Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-07-10
WOMAN RUNS
FOR SENATOR
IN WISCONSIN
Voters League President
Backed by Democrats
Against LaF toilette.
Senior Scion as Center
of New Party Predict
ed if Radicals Win.
BY RAY c. WICKER
aIsI rcrrax.epdnnH al Great Falls 1rjduno

Copyright. 1922, hy Tire Great Falls Tribune
Milwaukee. Wis. July 9.-Senato,
Robert NJ. LaFollette will be the re,
publican nominee to succeed himself
when the September primaries are
held. This result was considered as
certain today as anything in politics car
be certain. He will be opposed in the
primary race by an u~nseasoned poll
rician. DIR. W. A. Garfield. president
of Carroll college at Waukesha. The
latter has the backing of the anti-La-
Toilette organization in the state. VINO
have assumed the name of the citizens
republican state conference.
Garfield is well known as a former
president Of Centre college. Kentucky,
where real football players are devel-
oped. He left Carroll to take the presi-
dency of Centre in 1915, but came back
here a ear ago.
If LaFollette wins. and ever his most
bitter enemy admits now he is well IN
the lead. like his colleague from Min
~nesota, Frank B. Kellogg. he will have
a M as his opponent in the general
election. The democratic state organi-
cation has whole heartedly endorsed
Mrs. Ben G. Hooper Of Oshkosh. presi-
dent of the Wisconsin League of Wom-
en- Voters and a nationally known SUI
frage leader. She will have NJ opposi-
ton in the primaries. and while Wiscon-
sin is a republican stronghold, the state
has elected democrats to the senate.
the last being Paul q. Husting. whose
death resulted in the elevation of the
present junior senator, Irving l.. Len
root. from the house to his present
position.
LaFollette. 81 years old. will, if elect
ed. stage a comeback in national affairs.
his l~ieutcnants here say. They expect
him to be the pivot of a group of radi-
calls who hope to be successful in the
fall elections. In this connection j. A.
Fl. Hopkins, executive secretary of the
committee Of As which backed Colonel
Brookhardt in the Iowa primaries, said
Sunday:
1T has been well said that Brook
hardt in Iowa. like LaFollette here. is
only republican in name and stands for
progressivism in every public matter.
1t is quite reasonable to assume that
candidates of this stripe can be nomi-
mated in Nebraska. North Dakota and
Idaho. Frazier Of North Dakota is
such a candidate. Should We register
success and also elect many members
of the house. the way would be paved
fOT u he" anSHiHeDt az NdeuiHStoH anu
a new party in the nation. With LaFol-
lette in Washington. 10 lead the new
men. they will fight the fight Of the
people
Mrs. Hooper will make her race on a
platform which favors submission Of
the wet and dry question to the voters
of Wisconsin at the spring election of
1923: approves the soldiers bonus. the
st. Lawrence deep waterway project,
and opposes the pending tariff bill. She
declared Sunday that if elected she
would strive in every possible way in
Washington TO advance the interests
of world peace.
1T is because of my desire to pro-
mote world peace that | have entered
the contest she said. Il feel that |
can do more good inside thar on the
outside. and ] would give my life for
this cause. The United States must
assume leadership toward that end. |
favored the League of Nations and
when the senate failed to ratify it. |
supported the Washington conference.
my time and paying my own ex-
penses there to aid in promoting it's
II will make a personal canvass of
the state and will tell the voters just
how l stand on all questions"