Evening star., 1924-12-07
ny MARVIN CREAGER.

Managing Editor Milwaukee journal.
| MILWAUKEE,. Wis, December g.
| Conservative Republicans. supporters
of Senator Irvine l.. Lenroot. are
jubilapt over the action OF the
senatorial caucus in Washington read
ing La Toilette out of the party. At
the same time, leaders in La Follette's
camp do not believe the caucus ac-
! tion will discourage the senior Senator
in carrying through his program or
! detract from La Follette's strength in
Wisconsin. La Toilette has weathered
so many political attacks in the past
and appears to be so strongly en-
trenched at home. that it is doubtful
whether reading him out of the party
! in Washington will seriously disturb
| him in Wisconsin,
Friends of Senator Lenroot, who
will be a candidate for reelection in
/ two years believe the political skies
have frightened for the junior
Senator because OF the La Toilette
incident in Washington, and they are
seeking to make full use of the
caucus resolution at meetings in the
state at which resolutions are being
adopted commencing the Senators
who read La Toilette out of the Re-
publican ranks and recommending
that actiSn be taken against Wis
conSin congressman who are his
supporters.
To Build LenrOOt Machine.
With Lenroot the absolute boss OF
Wisconsin patronage, Republicans
who are directing Lenroot's political
future, aim to build up powerful
machine between now and the sena-
torial election in 1926. They have
set about to reorganize the Repub-
| lican party. with clubs scattered all
over the state, and will try to draw
a sharp line between Republicans and
near Republicans in the legis' sture,
aiming TO embarrass La Follette's
ally, Gov. John J. Blaine. recently
elected for a third term and certain
! to be a strong candidate against
Lenroot.
SO. while the Washington resolu-
ton against La Toilette may not de-
tract from his personal strength at
home, it may tend to weaken Gov.
Blaine's chances for the Senate and
in that same proportion brighten
Lenroot's prospects
In the presidential campaign just
closed the independent movement, as
expressed in the La Follette-Wheel
er ticket, included the entire Socialist
party of Wisconsin with La Fol-
lette's faction of the Republican
party. But since then La Toilette
| lieutenants have been giving the new
party movement the cold shoulder. 1t
appears that unless the Senator him
self participates in the furtherance
of that movement it will begin and
end with the Socialist party, 50 far
as Wisconsin is concerned.
Wants New Party.
Representative Victor l. Berger
welcomed the caucus action in Wash
ington and expressed the hope that
with La Toilette kicked out by the
Republicans he would make good his
promise to join q new party.
Senator La Toilette has no more
right in a Republican caucus than l
would have" said Mr.. Berger. La
Toilette has done everything in his
power to defeat the Republican nom
inees. He has said that the Repub
lican party is owned by Wall Street
! and operates as the enemy of the
common people. l agree with that,
but on the other hand, Republicans
have right to their own opinions
and their own organization. If La
Toilette meant what he said in the
recent campaign, and II he makes
good the principles he preached. he
will now do the straight, honorable
thing by joining new party"
+. J. Gross, president of the La
Toilette Progressive Association in
Wisconsin, expressed the view that
the caucus resolution in Washington
would tend to draw more sharply the
distinction between reactionaryism
and progressivism.
The ultimate result will be to
establish two parties in the country,
the Republican reactionary party on
the one hand and the progressive
party on the other, or two distinct
factions within the Republican
party. But in either event the reac
tionaries can do nothing which will
detract from Senator La Follettes
great political strength in his own
| State"
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