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Article: La Follette, Robert M. 1855-1925
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LA FOLLETTE, ROBERT M. 1855-1925
Governor of wisconsin, 1901-1905
U.s. senator, 1906-1925
"Battlin' Bob."
With his election as governor of Wisconsin in 1900, Robert La Follette emerged as one of the most impassioned American progressives, battling the entrenched power of the corrupt political "machine" by putting into practice his "Wisconsin Idea" of entrusting his administration to non-partisan civil servants drawn largely from the University of Wisconsin faculty. Largely because of Lincoln Steffens's articles about his efforts in
McClure's Magazine
he was soon marked as a rising star in the nationwide progressive movement, earning him the nickname "Battlin' Bob."
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August 15, 2006 ;
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...The Wisconsin Democratic Party ... of State Doug La Follette announced today ... very pleased that Wisconsin is taking part ... questions. "Wisconsin has a reputation ... even better", La Follette concluded.
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