Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1899-06-01
WOULD BIZ GOVERNOR
Big Badgers See No Early Vacan.
cies in Senate.
so MODERATE THEIR AMBITIONS.

High Schools Are Encouraged by the
State-The Catholic Summer School u
Feature of Life Ia Madison-Some of the
Lecturers and Their Subjects.
Madison, Wis. May 30-The time to
decide upon a Republican candidate for
governor is only year away, and nat
urally there is much discussion Of the
various candidates.
1t is too readily assumed in some
quarters that Governor Scofield will
not be in the field There is, to be sure,
a sentiment against third term" In
surance Commissioner Fricke and At
torney General Mylrea ran against it
and fell down hard, and they were re-
garded as successful state officers. But
Jerry Rusk was governor for seven
years and General Fairchild had six
years. The Scofeld administration has
strong claims on public favor. The
governor has ambitions in quiet way,
and during the senatorial deadlock last
January was by no means sure that
supreme honor might not come his way
as dark horse. But If he Is in the
field his appOintees and friends must
do most of the work. One of Scofeld's
strong points is an aversion to push
ing himself. There are a dozen men
talked Of The lieutenant governor,
Jesse Stone, of WATERFOWL was for a
time regarded as almost sole legatee
of the office before others grew ambi-
tipnG Mr. Stone J11ndn n N pxppl1nDt
siding officer of the senate. He is
courteous. careful, and judicious. He
has Knowledge of public affairs, and,
though not an iconoclast, he is better
as a rule--safe.
bennett and w. A. Jones.
Senator Fred bennett, the Port Wash
| inGton chair manufacturer, is in the
front rank of possibilities. He is frank
| to acknowledge his candidacy. Senator
| bennett is one of the best men in the
| state. He has had to do with the legis-
| lature as official and member for two
score years. lie is young and has prin-
| ciples, which, without surrenderlng, he
| presents to the people attractively, and
| he would not Willingly do a wrong.
! bennett is loyal. to his friends. He is
| a worker in politics as in business and
| goes after things hard. 1t is not I'M
likely that here is a future governor
| of the state,
w. A Jones of Mineral Point is much
such man. He is now Indian commits
sioner of the federal government, a high
| position that it does not seem that he
would exchange to be a state official
even governor. But 1t is believed a
call of the convention would bring him
home. Mr.. Jones is Welshman, a
| hearty, cheerful, rock ribbed Presbyte-
| rian, whose only weakness is good ma
ture. and yet where an issue Is clear
cut he can be depended upon. He makes
friend of all who come within his
reach, and in many ways is one of the
most available men in the party.
Big Fellows willing To BE Governor.
OF course, If Mr., LaFollette wants to
| be a candidate for governor he will be
| very much lin It," though the smoke
OF the recent session has not sufficient
| ly cleared away to admit of a clear view
| of his status. 1t is conceded that his
crusade did much to word the party
| platform on whose enactment into law
| the Republican party is feeling much
pulled up. However, some of Mr.. La
| Follette's former lieutenants, notably
| those we'll entrenched in offices in the
capital are weary OF fractional fight
and are working as happily with their
former enemies as bugs in a rug. If
| I a plIatta A., No ~
fray, there will be an obscurlng of old
| dividing lines to some extent. 1t is not
unlikely Judge Phi!o orion of Darling
ton, who made such a notable record as
assembly leader, may be put forward
as the reform candidate" though here
again is mixing of traditions. as II
was the laFollette people who are cred
tied with preferring Martin to Orton
for the senate. The likelihood that Mr.
| IaFollette Will contest Senator Spoon
er's seat is conceded, but that is over
| three years away.
Moreover. there is feeling that
Spooner, with his easy supremacy at
| Washington. and Quarles-.hoth young
ish men and in their strength-will pre-
| empt Wisconsin senatorial honors for
some years to come. Mr.. Quarles has
been somewhat unfortunate in his
speeches, being Of n fervid and af-
fectionate disposition but he will learn
discretion and let the pinfeathers OF
the American eagle alone after prac.
tice and criticism
The effect Of this feeling of pre- emp
ton is to drive into the gubernatoria
field n number of men once looking fol-
bigger game. Cook. Bahcoek, Stephen
son--it will be no surprise to see then
turn up as candidates for governor neXt
year
Ray of Lacrosse II Strong Man.
Senator Jones Of Waukesha, the ex.
political leader OF Illinois, Is on the list
Of potentials, and Senator Baxter o
Lancaster has long had ambitions. He
IS substantial. somewhat caution!
man OF large experience in public af.
fairs. As chairman of the appropria.
lions committee he Is credited will
knowing great deal about state
fuaEce. Speaker George Ray of La
Crosse would make an excellent gov
ernor. as he has made supremely gooC
) speaker Of the assembly Mi Ray is ;
Maine man OF business upright, meth