The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-11-02


man of Wyocena.
In Dane county: First (Madlson)
district, Republican. E. Ray Stevens, a
partner of Hon. Burr w. Jones,
bright young university trained lawyer,
will contest with George ". Lewis,
lawyer. an able political manager and
formerly deputy marshal. This was
the seat held by General George e.
Bryant in 1899 By only 3 majority, due
to the fractional fight. now abated. The
Second district is contested by o. *.
Roe. a Republican manufacturer OF
Stoughton, and Edwin Robbins. In
1898 the Republican (Ander>on) &C.
ceived 1903 Of 2,430 votes cast.
The Third district has usually been
Democratic, Minch having a plurality
of 135 in 1898 The present Democratic
candidate is H. J. Fesenfeld Of Black
Earth against L. A. AEdel son OF
Springdale, bright young graduate
in the insurance business.
"BIacls" Dodge's Democrnt>
In Dodge county the Democratic can
didatCs are II. w. M0ldenhauer, presi-
dent of the Northwestern Cheese Manu-
featuring company, and J. g. Williams.
The Republicans name James Gamble
in the Second district. This is a Demo
cratic county, the pluralities in 1893
being 436 and 1873 respectively.
Douglass county Republicans would
succeed two active figures, HOehle and
Judge Catlin, by Irving LenrOOt. law
yer of Superior, and Wallace w. An
drew, of tie Duplex Manufacturing
company. Eau Claire is to Lose the
service Of Burlington and Palley. The
Republican nominees are John H..
Young and Charles \. Silkworth. the
latter of Otter Creek, farmer and
maple Leaf" stock grower. He has
some local tax reforms to push, being
identified at home with the substitution
of cash for labor tax on roads.
The Democratic candidates are Geo.
RitZinger and r. G.. BlaiSdel1.
Fond du Lac elected LANCE in 1898
by 176 plurality. He is now candl-
date for the senate, and for his seat L.
H. Moriarity, Republican, of Osseola.
and Raphac. Katzaspire. In the Sec
ond district the candidates are Albert
Wruckle of Cambelsport, Democrat,
and James Fenelon, of Ripon, Repub-
lican.
Son of Congressman Caswen.
In Grant county Mcdonald retires,
d. e. BrunsOn being the Republican
candidate to succeed him; and 5. l..
Smalley, The Republican candidate in
the Second district.
IN Jefferson the districts are Demo
cratic, the First easily and the Second
by 1919 plurality. GCstave Buchheit,
of WatertOwn, son of Il bank president
and mailing magnate. is the Republl-
can, and against Benson Dem), re-
nominated, is L. r. CaSWell, Jr., son
of the congressman. and bank cash
Ter. Mr. Benson is farmer and an en-
thusiast on free tax books.
LACROSSE county Republicans offer
again George H. Ray, speaker of the
assembly and likely enough speaker
again-one Of the best of men; while to
succeed Buttles, A. C. Hanson is the
Republican candidate. The Democrats
uels, respectively.
Manitowoc has one Republican and
one Democratic assemblyman. Jones
Gagnon of Two Rivers, the Democrat,
is renominated. Fred SchOch of Mani
tOwoc, is the Democrat for Willette'
seat.
Barbecue Near Wausau.
In Marathon county "Gir' Wander
cook was renominated at barbecue.
when an OK, three sheep, three pigs and
200 chickens were roasted; and to sue
coed Werheim, Herman Miller is
named by the Republicans. To Op-
pose VandercoOk the Democrats offer
Alfred Cook, brother of the ex-con-
gresham, S. A. Cook. of Neenah. The
Republican majorities in this county
in which Wausau is located We're 25O
and BOB, respectively.
Of Milwaukees districts only four
wards were carried by Democrats in
1898. The pluralities, however, in a
number Of others were close-SchOen-
baum by So, Frank Keene by 21O.
Frank Keene, the gentleman in poll
t tics" is renominated.
In Outagamie county (Appleton) Re,
! publicans name new men-Warren l..
Root and David Hodgins. Mr.. Root
! aspires to the seat held by Mr. Willy
now a candidate for the senate. His plu-
! rality was 1916. Racine's two districts
! were Republican by close majOrites-
80 and 1913. In the Second district
/ George Ella is renominated-an able
! legislator. John w. Owen is a candi-
date in the First district.
The Brilliant Wheeler Retires.
! In Rock county Attorney Wheeler OF
! GAINESVILLE retires, as does Parker of
! Beloit and Assemblyman More. The
! three Republican candidates are Chas
! L. Valentine Register of deeds); Almer.
! on Eager of Evansville, and HalvoI
! Cleophas of FOrdville. Mr.. Brlnkman
! is the Democrat in the first district.
Mr. True of Baraboo is loss to the
assembly, as in Morgan. Both were
Republicans. The latter's majority
! was not large-1S3. TO succeed True
Frfanklin Johnson of BaraboO is
/. named, fruit raiser. born in Milwau-
kee county. Mr.. Franklin is a veteran
local officer and identified with re-
formed methods of public accounting.
:! In the second district the Republican
candidate is James y. Stone of Reeds
+! burg. For time he was a university
student; he has been superintendent of
schools, city attorney and on the state
committee. Sank county sends able
men to Madison.
Sheboygan has three districts. Re-