Senator La Follette Willing to be Nominated Independently of Other Parties Washington, May 28. ently for the Presidency, if nett fof the two great parties at the feoming Conventions shows ability fand willingness to purge itsel€ of the long domination of evil me ne time he ing 10 obtain and Labour The Senator from Wisconsin hi ways been a hig factor in lan politics, not because he was lected from one of the populous States like New York, Pennsylvania 3 California, but by' reason of his Support of measures which to his mind should help the inman people, rather than the corporations. As a proponent of the rights of the populace in lown State as far back as 1900, Igave the ordinary voter such a feclof confidence by his initiation lof bills designed to negate what seemed rash measures by the raith ids, that they elected him governor after he had served many rms in the State Legislature.
his. office he filled for over five ars, being re-elected twice and then resigned upon going to Wash-Senator in 19065. the farmers and the cities; have to that, office. three attitude before Imerica entered the War could not I his popularity in Wisconsin.
La Follette has had president spirations before and in 1908, ths sar in which William Howard Taft received the Republican nomination ind_was later elected to the Chair, a Follette was given 25 votes in Hie Republican Convention. This he was nominated in the Wis win. primaries, but telegraphic reports fail to state that he has Farther support in other parts of In view of the asser-the definite (Republican) at the Cleveland Gonven. jon to be hold next mantis (but 550 ire necessary for the nomination) 1a. Follette comes out with -the Many politicians at Home con sider this but a threat to force the Republicans, to incorporate into their -officfal platform under which Coolidge (almost certainly) will run in November, planks the.purpose of which will be to give farmers further relief in the nature of credits, or assistance in general to the Middle States.—fd.
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