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the old Senate the La Follettes could
count on only 13 out of 33 votes. The
Republican-Democr opponents of
the works bill maintained that its
effect would be to set Gov. La Toilette
up as kind of POLITICAL -firancier,
with a tremendous fund which would
add to the strength of his Progressive
party machine.
Count on Farm Votes.
Aside from the Democratic and
Progressive defections from the Roose-
welt standard in the presidential race,
the Republicans are counting on a
genuine return of Wisconsin farmers
to their old Republican allegiance in
national affairs. The farmers in Wis
consin have not benefited from the
A. A. A. as have the farmers of other
States of the Midwest. Many of them
are dairy farmers and stock feeders.
They buy corn rather than raise it.
The reciprocal trade agreement made
by the Roosevelt administration with
Canada has been resented particu-
larly by the dairy farmers. who have
seen cheese and milk in larger guam
titles come into the United States
from the Dominion in competition
with themselves.
Furthermore, the Wisconsin farmer
Is a hard-headed Progressive. but no
radical, generally speaking. The
charge that the Roosevelt New Deal
has the support of the Communists
and that many of Roosevelt's advisers
have ideas looking to a collectivist
State has been sinking in to some ek-
tent.
On the Roosevelt side of the ledger
is found labor. This will be effec-
tive but not so effective in other Mid
west States, which are more indus
trial. In Milwaukee, the largest city
of the State, many of the workers
will vote for Norman Thomas. And
also on the New Deal side of the
ledger are the La Toilette brothers,
great campaigners with great name
in this State. The people still retain
a very vivid regard for the memory of
the old Senator, lighting Bob"
father Of the present Senator and
Governor. 1t was he who rescued the
State from domination by the rail-
roads and the lumber interests, and
gave them good progressive laws. From
now until election day, one, or both
of the La Toilette brothers will be
on the stump in the State. Senator
La Toilette tells the voters in his
speeches:
In the national campaign reac-
tionaries Of both parties Democrat
and Republican, are behind Landon.
To return to power those who sup
ported the do-nothing Hoover policies
would be to bring on another economic
disaster. In this situation Progressives
cannot divide their votes. am ap-
pealing to all Progressives to unite
behind President Roosevelt"
Held Plain Bid for Support.
His speech Is regarded as a plain
bid to those Progressives who have
toyed with the idea of supporting
Lemke, who has a certain following
in the State, as well as to the Social
lists, who are planning to vote for
Thomas.
Decidedly, the presidential tandi-
date who has the backing of the La
Follettes is lucky in Wisconsin.
Senator La Toilette also has sought
to put the quietus on any sentiment
against Roosevelt which the AL Smith
reputation of the President might
arouse. He put out a statement i'm
mediately after Smiths New York
speech, characterizing it as a weak
defense of the Governors desertion of
the progressive principles for which
he fought so ably while in the public |
service Of the people" He said that it
would bring sorrow to the friends Of
former Gov. Smith to find him fighting
now shoulder to shoulder with the
du Points, the Morgans, the Melons,
the Hearsts, the Hoovers and the
power trusts"
The Republicans In the congress
sional district which includes Madison
have nominated Frank Bentley, an
attorney, for the House, against Rep
resentative Harry Sauthoff, Progress
sive incumbent. It would be q great
triumph for the Republicans to elect q
Representative from this district,
which has been held almost invariably
for years by the Progressives. Bent
ley. however, in the recent primary
rolled up a larger vote than did
Sauthoff, and he Is campaigning hard
now for election. He has q wide per-
sonal following. Incidentally, Bent
ley ran as a Landon delegate to, the
last Republican National Convention,
and was elected over the Borah can:
didate for delegate.
Progressives Face Fights.
The Wisconsin House delegation In
the Y,resent ConRresS n made LIN az