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Progressive Party Returns
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In 1934 the La Follette brothers, the sons of Senator Robert M. La Follette, Sr., broke with the Republican Party and founded the Progressive Party of Wisconsin. This photograph shows them listening to the returns from the first election after the break. The news was good for both brothers: Robert M. La Follette, Jr., was reelected to the U.S. Senate and Philip Fox La Follette was reelected governor of Wisconsin.
1934
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La Follette Family Listens to the Returns
November 1924
Robert M. La Follette, Sr., with Isabel Bacon La Follette (Mrs. Philip La Follette), Mrs. John J. Blaine, Philip Fox La Follette, Governor John J. Blaine, and Robert M. La Follette, Jr., listening ...
Philip Fox La Follette
1930
Philip Fox La Follette greets a voter during the 1930 gubernatorial campaign. During this election, La Follette ran as a Progressive Republican, as his father always had. In 1934 Phil and his bro...
Philip F. La Follette at the Microphone
1938
Philip F. La Follette speaking to a radio audience during his unsuccessful gubernatorial reelection bid during the summer of 1938. La Follette, the son of Robert M. La Follette, Sr., served three ...
Phil La Follette at Progressive Convention
May 19, 1934
Former Governor Philip F. La Follette, the younger son of Robert M. La Follette, Sr., calling the roll on the proposal to form a new political party at the Progressive Party convention in Fond du L...
Robert M. La Follette, Jr., at Progressive Party Rally
October 4, 1936
View over crowd towards Senator Robert M. La Follette, Jr., speaking to a Progressive Party rally at Mauston, Wisconsin. Bob, Jr., became senator after the death of his father, Robert M. La Follett...
Philip La Follette speaking in Wausau
1936
Governor Philip La Follette speaking to the crowd at a Progressive Party picnic in Wausau, Wisconsin.
