Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-03-27
THE CONGRESSIONAL SITUATION
Mr.. Dahle's denomination Likely-Whu
VIII the Democrats Run Against
Him?

Mr.. DahIe's denomination Likely--Who
VIII the Democrats Run Against
Him?
Some writer in The Milwaukee Jour
nal evidently pretty well informed as
to politics in the Second Congressional
| district, sizes up the situation in this
| interesting way:
IF Herman B. DAZZLE, representa-
tive of the Second Wisconsin congress
| iOnal district, is returned to the house
at the election next fall it will be only
after harder fight than the old Sec
ond has witnessed in many years.
Mr.. Dahle, living in the little town
of Mount Horeb and up to '9S unknown
to politics in this state, was nominated
by convention which was morally
certain that its nominee would be
swamped at the polls. The district
was conceded to the Democrats by the
! Republican State Central committee.
and not much attention was paid to
either he fight or the returns on cleo
ton day The weakness of the enemy
and not his own strength won for NJ.
! DAZZLE, if SO hOmely a phrase may he
used
No man was more surprised on the
morning after election two years age
than Herman B. Dahle when he found
that he was elected to congress. His
colleagues in the party who reside in
that district and who had declined the
nomination were chagrined beyond
measure. and cursed their luck Tor
choosing not to run in race Which,
for the running, might have put an
official. honorable" before their names.
Then and there. in the presence Of the
writer, one in particular swOre to be
avenged and started in ut that time so
advance his claims for consideration
at the hands of the district. But in
the months since then the indictments
appear to have disappeared, although
} to a man up a tree it appears that
f these same gentlemen are sidetracked
} by order Of the district committee and
J need but the reckoning hand Of a few
delegates to come out into the open
and enter the race.
, cat the time Mr. DAZZLE was elected
it was thought by some that he had
. incurred the enmity of John NJ. Nelson,
! chairman of the district organization,
; by not appointing that gentleman as
f his private secretary, as it was gener-
h ally understood he would do, But
Mr.. Nelson entered the Office of State
g Treasurer Davidson and the matter OF
I the secretaryship was lost to view.
L 1t was freely said then that Mr.. Mel
\ son would not forget the coldness on
. Dahle's part nor assist the Mount Horeh
t statesman to further honOrs. But
time has healed the wound and Mr..
Nelson and the others who control
the district have endorsed Mr.. DAZZLE
: and profess to desire him for another
term. The so-called La Toilette men
are with Mr.. DAZZLE.
.sAlthough the Second district
leaders smile when questioned about
Dahle's qualifications, they appear to
be determined that he shall again be
on the ticket, for reasons probably
}, we'll known to themselves. Perhaps
i there is lack of timber in the district,
a or at least lack of timber with which
g it would be possible to build success
f fully. Any prominent Republican who
;, might be named in the Second has
been too active for or against La Fol
lette to poll the full vote. But DAZZLE
!. is a Norwegian and has never beer
8 prominent enough to give offense tc
9 any one on any quest on. There is
y some disappointment over his Porto
Rican vote, but since he followed the
: dictates of the leaders he is scarcely
answerable for that. His candidacy is
not question of ability, but of politi
;. cal Judgment as it appeals to the La
V Toilette men in connection with the
S problems they hope to solve this fall.
e GO X Rumor had it that Edward
/, Sauerhering, of Mayville, who repre-
= sented the district in the Fifty-ffth
! congress, was possibility this year,
h but Mr. Sauerhering has made pub
It lie announcement that he will not un-
. der any circumstances be candidate.
: 1.-The Democrats of the district have
e not been slow to take advantage OF
/. the internal disturbances in the ranks
of the enemy and are casting about to