The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1901-02-28
JOHN C. SPOONER.

who has an Arizona paper, is working
diligently for his old Badger friend.
Down east Spooner is regarded as very
able. 1t is not at all unlikely that our
Madison man may be the next presi-
dent His conspicuous advocacy of the
Circuit bill brings him closer to farmers
than great attorneys often get, and
A. Il. Hall told me on the street the
other day that SpOOner's position on
the Subsidy bill filled the refOrmer with
satisfaction.
Many Editors in Town.
The Wisconsin editors are with us
this week, beginning tonight, with
President Rindlaub of Platteville at
tEeir head. Shortly after their three
days session plans are made for the
summer excursion, which is a grand,
good time for editors, their wives and
families. There has been some talk
of trip to the Buffalo exposition.
The appointment of Editor Cooper
Of Black River Falls as state oil in
SpectOr to succeed DR.. Tanner, adj
Yances an old friend of the governors,
but the profits of this office, which
has been netting over $1,000 a year,
will be crippled by legislative action in
accordance with the recommendations
of the inaugural. 1t is expected the
Office will be salaried. There are many
sub-inspectors of oil to be appointed,
and no doubt some of these will be
pleasant pickings for useful people.
The retirement of Secretary Tay-
lor of the board of immigration, whose
travelling expenses on top of $1,000 a
year salary made the department ex-
pensive, throws the work on to state
officers who compose the board. Con-
siderable stir haA been made by critics
Of the administration who claim that
the absence of Taylor will critically
affect the influx of settlers, but no
doubt the saving in money can be ac-
complished aad the door of oppoltun-
ity in northern Wisconsin left ajar.
Sickness in a Lawmakers Family.
AsSemblyman LenroOt of Superior is
one Of the new men who is attracting
attention by his ability as a lawyer,
but hard luck has hit him. His little
girl Dorothy is a victim Of scarlet fe-
yer and she has gone to our contagious
hospital, the mother accompanying her.
Some of our families have been there.
1t is OH the outskirts. They can see
the lake and the railroad trains but it
is cherries enough.
The primary election bill is under
heavy fire, but a reaction is looked for
by it's friends. Governor LaFOllette
and his advisors stand out firmly for
the whole measure and insist that the
rank and file of citizens want the bill
and will consider themselves betrayed
If they do not get it. Governor La
Toilette is confident that three-fOurths
of the assembly will vote for it, and
that while the senate is not so strong,
a narrow majority is in sight. The
Milwaukee Journal is making a hot
war on the bill, and the revised Sen
tinel management is evidently not
friendly to it. The country weeklies,
however, number many vigorous La
Toilette champions.
Subsidy Bill Discouraged
The Wisconsin sentiment is against
the subsidy bill, but perhaps too much
Importance should not be assigned to
this as most of us do not know a su-
percargo from a tarpaulin jacket. We
are opposed naturally to spending
lot of money for something we do not
understand Some of the better in
formed men of the state say that the
merchant marine should be built up by
subsidies as industries have been built
up by tariff. The assembly. however,
by vote of 70 to 10 warned con-
gress against the bill.
Reapportionment plans are being
worked on, the county delegations get
ting off by themselves with bluebook
Tor even later election returns from the
secretary of states office and figuring
how to better themselves in the MAX
ing of a new map OF districts. Milwau-
kee hopes to get the additional mem