Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1925-08-01
Blaine Will Call
Special Election
Successor to Senator LaFollette Will
Be Chosen at Time Most
Convenient to Voters.

Northumberland Blaine an
nounced today that special cleo
ton to fill the unexpired term of the
late Senator La Toilette will be call
ed at a time as will best accommodate
the largest number of voters"
He made the announcement, he
said, to give the people time in which
to study issues and candidates. The
long session of congress beginning in
December SIS going to be an impor-
tant session." he asserted, and the
absence of one vote might defeat
the interests of the people of Wiscon-
sin and of the whole country"
An assertion that the date of the
election should be at such time as
will make it possible for farmers to
attend the primary and election
with the greatest convenience and
without unnecessary sacrifice" was
regarded unofficially as indicating
that the election probably would be
held in September, when farm work
would be lighter than at present.
The statement was issued just be-
fore Governor Blaine left Madison
on vacation trip into northern Wis
consin. 1t was said at his office that
he would be gone for "a few weeks, I"
and it was indicated that he would
be absent from the capital for at
least three weeks.
The governors announcement fol-
lows:
"The question of whether or not
will call a special election has arisen
and feel that the people ought to
know my decision in advance of the
call so that they may have time in
which to study issues and candidates.
Congress meets for the long session
the first part of December. That
session, in all probability, will con-
tinue into May next year.
st is going to be an important
session. Agricultural questions, fed
eral taxation, appropriations, rail
road regulations, the protection of
our natural resources, foreign debts,
and other vital questions affecting
the people of Wisconsin, no doubt
will be voted upon.
Some of the questions confront
ing congress are such that the
absence of one vote might defeat the
interests of the people of Wisconsin
and of the whole country.
! have no right to deny to the peo-
pie representation in the senate of
the United States for four or five
months
Under such circumstances my
plain duty is to give the people of
his state the right to elect a senator
to take his seat in December, and
| the law SO contemplates.
Il am mindful of the fact that the
farmers are engaged in the harvest
ing of crops, threshing of grain, fill
ing of silos, and other essential farm
work that must be done in season.
The date of the election should be
at such time as will make it posi-
bic for them to attend the primary
and election with the greatest con-
venience and without unnecessary
sacrifice.
Therefore, / desire to announce
that special election will be called
at time as will best accommodate
the largest number of voters"
Another good way to get rid Of
trouble is not to recognize it as
such.
The man who enforces the dis
elplne Is the most unpopular one
about the place.
Virtue never draws any weekly
salary, presumably because it is its
/ own reward
Rising prices lead US to believe
that there is nothing refined about
gasoline.