Evening star., 1925-06-20


public subscription or memorial
| building at Madison was suggested
with the final decision in the hands of
committee to be appointed by the
! Legislature.
Six Senators and IT Assemblymen
| will provide guard of honor for the
body of Fighting Bob" as 1t lies in
state in the Capitol rotunda until it Is
borne to its final resting place, under
| a Sheltering white oak tree in a quiet
| corner of Forest Hill Cemetery, Mon
day.
Leaving Washington late Friday,
| the funeral train was due in Madison
| this afternoon, with plans made to
remove the body from the station
| direct to the State House. where Sen
ator La Toilette served as Wisconsin s
governor.
| AS the train moved out of Washing.
| ton and at stops along the way
crowds gathered to pay final tribute
| to the dead leader. while many rail.
| road workers lined the right of way
to honor the man they long had re-
garded as their champion. After
! leaving Chicago near midday the
train planned to move on a slower
schedule into Wisconsin, stacking up
at towns along the way
The body, in its purple covered cas-
ket resting in a bower of flowers, was
accompanied from Washington by
four members of the congressional
committee appointed to attend the
funeral. with other members planning
to reach Madison Sunday or Monday.
The funeral party included Senators
Irvine +. Lenroot of Wisconsin. Bur.
ton X. Wheeler of Montana, Andreas
a. Jones of New Mexico and Repre-
sentative Lampert of Wisconsin.
In accordance with the wishes Of
Senator La Toilette, funeral services
at the Capitol will be simple. They
will begin about 1l:30 am. Monday,
! with interment at ! pm. The body
will lie in state after | pm. Sunday.
Both houses of the State Legisla ture
voted yesterday to attend the funeral
! in a body after the late Senator had
; been eulogiZed on the floor of the AS
sembly and plans had been made for
, the memorial. The reading of the ME
mortal resolution brought tears to
every eye and one Senator sank to his
seat sobbing while in the midst of his
address.
/ Senator La Follette's final resting
place will be within a few feet of the
spot where reposes his father, mother
and other relatives. He selected the
place three years ago at the time of
the death of his brother-in-laW
There will be no military display at
| the funeral. National gaurdsmen, un-
der the direction of Adjt. Gen. Ralph
NJ. Immel. will be on duty in the Capt.
tol, but the men will not be in uni
| form.
| The funeral train will be met here
! by a delegation of the Senator's Hi.
nois followers, who will offer a floral
wreath symbolizing their affection for
| the dead leader. Arrangements also
| have been made for a special train to
carry Illinois Progressives to the fu-
neral.
Widows Candidacy Uncertain.
While the question of a successor to
Senator La Toilette has been under
discussion in political circles, Gov. j. J
Blaine has announced that he will
take no action until after the funeral
! Reports have been current that a pc.
tition would be circulated asking that
| Mrs. La Toilette run as successor TO
her husband, but no verification could
be obtained.
Among those mentioned as possible
successors were Gov. Blaine, Herman
l.. Ekern. attorney general, and Fred
Zimmerman, secretary of state. Gov.
Blaine has three alternatives in filling
Tie poSltlOli he may Gail SDeCIdl
election, allow the place to be filed at
the next general election, in Novem.
ber, 1926. or ask the Legislature to
change the law 50 that he may appoint
some one to. the unexpired term.
1t generally was believed that the
governor would call a special election,
with the possibility that he would an
nounce himself as a candidate.
Dissension between the administra
tion forces and thhe anti Blaine Pro
gressives broke out Yesterday in the
Capitol over the selection of candi-
dates for the uneXpired term.
Assemblyman William Olson of
Green County circulated a petition
among the Progressive members of
the Legislature requesting Mrs. La
Toilette to become a candidate, and
number of Progressive members
were said to have declined to sign it.
Those who refused. it was said, were
supporters of Gov Blaine for the
place.
Robert NJ. La Toilette, jr. and Philip
La Toilette. district attorney of Dane
County, sons of Senator La Toilette.
also were mentioned as candidates for
the uneXpired term. Philip La Fol.
lette, however, has not reached his
goth year, the required age, although
his brother would be eligible.