Evening star., 1934-03-25
FARLEY ASSERTION
CAUSES WISCONSIN
IROL|T|CAL FUR0RE.
lntimates Administration
.. Will Back Broughton
for Senate,
BY WILLIAM T. EVJUE.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
- MADISON, Wis, March 24.-Worc
from Washington that James A. Far
ley, Democratic National Committee
chairman, had intimated the support
Of the Roosevelt administration woulC
go to Charles E. Broughton, Sheboy-
gan Press editor and national Demo
cratic committeeman, caused furore
In political circles this week, and lee
to widespread speculation as to what
La Toilette ProgreSSives would do il
such Endorsement is given.
It has been rumored repeatedly that
Senator Robert M. LaFo1lette, jr., who
will seek reelection this Fall, would
have the Roosevelt approval, tacit il
not overt, and that the national ad-
ministration considered it unwiSe To
throw away the support of the Wis
consin Progressive faction of the Re
publican party.
At Odds With Governor.
While Wisconsin La Toilette Progres-
sives are friendly toward the national
administration, they have for months
been at swords points with the State
Democratic administration headed By
Gov. A. G. Schmedeman.
Endorsement of Mr.. Broughtor
would also upset the tranquility in the
Democratic ranks, as several other
candidates have large followings. Mr.
Broughton has not made a definite
announcement of his candidacy, al
though he has not objected to the
formation of Broughton booster
clubs urging his support
Broughton is regarded as con-
servative Democrat. During the last
campaign he failed to give editorial
support to Schmedeman. who was
touring the State on a liberal plat
form and openly appealing for Pro-
gressive support. Later, both Phil and
Bob La Toilette and other Progressive
leaders indorsed the Schmedeman
candidacy.
Farleys statement that 1T looks
to me as though the Democrats
wanted Charley Broughton.' may
prove somewhat embarrassing to Mr.
Broughton because of his association
with the Sheboygan Press, of which
z. r. Bowler is majority stockholder
z .
ber for Wisconsin of the Democratic
National Committee, is an announced
candidate for the United States Sen
ate.
Two Leaders Approve.
Two Democratic leaders who will
not look with favor upon the Brough-
ton candidacy are William B. Rubin
and Representative Raymond J. Can
non, both of Milwaukee. Rubin and
Cannon have large liberal followings
in Milwaukee and throughout the
State, and Cannon, at least, has sena-
torial ambitions.
Another political development OF
the week was the announcent of
Francis E. McGovern of Milwaukee,
a former Republican Governor, of his
candidacy for the United States sena-
torship as a Democrat. Mr.. McGov-
ern'S announcement laviShly praised
the Roosevelt record, but caused COM
ment because it ignored the State
Democratic administration.
The committee probe of State
institutions continued this week after
some exciting fireworks. Gov. Schme-
deman appointed a three-man citi-
zens' committee to investigate State
insane and criminal institutions when
legislative interim committee de-
cided to wind up its work. Since then
the Legislative Committee has re-
sumed its investigation, ousted its
chairman and installed a new one,
and this week undertook to turn in
side out the insane hospital at Men
dota, near Madison.
Charges that the investigation is
being stimulated by politics have flown
thick and fast.