Show LA FOLLETTE'S CROWN SHAKY Split In Wisconsin Ranks Looms Beer Is One Question By FRED C Special Correspondent of The Examiner Standard Examiner r Copyright Copyright- 1926 Consolidated Press Association MILWAUKEE I MILWAUKEE WIs July 17 17 Senator Robert M LaFollette Jr wearing the political crown of o his father and a good rough and tum turn tumble tumble ble campaigner In his own rIght returns home to find the progressives progressives sires challenging his leadership In sending forth a ticket labeled La Follette when all alt progressives are supposed to bow to his orders Bob Dob II opening his speaking tour this week for lor the Elaine Elaine- Ekern Ekern ticket with Governor Governer Blame Blaine after atter Harlea Harlen Cools Cool's scalp faces the the most threatening split In the La Follette group since 1914 when Amanuel Phil PhilIp Ip Milwaukee millionaire and and and con con- conservative con conservative Republican broke the progressive grip and continued In power six years oars UNEASY SITUATION Should La LII Follette ollette Jr boldly and courageously staking much ou oil his 0 ona o n generalship tall fall to put Blame BlaIne across cross and and elect Her Her- Herman Herman man L Ekern governor against two La Follette ollette Insurgent candi candi- candi candidates dates Fred A Zimmerman and W Stanley Smith and the conservative conserva conservative tive candidate Charles B Perry there will be uneasiness about his own candidacy for tor election re-election In 1928 On th the the other hand victory would leave him secure on the po- po po political throne ot of his father with little chance for President Cool Cool Idee Idge of of any other conservative candidate for president to carry Wisconsin two years hence Strong Strong- Individual leadership is fa with the La the primary el election never stopped Bob Dob senior from givIng his approval to a ticket In the primarY reading out ot of o the pro pro- progressive tamp camp amp those candIdates who dared to challenge his word Young Bob Dob reared In that atmos atmosphere phere phero Is trying the same thing but bu under hazardous conditions The Tho La Follette Folletto Insurgents of today took teok orders from old Bob Beb but refuse to accept his son as their political master muter That's ono one phase of the political fighting in Wisconsin Zimmerman who was elected secretary secretary tary Of o state two years ago by bythe the largest vote ever cast for a state candidate has surrounded hImself with time old old supporters of L La Follette senior Including C B D candidate rot lor treasurer t wha who until recently made his hom home bome at the La Follette farm near Madison WET PLATFORM Smith the other Insurgent can can- candidate candidate for governor Is going It alone on a dripping Yo wet et platform which annoys the Blaine Ekern camp because while Blame Blaine Is b wet wet his running mate Ekern Is Js dry and their platform Is silent on prohibition modification Conceding Jg to any pro pro- progressives In their loyalty to the late Senator La Follette Zimmer Zimmer- Zimmerman I Iman man and his associates are loudly I denouncing the bossing by young Bob Dob and the called so-called Madison ring charging that slate making slate violates the primary election eye eye- tern tem which the progressives let let- and put through to kill off bosses years ago Young Deb Bob has countered with the state state- statement statement meet ment that the Insurgents are back back- backsliders backsliders sliders and are playing In tn the hands of conservatives who are clamoring to break progressive rule in Wisconsin ATTACKS LEN LENROOT ROOT J La La Follette Jr opened the c in with a smashing attack ton on Lenroot calling him one of ot the most thorough going In Washington ten Lenroot and La LaFollette LaFollette Follette Sr be he said were on op op- opposite sides ide of o Important public questions including the world court Newberry and nd Muscle Shoals from the time Lenroot came over to the senate from th house heuse On the record La Follette Jr Baa says Lenroot caD le no be consIdered the right kind of senator to rep reI resent a progressive common common- commonwealth commonwealth wealth like Wisconsin adding that BlaInes election would mean men another l a ap- ap vote other vote to take the United States Slates out of the world court Lenroot admittedlY up against game has haa sur sur- sur surprised priced the La Follette crowd with his aggressive start alart Lenroot las hu tried to turn his greatest ties the world court and tion into hi his greatest assets by b carrying the fight to Blame Blaine on the there Issues BEER QUESTION BlaIne laine having declined to meet hIre hIm In a debate on the world court Lenroot is saying the roy gov governor Is afraid of his bis shadow On prohibition modification Lenroot Is advocating a state tate referendum In November as ordered by the legislature but contested in the courts by the saloon anti league with the added touch that he be that per cent beer would not be a of the th eighteenth amendment and ing lag It If re-elected re to carry out the majority sentiment expressed in Inthe the referendum The governor taking It Jt for tor granted that the put pub pub pub- lie considers him wet has merel merely been kidding about beer without saying aying as much as Lenroot on 01 modification |