Jasper County Democrat, Volume 11, Number 80, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 March 1909 — LAFOLLETTE SPEAKS IN NEW YORK TONIGHT [ARTICLE]

LAFOLLETTE SPEAKS IN NEW YORK TONIGHT

Will Make Argument For Direct Nominations Plan.

New York, March 12. —Senator Robert M. LaFollette of Wisconsin, the famous “fighting senator,” will deliver an address on “Direct Primary Nominations" before the Civic Forum in this city tonight. Invitations have been sent to 1 Governor Hughes, the best known advocate of the direct nominations plan, and others prominent In the state government. Added interest will be given to the meeting by the presence of George E. Chamberlain, the new senator from Oregon, who will preside. Senator Chamberlain was the choice of the jroters of his state at the primary polls, and, although he is a Democrat, he was elected by Republican legislators pledged to vote for him. Tonight’s proceedings will partake of the nature of a joint debate. Senator LaFollette, who has won fame in the senate as a debater, will reply to tbose who doubt the efficacy of the direct nominations remedy for the evils of politics.