La Follette, Robert M. 1855-1925

UNITED STATES SENATOR FROM WISCONSIN, 19O6-1925

PROGRESSIVE PARTY PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE, 1924

Progressive Reformer.

In 1906 Robert La Follette moved from the governor's office in Wisconsin, where he had served three two-year terms, to the United States Senate, where he served as an active member of the progressive wing of the Republican Party until his death in 1925. Resented by fellow Republican senators, La Follette constantly fought against privilege, corruption, and political bossism to produce a more viable and equitable democracy. Invariably defending unpopular positions, La Follette was often resented, even by those whose cause the senator believed he championed.

"Irreconcilable."

La Follette opposed entry into World War I, and after Wilson negotiated the peace, he led the hardcore resisters—known as "irreconcilables"—in opposition to ratification of the Treaty of Versailles, Sounding...

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