In October they indorsed Mr. La Follette as " the logical Republican candidate" and appealed to the party for support.

10 月，他们认可拉福莱特先生为“合乎逻辑的共和党候选人”，并呼吁该党给予支持。

In this movement Governor La Follette of Wisconsin took the lead and his state was the first in the union to adopt the direct primary for state-wide purposes.

在这场运动中，威斯康星州州长拉福莱特带头，他所在的州是联盟中第一个在全州范围内采用直接初选的州。

The Progressive Republicans, impressed by these addresses, turned from La Follette to Roosevelt and on February 24, induced him to come out openly as a candidate against Taft for the Republican nomination.

进步的共和党人对这些演讲印象深刻，从拉福莱特转向罗斯福， 并在 2 月 24 日诱使他公开站出来反对塔夫脱获得共和党提名。