Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-07-18
EXCITEMENT IN
BADGER POLITICS

Plenty of excitement and plenty of
choice gossip have been dished up for
the hungry1 politicians of Wisconsin
during the past week or two. No fu-
sion, Nc reaA Toilette ticket, State Sen
ator r lcox in the gubernatorial
rings Iin-the-war platform, Da-
vid 10. possibility for congress
these are some of the choice entrees"
fit for a king
The Democrats have been holding
a state central committee meeting,
and early Ia the game gave a knock
out blow to fusion as far as that might
mean getting together on the Repub-
lican ticket. The committee adopted
a resolution urging the party TO nomi-
nate complete state, congressional,
for lack of fusion at the door of the
Republican and Prohibition parties,
because they refused to consider get
ting together last spring when the
question of electing United States
senator was paramount. They also
laid part of the blame on Governor
Philip for not including in his call
for special session of the legislature
the subject of amending the primary
election so that fusion might be &C.
complished.
Loyalty the Issue
That only loyal candidates be placed
upon any ticket was urged by the COM
mittee, and the date of the state con-
vention set for July 10.
It was rumored that David Rose, six
times mayoralty candidate in Milwau
kee and five times successful, might
be nominated for congress to oppose
Congressman Cary of the Fourth dis
trict. 1t was decided, however, that
each congressional district chairman
should call his own session July g.,
and there will be no congressional
caucuses at the state convention.
At present there are four avowed
Republican candidates for governor in
the ring, if E. J. Gross, who some
time ago announced himself as the La
Toilette candidate, stays, as he says
at present he Intends to do. 1t was
.rumored from Madison that he had
been asked to withdraw and that the
La Toilette support would be thrown
to J. N. Tittemore, Farmers league
candidate. This, however, is denied
by both Tittemore and Gross. Title
more, however, declares that many La
Toilette men have been attracted by,
his platform and have joined his
ranks. Gross and Lieut.. Gov. Dith-
mar are among those who are not
supporting him, he says.
Wilcox for Governor
The most recent contender for the
seat of governor is Senator Roy P.
Wilcox, whose name has been promi-
nent among the supporters of the 10y
atty forces for some time. He will run
on the Republican ticket as a mon
factional candidate" and puts the 10y
atty plank foremost
AsSemblyman John Chapple of Ash
land, who stood with Wilcox in the
recent legislative session in the fight
against La Toilette, is to have charge
of the state campaign for Wilcox.
Gov. E. L. Philip will begin an
active campaign at once and has
made several speeches throughout the
state. His Flag Day talk at Oconto
has aroused some criticism, as being
an appeal to the German vote, when !
he vehemently declared that tar and
feathers and mob law would not be
tolerated while he was governor. For
this attitude the North Wisconsin Lu-
theran synod has passed resolutions
heartily endorsing the governors at
titude and declaring: "It is, in our
opinion, chiefly due to this attitude
of our governor that our congrega-
tons enjoy without curtailment the
exercise of their constitutional rights
and privileges"