Evening star., 1922-07-27
RAD|CALISM ISSUE
IN WISCONSIN RACE.
La Toilette 0pposed.b Can.
field in Senate Nomina-
ton Fight.
WAR RECORD ATTACKED
Race for Republican Governorship.
Honor Second 0utstand-
ing Contest.
WAR RECORD ATTACKED
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
MADISON, Wis, July 27.-Two con-
tests of outstanding Importance are
before the Wisconsin voters at the
September primary, the one betwe.n
senator Robert M La Toilette, seeking
denomination for the third time as
the republican candidate for United
States senator. and DR.. w. A. Ganfleld
president of Carroll College, and the
other between Gov. j. ]. Blaine. seek-
Ing denomination as republican candi.
date. and Attorney General William J
Morgan. his opponent.
Radicaltsm" is the issue beinr
stressed by the candidates opposed to
senator La Toilette and Gov. Blaine.
VINO are In political partnership
According to the La Folletta factinn
the issue is between progress % and
lEeaction, between the principles
enunciated by Senator La FoIietts
curing his twenty-five years as a
political leader in Wisconsin. and
waat they term the reactionary
DR., Ganfield during his camnaien
tour OF the state is attacking the war
record OF the senior Wisconsin sen
ator. La Follette's advocacy of con
sututlona! amendment to give Con
Sress authority to re-enact measures
sta seao un constitutional by the United
states supreme Court, his indorse-
ment by the Wisconsin socialist partv
AZ IFS recent convention and what the
candidate says is the present senator's
general hostility to everything favor
ca oy majority Of Congress.
Many Questions Outlined
senator La Toilette has outlined
among the issues Of his Campaign an
attack upon the Esch- -Cummins rail-
way law, the seating of Senator Tru-
man Newberry. the federal reserve
banking act and the nations foreign
pohcy; besides defending his own war
record, expressing approval of the
soloier bonus, and asking sunnorf
Tor his proposed constitutional
am mendment to give Congress final
ausnority over national legislation.
The other La Toilette candidates
ior state ONCE are stressing national
issues in their campaign, brineins
OUT the same general attacks as the
senator. Gov. ]. ]. Blaine is making
an an appeal for support on the basis Of
his action in calling a special ses-
sion of the legislature to provide
FUNDS and machinery for uncovering
unreported state income taxes. which
ne says. amount to several million dol
lars. He is attacking the Anti-Saloon
League and the newspapers of the
state The governor in a campaien
speech announced that he would ex-
tend executive clemency to all former
service men in prisons, move which
his opponents say is an appeal for
soldier support
torney General William ]. Morgan in
ms campaign against Gov. Blaine
His candidacy has received the sup
port OF the Anti-Saloon League be-
cause OF the attorney generals ex-
preston against return Of light wines
and beer He urges exemption on
home building and home ownership,
and says that he is conducting his
campaign without appeal to class
prejudice.
Oshkosh Mayors Candidacy.
Into this republican contest for
governor, Mayor A. c. McHenry Of
Oshkosh injected a new element. when
he announced his candidacy on a plat
form calling for modification of the
volstead act and urging a general
curtailment of activities Of the state
government He classes himself as
a constructive republican"
The democrats. except for the
gubernatorial race between Mayor
A. A. Bentley of La Crosse. advocate
of beer and light wines. against Karl
A. Mathie. Wausau. favored by the
drys. will show no marked signs of
activity until after the primaries. as
there is little opposition among the
democrats for the other state ofices.
The present members of the Wis
consin delegation in Congress. all re-
publicans. will seek reelection. The
democrats announce that contests
will be made in every congressional
district, and the socialists are ex-
pected to place candidates in the sew
eral districts, including the fifth. in
which Victor L. Berger is expected
to make a contest
Berger: leading socialist; twice
district, only to be refused his seat
each time. is expected to again try
for that office.
Representative Joseph p. Beck. re-
publican Of the seventh district, who
defeated John ]. Esch two years ago,