Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1899-02-01
JOSEPH V. OUARLES.
Unanimously Nominated on the Ninety
third Ballot to Be the Successor
of John L. Mitchell

third Ballot to Be the Successor
of John l.. MITCHELL
The nomination of Joseph Y.
| Quarles to the distinguished and re-
sponsible position of United States
senator is a distinct victory for the
people. Politicians undertook to
/ throttle the will of a majority of the
Republicans of Wisconsin, but the
voice of warning finally reached their
ears that the defeat Of Quarles by
any sort of combination meant the
political death-knell of those who
would be held responsible for it. A
republican form of government re-
cognlzes the principle that the major
1ty shall rule, whether it be in the
halls of legislation, the convention or
| the caucus. Messrs. Webb, Stephen
son, Cook and Babc0ck are undoubt-
| edly able men, and have served the
| interests Of their constituents so as
to merit their cCmmendatiOn. but
Joseph V. Quarles went into the SEN
atorial caucus with much larger fol-
lowing than did either of the other
candidates. Besides, he was undoubt-
edly the second choice of large ma
jority of those who were obliged to
vote for their respective candidates
until released from their obligations
to do SO. Mr.. Quarles' strength was
pretty much developed on the first
ballot, and from that time on began
the attempt at combination to secure
his defeat. The contest was at length
transferred to Milwaukee, and after
many conferences it was deemed the
better part Of prudence to permit the
election Of Mr.. Quarles and thereby
vindicate the wisdom of the rank and
file of the Republican party of Wis
consin.
Mr.. Quarles is singularly we'll en-
| dowed with attributes which will
make him the peer Of any man in the
senate. He is gifted and eloquent
orator, has had experience in both
branches Of the legislature, and for
years has ranked with the foremost
lawyers of the state.
Mr.. Quarles is native of WiscOn-
sin, and is 80 years of age. He was
elected to the senate and assembly
twenty years ago, the only other Of
fees he ever held being mayor, dis
trict attorney and president of the
school board when a resident of Ke-
nosha. Mr.. Qparles' father was one
Of the early emigrants from Western
| New York, and settled in KenOsha,
where Joseph was born on the 10Th OF
| Decem Der, 1913. The breaking out
of the rebellion found him a student
in the Kenosha high school. He
wanted to enlist. but his father OBJ
jecting, young Quarles was obliged to
continue his attendance at school.
Finally, on the organization of the
Ihirty-ninth Wisconsin, formed as
an hundred day regiment, his father
consented to let him enlist for that
period. He was chosen lieutenant,
went south to Memphis, was there
when General Forrest made his raid,
and at the end Of his term of service
returned with his regiment to Mil
waukee with the purpose of reorgan-
izing for the war, but his father again
objecting, he was obliged to return
home. Later be enlisted as private,
and at the close of the war attended
the University of Michigan, where he
was graduated in 1866
On leaving the law school Mr..
Quarles returned to Kenosha, and
continued his studies in the office of
0. S. Head. Upon his admission to
the bar in 1868, he formed partner
ship with Mr.. Head, under the style
of Head & Quarles, which con-
tinued until 1875. when it was dis
solved by the death OF Mr.. Head.
Removing to Racine he formed
partnersh. p with John B. Winslow,
which continued until the latter was
elected judge of the First circuit. He
then had for partners in the practice
OF the law, respectively, T. W. Spence
and j. r. Dyer. Later the firm of
Quarles, Spence & Quarles was
formed, and this firm moved to Mil
waukee in 1885,
MIR. Quarles was married in 1868
to Miss Carrie A. Saunders, of Chi
cago, and they have three sons, two
of whom, William c.. and Joseph H.,
have been graduated from the Uni
versity of Michigan, and one of them,
w. Z. Quarles, is a member of the
law firm of Quarles, Spence & Quarles.
The youngest son, Edward S., is
studying medicine at the University
of PennSv1Vania