Evening star., 1925-09-15
WISCONSIN VOTING
TODAY;LAF TOILETTE
VICTORY EXPECTED
Rural StronghoIds Counted on
to Give Robert, Jr.,
Large Majority.
PRIMARY ONLY WARMING
RUN FOR THE ELECTION
Wilcox, Regular" Candidate, to
Make Race as Independent if
Not Nominated.
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.
STAFF Correspondent Of The Star.

BY U. JOl LII LlNSOLN.
staff Correspondent af The Star
MADISON, Wis, September IS
Wisconsin voters today are determin-
ing who shall bear the Republican and
Democratic standards in the senatorial
election September 90 to fill the va.
+, Cancy caused by the death of Senator
Robert NJ. La Toilette.
There is but one candidate for the
Socialist nomination, John NJ. Work.
and his nomination is a foregone con-
clusion.
The managers of the campaign of
Robert NJ. La Toilette, jr., today de-
Clared their entire confidence that he
will receive the Republican nomina-
ton. The size of his plurality, or ma
jority, they insisted, would be meas
ured by the extent to which the vot-
ers turned out. They have warned
the Progressives time and again
against overconfidence, which might
lead to many voters remaining away
from the polls.
Predicts Big Majority.
Senator Burton X. Wheeler of Mon
tana, who has been campaigning in
various parts of the State, predicted
that Mr.. La Follette's vote would be
equal to, If not greater than, the vote
cast for both Roy P. Wilcox, the stall
wart candidate, and former Gov. Fran
els L. McGovern.
Last-minute statements put out by
both Mr.. Wilcox and Ir. McGovern
also claim victory. Mr.. Wilcox said
that reports from every county in the
State have been analyZed and show
that he will be nominated.
McGovern's statement declared that
he fully expected to be nominated"
On the Democratic side William
George Bruce of Milwaukee and
Charles c. Rogers are the candidates.
Bruce's name is on the ballot. Rogers
is an eleventh-hour entry due to Mr..
Bruce's declaration he will not favor
the entry of the United States into
the League of Nations or the World
Court. Rogers name must be
written in" by his supporters. Bruce
80 expected to win the nomination
provided a sufficient number of
Democratic votes are cast to conform
to the Wisconsin primary law which
specifies that a certain percentage of
the votes cast in the last State election
must be polled to party designation
and placed on the ballot in the cleo
ton. 1t is approximately 10000
votes that must be polled If the Dem
ocrat is to qualify.
Under this law Democratic candi-
dates for nomination sometimes failed
TO qualify in the past. The Socialist
candidate will have no difficulty in
obtaining votes to qualify, it was said
Committee Aid Withdrawn.
The announcement in Washington
yesterday by Chairman William M
,f +lo
committee that the national organi-
zation of the party would extend no
helping hand to Bob La Toilette, jr.,
even if he wins the Republican NOM
ination for the Senate today, was
considered SuperfiuouS by the La Fol
lette followers. II had never been
expected that the national commit
tee, headed by Senator Butler, would
give such support. Furthermore, it
has been expected here that the ma
tional committee would throw its in
fiuence and support to Wilcox, the
stalwart candidate. if he runs as an
independent in the coming election,
provided it gives support to any can
didate The national committee has
been exceedingly chary, however.
about mixing up in this fight~eere,
fearing apparently that it would do
more harm than good.
Senator Buffers announcement, it
was declared here today by the pro-
gressive Republicans, would have no
effect on the balloting today. 1t may
arouse still further the ProgressiveS,
IL was argued, who maintain that
they have a right to their own par
ticular brand of Republicanism, and
do not intend to be dictated to by
any organiza ton outside of the State.
1t was pointed out further that dur
ing the 1922 campaigning, when Sen
ator La Toilette was elected the last
time to the Senate, the Republican ma
tional committee did not come to his
aid in any manner, shape or form.
Many Voted Democratic.
AS a matter of fact, the national
organization supported Ganfield,- the
stalwart candidate for the senatorial
nomination in the primaries at that
time, and many of the stalwarts later
voted for the Democratic nominee
in the election.
Bob La Toilette, jr.. wound up his
campaign here last night at meeting
in the University Stock pavilion, seat
ing 1000 persons. 1t was a smashing
rally with every seat in the pavilion
. occupied and some standing. This was
the first time Mr.. La Toilette had
spoken in his homo city during the
campaign. He was cheered ana ap-
plauded vigorously. Senator Wheeler,
who spoke first, declared that La Fol-
lette was needed in Washington"
and that failure on the part of Wis
consin to elect him to the Senate
would be great blow to the progress
sive movement. Bob, jr.. was followed
with the keeneSt interest by his fell
tow townsmen during his address.
which bristled with denunciations Of
the Coolidge administration. He has
strengthened himself greatly with the
voters during his three-week speaking
tour of the State, and has blossomed
out as a vote-getter Of ability
In the wind-up Of the campaign all
the speakers urged the voters to go to
the polls. The candidates have feared
that their full strength would not
show in today's primary. Estimates of
the probable total vote run from 300,-
600 to 100000, with a total potential
vote of between 700, 900 and 100000.
Polls close here at o'clock tonight.
The voters in some of the other cities
and rural districts must ballot earlier.
A prompt count of the ballots with
early returns IS expected since with
only one office al stake the count can
be speeded up.
The heaviest support Of La Fol-
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