The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1918-03-04
LaFollettism Hangs in Balance
In Wisconsin Senatorial Race;
Loyalty Is Called Biggest Issue

the university 80 closely together
Since the war he has been connected
with the food administration here.
Both are unqualified supporters OF me
war. Efforts have been made 10 pull
Mccarthy, but he won't pull 10 date
While 10 party machinery largely Is
against him and II generally Is fore
cast that Dsyie, will get the demo-
cratic nomination, Mccarthy Is a
dynamic sort OF individual who will
make much noise and gather many
votes. lie is better campaignef
and believes he can swing enough votes
10 beat Davies, who Is a much milder
sort OF en- individufl. Until after the
primary. though, the democratic fight
is not very interesting. The real
scrap Is inside the Republican ranks,
although Il Is not q republican fight.
la Follstts Candidate Il "colorls."
La Toilette and his men have run al
ways as republicans and have set out 70
capture the republican nomination. Al
first u was proposed that Lieutenant
Governor Diiwarth should rum lie was
their first and real choice for the job
lie IL OF German descent, was educated
in German schools instead Of the public
schools and has been the dyed-in-the-
wool supporter OF every utterance and
position that la Toilette has said and
taken before and since our entrance
into the war la Folletiism has been
forced 10 the defensive 10 such an ex-
tent in Wisconsin, however. Il IA con-
sidered good strategy 10 drop Ditwarth'
and il Is not believed he will enter
the race James Thompson, a lawyer
and for many years earnest supporter
OF the paciiist senator, has announced
instead His position has been color
less on the war lie hasn't been iden'
titled with the loyali,t movement ~
Wisconsin, which has fought the uphill
fight Of uprooting disloyalty aud pro-
Germanism. On the other hand. no
sedilion or unpatrlo,ism has been
credited TO him. In fact, Wisconsin
men here say they know little about
his previous positions and statements
Thompson Is announcing as a candidate
pledged TO support unqualifiedly the
war and will make hi, campaign a. a
man supporting the war But along
with his pledge TO support the war he
demands that all the guarantees Of :he
constitution" be maintained; he de-
mands more freedom OF speech, free
dom OF the seas. and he complains oi
discrimination on the part OF the gov
ernment against the farmers. That will
be the keynote OF the la Toilette CAM
pagn--proiessions Of support OF the
war on the one hand and an effort
TO unite all the maleontents over
various phases OF the war on the other.
He represents La Follettism through
and through. Il 10 said here, although
he has a less Objectionable record on
the war than La Toilette
Two Loyalists Are "out."
Ex-Governor Francis McGovern, who
had a famous fued with LaFollette, has
announced for the republican nomina'
tion. He has been loyal and Is run
ming az a loyalist Representative Len
root. a progressive republican leader II
the house, announced here. Lenroo
has as his platform Complete and I'M
qualified support OF the war"
Months before the war Lenroot sup
ported the McLemore warning resolu
ton. That has been urged against hin
by some OF the democrats, but Il an Ell
fort is made to 60 back and proscrib,
every member Of congress who voted fo
that resolution or supported 1t, som
time or other, then nearly half tn
democratic party would have to be pro
seribed, including many OF the presen
house leaders. Since our entrance int
the war, Lenroot has rung true. II
voted for war and for every war meas
use before war, He had been La Fol
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