Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1897-01-07

DTluSS, bSlOH. raul LdCNuulu, Sduh
City; F. D. Waterman, Barron; J. J.
Wilson, Poynette; E. ". Neff, Cam
bridge; D. L. Mckay and wife, Chip
lewa Falls; A B. Whitman and
daughter, B. c. Voter and wife, R.
F. Potts, Appleton; Frank E. Hoar,
Shell Lake; ex-SeI ator Calvert Spens-
ley, Mineral Point; E. B. Smith. ].
B. Mccoy, PlatSeville; Frank Schrein-
er, Lancaster; DR.. J. l.. Scott and
wife. Beaver Dam; F. E. Caryille, c.
Z. Goodrich, Lone Rock; William
Downing, A. G. Millen, Cal Thorp, l..
H. Decker, Dexterville; B. j. Castle,
S. H. Castle. Black River Falls.
Interest in Speakership.
More interest perhaps was manifest
ed by the visiting solons in the
speakership contest than in the in
auguration. All of the candidates
were in town and no little work was
done by them and their friends. The
spacious corridors and office OF the
Park hotel were thronged with poll
ticians from all sections of the
state, actively urging the support of
one or another of the five candidates.
Sentiment seemed to favor w. A.
Jones Of Mineral Point little more
perhaps than any of the others. The
contest is anybody's fight, however,
and it is thought that no candidate
will go into the caucus next week
with sufficient support to secure the
h. or Troy L
A. Arson of Milwaukee thinks he will
have over thirty votes on the trSt
ballot. None of the other candidates
would give out any figures for publ
cation, though they all profess to be
confident of winning. Scion w.
Pierce of Friendship, Adams county,
the Latest candidate in the field, was
on hand explaining now his election
would harmonic all differences and
be the right and proper thing under the
circumstances. George A. BuckStaH
of Oshkosh was as busy as 4 bee all
day long and at night figured that he
had made some hGy. George ii. Ray
of La Crosse was not idle during the
day either and wore the air of man
having a dead sure" thiEg. The
candidates for sergeant-at-arlns were
also busy fixing" matters. They
are eX-As5emblyn.e c. f. Hanke of
Augusta, B. F. Willard of Chippewa
Falls and B. j Johnson of MCntford.
E.. G. Mills of Superior, who wants to
be chief clerk of the assembly, Was on
hand, and Charles h. BroSS, who is
aspiring to the same position, let nI5
subordinates manage the Western
Union office while re put in few
ticks where they would count. w. A.
Novel;, the Milwaukee, candidate, Was
not here. The senators in the city
were: Ernest G. Timme, KenOsha;
Charles 7. Fisher, Wauwatosa; Thorn
as B. Mills, Superior; Michael +.
Burke, Beaver DAM Charles H. BaX-
ter, Lancaster; Henry c.. Putnam,
Brodhead; Lyman w. Thayer, Rlpon,
Charles w. Davis, Oshkosh; John
| Phillips, Stevens Point; Clarion A.
Youmans, Neillsville; James II. Stout,
Menomonie; Daniel Riordan, Eagle
River; James j. McGilliyray, Black
River Falls. The assemblymen in the
city, other than the candidates, were:
James H. Agen West Superior; Bar
ney A. Eaton, Cudahy; Wynn Ed
wards, Rosendale; Leslie G. Harvey
| Oconto; Denuel P. Hindes, Lodi; EN-
erson D. Hoyt Wauwatosa; Frank E.
Hurd, New Lisbon; Andrew Jensen,
| Ogdensburg; Reinhard Kla,bunde, Mil
waukee; Christ. Legreid, Cambridge;
| Charles w. Merriman, Beloit Thomas
Mcdonald, Jr., Lancaster; Thomas j.
McGrath Green Bay; Oscar f. Minch,
Paoli; John E. Morgan, Spring Green;
Charles Polacheck, Milwaukee; Hor-
ace N. Policy, Augusta; George E.
Pratt, River Falls; John F. Reynolds,
Genoa Junction; Omar L. Rosenkrans,
Oconomowoc; Charles A. Stanley,
Chippewa Falls; Jesse Stone, Water
town; George w. Taylor, Marinette;
John w. Thomas, Arson; Henry NJ.
Thompson, Mosinee; Nathaniel B.
| Treat, Monroe; John NJ True, Bara-
boo; Frank T. Tucker, OmrO; Adel
bert l.. Utt, Platteville; Samuel r.
Webster, DanviIle; Herman c.. WHIP
perman, Grand Rapids; Albert WOller,
Milwaukee; George Wylie Leeds; J
H. Yorkey, Milwaukee; joseph c..
Marsh, Spokeville; Charles Miss, Mil
waukee.
Scofield's Appointments.
Governor Scofield after being in