The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1923-03-22
.BLAINE'S CONTROL
HANGS in BALANCE
Governor in Hot Fight to
Keep Control Of Polite
al Machine.
OVER TAX PROPOSALS
(By Associated Press Leased wirel

Madison, Wis.-GoVernor Blaine saws
that he is pushing preparation of his
proposed tax bill to the limit, with the
result that all problems will have been
cleared away to his satisfaction and
the measure ready for introduction in
to the legislature shortly after April 1,
he is telling Legislators who nave been
called to his Office for conferences.
In the meantime, the controversy in
the legislature over tax legislation, al
ready the cause of split in the Prog
ressive Republican ranks, continues to
give rise to developments foreshadow-
ing political moves of marked impor
lance. There is fight for control of
Wisconsin politics being waged be-
tween the governor, representing the
more moderate of the Progressives, and
the strictly LaFollette Progressives,
representing the more radical group.
Conservatives to Aid Blaine.
q Indications are numerous that the
conservative members of the lower
house are going to come to the aid of
the governor in the present controver-
Sy. 1t is known that some of these
opposition assemblylnen have been in
vited to the executive Office and have
been taken into the confidence Of the
governor
Governor Blaine has told these as
semblymen, as he has told those Of his
own political faction, that he believes
the tax problem to be one of outstand-
ing Importance. He tells how all par
ties and all factions. admit that there
must be changes in the present tax
laws, which are unduly burdensome,
and explains that it is his intention to
work out just plan for meeting pres
ent objections to the existing revenue
statutes.
The governor advises the assembly
men that he has several men working
on preparation of his bill and that it's
features are rapidly assuming definite
shape. He intends to take the lea ers
into his confidence and receive their
reaction toward the measure, before it's
provisions are finally announced.
To Work Out Ratio.
He tells, however, that it is his in
tention to work out ratio between
that he would like to split the per-
sonal property offset to the income tax
in order that the Offset might be re-
moved on taxes for state purposes and
left on for local returns.
The first open fight between the gov
ernor and the LaFollette Progressives
in the Legislature will break tomorrow
night when the Hanson bill providing
for repeal of the personal property off
set to the income tax is taken up for
consideration. Governor Blaine oppo-
ses consideration of the bill at this
time. He indicated his opposition in
letter to the joint finance committee
of the legislature asking that all tax
legislation be held up pending prepare
ton of his bill.
Ignores Governors Request.
Despite this request the legislature
recalled the Hanson bill from the tax
alton committee and set it on the cal
endar as a special order of business.
The governors followers, backed by the
conservatives, will move to table the
bill when it comes up tomorrow night.
They will take the stand that it is an
unjust slap at the chief executive.
Those who are now outside of the
governors camp, will,point out that the
Hanson bin is Governor Blaine's own
measure, prepared at his behest and
given Assemblyman Hanson for intro
duction. It will be shown that Cover
nor Blaine actively supported removal
of the Offset in his message to the 1921
legislature and that he had the Hanson
bill prepared at this session. Since
there has been some question concern
ing the ability of the progressives to
pass the Offset removal at this session,
the group led by Speaker John L. Dahl
will argue that If is only fair to deter
mine the question bv sending the gov