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Robert M. La Follette Goes to the Senate, 1905 By Herbert F. Margulies N October, 1904, during a heated gubernatorial contest, Governor Robert M. La Follette met the charge of his political enemies that if re-elected he would resign as chief executive of Wisconsin and go to the United States Senate in place of Joseph Quarles, whose term was ...
The stirring of political and social change reputedly occurred on September 17, 1891, when Republican leader Philetus Sawyer offered 35-year-old attorney Robert M. La Follette (1855-1925) a bribe to fix a court case. Furious, La Follette refused it, later saying, "Nothing else ever came into my life that exerted such a powerful influence upon me."
7 de jun. de 2021 · His wife Belle Case La Follette and sons Robert M. La Follette, Jr. and Philip La Follette led his political faction in Wisconsin into the 1940s. La Follette’s papers (1879-1924, but mainly 1894-1910) include correspondence, letterbooks, speeches and writings, and Wisconsin Republican party records. 163 reels, 86-page guide.
In 1924 La Follette received the presidential nomination of the Progressive Party and garnered support from many farm and labor organizations. Despite polling nearly five million votes, he was handily beaten by both major candidates. The rigors of the campaign trail took a heavy toll on La Follette’s health and he died in June 1925.
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Other articles where Robert M. La Follette, Jr. is discussed: Robert M. La Follette: Antiwar position of Robert M. La Follette: Robert M. La Follette, Jr. (1895–1953), was elected in 1925 to fill his father’s unexpired term in the Senate and was reelected three times thereafter, serving until 1947.
5 de jul. de 2012 · Fighting Bob’s Sad End. By Badger Institute July 5, 2012. Wisconsin historical Society Photo 3562. In the summer of 1897, Wisconsin gubernatorial candidate Robert M. La Follette hopped on to the back of a farm wagon at the Oshkosh fairgrounds to give a speech. The wagon was positioned on the racetrack, and when La Follette started speaking ...