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made on Gov. He'll. who also has
been charged with mismanaging the
State conservation Office and with
the northern part Of the State,
which is devoted largely to tourist
and vacation trade in the summer
months.
The Republicans insist that Gov.
He'll has given good business ad-
ministration of the States affairs.
He himself is wealthy business
man, head of the He'll Co. in Mil
waukee, which has now on hand
many large contracts for war ma
terials. 1t formerly made trucks.
The fact that he was born in Ger
many. and was brought to this coun-
try when he was or years old
by his father does not appear to be
initiating against him. Indeed, even
Progressives say it may help him
because of the large voting popu-
lation of German extraction in the
State.
Gov. He'll won handily in the pri-
mary against two Republican oppo-
nents, both of whom have since
announced they will support the
Republican ticket. His vote was bet
ter than was expected in the terri
tory in which two years ago he had
been weak. In 1910 Gov. He'll had
558,678 votes to 546,436 for Mr..
LoomiS, the Progressive, and 264 1886
for Francis McGovern, the Demo-
cratic nominee.
COP Gains Possible.
If the Republican trend really ex-
lists in this State, as is said, the COP
may hold its six House seats and
pick up two more. One is the I'd
district, now represented by Repre-
sentative Sauthoff, Progressive, and
the other is the 10th district, held
by Representative Gehrmann, also
Progressive.
The Progressives admit that Mr..
Sauthoft has hard fight against
former Republican Representative
Haws in the I'd district They in
sist Mr.. Gehrmann will be re-
elected. 1t looks, too, as though
Representative Hull, Progressive, in
the 9Th district would win again and
the sole Democrat, Representative
Wasielewski, would defeat former
Representative Schafer, Republican.
although Mr.. Schafer is making a
hard campaign to come back.
The Progressives express hope
that in the Sd district former Rep
resentative Withrow, Progressive.
Will take the measure of Representa-
tive stevenson, Republican. All the
Republican and Progressive men,
bers OF the House from Wisconsin
had isolationist records before Pearl
Harbor
There is good fight in the 5th
district between Representative
Thill, Republican, and a Democratic
opponent.
Socialist Ticket in Field.
A fly in the ointment for the Pro-
gressives is the entrance this wear
OF Socialist ticket in the field
Frank Zeidler, a brother of the
Singing Mayor" of Milwaukee. de-
feated the veteran Socialist, former
Mayor Dan Hoan, a couple of years
ago.
Mayor Zeidler is now on leave of
absence in the Naval Reserve. He
ran as a conservative Republican to
defeat Mr.. Hoan. The Social
have not had State wide ticket for
years. In 1884 they polled a Goo
votes, Of which $4,000 were cast in
Milwaukee.
The Socialists are bringing Nor
man Thomas into the State to sneak
for their ticket. They also have
placed candidates in the congress
sional contests.
During recent months the Federal
Government in Washington ha,
given appointments to eight promi-
nent Progressives In Wisconsin
among them the party's candidate
Tor Lieutenant Governor. philin
nelson, who has abandoned the
political race.