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Robert M. La Follette, Sr. Speaking from Wagon
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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.
1897
Michigan State College Press
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Robert M. La Follette, Sr. Speaking from Wagon
1897
Robert M. La Follette, Sr., with his fist in the air, speaking from the back of a wagon. It was in part due to his vigorous speaking style that La Follette won the nickname "Fighting Bob." This ima...
Robert M. La Follette, Sr. Speaking from Wagon
1897
Robert M. La Follette, Sr., with his arms spread wide, speaking from the back of a wagon. It was in part due to his vigorous speaking style that La Follette won the nickname "Fighting Bob." This im...
Robert M. La Follette, Sr. Speaking from Wagon
1897
Robert M. La Follette, Sr., campaigning in Cumberland. La Follette led the reform faction in Wisconsin's Republican party and in 1900, he was elected governor. Under his leadership, Wisconsin becam...
Robert M. La Follette, Sr. Speaking from Wagon
1897
Robert M. La Follette, Sr., with his fist in the air, speaking from the back of a wagon. He is wearing a hat and a suit without the coat. It was in part due to his vigorous speaking style that La F...
Robert M. La Follette, Sr. Speaking from Wagon
1897
Robert M. La Follette, Sr., with his fist in the air, speaking from the back of a wagon. He is wearing a hat and a suit without the coat. It was in part due to his vigorous speaking style that La F...
Governor Philip F. La Follette at the State Fair
September 2, 1931
Governor Philip F. La Follette, the younger son of Senator Robert M. La Follette, Sr., addressing a crowd in the grandstand at the Wisconsin State Fair in West Allis.
