BOB, BELLE AND THE BATTLE OF 1912

By the time the speech was over, so was the campaign, though the senator wouldn’t be sure of it until he saw it in his wife’s eyes. At that moment, he knew that the fallout from this evening would be swift and brutal. The once-grand ballroom of the Philadelphia banquet hall, which had earlier buzzed with the energy of 500 influential journalists and writers, now lay nearly empty, a testament to the disastrous turn of events.

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HISTORIC HEAdLINES: LA FOLLETTE’S LEGACY

The progressive faction of the Republican Party in Wisconsin, founded by Robert M. La Follette, Sr. in 1894, played a crucial role in shaping the state’s politics for 40 years. La Follette, who served as a U.S. Representative, Governor of Wisconsin, and U.S. Senator, fought against party bosses and corrupt practices throughout his career.

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