The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1898-07-28
OPPOSITION FADING.
EVERY INDICATION POINTS TO THE
NOMINATION OF COOPER.
CANDIDATES GETTING SCARCE
One by One They Are Falling in Line I'm
der the Congressman Banner-Mr.
Petit Can Have But Meagre
Support.

The Milwaukee Evening Wisconsin
last n:ght printed the following in the
political column Of that paper:
q According to the GAINESVILLE papers
neither State Senator John M. White
head. uoT Attorney NJ. 6. Jrtfries are
to he candidates for the republican
a. ,minl.l III for congress IN the First
ujsf, a. has been stated in s"vr.'al
in,1..,s Senator Whitehead, in an
in3el,ir.w in the GAINESVILLE Gazette, de
clarod himself in favor Of Mr.. COoper's
re nomination, and an ardent supporter
of the Racine man.
Attorney Jeffries has repeatedly
stated that he is not a candidate, and
also declares himself in favor of Mr..
Coopers re nomination..
" Assemblyman William G. Wheeler,
whose name has been frequently men
toned by his friends, also declares that
he is not a candidate, and that his best
efforts are and will be directed toward
the advancement of Mr.. COoper's
claims.
Rock county republicans are appa-
rently unanimously in favor of Mr..
Cooper's re nomination, and it is not
thought in GAINESVILLE that the opposi
tiOn to the First district congressman
will be seen in he convention at all
at is said that G. E. Armin, of
Waukesha. will be the democratic can
didate for congress in the Fifth dist
riot. Mr.. Armin is prominent attor-
new and has been mentioned before for
a seat in congress. He has been dist
rict attorney of Waukesht county and
has been prominent in democratic poll
tics for ears. "
From the above it is easy to see
thar the opposition to Congressman
Cuuper is crystalized in the narrow
limits If Racine county, and from all
indications the western assembly dist
riot is solid for the present Congress-
man. Attorney Mills, Of Burlington,
who is one of the leading republicans
of that part of the county, was in Ke-
nosha Wednesday afternoon and stated
that The western district was in line
for Cooper, and although the opponents
of the Congressman had made every
effort, not single voter had dropped
into the other side.
The opposition according to stories
which come from Racine have already
recognized how helpless is their fight
and many of the erstwhile boilers are
quietly slipping back to the Cooper
camp. Even if there should be an eff
fort made to nominate Mr.. Petit of
this city he can but hope for a meagre
support, as with the western sdistrict
of Racine county in line for Cooper he
cannot hope to enter the convention
with more than the eleven votes OF the
eastern Racine district and from all
reports he will fail even in this.
Kenosha is proud of Mr.. Petit but
they are just as proud of the work of
Mr.. Cooper while he has been in Con-
gress and every voter in the county
knows that Cooper will be the choice.
The counties of Lafayette and Green
will undoubtedly give complimentary
vote to Judge Osborne on the first bal
lot but should the struggle be prolong
ed these delegations will undoubtedly
be found in the Cooper column.
The convention will contain liz votes
and 81 will be necessary for choice.
Congressman Cooper will have at the
opening of the convention the follow
ing votes:
Kenosha County -----..------l1 votes
Racine, western district I'LL
Rock County ---.-------.---2O "
Walworth County, I'd district IL
This will give him total of So votes
to start with and he will only need four
votes to secure the nomination and
these will be more than forthcoming
from counties not included in the list of
certainties.
Notwithstanding statements to the
contrary the leaders of the Kenosha
county Republicans are all for Cooper
and seem sanguine of his nomination.