Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-10-06
:. j. COOPER, Centcalia
NOT WiPPERMAN.

This senatorial district will not be
represented by q Wood county man in
the legislature aS has been expected
by the republicans Of tie lower end
CT the county. The Grand Rapids
candidate, Herman Wipperman, went
into the race early and very cleyerly
managed affairs SO that the delegation
from Wood county remained solid fOl
him from start to finish, but there
We're older and ShreWder heads when
it came to the senatorial convention.
Each county in the district presented
IL candidate for the nomination. Sen
atOr Pierce, the present incumbent,
was the candidate Of Marquette
county; W. Fl. Holiday, a WelJ-to-do
miller, was the candidate of Adams
county; Thos. Fearne, a. wealthy
farmer near COlOma, was the candi-
date OF Waushara county.
Mr. Wipperman's candidacy was in
jured most perhaps by his Oyer2ealous
friends who made bitter attacks on
the fitness Of Senator Pierce, and way
back two years ago started the feeling
against him because it was believed at
Grand Rapids that he might favor a
new county bill setting off part of
Wood county. Because these Opp0-
nentS could not manipulate him as
they wanted to, and because as an
impartial representative he would
undoubtedly see the Justice of the
movement for new county, he had
to be defeated. Pierce was defeated
but 50 also was Wipperman, and con-
Sequently there is great sadness in
the republican house at Grand Rapids.
We say Grand Rapids for the reason
that we have heard of no great weep
ing and wailing in the republican
camps hereabOutS. In fact, outside
Of the delegates from here who went
to the Plaintield convention, it would
be hard to find a leading republican
who took an interest in Mr.. Wiper
mans candidacy. They refuse to for
get some things.
The convention lasted two days and
it required 1913 ballots before nOmin-
alton was made. On the last ballot
the Marquette delegates voted with
WauShara and ThoS. Fearne was NOM
mated. Frank A. Cady Of this city
was chairman Of the conventions
MarShtield Dem. News.
The above article appeared in the
last issue of the Marshtield News, a
democratic newspaper edited and
published by Adam Paulus. Such an
article is nothing more than what
would be expected from such ass0urce.
1t is just what 1c01tld be expected Of
him. Yes, Mr.. Wipperman has hosts
Of friends in Wood county who are
sorry that he was not nominated for
state senator in this Ninth Senatorial
district for they all know that he
would be a credit to Wood county in
that position. Personally Mr.. Wip-
perman is pleased to know that he
was not successful for his large law
practice was neglected for four years
while he served Wood county in the
assembly, and to serve four years more
in the senate, would entail greater
sacrifice upon his part. He is perfectly
satisfied. His friends are not, how
ever, yet they feel that in Mr. Thos.
Fearne this county has no interests
but what will be ably protected by
him.
We feel assured of one thing that
Mr.. Fearne will not lend his influence
or favor the scheme to change the
county lines of Wood county unless
he be fully convinced that the people
of Wood county want them changed
Adam Paulus will never have his
ambition gratitied-that of creating
the county Of drivers" with Marsh
field as the county seat-until the
majority of the people of Wood county
favor it. At present adam" is not
quite the '.whole cheese
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