Evening star., 1944-09-29
Lincoln
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! Jefferson, a banker; the ProgreSSives
have nominated Herbert C. Schenk
of Madison, chairman of the City
Board of Education and a former
member of the legislature, and the
Democrats have put forward John
w. Nash of Pewaukee This Is the
Southoff district Even Progressives
are saying that Mr. Henry will prob
aoly win.
Mr.. McMurrays district is the
fifth, in Milwaukee. The Republicans
have nominated Lewis D. Thill. the
ProgreSSives, Irwin I. Aaron. and the
Democrats, Andrew j. Piemiller
With his opposition split, Mr. Thill
will come through winner.
The 4th district is now repre-
sented by Rerreserta tive Wasielew-
ski, Demncras The CIO Political
Action Committee sought to defeat
him as we'll as Mr. Biemiller for the
Democratic nomination, but failed
in each case. In the 4th district
the Republican candidate is Robert
B!ackwCod of Milwaukee and the
Pro9ressives have no candidate
ghere
The other district now held by the
Democrats is the eighth. They have
renomi1ateo Representative Diiwlg
There the Republicans also have a
cnarce to win with John w. ByInes
The Progressive candidate is Fred
erick w Giescn.
Senatorial Contest.
Victory in the senatorial contest
is expected to go to Senator Wiley.
Opinion is divided whether Mr.. NC
Murray or Mr. Sauthof will run Sec
ond. Mr.. MacMurray is good cam
paigner and so is Mr. Sauthoff. The
Progressives will undoubtedly attempt
to make as good a showing as pos
sible, with an idea to keeping the
party very much alive for the future
Senator Wiley will run we'll ahead of
both his Progressive and Demo-
cratic oyrcnents.
An example of the resurgence Of
the Republican party in this State
lis found in the fact the Republicans
have nominated 58 candidates for
the 100 assembly seats, the Pro-
gressives had candidates in So dis
tricts and the Democrats in only 48.
Aboit 10 of the Progressives' candi-
dates Jailed to qualify for lack of a
sufficient vote cast for them.
The gubernatorial race seems to
be completely one-sided. The Act
Ing Governor Walter S. Goodland,
who took over when Orland
Loomis, Progressive, died, is the Re-
publican candidate. Mr.. Goodland
has made a good record and is well
liked throughout the State. He is
81 years old, but hale and hearty.
Socialist Ex-Mayor.
Against him the Democrats have
nominated Dan Hoan, for many
years Socialist mayor of Milwaukee
The selection of former Socialist
has made no hit with lot of Dem
ocrats, many of whom in this State
are conservatives. The Progressive
candidate is Alexander o. Benz of
Appleton, president of the Lutheran
Society, a traternal insurance COM
pany.
The Republicans lost the guber-
material election in 1912 because of
the unpOpularity of former Gov
Julius He'll. Mr.. He'll was the only
Republican on the State ticket to
lose in that election. They are
supremely confident that Mr.. Good
land will be elected.
Wisconsin farmers are up in arms
against the New Deal administra-
ton. 1t is large dairy farm State
Milk and cheese producers think
they have been kicked by the OPA
They think, too, that the oleomar-
garine producers have been given a
break by the administration, largely
at the instance of the CIO. Since
Wisconsin is one of the biggest but
ter producers, this is having its
| effect.
While labor in this State has been
strongly pro-Roosevelt. there will be
a greater split in the labor vote this
year than in recent years. The
Political Action Committee and the
Central CIO Committee in Milwau-
kee have been charged with being
dominated by Communists. In ad-
dition, many of the CLOS themselves
are disgruntled because Vice Presi-
dent Wallace was given a run
around at the Democratic National
Convention. The result has been
some of the rank and file are dis
inclined to get out and work for
the Roosevelt ticket and the Demo-
cratic candidates for other Offices.
Progressives at Low Ebb.
The Progressive party is at low
ebb in the State at present. This
does not mean that Progressives
have ceased to exist or that the
party may not stage comeback in
another two or four years. It means
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