Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1902-10-23

with handsome majority. The
Democrats eau find no fault with Mr..
Brown. They freely admit that his
work in congress has been above
reprOach and he will therefore receive
All enthusiastic support from his Dem
Ocratic friends.
Mr.. Brown is well known in this
community. Many of the old settlers
will remember him as young man
assisting his father in the lumber
business at Stevens Point. He was a
claSSmate of f. j. Wood while attend
ing the University of Wisconsin, and
was always known as hard, earnest
worker. He is member of a family
which became prominent in this
region by honest and persistent appIi-
cation to work. We have known this
family for twenty-five years at no
time have we heard an unfriendly
word spoken against it or known any
OF its members to commit an
unworthy act.
1T is surprise to both Republicans
and Democrats, who know Mr..
Brown, that Mr.. Williams, the Dem
ocratic candidate, has undertaken 90
defeat Mr.. Brown by attacking his
ldioCOSis w ul1C llClS IdSU NGCh
Mr.. Williams boldly proclaimed that
he would receive the votes of the
laboring classes because he StOUd
nearer to the people than Mr.. Brown.
AS a matter of fact Mr. Brown has
had more experience with the work
ing people in one day than Mr.. Will
liams has had in a week. Having
been lahQreF himself Mr.. Brown
lpnF 11tllt hi IL II Ia 1alD
| He is an employer of labor and his
employees all speak highly OF him.
In Rhinelander, his home town, he is
respected by the members of all
parties,
The Ashland News, Mr.. William s
own paper, accuses Mr.. Brown of
lavishly expending money, limiting
even that he is buying up votes in
Such mud-throWing, characteristic of
Mr.: Williams campaign, will only
add more supporters to Mr., Brown s
| standard
Webster E. Brown was born in
| He came with his parents to Wis
consin in 1857, living for time in
Columbia county, then moving to
| L VI ,dSC COuuQ1 "bCiC llC IlNto Oll d
| farm till II years Ofage. His element
ary education was received in the
common schools of Portage county,
and afterwards he took preparatory
studies at Lawrence University, APP
pletOn, and business course at the
Spencerian Business college, Milwau-
kee. In 1870 he entered the Uniyer-
Sity of Wisconsin and graduated with
| the class Of 1874. He entered the lum-
Der business With his elder brother in
1915, at Stevens Point, continuing at
| thatpoint till the fall of 1882, when
| they took in younger brother, and
the firm transferred their business to
| Rhinelander, where they are still
operating. He has been chairman of
the town and county boards, also
member of the school hoard. and has
served two terms as mayor Of the city
! of Rhiuelander. In 1900 he was
elected to congress, receiving 33, 337
votes against 1888 for Ernest H
Schweppe Dem and 1,l88 for John
+, Scott Pro- At once upon taking
| his seat Mr.. Brown became entLuSiaS-
tic and efficient worker for the
| Interests of his district and there was
very little he asked for that was not
granted. When the WauSau public
building came up MIR. Brown became
its earnest advocate and succeeded
in getting the $50, coo appropriation.
He has already made plans to ask
for an additional appropriations and
,s alm6sr assured of success aud Wau-