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La Follette

ROBERT MARION, a United States Senator from Wisconsin; born in Primrose, Wis., in 1855. He 1879. The following year he was adgraduated, University of Wisconsin, in mitted to the bar. From 1880 to 1884 R. M. LA FOLLETTE From 1885 to 1891 he was a member of he was District Attorney for Dane co.

Congress and took a prominent part in framing the McKinley Bill. He was elected governor of Wisconsin in 1903 and 1905. In the latter year he was elected United States Senator, and was re-elected in 1910 and 1916. From his earliest entry in political life he was an advocate of liberal, and at times, radical policies, both in the State and National government. He was a candidate for the presidency in 1908 and in 1912. He refused the nomination of the Farmer- Labor Party in 1920.

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