The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1920-10-22
MUCH CONFUSION
IN WISCONSIN
Party Lines Ignored In Sup
port of Many State
Candidates
HARDING SURE OF
STATE BY 100000
D0ubs Whether Senator LenrOot Can
Win - LaFOIIette and NOn-Partisan
Lotsua Is Supporting Independent
Cand date.
BY DAVID LAWRENCE.

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BY DAVID LAWRENCE.
SPECIAL Despatch to The Reformer.)
Copyright 1920.
MILWAUKEE,. Wis. Oct. EFF
ever there was a mixed up, topsy turvy,
political situation, the state of Wiscon-
in this year presents such a paradox.
Consider these facts: John J. Blaine,
regular Republican nominee for gov
.Aor has the support of La Toilette of
he Non-Partisan league and German
clements.
Robert Bruce Mccoy. Democratic
;,Dminec for governor. has the open sup
por. OF Republicans and Democrats, who
are opposed to LaFollcttc and the Nom
Partisan league.
W. J. Morgan. who Is running for at
'tCrney general on the same Republican
-ickat with Blaine, fought the latter in
the primaries and since has announced
that he viii fight him at the polls by vot-
ing for the Democrat. Mr.. Mccoy.
The NOn-partisan league and LaFol-
Icttc, Republicans, decided after this an
nouncement. not to support Mr., Morgan
for attorney general, but to throw their
support to a. G. Larson, Democratic
nominee for the same office. whereupon
the Milwaukee Journal, influential news
paper throughout the state. which has
been supporting the entire Democratic
ticket, promptly withdrew from support
If Larson and decided to support Nor
gan. Republican. Many Independent
voters are doing the same thing.
Irvine Lcnroot, candidate on the reg
Mar Repuhl! IAN ticket for recollection
to the United States senate. is being
fought BY James Thompson. Independ-
cut Republican candidate, who was I'M
successful in the primaries race for this
Jfice, and by Dir. Paul s. ReinSch, Dem
,Crat. formerly minister to China.
MIR. Thompson has the support of the
LaFoIlette and ,Non-Partisan actions and
$ denouncing LenroOt for having voted
FOR the league of nations even with res
'ryatiOns.
Or Reinsch is supporting the league
# nations. and says his only regret is
hat Article 10 is not stronger. He is
# German distraction but is credited
with having induced China to enter the
war against Germany. He is a distin-
guiShed scholar and was formerly head
# the department of political science
the University of Wisconsin. He will
get a fairly good slice of the German
vote purely through German pride of
race. There are about one million Ger
mans in Wisconsin out of total popu-
latiOn of less than three millions.
Mr.. Thompson is conspicuous
leader of the Norwegians of this state,
WnlIe Mr.. IenrOOt Is of Swedish eN
traction. Now. the Swedes and the Nor
wegians have not much more affection
for each other on this side of the At
lantic than they have on the other side.
Senator Harding is sure to carry the
state by at least 100000 over Cox, but
it is doubtful whether in a three-co
1cred fight. Lenroot will pull through
Indeed, Senator Harding has issued an
appeal urging the election of Lenroot
.omething that will cost Harding votes
With the LaF0llette Republicans. who
are supporting Thompson for the senate.
But. Harding can afford to lose some
votes and still carry Wisconsin, by a
comfortable majority.
Mr.. Thompson, however. win divide
the Republican vote with Lenroot and
hus give DR.. ReinSch a chance to
'queeze in just as President Wilson did
II 1912, when Taft and Roosevelt split
he Republican strength in the state.
Another thing, Lenroot is a dry in a
tate which contains a million Germans
Who still like that certain something
which made Milwaukee famous. SO.
summarizing the mix-uD. anyone who
IAN figure out the result. is entitled to
considerable distinction. for the leaders
'rankly confess they are puzzled. The
aest judgment one gets here, is that
Harding will take the electoral vote
Easily. that Reinsch. Democrat. has an
oven chance TO defeat Lenroot, and
hat Robert Bruce McCor. Democrat
1as better than ever chance to be
| 'lected governor.