River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1918-03-07
MANY ARE IN RACE
FOR U. S. Sci ATOR
SIX CANDIDATES WILL SEEK NOM
NATION At PRIMARIES
ON MARCH 10.
SENATE RAPS LA TOILETTE
Loyalty Resolutions, Passed q to 7
After Warm Debate, Condemn
the War Attitude of Wiscon-
sins U. S. Senator.

Madison-A merry race is in sight
for nominations for United States sen
ator at the primary election to be held
In Wisconsin on March 18TH Six can
didates entered the field soon after
Gov. Philip issued call for the spe
cial election ON April 2 to choose g
successor to the late Paul H listing fol
the term expiring in March 1921
Those who will make the race are:
Democrats E. Davies, mem
Der of federal trade commission; DR.
Charles Mccarthy, state reference Ii
harian, who has recently been serving
with the National Council of Defense
Washington.
Republicans - Congressman |. l.
Lenroot. Superior; Ex-Gov. Francis
e. McGovern, Milwaukee; LAeut.-Gov
E. F. Dithmar. Baraboo.
Socialist-Vietor L. Berger, former
congressman and editor Of Milwaukee
Leader.
In announcing his candidacy, Mr.
Davies stated that he will resign from
the federal trade commission, which
position pays an annual salary of $lO,-
600, and engage actively in the sena-
torial campaign. Democratic leaders,
who are DESTROYS of putting the party
machinery behind Mr.. Davies, question
that DR.. Mccarthy is a democrat Mr.
Mccarthy has answered this challenge
by announcing that he voted for Pres
ident Wilson at the last election and
has been a staunch supporter of the
democratic administration.
The candidacy Of Congressman Len
root depends upon the united support
of all factions of his party, according
to announcement coming from Wash
ington. His supporters are confident,
however, that he will not withdraw I'M
less some unlocked for situation
arises.
Senate Condemns La Toilette
With the issue of loyalty put square
~ up to it by an mpassioned speech
by Senator Huber of Stoughtpn, who
defended the war record of u. S. Sen
ator Robert M. La Toilette, the upper
branch of the Wisconsin legislature
went on record, % to Z, as condemn
ing the stand and acts OF the Wiscon-
sin senator on Americas war program.
La Toilette was assailed ON the SEN
ate floor with more bitter words than
have perhaps been the lot OF any 9TH
er American lawmaker. Defense OF
La Toilette, so bold on Saturday. was
missing until the roll was being called
on the Wilcox amendment to the 10y
aItv resolutions. when Senator Ander-
son declared that the state sen ate was
not the place to try La Toilette. and
announced that he would not vote for
the amendment. Five senator's hayed
La Toilette from the floor. Tn more
than one was the word traitor" The
galleries were damned with m en- and
women at both the afternoon and
night session. Speeches condemning
La Toilette brought thunderous ap-
rlause from the spectators.
Th0 portion of the loyalty resolu-
ton condemning Senator La Follette's
war attitude, as passed by the senate,
follows:
"The people of the state of Wiscon-
sin always have stood and always will
stand sQuarely behind the prese mt war
to a successful end, and we co ndemn
Senator Robert M. La Toilette and all
others who have failed to see the
righteousness of the nations cause,
who have failed to support our govern
ment In matters vital to the winning
of the war, and we denounce any at
titude or utterance Of theirs which has
tended to incite sadition among people
of our country and to injure Wiscon-
sins fair name before the free peoples
of the earth"
The vote was: To condemn 1 "a Fol
lette-Senaters Albers, Barwig. Ben
nett, Bray, Burke, Cunningham, Ever
EFT, Fons, Hanson, Jennings, MI lber-
ger. Potts, PulIen, Remodel, Roethe,
Rollmann, Staudenmayer, Stevens.
Whitman, Wilcox, Wilkinson, and Wit
ter-22.
Not to condemn La Toilette nder-
son, Clark, Huber Kuckuk, Schultz,
Skogmo, and Zumach-7.
The vote was taken after a 81 ssion
of eight hours marked by patriotic or
atory. Early in the day the La Fol
Iette men tried to head of resolution
eondemning the senior senator, but the
members of the upper house decided
not to finch on the issue raised by
Senator Henry Huber's wholesale de-
tense Of La Toilette.
Senator Bennett, who was Kissed
when he interrupted Senator Huber's
speech at q previous session., came