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that certain divorce cases have been
expedited In Judge McCarthy's court
to which Republican leaders who
were contributors to the Mccarthy
campaign fund were parties.
There is also the fact that Judge
Mccarthy is a Catholic-and no
Catholic has been elected governor
or Senator in Wisconsin-with the
exception of Judge Ryan Duffy-a
Democrat-who slid into office when
one Of the Roosevelt landslides was
on.
1t happens that in the coming
election a proposed amendment to
the State Constitution will be voted
upon, authorizing the use, of State
funds for school buses to carry chill
dren to parochial schools-and the
Protestant ministers are conducting
q campaign against it. They contend
that public funds should be used
only for public school buses; that if
this expenditure is allowed for the
parochial schools, the next demand
will be for public funds to help
maintain the parochial schools
which would violate the idea that
State and church should be kept
separate.
Helped Defeat La Toilette.
The Democrats, it is said, played
their full part in the defeat Of
Senator La Toilette in the Sena-
torial primary.
They believed that Judge Nc
Carthy would be an easier man to
defeat in the November election.
Further, they are anxious to have
the Democratic Party recognized as
the liberal party of Wisconsin,
now that the Progressives have dis
banded-and they feared that II
Senator La Toilette regained DOM
inant position in the COP he would
take the Progressives with him.
Senator La Toilette lost in the
heavy industrial areas Of the State,
for the Democrats persuaded many
workers to vote their ticket-or to
vote for Judge Mccarthy. Judge
Mccarthy won by only $500 votes
"a narrow margin, which might
easily have been the result of Demo-
cratic efforts.
Judge Mccarthy Is tough cam
paigner. He covered the entire State
in the primary contest, and he is
going about now as Systematically
as he did earlier in the year.
Mr.. McMurray. a professor Of po-
litical science at the University OF
Wisconsin on leave, also is planning
an. active campaign. He is count
ing on the aid which former Secre-
tary of Commerce Wallace may give
when he comes into the State later
in the month. Mr.. Wallace has a
considerable following in Milwaukee
in Madison and other parts of the
State where industries are. located
Truman Administration Hit.
The Truman administration Is
widely criticized lin Wisconsin. Fur
ther, the present meat shortage Is
beginning to hurt. There is general
discomfort and much Of the criti-
cism Is leveled at the OPA.
On the other hand the Demo-
cratic candidates will have the sup
port of the CLOS PAC. And the
Democrats hope to minimize the
charge against them that they are
allied with the Communists by
pointing out that they have dis
owned Mr.. BobrowicZ.
Further, the Democrats are claim
ing a chance to defeat Representa-
tive O'Konski, Republican, in the
10th district. Representative OKon-
ski has run afoul of the State in
come tax authorities, who are claim
ing that he neglected to report $18.-
600 of income over a period of three
years. A hearing in the case still
is pending.
In the gubernatoria1 race, the
veteran Gov. Goodland, Republican
is regarded as certain to defeat the
Democratic candidate. former Mayor
Dan Hoan of Milwaukee, Socialist
The State In recent years has
been strongly Republican - and
COP has built up a strong organiza-
tion-an organization, headed by
Tom Coleman, which was largely
responsible for the upset of Senator
La Toilette in the primary.
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