Evening star., 1942-10-13
BY GOULD LINCOLN,
Star stan Writer.

Star Stan Writer.
MADISON, Wis, Oct. 13.-In
Wisconsin's political triangle"
the third party-the Progressives
lis not faring so well. Four
years ago the La Toilette broth
ers, Bob and Phil, were, respec-
lively, Senator and Governor,
and the Progressives held most
of the State Offices as we'll as a
majority Of the House delegation
In Washington. But since the
1898 elections things have been
different.
Senator. La Toilette is still in
Office. Indeed, he was reelected
in 1910. But the Republicans have
held the governorship for nearly
four years. They have many State
and county Offices and six out OF
the ten members of the House dele
cation, leaving three for the Pro-
gressives and one for the Demo-
Gratis.
With neither President Roosevelt
nor Senator La Toilette on the
ticket this year-they have worked
together in past elections to carry
the State against the Republicans
there seems no very good reason to
believe that the Progressives will
do better in the coming elections
than they did two years ago. III
fact, they may do worse.
Gov. He'll, Republican, complet-
ing his second term in office, is
running against the Progressives
he defeated two years ago, Orlando
S. Loomis and DR.. w. G. Sullivan
the Democratic nominee
Gov. He'll won by only 10000
votes in 1910, as compared to 10000
IN 1888. This year the Republicans
are predicting he will carry the
State by some $4,000. The Pro-
gressives scout such a prediction,
express hope for Mr.. Loomis, but
admit that it is a tough fight.
Schism From IsOiatiOnism.
The Progressives were badly split
In this State over the Presidents
foreign policy before Pearl Harbor.
Today they are all going along to-
gether on a -the-War footing
But the isolationist and the inter-
ventionist schism still is unyielding.
Both Senator La Toilette and
former Gov La Toilette were
strongly on the isolationist side be-
fore this country was attacked by
Japan. Since then they have both
lined up for an all-out effort to
defeat the Axis powers.
Phil La Toilette, veteran Of the
last war, volunteered for active
service a week after war was de-
clared He is captain on the gen.
eral staff of the Air Forces and
today is overseas.
Earlier this year there were some
Progressives who believed party fol-
lowers should go back into the Re-
publican party-from which the
Progressive party sprang originally
and attempt to dominate it again.
Still other Progressives were all for
taking their voters into the Demo-
cratic party, in the hope of building
up strong, liberal Democratic
organization.
Both these ideas were abandoned,
however, after a pow-wow here in
Madison, attended by Senator La
Toilette, who strongly urged that
the Progressive party be kept alive.
However. not all of the Progressives
have gone along on this plan. In
nearly 30 counties the Progressives
have no tickets in the field for
county offices, and some of the
former Progressives are running as
Republicans.
Democratic Party Split.
The Democratic party is at skies
and sevens in the State. DR.. Sui
iivan, a dentist, won the Democratic
nomination in primary race
against several other candidates,
running as an ardent supporter Of
President RoosevelJs policies, both
foreign and domestic.
Many of the old line Democrats in
Wisconsin have been opposed to the
New Deal. 1t was in this State that
former Vice President Garner was
able to win number of delegates
to the last Democratic National
Convention against President Roose-
welt. They do not take kindly to
DR.. Sullivans leadership. DR.. Sui
livan does not get along with Thomas
King, chairman of the Democratic
State Committee, who was reelected
chairman over his opposition.
Mr.. King recently has been
designated Democratic national COM
mitteeman for the State by National
Chairman Edward Flynn. and that
too. has caused more trouble. DR.
Sullivan announced after Mr.. King
was reelected State chairman: I'm
going to pick my own chairman and
committee and write my own plat
form. I shall fight alone"
He is seeking to make himself the
candidate to whom the voters who
support the Presidents policies will
flock. The general impression Is
however. DR., Sullivan will run third
Mr.. Loomis is an aggressive can
aidate for all-out prosecution OF the
war, as indeed are Gov. He'll ane
DR.. Sullivan. He had no public
record on the isolationist issue be-
fore Pearl Harbor. holding no public
ONCE. He is attacking Gov. He'll or
many grounds. particularly with re.
gard to the conduct of State af-
fairs.
Gov. He'll has boasted he has q
s3l 900 900 surplus in the State treas.
ury. Mr.. Loomis assails this claim
charging that the State treasury i.
indebted for the amount of SIS. 8.000,.
900 to various agencies of the State
government, among them the high
way department.
The Republicans reply that thi.
charge is idle, that money has ir
the past been taken from one agency
to meet requirements, of others, ane
that the so-called debts" are no,
really existent.
Mr.. Loomis also has gone after
Gov. He'll on the ground that he ha.
been lavish in the use of govern
ment funds for his own use, in.
cluding entertainment and travel
taking the money out of contingent
fund of $12 900. One of the charge,