The Sisseton weekly standard. (Sisseton, Roberts County, S.D.) 1892-1929, 1920-11-12
SWEEPING VICTORY rs
SCORED BY THE LEAGUE
FORCES IN WISCONSIN
FIVE OUT CONGRESS
NONF.aRTlSON
STATE OFFCF1sS-MAJ ORITlEs
(By Chester c. Platt)

(By Chester c. Platt)
Madison, Wis, Nov. S.-Wiscon-
Sin Leaguers claim they have won
the most tremendous victory in the
history of the Nonpartisan League
movement The accumulators of
great wealth, and all the powers OF
special privilege are better organic
ed here than in the other states
where the League has been battling
for the rights of the farmers and
other workers. Wisconsin is a state
about four times as large in popula-
tiOn and wealth as North Dakota.
So ours was a big fight, our oppon-
ents had everything to fight with.
and we had nothing but handicaps.
Only two daily papers in the state
and eight or 10 small weekly papers,
supported the League candidates.
And yet we have elected our gov
ernor, lieutenant governor, and sec
retary of state, by majorities of
from 1880 to 25O,OOO. Here are
the actual figures. In 2,100 pre-
eincts out of 2,425, Blaine, Leag
uer. has 33O,13S against 229,509
Cor Mccoy and 62,91S for Coleman.
This shows a majority of 10O,629
with 1926 precincts, nearly one-eigh-
th of the state yet to be heard from
and sections where the League is
strong. All the cities and towns
have been heard from.
Lcaguers Far Ahead
Here are the fguers on the other
candidates.:
Comings, League candidate for
lieutenant governor in 1.404 pre-
cincts thus far tabulated has 261.-
4S3 against 57,755 for Kliost.
On secretary of state; 1,452 pre-
cincts give Hall the League candi-
date 273.241 against 77,307 for Sill
verthcrn.
Eggs were thrown at the League
speakers, free-love and bolshev.st
epithets were thrown at US as from
mschi,e guns and while we we're
confident Of winning the result has
been more than we dared to hope
for
We owe our liberty LARGELY to the
m.gic power CT LaFollette's name
and to the impress which his career
and his teachings have made upon
the electorate Of the state. But it
must be remembered that the forces
Of reaction have had control of state
government, including all the state
department for six years. We had
to overcome all the influences of
state patronage.
There is good reason to hope thai
We may control the legislature to an
extent enabling us to put thru at
least good part of our program OF
legislative reform as outlined in the
League platform. The huge major
ity for Blaine, who stated again and
again that he stood squarely with
both feet upon the League platform.
cannot fail to have influence with
the next legislature Efforts will be
made to secure concurrent resoln-
tfons submitting constitutional
amendment for the initiative and
raforopd,,,o and recall
Adopt League Platform
The regular Republican platform
en- which the new senators and as
semblymen have been elected con-
tains several irnnortant planks lifted
from the League platform and re-
written. A readiMstment of our tax
system was demanded, as we'll as
Increases of the income tax on larg-
or incomes and a reasonable exemp-
tion from taxation of improvements
to promote home building and home
ownership.
The League Endorsed only seven
candidate for the state senate ano
4s out of 100 candidates for the as
sembly. Seventeen of the Endorsed
candidates for the assembly were
elected. but a number of those wht
Will compose the next legislature ar
distinctly progressive and can be de
sended upon to stand with the gov
srnor for many needed reforms.
The League indorsed seven con
rreesional candidates and the foi
towing have been elected.
Allen Cooper in the First distris
~ $1,000 majority Edward voish
n tho Second district BY $4,000 mi
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