The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1901-05-09

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open against this most indefensible
measure: Ainsworth, Babb, Barlow,
Burdeau, Clark, Dodge, Eager, Ella,
Evans, D. Jr., Frost Haggerty, Hall,
Hanson, Henry, Holland, Johnson, F.,
Johnson, H., Krumrey, Rasmussen,
Roe, Stevens, Sturdevant, Swenholt,
Thomas, Whitson Ray-26.
Some Interesting Assemblymen.
| Almost without exception our law
makers have served in local office, as
members of county boards or at least
in the school district. The result is
that the members are well informed
on matters of local concern-a large
part of the volume of public business.
| One member who has held no office
previously land who had no opposi-
| ton to his election) is Assemblyman
| w. L. Mccormick of Hayward, Saw
yer county He is but rs years of age,
and made his first and only speech the
other day on a creek dam bill. His
father was a Minnesota senator in
| 1891. The young man has had fine
education-at the Faribault Minn.)
military school; Andover, Yale, and
took his law at Madison. He works
in the bank at Hayward.
One of the younger lawyers who
has manifested ability is G. w. Gil
man of Mondovi. He is a product Of
the Madison high school and Of the
state university and law school, and
has been very successful in the battle
Of life. For six years he has been
ditrict attorney for Buffalo county,
and is now mayor of M0ndOvi.
Grantsburg has been made famous
by Ed Peet, the Burnett county edi-
tor. and Ole Erickson, the assembly
man from there has been county clerk
for four wears. He is working hard
for the immigration board bill He
was IA years OF age when he arrived
from Denmark.
Dr.. McComb of Brillion has never
held office previously except as pen
sion examiner and jury commissioner.
He is a product of Lawrence unlver-
sity and sof Chicago Medical college.
A veteran Of the assembly is the
Welshman, John w. Thomas, of Chip
peWa Falls He is now completing
his fourth term He is the head OF
the railroad committee, a just and
effective man with the moderation
that is needed i'll expressing public
attitude toward these great corpora
tions. At Z years of age he was an
orphan. He has a craditahi3 war rec
ord. At the Worlds fair he received
first premium on wheat and dairy
butter. It would take too long to cell
of the county offices he has he'd and
of his prominence in agriculture (be-
ing on the state board and in local
insurance.
A Growing Power in Assembly.
An assemblyman who is developing
very rapidly as legal adviser Is Stur-
devant of Neillsville. He came from
PENNSYLVANIA as a child to Wisconsin
and grew UP on the farm, after which
he taught school He has been dis
trict ATTORNEY and county chairman in
Clark county. Mr. Stnrdevant has
been of much service to the LaFol-
lerte administration, and though his
rates poke fun ut him occasionally
for detecting 'uncOnstitutionality,"
many a bill lives or parishes condi-
toned on some lucid, honest setting
forth of the facts by Mr.. Sturdcvanr.
Postmaster for twenty years in Ar
lington has been e. Mcmillan, the
ScCtchman who represents that and
neighboring towns. He has been
town treasurer for half that time. The
other Columbia assemblyman is Mr..
Coapman a dealer in grain and pro-
dUce, long a member of the state Re
,!blIcan committee. A substantial
member is J. A. Haggerty, the CraW-
ford county representative who lives
on the Mississippi. He has been post
master, county treasurer and long
county chairman.
Father of the Stevens Bill.
The author of the Stevens bill is
but 80 years of age and graduated
at the GAINESVILLE high school. He was
conspicuous in the state university
and law school and success has always
been predicted for him by older men,
bers of the bar. City government has
been a favorite line Of study with him,
and he wrote from abroad for the
Milwaukee Sentinel on that subject.
rAr. Stevens is a law partner OF eX-
Congressman Burr w. Jones' While
devoid of the mixing qualities which
have been commended in Senator Mill
err, even by the stalwarts, Mr.. Stevens
by his fairness, ability and quiet cour-
tsy has commanded the respect OF his
associates even in these trying days
Of primary election friction
Mr.. Roe, the other Republican from
Dane county, is a most 1nHuentlal
Norwegian He moved into the city
of Stoughton, from the country TWEEN
ty years ago and has held office almost
continuously, SO much do his fellow
citizens think of his good sense ana
judgment in ell sorts CT matters. He
is afraid of nothing, and doing. his
duty is a specially Mr.. Fesenfeld,
the third member of the Dane county
delegation, was born in Milwaukee,
but since 1882 has lived in Black
Earth, engaged in the hardware and
machinery business.
Henry Overlook Of Sturgeon Bay is
serving his third term. He came out
of New York state. when year old
and so began to figure in Wisconsin
in 1854. He has been manager OF the
Western Union office since 1887. and
had for a time a newspaper connec-
ton. Of course he has held offices Of
party control, among them long the
craftsmanship of the county committee.
Mr.. Overlook has been one of Gov
ernOr IaFOliette'S hard workers. He