At Oshkosh

Is it possible that Wisconsin voters, who set Mr. LaFollette above all others for President, may choose one of his opponents to succeed himself as Senator? A convention of those who hoped so assembled last week at Oshkosh. They were regular Republicans, and Senator Irvine L. Lenroot--the other Wisconsin Senator--addressed them.

He denounced the followers of La-Follette who will fight with the regulars in the primaries for the privilege of making their candidate the Republican candidate.

"Common honesty and common decency would lead these gentlemen to keep off the Republican primary ballot, and if they wish to become candidates for office to do so under the name of their own party or in the independent column.

"The triumvirate* has decided that the welfare of the people demands that one of them, the heir-apparent to the throne, be elected to the Senate this year, another of them shall be elected to the Senate next year, and the third shall be elected Governor next year, and they expect that the voters of Wisconsin will carry out their orders. We shall see."

Senator Lenroot sat down and the convention chose Roy P. Wilcox, one- time state Senator, unsuccessful candidate for Governor in 1918 and 1920, and now President of the State Bar Association, to run in the primaries as the candidate of the regular Republicans for Senate.

Mr. Wilcox's chance of getting the nomination, much less the election, is not too bright. Francis E. McGovern, a former Governor, and another regular, has announced his intention of running for the nomination likewise in spite of the convention's action. This should split the regular Republican vote, which is none too strong as compared to the Progressive Republican vote.

The regular Republicans throughout the country are expected to aid Wilcox in the hope of reclaiming Wisconsin for their group. Senator Butler of Massachusetts, Republican National Chairman; Senator Watson of Indiana, Senator Deneen of Illinois and Speaker-to-be Longworth of Ohio are expected to go to Wisconsin to aid Mr. Wilcox's campaign.

Meantime, there is one undisputed point in Mr. Lenroot's address at Oshkosh : "We shall see."

From North Dakota came reports that the probable successor of the late Senator Edwin F. Ladd will be Rizpah Sprogle Ladd, his widow--by appointment of Governor Sorlie.

The Democratic organization meeting at Milwaukee choose William George Bruce, publisher of the American School Board Journal, to run for the Democratic nomination for Senator.

*Robert M. LaFollette Jr., "heir apparent"; Governor Elaine, "candidate for Senator [against Mr. Lenroot] next year"; At- torney General Ecken, ''candidate for Governor next year."