Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1898-09-01

slight lead in the race for the guber-
Material nomination. His closest com
petitor perhaps is Attorney T. E.
Ryan of Waukesha. However, w.
H. Rogers of Madison has many ele-
ments Of strength; this fact will be
especially noticeable if the conven-
ton reaffirms the Chicago platform
which it will doubtless do.
James NJ. Clancy Of Stoughton,
former assistant attorney general dur
ing the Peck administration, is can
didate for the nomination for attor-
ney general. But he says he will
make no contest in the convention for
the place If Clancy is not nominated
ii is expected that Peer o. Stromme,
editor of the Norwegian paper, Amer
ika og Norden, of Madison, will be
named for secretary of state. What
gives much color to this expectation
is the fact that there is considerable
talk among the party leaders of nom
mating a popular Norwegian for an
office slightly higher than that as
pired by James o. Davidson, the
republican nominee for state treasurer.
It is thought that Stromme, for sec
rotary of state, would win much sup
port from the many Sc3ndlnaVlanS
dissatisfied with the action Of the re-
publican state convention in remain
ing Scofield instead Of nominating La
Toilette. But the populists have their
eye on the office of secretary OF state
Sn6
Andrew Jensen, a wealthy NcrWe-
gian of Edgerton, is mentioned TOR
the nomination for treasurer. He may
be- considered more available for some
other position on the ticket.
A. J. Schmitz, J. L. O'Connor,
partner, may be named for lieutenant
governor. Schmitz formerly lived IN
ManitowOc.
John Franz of Manitowoc is a can
6idate for the democratic nomination
for insurance commissioner. SIX years
ago he declined the nomination pc
cause his business affairs needed nj
personal attention. Mr.. Franz mas
been in the insurance business at Man
itowoc for many years.
The populists are opposed t. I. Z.
RYAN for the gubernatorial nomlna-
ton for TWO reasons-frst. because
thew say he is a corporation attorney,
and. second, because he is the candl-
date of Mayor Rose. They claim that
the faction of the parry controlled by
the MAYOR. which is in control in Mill
waukee county, has discrlmlnale1
against them by throwing out OF most
of the election booths Of the city the
populist election inspector rs and put
ting in dem cratic supporters OF Mr..
Rose in their places. The popullsts
claim that even the republicans from
whom they expect nothing never
treated them in the matter OF IN
srectors as discourteously as has the
Rose machine. The main strength OF
the populist party in the state is In
this county, and the opinion OF the
Milwaukee members of that party VIII
in a large mea ure influence tie &C
ton of its state convention, which
will be held tomorrow.
When the fusion was arranged two
years ago the populists were given
one place and the silver republicans
another. There are no silver repub-
licans 10 the state now. The few that
there were at that time have gone
back to the old party or have bodily
gone over to the democra S. The pop
ulists claim that the silver republic
ans Of two years ago were members
of their party and that as such they
ara now entitled to two places on the
state ticket They will probably de-
mand the lieutenant goveNorship and
the office Ct secretary of state. They |
have not brought out any candidates
as yet r these places, and it is not !
likely that they will bring any out |
until the delegates of the party get |
together tomorrow and determine Of |
fcially whether they will fuse or not. |
The Indifferent way in which some ]
of the democrats are treating them is