Talk:Robert M. La Follette

message: "La Follette returned to Wisconsin, where he served as a judge. In 1891, he refused a bribe offered by a powerful Wisconsin Republican."
Wasn't it LaFollette's brother that was the judge, not Bob himself?
*Right.  This entry needs serious work.  I've started on it, but it needs more.
This is also something from page 454 of McGraw Hill's "U.S. A Narrative History Volume 2: From 1865. Seventh Edition." -- "When a Republican boss offered him a bribe in a railroad case, La Follette pledged to break 'the power of this corrupt influence.' In 1900 he won the governorship of Wisconsin as an uncommonly independent Republican."  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 192.73.23.2 (talk) 14:13, 26 September 2016 (UTC)
thread_title:  Judge 

message: if i am correct, didnt he die on the 18 and not the 20th?  —Preceding unsigned comment added by Cheevedw (talk • contribs) 02:04, 1 April 2008 (UTC)
thread_title:  Death 

message: how the hell do you pronounce his name--Jaysscholar 22:09, 10 October 2005 (UTC)
thread_title:  pronunciation 

message: wasn't it "battling bob"?
>> No.  Where did you get that?  Definitely Fighting Bob.
your both wrong, he was nicknamed the father of the progressive era.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.101.9.231 (talk) 02:10, 22 December 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  Nickname 

message: This article would benefit from making La Follette's stands on Prohibition and the other constitutional amendments more explicit.  Boris B 05:33, 6 July 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Prohibition, Woman Suffrage 

message: Eventually, an article about the playwright George Middleton will have to be started. George Middleton was married to Fola La Follette and was prominent in his own right. I am working on some notes at home for a possible article. Thank you-RFD 15:12, 10 October 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: After looking at some of the materials involving the playwright George Middleton, I put a request in for an article. There were lots of plays,other materials, George Middleton wrote and produced. I do know I am not very knowledgable about this type of subject. Thank you-RFD 13:30, 12 October 2007 (UTC)
replies: text: I got the article about George Middleton (playwright) started and it took lots of research and work and overcoming some fears on my part.ThanksRFD 17:30, 14 October 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  The playwright George Middleton 1880-1967 son in law 

message: The sentence about Chester La Follette and the Senator's portrait in the US Capitol needs to be move to the paragraph about Senator La Follette being honored as one of the outstanding senators in 1957. The portrait was commissioned for that event. Therefore the 2 items are related and should not be separated.Again my thanksRFD 15:17, 10 October 2007 (UTC)
thread_title:  Chester La Follette and the 5 Outstanding Senators of 1957 

message: I would like to see clear precise citations for the sources of the quotes that appear in this article.  I have seen them various places around the internet, possibly even stitched together in different ways.  I would like to see them in their original context, but do not know where to begin looking. -- 136.159.61.8 19:10, 10 October 2007 (UTC)
replies: text:  I don't know who put up a "Weasel Words" banner, but that's not appropriate. What IS appropriate is some sort of indicator that this article is not properly footnoted. It's fine to use one source multiple times, but page numbers really do need to be provided for each fact lifted. Carrite (talk) 18:13, 14 January 2009 (UTC)
thread_title:  Quote sources 

message: The article says:
> He graduated [from university] in 1879.
> La Follette attended law school briefly and passed the bar in 1880.
> Soon after obtaining his law degree...
My question is this: did he actually graduate from law school? If so, how long was the programme in those days? Or was it possible in Wisconsin, as in other places, to sit the bar exam on the basis of knowledge gained otherwise, e.g., by reading independently and/or studying with a qualified attorney?
The time-frame just seems somewhat compressed. And, if he didn't graduate from law school, then, admitted to the bar or not, he can't be said to have had a law degree.HenryLarsen (talk) 13:12, 9 February 2010 (UTC)
replies: text: The Wisconsin Historical Society article and the Congressional Biography said he read the law and then was admitted to the bar. This happen after he graduated from college. In the 19th century you studied the law with a lawyer and then appear before some lawyers to take an exam. Thank you-RFD (talk) 00:19, 11 February 2010 (UTC)

text: I just look at Senator La Follette's Autobiobraphy. On pg, 4 La Follette read the law with a lawyer last name Bashford and also spent time at law school for 5 months and then was admitted to the bar-Thank you-RFD (talk) 00:26, 11 February 2010 (UTC)
thread_title:  Education 

message: The intro says that the opposed US entry in the League of Nations, but there's not another word about it. I would like to know why. Does anyone know? —75.4.225.234 (talk) 08:34, 25 October 2011 (UTC)
thread_title:  League of Nations 

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message: I wish to expand this articles, add various expert studies before re-nominating it for GA. But, I would prefer citing sources using Short footnote template. Per WP:CITEVAR,  The current established styles of citation is based on WP:CITESHORT (under ... tags). Currently, almost half of the article is cited to a single book (Thelen  1976). Would it be fine to switch to Sfn's?  Kavyansh.Singh (talk) 13:05, 7 August 2021 (UTC)
replies: text:  Over 2 months, no comments! Respecting the rules and manual of style, I continue my work on this article in its initial style of referencing. Archiving this now.  Kavyansh.Singh (talk) 14:44, 20 October 2021 (UTC)
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