Robert M. La Follette, Sr. Speaking from Wagon | Photograph | Wisconsin Historical Society

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Robert M. La Follette, Sr. Speaking from Wagon

Robert M. La Follette, Sr. Speaking from Wagon | Photograph | Wisconsin Historical Society
Robert M. La Follette, Sr., speaking to a crowd from back of a wagon.  This image is one of a series of views of his appearance at a fair in Cumberland, Wisconsin, in 1897. During this time La Follette made a series of county fair speeches primarily aimed against machine politics and advocating a secret ballot primary election. Part of La Follette's success in eventually winning the Wisconsin gubernatorial election in 1900 was a result of  the many reform speeches he had delivered to local audiences during the previous years. La Follette's vigorous speaking style had much to do with his eventual electoral success.
DESCRIPTION
Robert M. La Follette, Sr., speaking to a crowd from back of a wagon. This image is one of a series of views of his appearance at a fair in Cumberland, Wisconsin, in 1897. During this time La Follette made a series of county fair speeches primarily aimed against machine politics and advocating a secret ballot primary election. Part of La Follette's success in eventually winning the Wisconsin gubernatorial election in 1900 was a result of the many reform speeches he had delivered to local audiences during the previous years. La Follette's vigorous speaking style had much to do with his eventual electoral success.
RECORD DETAILS
Image ID:2390
Creation Date: 1897
Creator Name:Michigan State College Press
City:Cumberland
County:Barron
State:Wisconsin
Collection Name:Subject albums, 1753?-1990? (bulk circa 1850s-circa 1950s)
Genre:Photograph
Original Format Type:photographic print, b&w
Original Format Number:Album 25.31
Original Dimensions:2 x 2 inches
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
See also Image IDs: 2020, 2417, 3562, 113431 and 113432 for related views.

Text in Album 25.31. These speeches were so effective that the opposing machine attempted to break up the crowds at the gatherings. A Democrat, B.J. Daly, said of one of the speeches, "That was the first time I had ever heard a man attack his own party....The speech made a profound and lasting impression...and convinced me of the man's perfect honesty." Cf. Robert M. La Follette, by Belle Case La Follette, Vol. I, p. 121-124.

SUBJECTS
Suits (Clothing)
Cities and towns
Public speaking
Audiences
Crowds
Men
Outdoor photography
Political campaigns
Politicians
Progressivism (United States politics)
Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- )
Fairs
Horse-drawn vehicles
Wagons

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