Word: lenroot
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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Governor Blaine has Senatorial ambitions but it is reported that he has effected an arrangement with "young Bob" whereby the Governor should run against Senator Lenroot next year, and Bob Jr. should run this fall for his father's seat...
...Senator Lenroot declared last week...
...peculiarities of Wisconsin law, Mr. LaFollette's successor must be elected, not appointed. The suggested candidates include Governor Elaine of Wisconsin, Attorney General Eckern of that state (rivals), Mrs. LaFollette. With their leader dead and their ranks split with dissention, the LaFollettians must heal their quarrels, or Lenroot and the regular Republicans will regain the ground which LaFollette took...
...death of LaFollette improves Lenroot's chances. It improves regular Republican chances in the northwest?so it seems?unless the Democrats manage to come back to the lands which they have long abandoned...
...evening was cool, and in the morning the train was in Chicago. Engines were changed in the railroad yards, and the train sped on over the Chicago & Northwestern tracks to St. Paul. The route led through Wisconsin and Senator Lenroot, foe of LaFollette, sat in the observation car with the President, where his constituents might see them. It was a hot, sticky day. Towards evening, the train pulled into St. Paul. In all the 30 hours, the President made not a single rear-platform speech. But he ate three steaks...