Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-06-30
The Political Mill
BY C. Could Lincoln.

Just 80 years after his father, the
late Senator Robert NJ. La Toilette, was
elected Governor of Wisconsin another
fighter of the same name, Phil La
Toilette, has announced his candidacy
for the Republican gubernatorial noni-
nation of that State. Like his father.
Phil La Toilette is candidate of the
"ProgreSsives." He has been picked by
them to oppose Gov. Walter J. Kohler,
regular Republican, bathtub king and
business man, who was elected in 1928.
Although the Progressive wing of the
Republican party in the Badger State
has twice nominated and elected Sena-
tor Bob La Toilette, jr., to the Sem
ate and has also placed Senator Blaine,
has failed during the last four years
to hold the governorship, an ONCE
which they desire most particularly.
X
In 1926, in a three-cornered race
former Gov. Zimmerman who STYLED
himself an original La Toilette man, was
nominated over the candidate backed
by Senator La Toilette, jr, and Senator
Blaine, then Governor, and over the
regular Republican candidate, It has
been charged that in the end the stall
warts threw their strength to Zim-
norman, hoping to break up the La
OiAC1pC x ApElC So4NC OIkdIlNdJiUH
year and then to come back in 1928
zimmerman won four years ago, and
then, in 1928, Kohler, the pick of the
Stalwarts, was elected, also in a three
cornered race, with Zimmerman again
drawing votes from the La Toilette Pro-
greSstves. So far the race this wear in
Wisconsin Is not complicated by third
candidacy The contest lies between
Phil La Toilette and Gov. Kohler.
inn ind raN e.
campaign. ending in September, when
the primary is held. Republican nomi-
nation for Governor is regarded as
equivalent to election. in November.
X
Young Phil La Toilette is no novice
at the game of politics He was one of
his fathers lieutenantS and advisers,
and later he has campaigned for his
brother Bob" two years his senior. lie
mas the fire and vim of his father, COM
Dlned with an exceedingly attractive
personality. His youth and the fact
that his brother is now United States
Senator have kept him from seeking
the governorship in recent years. for he
was urged to enter the campaign for
the nomination in 1928. The Progress
sives have united this year, however, in
urging him to run as by far the most
available candidate. So last Thursday
ne made his announcement.
IN that announcement Phil La Fol-
lette said:
The fortune of birth does not entitle
any candidate to the support of
single voter. 1t does place upon me
special obligation to uphold the noblest
traditions of a great public Office and In
render to all the people of Wisconsin
the best that is in me in faithful service
to the State"
:. Ihat is all he says about the La Fol-
iette family and its record of public
service. 1t is obvious. however. that the
name La Toilette will be a tremendous
asset In the coming race both because
OF the talth which the people of the
HCate hao IN MS father and because of
the Ialtn they have come to have also
IN ms brother, the younger Bob" La
roulette. Phil La Toilette, like his father
before him, is lawyer His first nubIic
once, as IN the case of his father was
prosecuting attorney for Dane County
he is widely known to the voters of the
state despite his youth, having CAM
palgned all over the State for his father
and his brother.
4 X
The issues which the younger La Fol-
lette VIII raise are indicated in his an
nouncehient Of his candidacy. He is
attacking the chain banking system
the power interests and the failure of
the kohler administration to bring new
industries into the State, which It had
promised to do, and the increase In the
taX burden. The StalwartS have a real
nght on their hands If they are tn defeat
this young man. If La Toilette Is now
mated and elected Governor. then in
ueeo; the Progressives will be fully in the
saooIe again in the State. The senior
La roulette was As years old when he
was firSt elected Governor. after firhtino
the machine" for many years. He had
served III Congress prior to his election
as Governor. Phil is a dozen years
So far the prohibition issue has ro+
popped up in the Wisconsin g1Iberna-
CorlaI iracas. Wisconsin is looked unon
eeneraIly as wet. Blaine is a WrineinO
wet. Inc La Follettes themselves heve
generally speaking, left the prohibition
ISSUE 10 others and have devoted them
srd ayS,s 70 other issues, Progressive, gen.
~
The Republican primaries in Ohio ore
10 De rather cut-and- dried affairs n
now now appears: The time limit for filing
tgI senatorial and gubernatorial prinnarv
elecClonS has gone by and Senator Pos,
coe Z. McCulloch and Gov. Myers "
cooper are unopposed. The Democrats
OH Ine other hand, have four or FIVE
t tiaIuloates Tor the senatorial nominal
o C,ooi IT., AinQng them are ''BilP' Durbin.
one-tlme Democratic State chairn1an
an old-line Democrat and a moist ~
not wet. Others are former Penro-
sentative John McSweenev. a drv oeI
former Representative Robert 7 p,,II,
icy OF Cleveland, a wet, and Charlie
aIudA, VINO was a candidate for the
Sin,ao,, a. one time against Senator
SIilsoh ~ Tess, Republican. He wss
n' .Hu VI the state Department of Agri-
culture under Gov. Donahev. TruaS is
looked upon as likely winner in The 10
tieta: A former Democratic national
chairman, George White. at one tir,a
Coo, member of the House. is a canGi'
o He Tor the Democratic nomination for
governor and likely to get it.
DsSplte the fact that Ohio is ra-
ga ss1ug ca as strongly Republican state
.iI democrats now and then pull off
q victory: Honest" Vic Donahev oct
himself elected Governor two or tb soe
Tunes on the Democratic ticket To-.
example, and the State has had Deno.
UeIdClc. senators, among them Alice
roIherene. This year the Democrats
are rather perked up over the situa-
Ion sIoh' Perhaps that explains the scran-
ole LOT the senatorial nomination
among them. McCulloch is a new noan
although he served for a time in ths
rouse He was appointed by the Gov
ernor TO NIL the vacancy caused nv
the death of the late Senator Theodore
burton There is quite a bit of Wet
sentiment in Ohio. although the rural
districts are supposed to be stiIl very
ory' Some of the Republican leaders
are noplng mat the Democratic NOM
NATION for Senator will 90 to a wet
oeIeVlng that McCulloch will have an
easier time defeating such a candidate
1here mas been some business depres-
sion and unemployment in Ohio cities
TOO, which is supposed to work also in
the interest of the Democratic candi-