Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1900-09-20
THE DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE
FOR CONGRESS-.

q Ed. l.. Luckow, the Democratic
candidate for congressional represen-
tative from this district, was born in
Washington county, this state; hence
he is a Badger Boy" in the truest
sense of the term. While attending
school at West Bend, he clerked in
outside of school hours and during
vacations, but the greater part OF his
time not spent in school was devoted
to setting type In newspaper Offices
After leaving the high school, he en-
tered The Democrat Office at West
| Bend, where he served as a printer
and also Immediately began to assist
the editor, the late M. G.. Bohan, in
doing the local work on the paper
and keeping the books Of the Office.
Since that time he has always been
engaged in newspaper work, and to-
day can turn his hand to the meChan-
iCal department OF his Office with as
much ease as he could years ago.
For the past fourteen years he has
been connected with The Sank County
Democrat, published at Baraboo, and
for nearly six years past has been the
sole owner and editor Of the paper.
While he never sought political pref
erencc, he took an active part in pol
titles, always working for the success
Of his friends because he enjoyed do
ing so, but never for revenue.
I}arabOO Is a Republican strong
hold, and the election Of u democrat
to any Office Is u rare occurrence there,
as party lines are nearly always
closely drawn. Mr.. Iuckow, how
ever, Is the present mayor Of Bara-
boo, which usually gives majority
Of 500 or more for the republican can
didatcs. He was elected mayor on
the Democratic ticket by u majority
of Il0. For number of years he has
been u member Of the National Edi-
torial association, in which he has
held Office He is also member and
an officer Of the Wisconsin Press as
sociation.
At the meeting of the League of
Wisconsin Municipalities, held ut
GAINESVILLE last June, he was elected
member Of the committee on lcgisIa-
ton. He has also filed the office Of
vice president Of the }araboo Com
mcrcial Club.
The parents Of Mr., LuckOw came
from Germany TO Wisconsin in 1893
aud settled in Milwaukee. Several
years later they moved to West Bend,
where the father still resides, Mayor
LucItow's parents were always mum
bcrod with the honest and upright Cit
izcns of the village, but they never
possessed great deal of wealth;
hence it was necessary for the subject
Of this sketch to hustle like other
"littlc German boys,' and he says he
doosn' u regret II, for whatever success
| he has met with is due TO his own eff
forts. He has splendid reputation
MS newspaper man. being Il good
writer and very fair speaker
| These are facts to which the ncws-
paper publishers can testify.
The National l'rintor-Journalist of
Chicago, the official publication of
the National Editorial association,
occasionally has complimentary no
tccs of Editor l4uclow and his excel
lent newspaper, and when he was
elected mayor of Baraboo, the Ma
uonal Journalist said in connection
with II sketch; l}arnboo made no
mistake in this choice, This will he
the verdict of the editors all over the
United States who have had the plea
sure of meeting MIR. luckow in the
convention of the National Editorial
association They would say as
much If MIR. Lucltow should happen
to be elected to represent the third
district of Wisconsin in Congress-.