Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 38, Number 34, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 January 1906 — LA FOLLETTE SWORN IN. [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

LA FOLLETTE SWORN IN.

Wisconsin's Ex-Governor Now a United States Senator, Robert M.' LaFollette was sworn in Thursday as a United States Senator from Wisconsin. Ten minutes before the session began the door of the Republican cloakroom Openell and Senator Spooner and his new colleague entered the chamber. This caused a mild sensation, for it was known that there had been bitter

political feeling existing between them. It was not known in advance whether Mr. Spooner would escort his colleague to the desk to take the oath, or whether Mr. LaFollette would accept the escort, but all this was arranged in the cloakroom. Mr. Spooner before the session Introduced a number of Senators to Mr. LaFollette. Several members of the. House from Wisconsin joined the Senators and shook hands with them. Mrs. LaFollette, accompanied by several friends, was in the Senators’ gallery and many other Wisconsin people werp in the public galleries.

SENATOR LA FOLLETTE.