Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1925-07-04
Will Stump State
For Bob" Jr.
Battery of Speakers Getting Lined
Up to Wage Campaign for
Election of Senator.

Nadison-That a battery of speak
erS from Wisconsin and outside the
state will campaign for Robert NJ.
La Toilette Jr, when he formally
announces his candidacy here for
United States senator is matter
that has been under discussion here
by political leaders for several days.
Gov. Blaine will be on the stump
supporting Robert La Toilette Jr.
Now that the legislature is out Of
the way, Gov Blaine will hold con
ferences with leaders from all see
tons of the state. comforting with
farmers and laboring men as to the
best time for the holding of an cleo
ton and a primary which will be
suspicious for calling out the larg-
est possible vote. Demands which
have come in so far would indicate
that the primary may be held some
time in August and that the election
will follow in September.
According to the law, Gov. Blaine
has the power to call only the cleo
ton. The law provides for 40 day
notice and the primary must be held
Is days before the election. This
means that there will be % day
campaign before the primary after
Gov. Blaine has issued his call.
Friends of Senator La Toilette who
have been comforting here for 10
days will wage a tremendous speak
ing campaign in the state for Rob
ert Junior. 1t is said here that Gov.
Blaine will take the stump as will
Herman l.. Ekern, attorney general,
and a number of the members of the
state senate and assembly. If the
present program of the progressives
goes through, Senator George w.
Norris, Nebraska, Smith w. Brook
heart Of Iowa, and Burton X. Wheel
er, Montana, are expected to come
and urge Wisconsin voters to select
Robert La Toilette Jr., because of his
long association with his father and
his knowledge Of the political future
There can be only one upset to
those plans. If within the next two
weeks an avalanche of sentiment
should set in the state against
this program there might be
change. La Toilette leaders about
Madison claim that Mrs. La Toilette
has definitely announced that she
will not be candidate for the
United States senate and that she
prefers all Wisconsin leaders and
voters to sustain her son, Robert,
who has been shoulder to shoulder
to his father in the fight at Wash
ington during the past eight years.
Robert La Toilette Jr., and his moth
en- are now in Washington settling
up the affairs Of the senator They
did not own a home at Washington.
The rented home will be re-rented
and the books and property papers
and manuscripts and other political
documents Of the senator are to be
transferred to Madison Members of
the family Indicated that this would
require about two weeks time There
will be no announcement Of an cleo
ton until the family have returned
from Washington out Of respect to
Senator La Toilette. 1t is believed
that political matters should be held
in allegiance until the senator's per-
sonal affairs have been put in the
way of adjustment and settlement
It became known here this week
that Gov Blaine has had conferences
with the La Toilette family before
they left for Washington Just what
was discussed at these meetings or
determined at these conferences is
not known 1t is apparent how
ever, that Gov Blaine has no inten-
tions Of being a candidate for United
States senator at this time.
Gov Blaine will await the regular
program which Senator La Toilette
and other progressive leaders ten
tativcly agreed upon some time ago.
Blaine viii be the candidate for
United States senator against l. /.
Lenroot in 1926. It follows as po-
litical correlary that Gov Blaine is
counting on the support of the La
Toilette family in this contest