GOP LEADERS ACT TO DITCH JULIUS P. HEIL
GOP Leaders Act To Ditch Julius P. Heil Plan Survey to Gauge 'Popularity' Among Republicans ALARMED by the widespread unpopularity of the Heil administration, a dozen Republican leaders launched a...
...River Falls, chairman of the state organization of county Republican chairmen, said after the Wisconsin Rapids conference this week that his organization would seek an endorsed slate at the Republican state convention and a "closed primary" for state offices...
...The revolt against Heil leadership received new impetus when the governor announced recently that he would be a candidate for reelection...
...Among them were C. A. McDonald, Black River Falls, chairman of the Jackson county Republican organization, who said the Republican party needs a new candidate...
...Heil is no longer a popular leader...
...The dozen leaders are all Republican county chairm e n and they decided to dress up their "ditch Heil" campaign by calling it a survey to determine the governor's popularity among Republicans...
...Republican leaders had kept quiet until then in the hope that Heil would not run and thus save them the embarrassment of having to attack their own leader...
...Apple-ton, chairman of the Outagamie county organization, told the group meeting at Wisconsin Rapids that "Gov...
...Kolb...
...Robert M. La Follette Jr., and three other legislators came recently from Secretary of Agriculture Henry A. Wallace...
...Jackson...
...Represented at the Wisconsin Rap-Ids conference were the chairmen of the counties of Portage, Wood, Columbia, Pierce, Outagamie...
...Discussing Heil's bungling activities as governor...
...Although (he ballot count was still incomplete early this week, returns showed that sentiment for repeal of teachers' tenure led by more than 16,000 votes with about 660 precincts still missing...
...As a result of their deliberations, (he Republican county chairman voted to poll Republican leaders and workers throughout the state preparatory to Ihe Republican state convention which convenes May ;!0...
...Heil's plans to run for reelection...
...John Bankhead, and Kep...
...The debt relief bill provides for a far-reaching program of mortgage adjustment, including reduced interest rates on land bank and commissioner loans, provisions for the scaling down of mortgages in distress, a five-year option arrangement for farm owners foreclosed by land banks to allow them the opportunity to regain their farms at reassessed valuations based on the income produced by the individual farm, and increasing the powers of local farm loan associations...
...The outcome of the referendum is not binding on the legislature...
...Commenting on popular response to the bill...
...Montana, and Sen...
...Marvin Jones, chairman of the house committee...
...La I-oijette said: "The hundreds of letters I have received from farmers in the middle west enthusiastically approving the hill seems to indica'c that it has practically unanimous support among all those who know current farm problems...
...Besides Dr...
...Grant...
...Heil in the approaching political campaign...
...Wallace Backs Bob's Mortgage Relief Measure WASHINGTON, D. C. — Powerful support for the farm debt adjustment bill sponsored by Sen...
...Marinette, Taylor, Milwaukee, and Marathon...
...C. L. Kolb...
...GOP Leaders Act To Ditch Julius P. Heil Plan Survey to Gauge 'Popularity' Among Republicans ALARMED by the widespread unpopularity of the Heil administration, a dozen Republican leaders launched a drive this week to ditch Gov...
...C. A. Dawson...
...The statewide referendum was voted by the last legislature to determine public opinion as a guide to legislative action In 1941...
...La Toilette, Sen...
...Julius doesn't care any longer what he does to the state organization...
...Thus, if the organization has its way on a closed primary, the Republican convention might nominate a new candidate to run for governor in spite of Gov...
...Burton K. Wheeler...
...Voters Decide Against Tenure For Teachers WISCONSIN voters appeared last week to have turned thumbs down on continuance of the teachers' tenure law...
...Wallace appeared before the house committee on agriculture to endorse the measure whirl] bears the joint authorship of Sen...
...others attending the conference expressed lack of sympathy for the Heil administration...
Vol. 10 • April 1940 • No. 15
