The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1901-05-10

trict attorney and county chairman in
Clark county. Mr.. Sturdevant has
been of much service to the LaFol-
lcrte administration, and though his
E,ates poke fun ut him occasionally
for detecting ''unconstitutionality.
MANY a bill lives or parlShes condi-
toned on scme lucid, honest setting
forth of the facts by Mr.. Sturdcvant.
Postmaster for twenty years i'll Ar
lington has been CT. Mcmillan, the
ScCtchman who represents that and
neighboring towns. He has been
town treasurer for hat that time. The
other Columbia assemblyman is Mr..
Coapman, a dealer in grain and pro-
duce, long a member of the state Re
publican committee. A substantial
member is ]. A. Haggerty, the Craw-
ford county representative VINO nVes
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 30 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 mem
bers of the bar. City government has
been favorite line of study with him,
and he wrote from abroad for the
Milwaukee Sentinel on that subject.
Mr.. Stevens is law partner Of eX-
Congressman Burr W. Jones. While
devoid of the mixing qualities which
have been commended in Senator Mill
er. 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 influential
Norwegian. He moved into the city
of Stoughton from the country TWEEN
tv wears AGO and has held office almost
continuously. so much do his fellow
citizens think of his good sense and
Judgment in all ssrts Of matters. He
is afraid of nothing, and doing his
duty is a speciality. 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 a 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 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 LaFOliette's hard workers. He
takes part in many of the most i'm
pOrtant discussions, and does not hes
itate to take the opposite side from
administration measures, as in taxa
| ton.
| Odds and Ends.
The BARRIERS license bill is dead, as
most of us think it should be. The
| bill to tax Wisconsin ice 10 cents a
! tom when taken from the state still
! survives, but it is creating much as
| constituent over the United States
| The proposal of the Bar association tC
! increase the supreme court to seven
! members is before the committee. II
necessitates a constitutional amend
| ment Another amendment favOrs in
crease of lawmakers salaries from
| $500 to 81 900. If it gets to the people
| it is unlikely they will adopt it. The
anti-pass constitutional amendment
yet tarries in the senate committee
1t is not particularly popular with
many. AS for congressional appor
tionment, it is proposed that the
eleventh member to which Wisconsin
is entitled be chosen Eat large"-that
! is, nominated at state convention.
OPT,AND0 RTTR NETT