Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1925-07-22
= AINE HAS THOUGHTS
ON He Try the Napoleon
"" n'I. ar VIII He Flirt With
tbe Common Herd?

int w.
.,,+b suite of the east wing
lDS 'csnitoI. second floor up at
Of y yo, has been turned into an
Aaa 4.1iery. devoted to statuary and
ar VA .oys the Milwaukee Journal.
.s."' ,,incipaI figure there is Gov.
IN Who appears in the role of
l1 Hb ART the governor is thinking
o"+ he ascertained, either from
cal'Dg orornor or his daily associates,
i2' ~ aIso seem to be deeply engros-
wy + thought. Almost every day
@a ~ administration member of
@.'I legislature drops in from some
" In state and has a chat with
WIS" rorornor These members re-
u, 70 their respective districts
. ..'" apply themselves to medita-
W., rsore are those who say the gov
.r i thinking Of calling a spec
+, sossion of the legislature to
.5orize him to appoint a senator
ell tbo unexpired term Of Sena-
IqFoIlette. This impression
booo gained from Milwaukee
m .rco. which claim to have re-
,o.red telcpathic flashes to that
effect.
n Madison less Importance is at
..5od to the appointive idea, be-
.n.o appointment is opposed to
w traditions of the governors fac
~, and an appointment could not
n made without scrapping the
ran jictum Of popular rule.
Nav problems, however, may
.,ojoce new solutions. The filing
4 senatorial vacancies is governed
H. tbe federal constitution and the
t,,o law The federal constitu-
too as amended to provide for the
ooDuIar election of senators, says
HAT if a vacancy occurs it may be
tsmoorarily filled by appointment,
r tbe legislature so DEGREES, or by
election as the legislature may oil
,ect Senator La Toilette voted
far this amendment and took great
mdq in it's adoption, and if it was
.sod enough for him, it may be
w.ued that it is good enough for
his followers.
As the situation is now sized up,
md this is one Of the things Of
which the governor may be think
ng. the appointive method would
serve the useful purpose of defer
lag if not entirely eliminating,
the possibilities Of a split in the
Progressive ranks over the success
sorship.
1t could be made to serve this
purpose by an agreement under
which the governor would appoint
Robert NJ. LaFollette, jr., to serve
until the general election Of 1925.
b this election, the new triumvir-
ate which has been talked Of as
The possible solution Of Progressive
difficulties, could be formed with a
chance that it would be successful
All down the line. 1t would con-
sist Of La Toilette, jr., and Blaine
for the two senatorial posts and
Atty. Gen. H. L. Ekern for COVER
G0r.
Young La Toilette would be cleo
ted for the remaining two years OF
his unC&pired term, while Blaine,
as the opponent of Senator Len
Root, would be a candidate for the
IdI term. Then, in 1923, when La
Toilette iro ran for the ensuing
A2Fear term, the fortunes of
Blaine would not be affected. That
i one thing to think about.
/ a special election is to be
called Mr. Blaine must think
about being a candidate against
M La Toilette, jr., or staying out
@d running against Lenroot in
la25. If Gov. Blaine lets La Fol
ette be the candidate, he must
lake the responsibility Of putting
lm oven Should La Toilette be
eaten, no amount of explanation
you'd satisfy the hackers of the
"a Toilette family, Blaine has the
Machine; if it failed to work, they
You'd want to know why a ma
hIne that is so successful at other
mes would fail when a La Fol
rue was a candidate. There is no
HoI that would meet their inquir-
= amt with che La Toilette sup
orters angry and revengeful,
lame could not expect to defeat
enfoot in the 1926 primary. So
Ne governor must see to it that La
gillette, iro wins.
lienLT Griswold, one of Wiscon-