Governor Robert "Fighting Bob" La Follette
Why did Governor Robert M. La Follette establish a direct primary in Wisconsin?
Robert LaFollette
Robert La Follette, Sr. was a Wisconsin Congressman, Governor, and later US Senator. He served as Governor form 1901 - 1906, and as US Senator from 1906 - 1925. He was a Republican who was instrumental in the creation of Progressivism and the Progressive Party. He ran for President in 1924 as a third party (Progressive) candidate, garnering 17% of the vote. His nickname was "Fighting Bob".
Robert La Follette
Fighting Bob La Follette ran for president and lost in 1912.
Robert La Follette
Albert G. Schmedeman (born November 25, 1864 in Madison, Wisconsin; died November 26, 1946 in Madison, Wisconsin) succeeded Philip La Follette as the twenty-eighth Governor of Wisconsin, serving between January 2, 1933 and January 7, 1935. Following the end of Schmedeman's term as Governor, Philip La Follette (born May 8, 1897 in Madison, Wisconsin; died August 18, 1965 in Madison, Wisconsin) became the twenty-ninth Governor of Wisconsin, serving between January 7, 1935 and January 2, 1939.
In 1897, Robert M. La Follette advocated for tax reform, corporation regulation, and political democracy. He also advocated steeper railroad taxes and a direct primary. He was elected governor of Wisconsin in 1900.
Robert M. La Follette.
Philip la Follette (born May 8, 1897 in Madison, Wisconsin; died August 18, 1965 in Madison, Wisconsin) succeeded Walter J. Kohler, Sr. as the twenty-seventh Governor of Wisconsin, serving between January 5, 1931 and January 2, 1933. Following the end of la Follette's term as Governor, Albert G. Schmedeman (born November 25, 1864 in Madison, Wisconsin; died November 26, 1946 in Madison, Wisconsin) became the twenty-eighth Governor of Wisconsin, serving between January 2, 1933 and January 7, 1935.
Philip La Follette (born May 8, 1897 in Madison, Wisconsin; died August 18, 1965 in Madison, Wisconsin) succeeded Albert G. Schmedeman as the twenty-ninth Governor of Wisconsin, serving between January 7, 1935 and January 2, 1939. Following the end of La Follette's term as Governor, Julius P. Heil (born July 24, 1876 in Düssmund an der Mosel; died November 30, 1949 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin) became the thirtieth Governor of Wisconsin, serving between January 2, 1939 and January 4, 1943.