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y. Kline, tho. George +. White HARDWOOD
Lumber Compnf,y, and 1'ho,nAs =. Goldman,
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Va. 1nrenz Singer nu,t Moritz Necf, SO.
POLITICAL NEWS.

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POLITICAL NEWS.
TIE WISCONSIN S1:S4ATORs1I1r.
Special Cnrrinnndtnee ot The Chicago Tribune.
MADISON, Feb. GA gootl .cnl Of pmllt-
ical figuring a,,d Intriguing l,as been going
on l,cra tllls wintor, which llas probably
| lIccn stimulated by TIC approaching Prcsl-
DENTAL election, atnl Inst wcck wns quite
cvcntful BY rcaso,l, Of tlIo authoritative static
Incnt that two rnnro gentlemen were "in the
hands Of their friends" rs candidates for
the Republican nop!!nntlon for tho United
States Senate. Th(s announcement Is not
Mt alt premature, for tho reason (l) TINT next
wlntcr tho scat now occupied In tho unltcd
States Scnnte by tho Hon. Angus Cameron
will hrcono vacant by tho expiration
Of Ills full term Of service, md his
successor is to bo chosen; {3) one-half
OF tho State Senators now IN their seals
will hold over, and help to determine tho
| QqcslEon Of Senntofslllp, and they cannot bo
| lnanIpNlate.t too early; and (3) II very active
and popular candidate for tho otllcels already
In the tield In the person Of tho Hon. E. W.
'Keycs, of Madison. The authoritative a1l-
1lou1ccnlcnt. TINT Senator Cameron would be
| u candidate f6r reelection to tho sent lie now
holds Ind the effect to bring tho Hon. 1'l,ile-
tits Sawyer to tllo front also rs a candidate.
| Tint gentleman WINS here Inst week In cinso
and confidential conference with his political
ana personal frlcntls, and the result is that
wu lavp ,l0w three pronounced candidates
for United States Senator In Wisconsin, nil
! good lncn nr1 stnlwnrt Rcpublfcnls,-Snw-
yer, Reyes, and Cauler0n. Your correspond
cnt paces them according to their respective
| ngcs, md without reglrd to their Senatorial
/ prospects. ....
SENATOR cAMEHoy,
| the sitting member, WIS elected In 1916 under
| very peculiar circumstances. A successor 10
Matt II. Carpenter WAS IL be chosen, all Ills
| public course Ind given so much ltssntisfac-
tim to thu Republicans OF Wisconsin that
| eighteen members of tl,e Wisconsin Legls!a-
trro refused to vote for lis reelection, and
they finally united will tho Democrats a.ld
elected ALr. Cameron. Afr. Carpenter Ind re-
ceived tho caucus nomination, md Mr.. Cam
| cron was cordially fn favor Of Carpenters
election. 11o {Cnuleron) was finally per-
elected rs tho coalition candidate, receiving
| ii Democratic and IL bolting Republican,
votes, to " straight Republican votes for
Carpenter, Mr. .Calneron's titlullty to Kopub-
le made no pledges incompatible With his
party fcalty, md Just what the Democratic
I f,nrty rntIrt nv ffnatrtug their avn cntle,ta
caI,dItEutu for Senator U;e,. t. 8. Hrarlr' INV
rcpresentlng tho Fifth District in Connrnssi
n1,tl hr,,i,ls tn c]cct t,n,ncrnn t. sn,mst,ini1,
that no ons of tI,en, lns bssn %ble 10 Hn.s outiS
1;'s clectfon wero m not ea|rmlatetl r. nin"se
Mr. Carpouter,s frtelllls atiti they have tnken
pntt,s To- Gcltt,e lin in avery Wssfbio linn. mHn-
nner. its cantlllasy INV wlll Inylts cr!ti- Tli
% tlntY 10 10 tHe II Gu co,trv % hid to e'jtg to jtngahtcnn ls
nurty tl,!rinr lis sly ycars' tHrm NJ sarri"n
Xiii Is frielitts uoft Ia hs ,"tbiic ncfs viii,
psaes s gsHsatiH = f is foal ns expefcncs #
,ynys i,rcn tiin custnn tn rr"ct fnisI,fni ai
nnd rfrirnt Hnn,ihttenn Srnntnr .i,,t;sa
nnollitin serypj twyr ynars' .imtigo isnsse
gnrycd ejnl,tcsu years. Md Sir iarnenter
,snuiH hns', hnnr tnFfa"tatI l., iu, H. =, nnn ~