Evening Star Newspaper, September 16, 1925, Page 5

COOLIDGE'S FRIEND | WINS NOMINATION . Henry L. Bowles to Run for i Congress—Receptive to f Dry Modification. By the Associated Pres SPRINGFIELD, Mass., September 16.—Liberalization of the Volstead act, if the cause of temperance and enforcement would be promoted there- by, is favored by Henry L. Bowles of Springfield, friend of President Cool- idge and winner of a contest yesterday for the Republican nomination for Congress in the President’s home dis- triet. Mr. Bowles, wealthy owner of chain restaurants, whose candidacy was an- nounced after he had visited White Court, defeated Willlam H. Felker, six times Mayor of Northampton, the President’s home. expressed opposition to the Volstead favored it in his campaign. or nomination for the seat vacant last July by George B. Churchill, Republican, Bowles received 7,190 votes, against 1,357 for Yelker, a majority of 5833. Rev. Roland D. Sawyer of Ware, 8 Congregationalist, unopposed for the Pemocratic ation, received 733 votes. served in the legis- lature 11 yvears and is also for modl- ration of the V tead act He says it is a failure and he favors legal t le of light wine er. Mr. Bowles has stated no degree of liberalization which he might favor, but has urged strict en- forcement. Mr. Bowles served on the governor's council when Calvin Coolidge was governor. He followed Roosevelt into the ranks of the Progressives. Born in Vermont near the birthplace of the President, Mr. Bowles was suc- cessively rancher, lumberjack, hotel clerk, watchmaker and counterman before he set himself up in business. Though announcement of the candl. @acy of Mr. Bowles came after he had visited Swampscott, it was denied that the administration was taking sides in the campaign. Mr. Bowles stumped but little. Besides setting forth his views on prohibition, he voiced ap- proval of the administration's econo- my program left the death of LA FOLLETTE VOT.I.E : IS “STALWART” ROUT; LOOMS AS LEADER (Continued from First Page.) ment under Gov. and urged the Blaine, Progressive, oters to drive out the “Madison ring.” The answer of the primaries has undoubtedly strength- ened the position of the Progressives. A defeat of La Follette would have been a severe blow to the entire State oragnization. Six candidates are slated to strive for the senatorship in the coming elec- tlon, as follows: Robert M. La Fol- lette. jr. Republican, Madison; Roy P. Wiicox, Independent, Eau Clalre; Edward F. Dithmar, independent, Baraboo; John M. Work, Soclalist, Mil- waukee: Arthur Barry, independent, Milwaukee, and George Beauman, So- cialist-Labor, Milwaukee. McGovern Made Poor Race. Former Gov. McGovern, running 28 a mild progressive for the Re publican nomination, stepping along somewhere between the La Fol- lette Progressives and the Wilcox conservative: ade a poor showing. He was practically without oragniza- tion in the State. He now fades out of the picture. Strength shown by Rev. Daniel Wood- ward, was surprising.. In many places he ran ahead of McGovern. But, like McGovern, the Klan candidate is no longer a factor in the senatorial race. Gil E. Sliter of Stanley was reckoned ®» Klan candidate, had originally filed as an independent candidate and was expected to make the race in the elec- tion as the Klan candidate. He has withdrawn from the contest, however. Wilcox, the stalwart candidate now running as an independent, is a Catho- ic, and so irry, an independent and “wet” candidate. While the Klan has ne love for La Follette because the late Senator La Follettee de- nounced the hooded organization dur- Ing the presidential campaign a year ago, and Gov. Blaine, supporting La Follette, has also attacked the Klan, it is unlikely that any of the Klan votes will be cast for the others against La Follette in the election two weeks off. Face Further Split. Dithmar had originally filed as an Independent in order to insure having a “stalwart” Republican in the race after the primaries. He was formerly lieutenant governor of the State. Whether he will withdraw from the race and permit Wilcox to bear the standard remains to be seen. It is felt here that he was opposed to the selection of Wilcox as the standard bearer of the regular Republicans. If he remains in the race the regulars will be even more hopelessly split than they have been in the primaries. The La Follette people have tasted first blood, and are greatly encour- aged. Their candidate will have the benefit of the party designation on the ballot in the election, while Wilcox must run an an independent. The overwhelming defeat of Wilcox has tended to dishearten the stalwart fac- tion. The other candidates have not the slightest chance with all these elements in the fleld The fact that La Follette is not to be recognized as a Republican by the Republican national committee, as an- nounced by Senator Butler, chairman of that committee, because of his op- position to the Coolidge administra- tion, apparently had no influence on the result of the primaries unless it was to increase the determination of the Progressives to elect their candi- date. Support Is Problematical. Wilcox, on the other hand, may or may not’ receive the support of the national committee openly. He cer- tainly will bear the good wishes of the regular organization in the com- ing election in any event. An outstanding feature of the pri- mary campaign just closed is the de- velopment of young La Follette as a potential leader to take his father's ment. while investigating. nished. This development has the Chamber of Commerce. Felker, who in 1922 | Youth Is Served M. La FOLLETTE, Jr. place in Wisconsin politics. He was assailed right and left by the stal- warts on account of his youth and in- experience. They gave the impression that he could not say three words con- secutively in a pubiic speech without appearing entirely unfit for the office of Senator. The consequence has been that the crowds who hd#ve gone to hear him have been surprised by the ease with which he handled himself and his speeches, and impressed with his arguments. Better tactics on the part of the stalwarts probably would have been to picture him as a second Demosthenes, and left him to measure up to such a standard. He has made a remarkable showing, in view of the fact that prior to three weeks ago he had made scarcely any public speeches. If he be elected Sen- ator to serve for the next three years in Washington, ‘doubtless his develop- ment will continue, and when he comes before the voters for re-election in 1928 he may be even more difficult to defeat than this year. La Follette to Continue Drive. Mr. La Follette plans to begin an- other speaking tour immediately as soon as meetings can be arranged by his campaign managers in towns where he was unable to hold meetings {during the primary campaign because of the brief period between the call for the primary and the election yes- terday. He will speak again also in Milwaukee and other big centers where he has already appeared. Seemingly, Bob, jr., has held the strength which his father built up. In the primaries of 1922, when Senator La Follette won the Republican nomi- nation for the last time, the vote was La Follette, 362,445, and Willlam Can- fleld, stalwart candidate, 139,327 Hooper, the Democrat, polled 16,663 votes in the primary. The vote was materially larger in 1922, but in the pri- mary of that day the whole State ticket was being nominated, and also members of Congress, which is a very different thing from the primary yes- terday, with only one office balloted or. The stalwarts will do their best in the two weeks remaining before the election to persuade those voters who failed to take part in the primaries to cast thelr votes for Wilcox. While the primary vote was light compared to the vote cast in the last presidential election, it was heavy for a primary contest, and the effort of the contest- ants in'the coming election will be to get out the vote and not to permit a feeling of overconfidence to keep the voters at home. Cut Into Stalwart Vote. La Follette not only carried the rural sections of the State, in which he was supposed to be particularly strong, but he carried many precincts where the stalwarts have been strong in the past. In his own home town, Madison, he ran with great strength, leading his principal opponent by more than 2 to 1. Milwaukee he car- ried also. The stalwart vote appar- ently was badly split between Wilcox, McGovern and the Klan candidate, Wilcox, the choice of the so-called Oshkosh convention of regular Re- publicans, was not considered the strongest candidate by any means that the regulars might have put up. He is a Catholic; he had the enmity of many of the stalwart followers of the late Gov. Philip, with whom Wilcox was in open warfare a few years ago, and, more important still, he had the strong opposition of voters of German extraction on account of the manner in which he attacked them during the war. As State Senator, Wilcox introduced in the Senate the resolution condemning the late Senator La Follette for his stand on the war. VICTORY WAS. SWEEPING. La Follette Had 29,495 Majority Over Three Opponents. MILWAUKEE, Wis., September 16 (#).—Robert M. La Follette, jr., son of “Fighting Bob,” swept everything before him in the Wisconsin senatorial primary yesterday, carrving all but 8 of the 71 counties in the State, and receiving the Republican nomination for the United States Senate. With 369 precincts missing out of a total of 2,691 in the State, La Fol- lette had 163,584; Wilcox, T7: Wood- ward, 37,227; McGovern, 17,866. The same number of precincts gave Bruce, Democrat, 6,347; Rogers, Democrat, 157, and Work, Socialist, 5,630. The vote represented somewhat less than half the voting strength of the State, few more than 300,000 going to the polls. Those who did vote registered in no uncertain manner their desire to retain La Folletteism in_Wisconsin. Young Bob. just within the consti- NOTICE TO SUBSCRIBERS To avoid omission in receiv- ing The Star when changing address give at least two days’ advance notice. Always give old address as well as the new add; “YOUR OPPORTUNITY Lake City, Columbia County Florida —one of the most prosperous communities in the State. Four thousand dollars of additional capital, as a whole or in parts of not less than $100, is needed for develop- Every dollar invested is doubly secured by gen- eral warranty deed and notes. Highest references can be fur- Large returns—worth indorsement of the Lake City Call Main 4709, Mr. Richter Care of John Boyle, jr., Attorney 201 Ouray Building, 8th & G Sts. N.W. tutional age limit, won with a major- ity of 29,495 over his three opponents and a plurality of 85,488 over his nearest opponent, Roy P. Wilcox of Eau Claire, the Coolidge Republican candidate. Wilcox Was Disappointment. Wilcox did not make the run ex- pected of him by his supporters.. He carried only five counties. Dan- fel Woodward of Kaukauna, running with the indorsement of the Ku Klux Klan, was the surprise candidate, fin- ishing third and carrying three coun- ties. The others went to La Follette by a wide margin. From the first the election was La Follette, equaling the victories of his father, the late Badger Senator, in other years. One of the surprises of the election was the poor showing made by Francls E. McGovern, former gover- nor. He was beaten by Woodward, a man whom, when he was governor, he appointed warden of the State penitentiary. The election was fatal to the Democratic cause in the State. Willlam George Bruce, selected to make the race by the State Demo- cratic convention, was unable to poll sufficlent votes to carry his party into the final race. His count did not reach the required 5 per cent of the Democratic total at the last elec- tion in 1924, or 15,585 votes. There is some doubt about the ability of John M. Work, Socialist candidate, to make the required goal. ‘Vote Was Light. ' The vote was especially light yes- terday, although the issue in the campaign was strictly a La Follette and anti-La Follette fight. La Fol- lette will be opposed for election by his most formidable opponent of yes- terday, Roy P. Wilcox, who ran as a Republican, but who also filed as an independent and will run under that designation September 20. Two other Republicans may enter the list in the final race under independent designation. They are E. F. Dithmar, former lieutenant governor, and Arthur Barry, the only avowed wet candidate. The Republican conference was scheduled for today, after which Mr. Wilcox was expected to make a state- ment. It was not known what his statement was to be, but there were reports that Dithmas and Barry were considering withdrawing. In the event they withdraw, with the Democrats out of the picture and the Soclalists also out of the running, as they probably are, the race will be a two-man fight between Wilcox and La_Follette. Wilcox came into the fight against La Follettelsm at a convention of Coolidge Republicans meeting at Oshkosh about the middle of August. His candidacy was in direct opposi- tion to the La Follette regime in State and National politics. He re- celved the unanimous indorsement of the Oshkosh convention and the fight at the election will be made against the La Follette Progressives with the backing of the conservative elements of both Republican and Democratic parties supporting Wilcox. OLDFIELD W(‘]ULD DRAFT CONGRESS CANDIDATES Tells Ohio Audience to Take This Step if Needed to Get Right Sort of Material. BY the Associated Pre COLUMBUS, Ohio, September 16.— ©Ohio Democrats yesterday were urged by Representative Oldfield of Arkan- sas, chairman of the Democratic congressional committee, to begin pre- paring for the congressional election next year and to see to it that only the highest type of candidates are selected. If such men or women cannot be found who will seek the office, “draft them,” Mr. Oldfield told party leaders. Mr. Oldfleld declared that “even- handed justice for all taxpayers and no special favors for a class or group of taxpayers” will be the heavy plank in the Democratic congressional plat- form next year. He criticized the Coolidge administration, particularly the tariff act and the income tax law. 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