Evening star., 1926-09-08

tor, may be called upon by the pro-
gressives to seek to turn defeat into
victory in the general election in
November. He is being urged to run
as an Independent against thinner
man. If he does the campaign will
be desperate. Phil La Toilette is 29
years old He is the retiring prose-
cutting attorney Of Dane County-he
did not seek to succeed himself. He
has great energy, is a good cam
paigner and speaker and bears the
La Toilette name.
Perry to Run independently.
Charles B. Perry, the stalwart can
didate for gubernatorial nomination,
although running a poor third. an
nounced last night that he would be
candidate as an independent in the
general election. He hopes at that
time to get the StalWart vote which
went to Zimmerman to beat Ekern
and also to get some of the disgrun-
tied La Toilette progressives who dis
like Zimmerman. This could not hap
pen, however. if Phil La Toilette
entered the race.
1t is likely now that the stalwarts
will redouble their efforts to eliminate
Senator Robert NJ La Toilette, jr.,
when he comes up for reelection in
1928 Possible they will adopt the
same tactics in that campaign as dur
ing the campaign just closed, and
throw their support to Zimmerman
for the senatorial nomination or to
Representative Schafer. a former
La Toilette man. who followed Zim-
norman in his insurgency against the
La Toilette organization this year and
attacked the Madison ring What
they want if possible is to smash the
La Toilette hold upon the politics of
the State and they figure they can do
this best by striking off the official
head of Bob La Toilette. jr.. who has
become the La Toilette leader in his
fathers place.
The loss of the governorship to
the La Toilette progressives, while
severe blow, if it finally happens, Is
not unprecedented in this State since
La Folletteism first became a domi
nant factor back in the early years of
the century After the late Senator
La Toilette had left the Subernatorial
chair to come to the Senate, StalWart
governors were elected on several oc
casions.
Stalwart Governor Six Years.
For six years the late Gov. Phillip
A. StalWart was chief executive,
serving during the war period. For
mer Gov. McGovern, at one time a
La Toilette supporter, also was op-
posed for governor by the late Sen
ator and yet was elected. Zimmer-
mans success may be similar to that
of McGovern and serve only to halt
temporarily the La Toilette organiZa-
ton in it's control of State affairs.
Early returns put Senator Lenroot
in the lead over Gov. Blaine, but when
nearly half the State had been heard
from Blaine led and the indications
were that he would continue to gain
as the outlying districts came in.
Zimmerman, at the same time, was
leading Ekern. Perry was running
third--but a poor third-and Smith.
the wet candidate. was trailing far
behind.
Zmmerman'S success is attributed
largely to his personal popularity in
the State and his abilities as cam
paigner He had the support, 1t is
said of the Ku Klux klan and the
Endorsement of some of the dry or
ganiZationS. He also drew heavily
from the German-American voters be-
cause of his name and. strange as II
may seem. had some wet support.
The victory of Gov. Blaine, it is