Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-12-16
Politics at Large
By G. Gould Lincoln


milton as q Republican. placed On
standing committees as a Republican
and on the list for invitations TO the
Republican conferences.
Those who favored this course to-
ward the young progressive leader OF
Wisconsin believe that 1t was good
politics and frankly say so. They be-
lieve in conciliating the progressive
Republicans of the West and Middle
West particularly in view of the
congressional elections which come
off next year.
Those who opposed the recognition
of La Follette-and there were num-
Der who bitterly opposed it-are shak-
ing their heads over what ~they con
slider the breakdown Of party control.
They believe that the course adopted
may lead TO all kinds OF insurgency
within the party ranks. with immu-
nifty from party discipline; that It is
more or less an invitation to others TO
f1aunt party policies and programs as
they may see At. Furthermore. they
fear that the stalwart orga nization IN
Wisconsin Will be much discourse ed
by the recognition of La Toilette. and
will not be encouraged to continue the
fight they have been making to wrest
control Of Republican politics In the
State from the progressive faction.
Senator Lenroot, regular" Repub-
lican from Wisconsin, who comes up
for reelection next year, has des-
perate fight ahead of him. Those Re
publicans who insisted upon the recog-
milton of La Toilette believe that the
senior Senator will be better off be-
cause of the action taken by the party
organization than had La Toilette
been turned out of the party councils
1>nA
deavored to say to the Wisconsin
voters just what brand of Republican,
ism they should wear
There Is this to be remembered
about the Lenroot contest next year.
Although the regular Republicans OF
the Badger State have been split into
factions. and were during the last
campaign when Senator Robert Nj. La
Toilette. jr.. was a candidate, the
regulars have always united behind
Senator Lenroot. Also Lenroot was
elected in 1920, in spite of the strenu-
Gus efforts of the La Toilette faction
to prevent his nomination and election
in that year. He will be opposed by
Gov. Blaine. and the governor is not
as strong as the progressive faction
and by no means as strong candl-
date as was Senator La Toilette last
September. He may be expected, how
ONCE holders. The primaries do not
take place until September, 1925. and
T,enroot has shown himself a resource
full politician and campaigner in the
past. He will be much in the lime
! light as administration leader in the
World Court fight.
| Senator La Toilette. in letter to
Chairman Watson OF the Republican
committee on committees, reiterated
| the statement made so frequently by
! him in his campaign that he did not
| intend to wear the organization collar
or become a rubber stamp" But the
Republican organization had decided
| to take him in, and was not turned
; aside by this declaration of independ-
ence.
TIE committees given Senator Ii
Toilette by the Republicans are not
among the important ones-manu-
! features. mines and mining and In
| dian affairs. His father. at the time
of his death. was a member of the
committees on finance and interstate
| commerce, as well as manufactures
and Indian affairs. 1t will be remem-
bered. however. that when the senior
La Toilette first came to Washington
20 years ago as Senator. he was
organization in the matter OF assign
ments TO standing committees than
! his son has been. The senior La
! Toilette was assigned to the commit
| tee on Indian affairs. too. when he
| eptered the Senate. and was given
| a committee craftsmanship, chairma n
| of the committee to investigate the
condition of the Potomac River
| front" committee which had never
| had a meeting. nor had bill re-
! ferred to II for consideration.
! While the Republican, organization
has dealt il. more frsM.dlv fashion
with Senate La Follet.A zee House
Republicans have turn.d cold
| shoulder to the $nsurgent Representa-
| tives from Wisconsin, assigning them
to committees, to be sure, but just
| as they assigned Victor Berger, the
Socialist member, and not as regular
| Republicans. Nor will they be in
vited to attend the party caucauses.
| y X X
! The Democrats of Indiana are in
tent upon winning back from the Re
publicans next year the senatorial
seat until recently held by the late
! Senator Ralston and now occupied
1 by Senator Arthur J. Robinson, Re-
] publican. under appointment by the
|
1 oils banker, who might have had a
| place in President Wilson's cabinet
If he had said the world, is being
groomed for the race for this seat.
| Thomas Taggart. veteran Democratic
| leader of the State, has announced
| himself in favor of Ms. Woollen' s
/ nomination for the short term
the remainder of the Ralston term,
which closes in March, 1929. Mr..
| Taggart. on his return recently to
Indianapolis, gave out a statement
strongly indorsing the candidacy OF
| Mr.. Woollen. saying: II feel sure that
! MIR. Woollen's legal ability and finan-
| cial training in the business world
would make him A valuable adjunct
| to the United States Senate. In nay
| judgment he has all the oualifica :
tions to represent Indiana and the
Nation in that great body
! About a candidate for the lons
term, for which Senator Watson is
a candidate on the Republican side
| the Democratic leader was not SO
outspoken, although asserting there
are many Democrats well equipped
to run. Among the Democrats men
toned for this nomination are DIR
Carleton B. McCulloch. twice Demo
cratic nominee for governor; Frank
C. Daley, former district attorney
and Dan Simms of Lafayette.
\
| The Senate privileges and elections
/ committee, after a full hearing, has
turned it's thumbs down on the ap-
! pointment of Gerald P. Nye of North
Dakota to succeed the late Senator
Ladd. holding that the governor OF
| the State had not been granted au-
| thority by the State Legislature to
| fill vacancies by temporary appoint
ment since the direct election of SEN
ators amendment OF the Constitution
was adopted, in 1913. 1t is expected
/ ha xxrill In h. ixai.