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	A fact from this article appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the "Did you know?" column on November 16, 2021. The text of the entry was: Did you know ... that despite contesting the 1924 presidential election as a third-party candidate, Robert M. La Follette (pictured) received approximately 16.6 percent of the popular vote?
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This notes that he was vegetarian. This may or may not be relevant but I figure I should note it.

"La Follette returned to Wisconsin, where he served as a judge. In 1891, he refused a bribe offered by a powerful Wisconsin Republican."

Wasn't it LaFollette's brother that was the judge, not Bob himself?

• Right. This entry needs serious work. I've started on it, but it needs more.

This is also something from page 454 of McGraw Hill's "U.S. A Narrative History Volume 2: From 1865. Seventh Edition." -- "When a Republican boss offered him a bribe in a railroad case, La Follette pledged to break 'the power of this corrupt influence.' In 1900 he won the governorship of Wisconsin as an uncommonly independent Republican." — Preceding unsigned comment added by 192.73.23.2 (talk) 14:13, 26 September 2016 (UTC)[reply]

if i am correct, didnt he die on the 18 and not the 20th? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Cheevedw (talk • contribs) 02:04, 1 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]

how the hell do you pronounce his name--Jaysscholar 22:09, 10 October 2005 (UTC)[reply]

• La Fie Ette Pimpalicious 06:40, 29 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]
  • That's not correct, it's not Lafayette, it is La Follette, La Fall Ette. Pm06420 15:47, 29 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

That La Follette is WI's favorite son is hardly controversial. In WI politics, the other biggies were Proxmire, Belle Case La Follette, Father Groppi, Phil and Robert La Follette Jr., Dodge (as in, get out of Dodge), Randall, and Vilas. Oh, and McCarthy. Hands down (do a google) you'll find Fighting Bob is the one. - Manski

wasn't it "battling bob"?

>> No. Where did you get that? Definitely Fighting Bob.

your both wrong, he was nicknamed the father of the progressive era. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 74.101.9.231 (talk) 02:10, 22 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Page 454 of McGraw Hill's "U.S. A Narrative History Volume 2: From 1865. Seventh Edition" calls him "Battle Bob" La Follette. I don't know where they got that from though.

This article would benefit from making La Follette's stands on Prohibition and the other constitutional amendments more explicit. Boris B 05:33, 6 July 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Eventually, an article about the playwright George Middleton will have to be started. George Middleton was married to Fola La Follette and was prominent in his own right. I am working on some notes at home for a possible article. Thank you-RFD 15:12, 10 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

After looking at some of the materials involving the playwright George Middleton, I put a request in for an article. There were lots of plays,other materials, George Middleton wrote and produced. I do know I am not very knowledgable about this type of subject. Thank you-RFD 13:30, 12 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I got the article about George Middleton (playwright) started and it took lots of research and work and overcoming some fears on my part.ThanksRFD 17:30, 14 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The sentence about Chester La Follette and the Senator's portrait in the US Capitol needs to be move to the paragraph about Senator La Follette being honored as one of the outstanding senators in 1957. The portrait was commissioned for that event. Therefore the 2 items are related and should not be separated.Again my thanksRFD 15:17, 10 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I would like to see clear precise citations for the sources of the quotes that appear in this article. I have seen them various places around the internet, possibly even stitched together in different ways. I would like to see them in their original context, but do not know where to begin looking. -- 136.159.61.8 19:10, 10 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

I don't know who put up a "Weasel Words" banner, but that's not appropriate. What IS appropriate is some sort of indicator that this article is not properly footnoted. It's fine to use one source multiple times, but page numbers really do need to be provided for each fact lifted. Carrite (talk) 18:13, 14 January 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The article says:

> He graduated [from university] in 1879.

> La Follette attended law school briefly and passed the bar in 1880.

> Soon after obtaining his law degree...

My question is this: did he actually graduate from law school? If so, how long was the programme in those days? Or was it possible in Wisconsin, as in other places, to sit the bar exam on the basis of knowledge gained otherwise, e.g., by reading independently and/or studying with a qualified attorney?

The time-frame just seems somewhat compressed. And, if he didn't graduate from law school, then, admitted to the bar or not, he can't be said to have had a law degree.HenryLarsen (talk) 13:12, 9 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The Wisconsin Historical Society article and the Congressional Biography said he read the law and then was admitted to the bar. This happen after he graduated from college. In the 19th century you studied the law with a lawyer and then appear before some lawyers to take an exam. Thank you-RFD (talk) 00:19, 11 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

I just look at Senator La Follette's Autobiobraphy. On pg, 4 La Follette read the law with a lawyer last name Bashford and also spent time at law school for 5 months and then was admitted to the bar-Thank you-RFD (talk) 00:26, 11 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

The intro says that the opposed US entry in the League of Nations, but there's not another word about it. I would like to know why. Does anyone know? —75.4.225.234 (talk) 08:34, 25 October 2011 (UTC)[reply]

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Reviewer: Kncny11 (talk · contribs) 17:29, 1 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Hello! I'll be reviewing this article as part of the July 2021 good article nominations backlog drive! Any section that I've marked with a  Working tag means that I haven't finished leaving comments there, but you're free to begin making changes as soon as you see them! Kncny11 ^(shoot) 17:29, 1 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Good Article review progress box Criteria: 1a. prose () 1b. MoS () 2a. ref layout () 2b. cites WP:RS () 2c. no WP:OR () 2d. no WP:CV () 3a. broadness () 3b. focus () 4. neutral () 5. stable () 6a. free or tagged images () 6b. pics relevant () Note: this represents where the article stands relative to the Good Article criteria. Criteria marked are unassessed

Infobox and lede

• Per WP:LEADCITE, ledes don't normally have citations, but direct quotes should be linked, particularly the one about being "the most celebrated leader in Wisconsin history".

Early life

• Comma after "in 1862"
• Specify that he graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree
• Also specify that the student paper was called the University Press

Early political career

• WL district attorney
• Pipe "embezzled" to embezzlement
• Change the pipe on Scandinavian to Nordic and Scandinavian Americans
• "bribed some" → "bribed certain"
• Mention the name of the man he defeated in 1900

Governor of Wisconsin

• "when he announced that he would resign as governor" → "when he announced his resignation"
• WL James O. Davidson and Irvine Lenroot

Senator

Roosevelt administration

• Replace parentheses with commas in second sentence
• "sixteen consecutive" → "16 consecutive" per MOS:NUMBERS

Taft administration

• "senators except" → "senators except for"
• Switch the "In consultation with..." and "in January 1911" clauses
• ""and Wendell Phillips."" → ""and Wendell Phillips"." per MOS:LQ
• Mention when exactly the autobiography came out, so we can understand how that might have affected the presidential election
• "would undergo surgery" → "required surgery"

Wilson administration

• The bit about foreign policy seems tacked on in its current state; if possible, try to expand and split into a different paragraph
• Replace hyphen with en dash for the 373–50 vote
• Comma after "After the U.S. declared war"
• "during 1917 and 1918" → "throughout this period"
• ""struggling to establish an industrial democracy."" → ""struggling to establish an industrial democracy"." per MOS:LQ

Harding administration

• "La Follette retained influence in Wisconsin after the war" (or some such time qualifier)
• Need a reference for the death date of Harding and subsequent succession by Coolidge
• The last paragraph is a hell of a run-on sentence

1924 Presidential campaign

• No dash in African Americans
• Comma after "stating that,"
• WL Louis Brandeis and associate justice, and specify that it was SCOTUS, not, say, the WI Supreme Court

Death

• Perhaps worth mentioning that the heart disease was complicated by bronchitis and pneumonia
• WL to Forest Hill Cemetery (Madison, Wisconsin)
• Also mention that he was still in office at the time of his death

Legacy

• Either WL Philip and Robert in the first sentence, or don't mention their names until later
• ""the most celebrated figure in Wisconsin history."" → ""the most celebrated figure in Wisconsin history"." per MOS:LQ

Memorials

• Everything after the painting in the Senate is currently unreferenced

References

• There is currently an awkward split on the Bibliography side, where at first glance it looks like there are no specialty studies. It might be preferable to use column tags rather than reflist tags here
• On that note, the bibliography section should probably be called "Further reading", as "Bibliography" is usually used for what you have listed as "Works cited"

General comments

• Broadness, focus, neutrality, and stability all shake out
• Pictures are available for use and are relevant to the article
• Mention somewhere in the body how he came by the nickname "Fighting Bob"
• Include the years in which he was governor and senator in the headers for those respective sections
• Earwig score looks good at 32.9%, with the higher ones coming from direct, attributed quotes. I also spot checked some of the offline sources.

Great work so far! Mostly just small MOS things and a few silly mistakes that happen with an article of this length. Putting on hold now, and let me know if you have any questions! Kncny11 ^(shoot) 19:44, 1 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

No changes made to article in over a week. Only activity from user since April has been two RfA votes. Closing this one as a fail, unfortunately. — GhostRiver 01:21, 11 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Reviewer: GhostRiver (talk · contribs) 01:14, 21 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

I'll be taking a look at this (again)! I anticipate this review being somewhat quick, as all of the comments from my previous review should have been addressed. — GhostRiver 01:14, 21 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Good Article review progress box Criteria: 1a. prose () 1b. MoS () 2a. ref layout () 2b. cites WP:RS () 2c. no WP:OR () 2d. no WP:CV () 3a. broadness () 3b. focus () 4. neutral () 5. stable () 6a. free or tagged images () 6b. pics relevant () Note: this represents where the article stands relative to the Good Article criteria. Criteria marked are unassessed

Lede[edit]

• Delink "Wisconsin" per MOS:OVERLINK
• Link "1900 gubernatorial election" to 1900 Wisconsin gubernatorial election
• "Republican Party and the Democratic Party" → "with the Republican and Democratic Parties"

Early life[edit]

• "eight monthes" → "eight months"

Early political career[edit]

House of Representatives[edit]

• "protege" → "protégé"
• No comma after "Author Jorn Brøndal wrote that"
• "hlamed" → "blamed"

Gubernatorial candidate[edit]

• "Democratic opponent – Louis G. Bomrich" → "Democratic opponent Louis G. Bomrich"

Governor of Wisconsin (1901–1906)[edit]

• No comma or space needed after "implementation of primary elections"
• Comma after "ultimately"
• "state supreme court" → "state Supreme Court" with a link to Wisconsin Supreme Court

Senator (1906–1925)[edit]

Roosevelt administration (1906–1909)[edit]

• Link demagogue
• Mention some of the progressive measures Roosevelt declined to support
• "Beginning with the 1908 presidential election" → "Beginning in 1908"

Taft administration (1909–1913)[edit]

• Shift the photos up to the start of this section, purely for aesthetic reasons
• "sixteen congressmen" → "16 congressmen" per MOS:NUM

Wilson administration (1913–1921)[edit]

• Combine second and third paragraphs
• "In many people's eyes throughout this period, La Follette was a traitor to his country because he was in effect supporting Germany." → "This earned the ire of many Americans, who believed that La Follette was a traitor to his country, effectively supporting Germany."

Harding–Coolidge administration (1921–1924)[edit]

• "conservative Senator" → "conservative senator" (senator here being used as a descriptor, not a title)
• Hyphen to en dash in "1920-21"

1924 presidential campaign[edit]

• Either "By early 1924" or "in late 1923" can be excised
• "quickly endorsed La Follette for president" → "quickly endorsed his presidential bid"
• "and "Independent."" → "and "Independent"." per MOS:LQ
• "La Follette's 16.6% showing" → "La Follette's 16.6 percent showing" per MOS:PERCENT

Death and legacy[edit]

• Link bronchitis and pneumonia
• "offered to his wife –" → "offered to his wife,"
• "but she didn't accept the offer" → "but she declined the offer"
• "After his death, La Follette's wife, Belle Case La Follette, remained" → "After her husband's death, Belle Case remained"
• Link Robert M. La Follette Jr. in the first paragraph and delink in the second
• "Democratic nominee for Governor of Wisconsin" → "Democratic gubernatorial nominee"

Everything else is already checked and has not been substantially changed! Putting on hold for now to allow nominator to address comments. — GhostRiver 01:40, 21 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

@GhostRiver – Thanks a lot for another taking a look. I have addressed all the comments, and have added just 2 more images, both in the public domain. How is it looking now? – Kavyansh.Singh (talk) 09:44, 21 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Everything looks good now, happy to pass! — GhostRiver 13:46, 21 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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The result was: promoted by Theleekycauldron (talk) 10:25, 11 November 2021 (UTC)[reply]

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Robert M. La Follette recording a radio speech in 1924, months before his death.

• ... that Robert M. La Follette (pictured) has been referred to as "Fighting Bob" and "the most celebrated figure in Wisconsin history"? Source: Unger, Nancy C. (2000). Fighting Bob La Follette: The Righteous Reformer. Chapel Hill, North Carolina: The University of North Carolina Press. ISBN 978-0-8078-2545-7; Buenker, John D. (1998). "Robert M. La Follette's Progressive Odyssey". The Wisconsin Magazine of History. 82 (1):30
  • ALT1:... that 34 years after his death, Robert M. La Follette (pictured) was selected by a senate committee as one of the 5 senators to be listed in the senatorial "hall of fame"? Source: The "Famous Five"
  • ALT2:... that despite contesting the 1924 presidential election as a third party candidate, Robert M. La Follette (pictured) received approximately 16.6% of the popular vote? Source: Guide to U.S. Elections. SAGE Publications. 2009. ISBN 978-1-60426-536-1. p. 310

• Reviewed the following:

• Template:Did you know nominations/Max Creutz (main QPQ)
• Template:Did you know nominations/Scouring (textiles) (extra)
• Template:Did you know nominations/Self-Portrait with Cigarette (extra)

Improved to Good Article status by Kavyansh.Singh (talk). Self-nominated at 14:04, 21 October 2021 (UTC).[reply]

• Article meets all the criteria, and passes Earwig. The hooks don't blow me away, but ALT2 seems slightly better than the others. Figureofnine (talk • contribs) 20:50, 23 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

• Thanks for your review! – Kavyansh.Singh (talk) 05:04, 24 October 2021 (UTC)[reply]

ALT2 to T:DYK/P3