Evening star., 1936-10-25
ROOSEVELT CREDITED WITH SMALL MICHIGAN MARGIN
Fight to Stay in House
Six Wisconsin Representatives Face
Battles.
BIZ CHARLES w. HOLMBURG,
SpeciaI Corregpondent of The Star,

BIZ CHARLES w. HOLMBURG,
Special Correspondent Of The Star.
NK ADISON, Wis, October a.
M The 10 incumbent members
N of Congress from Wisconsin,
= with perhaps 4 exceptions.
are far from certain Of reelection
November 8, and are spending the
last days Of the campaign in a vigor-
Gus, and In several cases desperate.
effort to marshal votes in an election
In which many 'upsets are predicted.
Wisconsin's delegation to Congress
consists Of seven Progressives and
three Democrats. Two Progressives
and one Democrat have had the dis
couraging experience Of seeing op-
posing parties pile up larger primary
votes last September than their own.
Probably the hardest fight for re-
election is faced by Representative
Thomas r. Amlie of Elkhorn. Pro-
gressive incumbent from the first dis
trict. not because of the personal
strength of his opponents, but be-
cause his district is traditionally nom
Progressive.
.Amlie received less than 10000 votes
in the primary, while the Republican
total for three candidates was 22,600.
and a Democrat, unopposed as was
Amlie, got $500. II Paul E. Jorgen-
son Of Racine, the Republican NOM
inee, can hold his party's primary
vote, and Progressives are unable sub
stantially to increase their primary
showing, Jorgenson may displace
Amlie. But ProgreSsives are counting
on a three-way division of the vote,
with Amlie picking up strength and
winning, as he did two years ago.
Amlie Close to La Toilette.
A strong La Toilette vote will un-
auestionably aid Anlie, as he Is close
to the State administration and active
in Progressive party affairs, aside from
interesting himself nationally in a
third party movement through his
organiza ton, the American Common
wealth Federation.
In the eighth district Representa-
tive George j. Schneider. Appleton
Progressive incumbent, has formida-
Bile opponent in State Senator John
E. eastman of Denmark. who gave
up his Progressive party affiliation
Of a third Of century to run for
Congress this year as 4 Democrat
eastman, unopposed, led Schneider,
also unopposed, in the primary by
nearly 5000 votes. Although the
eighth district is usually Progressive,
Cashman's personal following is an
important factor. The Republican
candidate, John S. Farrell of Green
Bay. received approximately the pri-
mary vote of Schneider. and the total
6. Q. P. vote slightly exceeded the
Democratic.
Representative Michael K. Reilly.
anti-New Deal votes have been ef-
fectively used against him, faces Adam
F. Poltl, Hartford Progressive, and
Frank B. Keefe. Oshkosh Republican.
A close race is predicted in the
fifth district, which lies wholly in
Milwaukee County. Representative
Thomas O'Malley, Democrat. received
only a few hundred more votes than
Carl p. Dietz, Progressive, in the
primary.
In the fourth district, also in Mil.
waukee County. Representative Ray
mond j. Cannon, Democrat. appears
likely Of election, although in both
his district and the fifth the year-old
Farmer-Labor-Progr federation
is claiming that in its initial test II
will greatly swell the strength of Pro-
greSsive candidates, whom it supports
Paul Gauer is the Progressive candi-
date. former Representative John c.
Schafer the Republican
The second district congressional
race always attracts Statewide atten-