South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-07-27
SEN. LAFOLLETTE
IN FIGHT TO KEEP
PLACE IN SENATE
Republicans Wage fractional
War in Wisconsin -Pri-
mary in September.

MADISON. Wis. July 26--(By A
Wisconsin g. in the midst OF
O. political campaign which promises
20 culm mate September in the
hardest-fought primary election
ged IN the state for years.
While the republicans. are en-
gaRed IN a faouonal struggle be-
tween the La Toilette forces and the
anu-Ia Toilette forces FOR control
az the state government and OF the
United states senatorship, the demo-
Gratis are preparing FOR contest IN
their ranks over the nomination for
governor on a wet and dry issue.
The candidacy Of Sen. Robert IL
La Toilette for reelection at the
head Of a complete state ticket
which bears HE name. is bringing
strong opposition from the other re-
publican faction in Wisconsin This
wing tho Independent progressive
republican party. has organized for
The first time since the enactment Of
the primary law for choice Of United
States Senator.
Garfield Is Opponent
Opposed 10 Sen Ia Toilette is DR.
W. A. GanfeId president ~ Carroll
College. Waukesha. Wis a new
conner 10 Wisconsin politics. Dr.
GGnaeld was named TO head the
opposition ticket by the citizens re-
publican state conference which met
az Milwaukee. June ]. This organ
tzatlon was created by the committee
Of A. a representative group made
up/of two men and two women from
each OF the II Wisconsin congress
s.onaI districts DR. Garfield open
&c his campaign early in July. and
reports from throughout the state
say that he is being well received
In Racine his speech was against
r0dlcalism.
Sen. Ia Toilette has returned to
Wisconsin and is in the center Of one
az his most intensive campaigns
for reelection. other members Of
The ticket which bears the name Of
Ia Toilette progressive republican
partv are: Gov J. j. Blaine and
Lieut.. Gov. George r Comings.
candidates for reelection; Fred.
zimmerman. candidate for secre-
tary OF state; Herman L. Ekern.
candidate for attorney general and
Solomon Levitan, candidate Tor state
treasurer
Gov. J. J. Blaine Is being opposed
for reelection by Atty. Gen. William
j. Morgan. the nominee Of the NIL
yankee conference. This contest
is proving as bitterly fought as the
senatorial race.
Other Candidates
The other members OF the ticket
in opposition 10 the La Toilette
slate are: Riley s. Young. speaker
OF the assembly candidate for lieut.
enant governor; Martin r. Paulsen,
candidate for secretary OF state;
John F. Baker. assistant attorney
general. candidate for attorney gem
eral. and state Treasurer Henry
Johnson. candidate for reelection.
Mayor A. g. McHenry OF Oshkosh,
has announced his candidacy for
the republican nomination as gov
ernor on what he has termed n
constructive platform. calling for re-
peal OF the Volstead act and return
OF the manufacture and sale OF wine
ard beer under government super
vision As an Independent candidate
for United states senator in 1920,
Mayor MICH enry pOleQ 4U.UWV votes
Mrs Ben. c. Hooper Of Oshkosh
is unopposed for the nomination for
United states senator on the demo-
cratic ticket at the primaries and
will oppose the republican nominee
in November.
Interest IN the democratic ranks
centers in the contest for governor
between Carl Mathie. Of Wausau,
who announced. himself as a dry
representative. and Mayor a. =.
Bentley az Ia Crosse who favors
Modification Of the Volstead act.
40 contest has developed for other
Offices on the democratic stats
ticket
Socialists have Endorsed Sen la
Toilette "a their senatorial candi-
date. The party has named a COM
piete ticket of state officers headed
by state Sen. Louis A Arnold for
governor and these are not expect.
ed 90 have opposition