Evening star., 1936-09-13
PRIMARY TO HINT
WISCONSIN TREND
Progressive Plus Democrat
Vote to Be Taken as
RooSeVeIt'S.
BY CHARLES W. HOLMBURG.
Specia! Dispatch to The Star.

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MADISON, Wis, September 12--
The first chapter of the 1885 political
history of Wisconsin comes to an
eventful close at the primary election
of Tuesday as the voters of this State
mark their ballots for a wide variety
of candidates seeking the nominal
tions of the three major political par
ties for State, congressional, legisia-
tive and county Offices. -.
| Considerable national significance
will be placed on the outcome, with
the size of the State Republican vote
being interpreted as an index of Lam
don strength, and Roosevelt support
ers adding much of the Progressive
party vote to that received by the
Democrats to indicate the proportional
strength of the President in Wiscon-
sin. The Democratic campaign in
the State has virtually all been pro-
Roosevelt and with few exceptions
Progressives have let it be understood
they are in favor of his reelection
If not in favor Of all New Deal pol
icies.
No Socialist Ballot.
For the first time in the present
century there will be no Socialist bal
lot in the primary. That party has
at least temporarily given up its en-
tity as far as the ballot Is concerned
as a result of the forming of the
Farmer Labor Progressive Federation,
an organization of nine farm. union
labor and political groups designed To
concentrate voting power on liberal
candidates and avoid division in left
wing political strength Socialist can
didates, largely concentrated in Mil
waukee, Kenosha and Racine, are
running on the Progressive party
ticket.
Voters who elect to use the Pro-
gressive party ballot will find only
one name under the designation for
Governor-Philip F. La Toilette. in
cumbent second son of the late "Old
Bob" is unopposed in the primary.
On the balance of the Progressive
ticket the most bitterly fought major
contest is between Solomon Levitan
of Madison, veteran Progressive and
former State treasurer, and State Sen
ator Myrwyn Rowlands, Cambria
banker. chairman of the Progressive
party's State Central Committee. Levi.
tan and Rowlands are both seeking
the nomination for State treasurer.
On the Republican ballot will ap-
pear the names of Alexander Wiley
Chippewa Falls attorney. and Johr
B. Chapple, fiery Ashland editor who
In 1882 defeated the late u S. Senator
John j. Blaine, author of the resoiu.
| ton repeating the 18th amendment
for the Republican nomination foI
Senator. Chapple was defeated in ths
regular 1882 election by F. Ryar
Duffy, Democrat and present junior
Senator from Wisconsin.
Wiley Finishes Campaign.
Wiley this week wound up a pr.
mary campaign that began slowl1
but has been gathering momentum
with the candidates increasingly fire.
quent speeches in many parts of tn,
State. He continued to attack the
La Toilette State administration a.
Little New Deal" and left no doub,
that he was squarely behind the can.
didacy of Gov. Landon. Chapple, OF
| the other hand, has given practically
no attention to the national campaign
but has concentrated his attack OF
Gov. La Toilette and what he call
La Toilette communism"
On the Democratic primary ballo
will appear the names of Arthur w
Lueck. Beaver Dam attorney. ant
State Senator William D. Carroll o
Prairie du Chen for Governor.
Lueck. along with other indorset
candidates for State office in tn,
Democratic primary has been EN-.
phatic in his praise of Roosevelt
and the State Democratic leaders arr
obviously interested in deriving al
the benefit they can from the Roose.
velt vote. However. because Of tn,
interest and friendship Presiden
Roosevelt has shown for Gov. La Fol.
lette and his brother, Senator Rober
M. La Toilette, jr.. State Democrat
have been somewhat embarrassed il
claiming the exclusive right to thu
Roosevelt label.
Carroll Campaigns on Works Bill.
Senator Carroll, who led a coalition
of Republicans and Democrats in tn
last two Legislatures to defeat majo
La Toilette legislation. is basing hi
campaign on the defeated La Follett,
works bill which would have EN-
barked Wisconsin on a S209, ,000,00
unemployment relief program o
which s100,000,000 would have com
from the Federal government. Car
roll claims that the opposition he cap
tain saved the State from disastrou
experiment that would have mad
Governor La Toilette virtual die
tator.
The States seven Progressive an,
three Democratic Representatives. al
candidates for reelection, appear T.
be certain of denomination by thei
parties.
Nominations for county Offices an,
legislative posts are being hotly con
tested, with the Progressive part,
drawing the most candidates.. Indie
ative of the political scramble tina
will take place was report release
by the secretary of State this veel
that 1T candidates we're to have thei
names placed on the primary ballo
for Congress, State Offices, IL sena
torial districts and assembly dis
tricts. There are 4 additional sena
torial contests and 90 assembly dis
trict battles. in addition to count,
office contests in the States II COIN.
ties. In all, an estimated 2,500 can
didates will compete for the nomina'
tions in the primary Tuesday.