompson and will not suppor
| him in the election.
100 Per Cent Loyal.
''Now, as to the respective strength
of Mr.. Davies and Mr.. Lenroot, Mr.
Davies is 100 per cent loyal. The pres
ident of the United States has an
nounced to the nation that Mr.. Davie
has proved true upon all the ques
tions relating to the war, both befor
and since the United States was forces
into the conflict with Germany. MI
Davies has nothing to defend. Can a
much be said for Mr.. Lenroot? Presi
dent Wilson has said that the McLe
more resolution, the embargo issue ant
the armed neutrality measure present
ed the first opportunity to supply tn
acid test in, our country to disclos
true loyalty and genuine Americanisn
Mr.. Lenroot's attitude upon these thre
great vital issues was obstructive. WI
the loyal voters of Wisconsin-and
am proud to say that they far outnuH
her the disloyalIsts in the state-b
more apt to support the man who ha
sproved true or the man who was a
ohstructionist in a critical period i
the nations history? The answer
obvious. Davies is the man benin
whom Ioyal Wisconsin should unite
defeat Berger.
Can't Better Primary Vote.
Ienroot viii not add to his primaz
yote on election day. He was stronge
In the primaries than he VIII be in th
! election.y.Qaxses..-x -xstee Ia the-odmarif