Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1900-08-08
IN OLD DANE.
The Congressional Situation as Viewed
in that End of the District

AHo SoHST0SSIOnal SITUATION as viewed
in that End of the District.
The following anent the Dane
county Democratic fight in connection
with the congressional nomination is
furnished by Sentinel correspondent
at Madison and makes interesting
readi 6:
The scramble among the four Dane
county candidates for the Democratic
nomination for congress in this. the
Second, district has grown into bitter
personal fight that is certain to result
in tender spots which will rankle deep
for long time to come. Charges Of
almost every kind but of criminal
| nature are freely made by the friends
of the different candidates, and the per-
sonalsand public records of each have
been carefully examined for flaws The
friends of City Attorney j. A. Awkward
are using The Madisonian, and those
of Mayor M. j. Hoven Mandt;s Week
ly and The Democrat to show the
virtues of their favorite and the faults;
of the other aspirants.
''Wllliam Pierstorff. of Middleton,
and Attorney John G. Fehlandt, of this
city, have not much local newspaper
support, but their friends are doing
much quiet work. Both the Hoven
and the Pierstorff men charge Aylward
with unfairness and ingratitude be-
cause they believe the mayor has con-
| ferred several political favors upon the
city attorney for which he should be
grateful, and because Aylward at the
last moment two years ago came out
as a congressional candidate against
Pierstorff. 1t is reported that friends
of Aylward tried to persuade Pierstorff
| to withdraw on the promise Of his get
ting something equally good The
Middleton man was too sore over the
| way Aylward treated him two years
ago and absolutely declined to make
any deal. The cooler headed Demo-
Gratis of the county feel that an amic-
able settlement will be impossible and
they fear it will be carried before the
district convention, which meets at
Watertown, September f. The eau
cuses here will be held week from
| Monday. Aylward says that he is seek
| ing the nomination because he feels tn
capital district should send to congress
a man ofhigh character and ability to
understand public questions. This is
considered a firg at certain of the
other aspirants for the honor
1T will take eighteen votes to nom
mate in the Watertown convention.
OF the thirty-hve in the convention,
Dane county will have 13. Colum bia
5, Dodge 10 and Jefferson z. Each
of the Dane county candidates
believes that if he can get the solid
support of his home county he will be
! able to get the nomination. Two of
! the aspirants intimate that if either
can get Dane county solid, Columbia
will come over, giving eighteen votes,
or enough to nominate. But Colum bia
county is for Mayor j. E. Jones of
Portage, who shows no intention of
withdrawing. Writing of his can
didacy, he says: i believe that
when the delegates assemble at Water
town September they will see the
justice and fairness in giving me q
unanimous F0nOInln6tlOn.
| jefferson county's seven delegsLes
are pledged to Mayor A Bechaud of
Jefferson. and Dodge's ten it is UNDER
stood will be for ex-senator M F.
Burke, of Beaver Dams
lit is difficult to understand, how
ever, why the Democrats are scramb-
ling for this empty honor. That Con-
gresham H. B. Dahle will be re-
elected il a foregone conclusion, for
he has strengthened himself wonder
| fully with the independent vote in the
past year and he has done nothing to
estrange the regular Republican vote.
His work in the interests of the dairy
farmers of the district has made him
fast friends among all parties. His
plurality two years ago was 1,124 and
it is confidently expected it will be.
double that next November"