PROGRESSIVES LOOK FOR BIG VICTORY
PROGRESSIVES LOOK FOR BIG VICTORY GAINS SINCE PRIMARY ARE REASSURING La Follette Given Great Reception in Counties Formerly Stalwart Strongholds CAMPAIGN ENDS WITH ENTHUSIASM Progressive Unity...
...Although both these localities formerly were overwhelmingly Stalwart, Phil was given a huge reception and warmly applaudedj State Officers Active Victory by large majorities is also almost certain for Mr...
...Is fairly sure of beating the Dem-ocratic candidate, Michael K. Retllejfc to whom the Stalwarts are throwing their support...
...Other Republican nominees running as Progressives who are considered certain to be elected are Henry Alien Cooper in the first district, Charles A. Kading in the second, John M. Nelson in the third...
...Som« mers, well known labor leader, defeat* ing Sen...
...In the congressional race Pjogresj^| Republicans are in practically every district certain of election...
...Indications in these two Milwaukee districts are that Quick and Sheehan have a good chance of victory, with Sheehan';S chance of success greatest because he is seeking office in the district which sup- . ported the late Cong...
...La Follette has led the invasion and everywhere he has spoken he has received enthusiastic responses from large audiences...
...and Hubert H. Peavey in thej ninth, tenth, and eleventh districts, re-spectively...
...Gardner Withrow in th« seventh...
...PROGRESSIVES LOOK FOR BIG VICTORY GAINS SINCE PRIMARY ARE REASSURING La Follette Given Great Reception in Counties Formerly Stalwart Strongholds CAMPAIGN ENDS WITH ENTHUSIASM Progressive Unity Needed However as Stalwarts Attack Under Cover Wisconsin Progressives wound up their election campaigns this week and all signs point toward one of the most smashing victories in the history of the Progressive movement in the election of next Tuesday, November 4. Led by Philip F. LaFollette, Republi-can nominee for governor, the Progress sives have spent the time since their great success in the September primary carrying on brilliant campaigns in Stalwart counties, and even in localities having the reputation of being strongholds of the Conservatives, Progressives have been given great ovations and warm and enthusiastic welcomes by the voters...
...Victor L, Berge»: Lehner Gaining In the sixth district, Philip Lehner of Princeton, Progressive Republican nom» inee...
...In both of these districts Progressives hopa to defeat the Stalwart Republican can-didates, and their success is not con-sidered unlikely...
...H. Edwards, and to Charles W. Peacock, also an independent, who is opposing Assemblyman Phil Nelson...
...in the last primary and the gains madS since that contest have made Progress* sives confident of success, they arj...
...whor lost the nomination by a scant 200 voles, is also cUvely identifU-d willi tha Progressive movement...
...Assemblyman Wm...
...Probably two of the most triumphant rallies by Progressives in Wisconsin occurred this week when Phil spoke to large crowds at Janess ville...
...In Rock county, and Whitewater, In Walworth county...
...Gerald J. Boileau in the eighth, and George J. Schneider, James A. Frear...
...These two congressmen, John C. Shafes and William H. Stafford, have lost much popular support because of their support of Walter J. Kohler, Stalwart candidate in the Republican gubernatorial primary, and they have also lost the confidence of their constituents fo» their close alignment with the Hoover administration and their endorsement of the Grundy tariff bill...
...For this reason Progressives led by Philip F. La Foleltte have been urging the necessity of defeating two or thres Stalwart state senators if the Progres-sives's legislative program is to be mads effective...
...Scluumnn...
...In the Racine district, jndicaluug also point to the possibility of Wm...
...Their opponents arc thorough Stalwarts ¦and supporters of the defeated Gov...
...If all th» present Republican nominees were to be elected, the Stalwarts would control the upper house, by a majority of ona vote, according to current tabulations...
...Lehner has been waging a vigorous campaign right up to the election...
...aware that the Stalwarts have been waging a. relentless under-eover campaign against them and in many cases hava thrown their support to Democratic candidates...
...La Follette has thrown his suppor* to Sen...
...John C. Schumann, who Is running as an Independent candidat* against the Stalwart nominee...
...Kohler...
...Peacock is a well known Superior labor leader and r staunch Progressive, while Sen...
...LaFbllette's running mates for state offices,—Henry a. Hur ber as Lieutenant-Governor, Theodore Dammann as Secretary of State, Solomon Levltan, State Treasurer, and John W. Reynolds at Attorney-General...
...Progressive control of the assembly of the state legislature is overwhelmingly assured, but the situation in the state senate is less favorable...
...In the fourth and fifth congressional districts in Milwaukee, however, two Stalwart Republican nominees are facing stiff opposition from two Socialist candidates, William F. Quick and James P. Sheehan...
...Although the big Progressive victor...
...In the 33rd and the 11th districts, Mr...
...Walter S. Goodland, Stalwart: leader in the last state senate...
...These candidates, likewise, have been carry-ing on vigorous campaigns since the primary in various parts of the state...
...For that reason, they are asking for united Progressive support in ths election if the victory at the primary, is to, be presgrved...
Vol. 1 • November 1930 • No. 48
