Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1894-05-10

experience in public affairs. and every
requirement advanced for the coming
candidate somehow fits Uncle Hold
much better than il does Mr.. Koch.
he articles are spirited and effective,
without being offensive or ill-timed,
and almost every republican who reads
them will agree 10 the main With their
conclusions. They go to show that
somewhere in the ststs just such an
ideal candidate con be found,if one will
only take the trouble TO look around a
little. while at the same time The dia-
phsnous veil Of editorial impersonality
coneeals everything but the dim out
lines Of the writer. Then we turn 10
the other side of the paper, who're we
find the comments OF the Wiser nsin
press on the state ticket Here the i'm
personality of the editor enables him TO
cory those extracts which prOnou nee
fla -footedly in favor of the Hon. Ii. A.
TAYLOR as the best and only man for
governor. One can fancy the CLEAN of
satisfaction in the mild blue eye of
Uncle Hold IS he clips and pastes to
arrange this column of extracts favor
ing the chances of Hon. II. A. Taylor.
Both the editorials and the extracts are
''mIghty interest ng reading" and thus
public sentiment finds itself recognized
The politicians should keep an e e on
Uncle Hold He already has the inside
track, his wind is good, and his record
for speed is Glow 2:10. Should nothing
interfere with his training and scoring
he will be very liable 10 distance the
other fellow. II is the b. s. against the
g. 9.
Here is also one clipped from tie
Milwaukee Sentinel in regard 10 one of
the most widely known men in South
west Wisconsin:
JOHN d. WILSON'S CANDIDACY,
John ID. Wilson, of Boscobel, lett for
home early yesterday morning. Mr..
Wilson said, by way of correcting an
item that appeared in one Of the papers
Yesterday, which SAID he was candi-
date for railroad commissioner, that be
is candidate for attorney general on
the republican ticket. In relation to his
political chances, Mr. Wilson asserted
that he would have the support of the
Third district delegation in the conven-
ton for the office of attorney general
Il have been SIS gCoi a friend 10 the
oil soldiers as any man ia the sta'e,
he said, although | was not in the
army. and il seems to me it is time that
some one not a soldier had chance"
We would gladly give space to col
umns of these clippings, for they are
the utterances which bring the can
didates before the people, and enable
them to know who are the men asking
for their suffrages, but for the present
we viii only make list of names
mentioned OF course Mayor Koch of
Milwaukee and H. A. Taylor have
been considered in the field for some
time, and probably are the most wide
ly known candidates so far But there
are others who will come before the
convention and in all probability have
good support Among those mem
toned are Allan Loyejoy Of GAINESVILLE,
Mayor Schofield of Oconto, 7. NJ.
Blackstock of Sheboygan, Hans b.
Warner of Ellsworth, ex-Secretary of
State Ernest G.. Timme, ex-Seeretary
OF State, Major Upham of Marshheld,
lAbHNNZn AlAI AAlu NatsAtAE Eltt 4 Ato0
says that Mr. Upham had announced
that he is not candidate this year,
Congressman L. b. Caswell of Fort
Atkinson, Col John Hicks, editor of
the Oshkosh Northwestern. Hon. J. G.
Monahan Of Darlington, for Governor.
For Lieutenant Governor. there is no
rush, Jesse Stone of Watertown, being
so far the only one specially named.
H. G Adams Of Madison, and John
Bullock Of Jefferson county are out
for Railroad Commissioner, Henry
Casson for Secretary Of State. Chas.
Lewiston Of Hudson. and H. M. Me
Kinzie of Alma for state treasurer,
while John Wilson of Boscobel seems
to be the only talked Of candidate for
Attorney General.