The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1932-09-21
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BEATEN IN PRIMARY
Wisconsin Republicans Toss
Phil Aside for Kohler
in Governor Race.
LEAD is NEAR $4,000
ChappIe, Young Editor, Has
$4,000 Lead Over
Junior Senator.
BY WILLARD r. SMITH
United Press staff Correspondent

MILWAUKEE, Wis, Sept.
21.-Mounting returns added
to the story of how Wiscon-
sins Republicans rejected a
La Toilette for public Office for
the first time in thirty-two
years in Tuesdays primary.
A millionaire industrialist also
was returned to leadership OF the
state ticket, and the party's Lib
eral" wing was given setbacks all
along the line.
The figures also indicated de-
sertion of the Republican primary
by thousands of voters, won back
into the Democratic primary by a
feeling of optimism unparalleled in
years. This large shifting of party
votes was blamed in part for the
Republican result.
Governor Phillip F. La Toilette,
Younger son of the late Senator
Robert M. (Fighting Bob La Fol-
lette, founder of the dynasty was
defeated for denomination by former
Governor Walter j. Kohler, wealthy
plumbing fixtures manufacturer.
ChappIe Defeats Blaine
Senator John j. Blaine, who
shared with Senator Robert M. La
Toilette Jr., brother of Philip, the
espousal of La Toilette policies in
Washington, was defeated for re-
nomination by John B. Chapple. ag-
gressive, youthful editor, who toured
the state in a battered old auto
mobile, attacking 'the La Toilette
racket"
These were the high spots of a
Republican primary which saw the
La Toilette slate for other state Of
fees losing in its entirety, with
political surprise necessary to sal
wage even few minor nominations
out of the wreckage.
Returns for the Republican nonli-
nation for Governor, from 2,129 out
of the states 1900 precincts, as
compiled by the United Press, gave
Kohler 306,295 votes and La Fol-
lette 232,046.
Defeat Is Amazing
Returns for the Republican nomi-
nation for United States senator,
from 1856 precincts, gave Chap
pie 227,742 and Blaine 2O1 ,381.
Fighting Bob" La Toilette lost
one political race in his long public
| career. That was when, as youth,
he was defeated for congress. He
never was defeated again. In the
thirty-two years since then, the La
Toilette name has been magic at
Wisconsin's polls. La Toilette can
didates could be beaten, but never
a La Toilette.
This tradition was carried on,
after Fighting Bob's" death, when
his eldest son won nomination and
election to the senate, and when
two years ago Philip F. La Toilette
overturned the bid of Kohler, then
Governor, for reelection, but it
ended Tuesday.
Upset by Democrats
Philip lost in spite of the fact
that he espoused typical La Fol-
lette program, including heavier
taxes upon the wealthy to aid relief
of the unemployed.
The reason, according to some
political observers, was the loss of
the Democratic support which
usually aided the La FolletteS in the
Republican primary. This year, it
was apparent, Democratic voters
were too interested in their own
chances of success to be charmed
again by the La Toilette name.
In voting, in their own party's
primary, the Democrats brought to
the fore clamor of queries whether
the La Follettes, Philip F. and
Robert M. Jr., would support the
Republican ticket, state and ma
tional, in November.
An answer was not forthcoming
today, for Philip was on the La
Toilette farm, silent in defeat.
Kohler Loser in 1880
Two years ago as the wealthy
manufacturer of colored bath tubs
and plumbing fixtures neared the
end of his first term in political
Office, the youthful La Toilette, won
his spurs in state politics by de-
feating Kohler for the nomination
by 127,G00 votes.
Then La Toilette went into Office.
Depressed economic conditions
which he capitalized in his defeat
OF Kohler struck more deeply. I'm
employment increased fourfold.
Today, found the 35-year-old
executive is facing defeat largely
through the same appeal that first
won him victory.
Blaine entered the senate six
years ago by defeating former Sem
ator Irvine Lenroot.
Mayor Albert G. Schmedeman.
Madison, minister to Norway under
President Wilson, was the apparent
winner of the Democratic guberna-
torial primary.