Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1894-08-02


Furnishing community. the soul of whose
prosperity was the Upham Manufacturing
| company. On June ~ 1887. Marshfed
| was burned to the ground. j. Y. Quarles
yesterday thrilled the convention with Il
picture of the desolation and despair
which followed the fire. and of the splen-
did courage with which Maj. Upham
proceeded to rebuild. 1t has been said of a
Roman emperor that he found Rome
brick and left it marble. The original
Marshted was city built of wood Maj.
| Upham rebuilt it of brick and stone. One
OF the largest employers of labor in Wis
consln, Maj Upham has never had a
strike at his mills. He is born leader
of men, and he commands the respect
| and allegiance as we'll as the confidence of
all. His manners are democratic There
is no nonsense about him. He is in the
fullest sense Of the wCSds man of the
people.
Judge Baensch is only 81 years of age.
He was born in 1857 in Manitowoc. to
which place his parents had emigrated
| from Germany only three years before.
His father died while Emil was in his
9th year. The boy received the rudi--
ments or an education in the private ana
public schools of Manitowoc. and at the
age of 16 became a clerk in Il store. Here
he advanced to the position OF bookkeep-
er ard cashier. In 1877, having saved
Up some money he entered the state
university. where he spent three years In
the joint debate of 1880 he won honor as
member of the victorious team For
two years afterward he was the editor of
a local paper-Republican in politics
! Then he gained admission to the bar and
was elected justice of the peace. From
| 1885 to 1883 he was city clerk of Manito-
voc. In the latter year he resigned to
accept the position of county judge, to
which Gov. Rusk appointed him, to fill
Il vacancy. He was subsequently elected
10 the jldgeship by the people of the
county. After six years on the bench he
| declined to be a candidate for reelection,
and formed a partnership for the practice
of law, in which he has since been en-
gagged.
Judge Baensch has been actively inter-
ested in the Wisconsin National guard,
in the cause of public education, and in
historical study. He is particularly well
| informed on the subject of the Germans
in America, and has interested himself
in the project of establishing a fellowship
at the State university for special work
in that line. Since 1891 he has been an
honorary member of the German Press
association of Wisconsin. In 1892 Judge
Baensch was the Republican candidate
for Congress in the Sixth district. His
running powers may be judged from the
fact that while Cleveland carried the dis
trict by a plurality Of 1860, the plurality
Of Owen A. Wells, VINO was the opponent
of Judge Baensch was on y 2SGo.
Henry Casson of Niroqua, the nominee
| for secretary of state, is Il native of Penn
sylvania and came to Wisconsin in 1873,
having, journeyed westward with his par
cnts when S years of age. They settled in
Illinois, where he attended school and
learned the printing trade. Upon his ar
rival in Wisconsin he settled at Eiroqua
and Immediately engaged in the publish
ing business. becoming editor OF the Cen
| sOr. In May, 1885. the late Gov. RuSk
| appointed him as his private secretary,
which position he continued to hold dur
ing Gov. Rusk's administration and that
| Of Gov. Hoard. While at Madison he
acted as military secretary OF the state
with the rank of colonel. When Gov
Rusk became secretary of agriculture
Mr.. Casson again became his private Sec
rotary, in which position he remained one
year. when he received the appointment
OF chief clerk of the bureau, continuing
in that position until March, 1893. Since
last August Col. Casson has served as
cock of the Third district, attending
largely to pension and other department
matters.
Col. Casson was the closest friend and
advisor of Gen. Rusk for period OF
twenty years, and his popularity with the
contact with it was universal and with
in a short time his acquaintance had eX-
tended to every part of the state.
J. Q. Emery is an eminently capable
man in every respect fer the responsible
position of state superintendent. He is
so years of age, and has had practical ex-
perience in every grade of educational
work within the scope of the system
which will come under his jurisdiction
when he is elected. AS president of the
| state normal school at River Falls he
made a record which won the admiration
of the public as we'll as of the pedagogical
| profession. Mr.. Emery is broad in his
sympathies, and in full accord with what
is good in modern educational methods.
Duncan J. Mckenzie of Alma is a
sturdy Scotchman and a man who, for
thorough business capacity, has not a
superior in the state He has made a
successful manager of big numbering and
milling interests, and he possesses the
confidence and respect of the people in as
western Wisconsin. He is not native
of Scotland, having been born in Ontario,
but he is essentially Scotch in character.
He is a staunch Republican, and it is the
unanimous opinion that his nomination
strengthens the ticket He has served as
| mayor and postmaster of Alma and as
member of assembly: He is 46 years old.
Sewell A. Peterson of Barron county,
the nominee for treasurer, was born in
|
in Wisconsin and at present he is a mer-
chant at Rice Lake. He also owns a
large farm in Dunn county and is a prac-
teal farmer. His experience in public
affairs has not been small, as he has
served as town treasurer, register of
deeds, alderman, city clerk, mayor OF
Rice Lake and member of assembly.
w. H. Mylrea, stands among the lead
ing lawyers of the state. He is IL years
old, and nearly all of his life has been
spent in Wisconsin; He attended Lay
renee university and the law school of the
State university, and was admitted to
the bar in 1919 He now resides at
Wausau and is at the head of the law
firm of Mylrea, Marchetti & Bird. For
| fourteen years Mr.. Mylrea has been a
hard worker in the Republican, ranks,
and he is recognized as one of the most
| able and upright members of the party in
| this state.
| DR.. William A. Fricke, the nominee for
| insurance commissioner. represents Mil
waukee on the ticket. He has long. been
actively identified with fraternal insur-
ance organizations, and has made thor
ough study of the principles of insurance.