Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1898-02-16

Him-Eight Hundred Wisconsin Drug
gists Making Their Own Patent Medi-
cines"-why Scofield Was Glad to Make
Villas Regent-University Fails to De-
feat Boss" Reyes.
Madison, Wis, Feb. 15.-There is no
longer any doubt that Mr.. LaFollette
is out for the senatorship, and that one
OF his magnificently organized cam
paigns is we'll under way. incidentally,
no doubt, he would pick up the gov
ernorship If an issue is presented
on which he could make a fight in the
Republican convention; but Governor
Scofield is making a favorable impress
sion and taking scrupulous care 10
make no break" so that it would seem
as if denomination would come to him
easily.
The move to nominate Baumgaertner
for mayor of Milwaukee. If success
fully carried through, would certainly
be master-stroke, for il would be con-
sidered a LaFollette victory and give
him large prestige. MI Baumgaertner
began life as a sign painter. He has
been register of deeds and president
of the council and has made some mon
ey. He was formerly a decided Henry
Z. Payne lieutenant; and there is
witty saying that Mr.. Payne is credited
with more reformers than any one else
in the state. Baumgaertner fell out
with Payne and is now enamoured
with the idea of municipal ownership of
street railways, gas companies and the
like.
Politicians Married Sisters.
He and the present Mayor Rauschen-
burger married sisters. Baumgaertner
is smart politician and the Populists
and the Milwaukee News crowd are
for him; indeed he may be nominated
by that party. The big three" Eng
lish papers - Sentinel, Wisconsin and
journal - are opposed to any radi-
cal political economy that looks to
the issue of $10,000,000 bonds to buy up
utilities" but the Republican papers
are handling Baumgaertner gingerly. for
there is undoubtedly very strong anti
corporate feeling in Milwaukee and If
it can be organized it might sweep an
election.
The German dailies of Milwaukee.
however, are the influential ones. While
their love for Mr.. Payne and his friends
is not abnormal their editors are con-
servative like most well-to-do Germans
and they have dignified, sedate views
about the rights of capital, etc. Editor
Bruinder of The Germania is quoted as
saying that even if Baumgaertner is
nominated by a Republican convention
the support of his paper would not
necessarily follow Mr.. LaFollette's
connection with all this Is not perfectly
clear except that his slogan is the
curbing Of corporations, and that his
hand is believed to be in the Baum
gaertner proposition. 1t will be inter-
esting to see events unfold
In the meanwhile some of the state
papers are coming out for Mr.. LaFol-
lette, and signs are multiplying that
the campaigns is under way
Villas Captures a New Honor.
There were three bank presidents of
Madison pressed for the local regency"
of the university. These two Madison
officials come near to being the whole
thing" in the running of the big school.
Two of the three candidates were Re-
publicans-L. S. Hanks of the State
bank, who had formerly held the posi-
ton, and had much of the Republican
backing; and M. c. Doyon, who married
a sister Of Mrs. Upham, and was urged
by the ex-governor and by ex-senator
Sawyer The last pressure was especial
ly hard to be resisted; and no doubt
Governor Scofield was glad when ex-
Senator Villas doomed upon the horizon.
OF the latter's fitness there is, OF course,
no manner of doubt He is a business
man from the word go, and every
thing in that line he touches is a sue
cess. He has good deal of leisure on
his hands these days, although he goes
to Washington occasionally to argue a
big case before the supreme court. He
is a graduate of the university and
knows all about it. The average local
regent complains that the duties take a
fourth of their time. Their telephone
is ringing incessantly. But Villas ex-
ecutive ability is marked, and he will
make things go with ease. One of the
new regents is Assemblyman Morgan
of Spring Green. 1t is something of an
experiment, taking g. regent from a
small town; but he is expected to take
the place of Indian Commissioner Jones
and show up university affairs to best
on the floor of the assembly
Then. too, Morgan Is stock raiser and
Professor Henry of the agricultural
school wanted some one on the board
who has keen sympathies for his de-
partment. Henry said that Morgan
made a tour of inspection of the univer-
sity and his comments showed more
intelligence; he seemed to take in the
more than any man he ever
showed about the buildings.
Show Country People the College.
There is some talk of running special
excursion trains to Madison from diff
ferent points over the state that men
and women may get acquainted with
the good work that is being done at the
university. 1t is a curious fact that
many people, especially assemblymeu
who are skeptical about the way money
is spent on the university, and even
hostile. are disarmed by close view of
the operations. The sight of 200 boys
and girls in the class rooms hard at
work, doing everything from making
machinery to studying beef critters
and studying the history of the war in
the library make lasting impression
on the ill-informed who conceive that
foot ball and parties and worse things
are the main life of the university. And
so many who come to scott go away
among the institutions best friends.
Lincoln First Named Him.
The Madison postoffice pays $500
year, and Judge E. W. Keyes. the state
committee chairman from 1S687S has
been appointed. The boss" is 60 years
old, but rugged as an oak heart. OF
course the LaFollette people don't like
the appointment and Dean Birge and
others of the university laid down hard
on Senator Spooner in protest, but the old
man needs it and he has done so much for
the party that most everybody is glad
# the result He held the office for
wenty-one years, beginning with Pres
sdent Lincoln. There are twenty-one
clerks and others in the office. The as
gistant postmaster has a $500 salary.
It is said he is the only one who is not
protected by civil service.
An Expert on Governors.
w, ] Anderson, the governors pri-
yate secretary, is a loyal official He
has a desk in the big office and sees
everyone who comes in. Billie" used to
be Milwaukee and Chicago newspaper
man. He loves study and since he
came in with Upham in 1895 has grad
uated at the law school and is now TAX
ing up English literature. He is Meth