The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1898-07-23
CONGRESSIONAL MATTERS.

action OF The republicans OF tliiS county
whether we secure the man or not.
The long wished for time when the
lower counties will concede the con-
gresham to Douglas is here, the prize
Is ours if we do not vii lilly blunder,
and make fools Of ourselves.
Mr.. jenkins is out of the race. Why,
we do not fully understand, as he could
have had the Douglas county delega
ton mad he continued in the field. The
majority Of the Leaders here were for
him, and the people were satisfied that
he was q faithful, good and strong rep
resentative, and would have reelected
him had sought the honor.
In view of the present condition, if
we do not land our man it will be our
own fault. Mr.. lIaucen is a candidate,
he was six years in congress-, and if we
are not mistaken the people of the 10th
Congressional district prefer that he
seek other fields.
Sewell Peterson Of Barron wants the
nomination, bnt he is just leaving
political job at Madison of =, 600 q year,
and he can well afford to wait
The people III the other counties
seem disposed to give Us the honor, but
they ask, aud can properly insist, that
they be well represented.
We are not at this iuncture electing a
man to the common council Of the city
nor sending another to the assembly or
state senate. Asprants for nomination
may be well fitted for those places, who
are not suitable for congress-the COM
mon council Of the nation-an exalted
position. Their intellectual or educa-
tona qualifications may be too limited,
or their relations with the corporations
whose wants are hostile to the public
welfare may bar them out.
We will find that the congressional
convention viii feel the force Of these
ideas and unless we heed them now we
vii come to grief, bitter political disap-
pointment.
The TINES has kept tab on the feeling
below, and the following extract from
letter written by a leader in ST. Croix
county expresses terscly what is felt all
over the other counties:
Supporters claims are recognized here. but
there is more or less of feeling that in the cha
otic state Of Politics i'll that city a mere adven-
turcr l. rs likely 10 be again pushed forward as
your candidate, as your most substantial cit
liens. When the political level of your county
?hnll have been determined Superior will then
begin to exert the influence to which she is en-
titled, and not til then i'll my opinion"
Here is another letter written BY the
leader of the Republicans in Washburn
county.
Il see by the Fan Claire Telegram of last ey
enins, jenkins in an interview says he is not a
candidate for Congress. and i'll the same paper
ScWcll A. Peterson comes as II candidate; now
lfyou fellows up there don't get together and
get a good bright candidate: put up somebody
that has some brains. and is capable of repre-
sentng this District. say il you don't do that,
and come to the convention With solid dele
CATION for some one that ,1.e people cut side of
the county know is good smart man, then YOU
never ought to have a Congressman as long as
you are in the Distrsct."
These quotations show that what oc-
Cured four years ago may happen
again, that we must settle here upon
one candidate, that he must be the best
man we have. The kew 10 the situation
Is here. In this matter we will have to
swallow crow, and small likes and dis
likes, matters which under other CIR
cumstanccs would he controlling. The
question Is not So much who wants to 90
to Congress, as on whom can We unite
here, who Will meet the approval ofthc
congressional conyention1 James H.
Asen and Frank \. floss are avowed
candidates, and Judge Roberts is being
urged TO announce himself by friends
both at Eome and abroad, and To our
mind, he comes nearer than any one
else thus far mentioned toward filling
the requirements. He stands well all
through the district, is strong in his
own county, is an honest, able and well
qualified lawyer, and could and would
look Wei after our interests Superior,
rs usual has too many candidates, and
unless some of them drop out, we Will
lose the honor 80 near our hand.
Mr.. Ross cannot secure the Douglas
county delegation, and would not rep
resent tire people satisfactorily if he
did, and While Mr. Agcn is well liked at
home and has many friends throughout
the district we do rot believe him
strong enough To overcome the many
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