Evening star., 1940-09-30
Wisconsin
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running for the first time as a
Progressive party candidate, won
with vote of 440,513 to 223 ,438 for
his Democratic opponent, John M.
Callahan, and 210569 for his Repub-
lican opponent, John B. Chapple,
and Socialist vote of 44,453.
In that year Senator La Toilette
had the blessing of President Roose-
velt-much to the wrath of the
Democratic faction supporting Mr.
Callahan. That hate Of the New
Deal President has continued on
down the years and is responsible
in considerable part for the anti
Roosevelt Democratic faction in
Wisconsin today, which recently
nominated its candidate, James E.
Finnegan of Milwaukee, for the
Senate against Senator La Toilette.
This year. President Roosevelt,
seeking third term III the White
House, needs the aid of Senator
La Toilette and his Progressive
party-and needs it in a big way,
if the President is to carry Wis
consin. The Progressive party is
expected tomorrow ir. platform con-
vention here 20 vote an indorse-
ment of the third term for Mr..
Roosevelt, and Senator La Toilette
announced his decision to support it
today.
Opposed by Clausen.
Against Senator L. Toilette the
Republicans have nominated Fred
H. Clausen of Horizon, manufac-
turer of farm machinery, a thor
oughly respectable citizen, recog-
nized as a "stalwart"-the name
which was given conservative Re-
publicanS in the days when the
senior La Toilette was leading the
progressive wing of the G. o. P.
Mr.. Clausen is not personally an
appealing candidate; he is rather
austere in manner and appearance.
He was formerly president of the
Wisconsin Manufacturers Associa-
ton.
In one respect Senator La Toilette
is rather lucky in the campaign set
up He has against him an ultra
conservative Republican on the one
hand and a conservative Democrat
on the other. This may well divide
the conservative vote, although the
conservatives, Democrats and Re-
publicans alike, in their anxiety to
eliminate the La Follettes as princi-
pal political figures in the State,
might gang up and give their votes
to Mr.. Clausen.
Senator La Follette's position diff
fers from that of his running mate
on the Progressive ticket, Orland
S. Loomis of Mausuon, the party
candidate for Governor. Mr.. Loomis
is former attorney general and has
been an attorney for public owner
ship interests in utility fights here.
The New Deal Democrats succeeded
in the recent primary in nominating
former Gov. Francis E. McGovern,
recognized as leading Progressive
in the State years ago. Although
Mr.. McGovern has been more or less
in political eclipse for long time,
he is still regarded as Q strong Pro-
gressive, as his recent hookup with
the New Deal party indicates. When
he was Governor of the State he had
been a follower of the senior La
Toilette. But he broke with "Old
Bob in 1912, when the senior La
Toilette wished to be the Progressive
candidate for the Republican presi-
Dental nomination and Mr.. Nc
Govern sided with the late Theodore
Roosevelt in that struggle.
May Split Contest.
The Progressive vote conceivably
may split in the gubernatorial con-
test between Mr.. Loomis, the Pro-
gressive, and Mr.. McGovern, the
New Deal Democrat. This would be
an advantage to the conservative
Gov. Julius P. He'll, Republican, who
is seeking reelection. Gov. He'll,
indeed, is given good chance to
win, under the circumstances.
It is obvious that the Progressive
candidates need the aid of the New
Dealers and that the New Dealers
need the aid OF the Progressives.
1t is incredible chat the Progressives
would sell Bob" Ia Toilette down