PROGRESSIVES JUBILANT OVER PHIL'S CROWDS

Peavey, Lynn

PROGRESSIVES JUBILANT OVER PHIL'S CROWDS Addresses Thousands in 36 Speeches Delivered Within 9 Days' Time HAS BEEN IN MORE THAN 35 COUNTIES Young Progressive Will Continue Intensive Drive Right...

...Norwalk...
...In Half of Counties During the three weeks La Follette '-is been out in the field, he has delivered speeches in more than half the ounties cf the state...
...Wilton...
...In spite of the extremely busy threshing season, many farmers in overalls left, their fields to come and hear the Progressive candidate state his position on the issues of the campaign...
...He took a brief rest Monday after a Sunday speech, and Monday night he was back on the stump, addressing a crowd cf 1,200 persons at Janesville...
...Plans of Progressive loaders at Richland Center were pleasingly upset Friday evening when a crowd more than twice as large as anticipated turned out to hear La Follette's address...
...James Holak and Harry T. Jor-don, prominent La Follette leaders in the community...
...The crowd cheered La Follette frequently, and the applause was enthusiastic...
...So far La Follette has not taken a complete day's rest since the campaign opened...
...and spoke from a platform on the court house lawn...
...He was introduced by Dist...
...On Wednesday he spoke at Boscobel, Fennimore...
...A crowd of 1.200 persons heard La Follette speak Monday night, at Janes-ville in the heart of the Stalwart territory of the slate...
...Sparta and Tomah...
...Cassville, Lancaster...
...Benton and Darlington to hear La Follette speak...
...A crowd of 350 heard La Follette at Sparta at 4 o'clock in the afternoon...
...The following day, Wednesday, he spoke at Northfield, Taylor...
...PROGRESSIVES JUBILANT OVER PHIL'S CROWDS Addresses Thousands in 36 Speeches Delivered Within 9 Days' Time HAS BEEN IN MORE THAN 35 COUNTIES Young Progressive Will Continue Intensive Drive Right Up to Day of Election BY LYNN PEAVEY Progrersive leaders are jubilant over the large crowds which have continued -c greet Phil La Follette in his cam-aign for governor...
...He was Intro¦ed by Ray Lawton...
...La Follette spoke Thursday at La Farge...
...Large and enthusiastic crowds greeted him in each of these cities...
...It was one of the largest and most enthusiastic political meetings ever held in Richland Center since the days of "Old Bob'' La Follette...
...Large crowds turned out Tuesday at Blanchardville, Argyle, Belmont...
...He Addressed a large crowd at Cazenovla Where he was Introduced by Andrew fieverson, well known Cazcnovia Progressive leader...
...In addition to his heavy speaking schedule he travels from 100 to 300 miles a day in his Ford sedan, and spends considerable time with each of his county and local leaders...
...Audiences which -reeted the young Progressive leader in lis tour down the western side of the '.ate during the past week were as arge, or larger, than the crowds which :ave attended his meetings in other sections of the state...
...He will con-_:nue his speaking campaign up until the night before the primary on Sept...
...5 and Aug...
...La Follette spoke from the steps oi the Charles Schulte home, and was introduced by A. P. Wepfer, town chairman...
...Progressive canlate for the assembly...
...A large crowd sat on the lawn of the C. E. Manhart home to hear the address which was delivered at 9 a. m. From Hillsboro, La Follette drove to Ontario where he addressed a crowd of 5.200 persons at the Vernon County Fair...
...Platte-ville and Cuba City...
...La Follette spoke Sunday before a crowd of 5.000 at the Sons of Norway picnic at Vernon county, and Sunday evening he returned to Madison to confer with his campaign managers in the headquarters here, and to visit with his family...
...Sauk county leader, as state senator...
...On Tuesday of last week La Follette spoke at Osseo...
...Alma Center and Black River Falls...
...J. S. Hansberry, Rudolph Mistlivecek, Frank Sterba, Fred Fisher...
...About 1:30 p. m., he addressed A crowd of 125 persons at Viola...
...Viola, Caze-novta and Richland Center in addition to Hillsboro...
...La Follette urged the election Lawton as a member of the assem. and advocated the election of Fred Zantow...
...The crowd was enthusiastic, and applauded heartily La Follette's denunciation of the chain banking system and the power trust...
...Big Crowds in Richland Early Friday morning, La Follette drove from Tomah to Hillsboro for his first speech of the day...
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...The population of Tomah is 3.275 and there were more than 3.000 persons In attendance at La Follette'a meeting...
...La Follette had breakfast at Hillsboro with Dr...
...At Black River Falls, the court room was too small to hold a Follctte's crowd, and he was forced to move out onto the court house lawn where he spoke from an improvised platform...
...At Darlington in the evening, La Follette was competing with the La Fayette county fair being held a few blocks away, and yet his speech was heard by a crowd of more than 800 persons...
...Adam Brandau, Ben Lawrence...
...La Follette spoke I r more than an hour...
...Hillman, Fred Brunner, William slick-man...
...At Tomah, the entire population of the city must have turned out for La Follette's speech delivered Thursday evening...
...At Norwalk...
...16, he has announced...
...Farmers and residents of neighboring towns had come from miles around to hear the address...
...In closing his remarks at Richland...
...George Waltz, Albert Grill and many others from Norwalk and the surrounding country...
...La Follette delivered 36 (speeches, addressing several thousand people each day, and speaking on an average of between four and five hours -|a day...
...Seats were erected for 600 persons, but 1,500 came out for the meeting...
...Enthusiastic audiences greeted him at each of his meetings, and at Prairie du Chien a crowd of nearly 1,000 was on hand to hear his address...
...Among those in the crowd were John Adams...
...William Gleiss...
...Blair, Arcadia and Alma, winding up the day with an evening speech, attended by a large crowd, at Mondovi...
...In the nine days between Aug...
...Atty...
...During the day he spoke at Ontario...
...On Saturday, La Follette spoke at North Clayton, Seneca and Prairie du Chien...
...P. H. Hansberry, Dr...

Vol. 1 • August 1930 • No. 37


 
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