Evening star., 1936-10-18
LUECK TOCONT|NUE
G0vERN0RSH|P BID
Thomas Chides Progressive
Leaders for Support
of New Deal.
BY CHARLES w. HOLMBURG,
special Correspondent of The Star.

Special Correspondent Of The Star.
MADISON, Wis, October IL
There isn't the slightest chance Of
Democratic candidates for State Of
fices In Wisconsin following the ex-
ample of Minnesota Democrats and
Withdrawing in favor of their third
party. pro-Roosevelt opponents, it be-
came certain this week.
Rumors that Arthur w. Lueck,
Democratic nominee for Governor,
might quit in favor of Gov. Philip
r. La Toilette, Progressive. were
heetedly quashed by party leaders,
including Lueck. and it is evident
that the State Democratic organiza-
ton will continue its present bitter
fight to defeat Gov. La Toilette and
other Progressive party candidates
despite the Endorsement of President
Roosevelt by Gov. La Toilette and
his brother, Senator Robert M. La
Toilette.
Lueck, in a heated statement this
week, declared he would continue to
fail the La Toilette administration
and to urge the reelection of Roose-
welt, and claimed the November elec-
ton returns would show the State
Democrats with more votes than Gov.
La Toilette or his Republican guber-
material rival, Alexander Wiley.
Thomas Chides La Follettes.
Meanwhile Norman Thomas, Social
list presidential nominee, has visited
the State and chided the La Follettes
on their Endorsement of the New
Deal. They have handed Mr. Roose
welt everything on silver platter and
didn't even force the withdrawal of
State Democratic candidates, as the
Thomas told a Milwaukee audience.
Thomas appeared resentful of the
action of Wisconsin Socialists in CIV
ing up their identity as State party
and joining forces through the
Farmer-Labor- Progressive federation
with the Progressives.
His visit was said to be an attempt
70 keep the Wisconsin Socialist vote
in the national Socialist column in
stead Of having it directed to Roose-
welt. In 1882 Thomas received $4,000
votes in this State.
Republican leaders insist that tht
support of Roosevelt by the La Fol.
lettes will fail to deliver" all of the
Progressive party vote. They claim
Wisconsin. although giving Roosevelt
Q majority of 100000 votes in 1882
is today a "50-50" State, and that
Gov. Landon has an excellent chance
to carry it.
Roosevelt Loss Denied.
Pro-Roosevelt forecasts, however
discount the theory that the Presi-
dent has lost any serious amount oi
strength in Wisconsin. They point
out that the voters are split three
ways among Republican, Democratic
and Progressive parties, and that the
pro-Roosevelt vote of the latter two
should give the President about two
thirds Of the total State vote, despite
some anti-Roosevelt feeling In both
these groups.
Interest in the candidacy of Will
ham Lemke here appears on the de.
cline. and it is generally agreed that
the vote the North Dakotan receives
will be on the basis of his fight for
the Frazier-Lemke farm mortgage
moratorium. The former estimate
that Lemke might pick up 100000
votes has shrunk to a third of that
number.
Gov. La Toilette continues q strenu-
Gus Statewide speech-making sched-
ele. directing his attacks at State
Democrats as well as Republicans
He is maintaining that the Demo
Gratis of Wisconsin are false tt
Roosevelt and points to their coali.
ton with State Republicans in the
last Legislature as evidence that they
are "reactionaries."