The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1902-02-07

Te-olocIlOn, winch, IN the event OF La
F'ollettes denomination would, as a
presto change. throw deep calm over
the Wisconsin fractional fight When
one eliminates the alleged LaF0llette
anti-SpOOner sentiment, there is not
much left for the stalwarts to stand
upon except personal soreness, filings
at the governors lack of tact etc.-as
hopeless issues to stir up the elector-
ate as would be the charge that he
is fond of olives CT sleeps in a folding
bed
Regents To BE Appointed.
The governor has soon to appoint 4
quartette of university regents and
must carry himself carefully at this
point. 1t is a plain duty Of naming
approved men for services that are
not only wholly non-partisan and i'm
personal in character, but their Selec-
ton should be obviously so. By such
selections the governor will promote
the feeling that he is safe man
that inestimable prestige to a public
man whose strength is not in money
or in power, but in the confidence of
citizens generally. Pyrotechnic and
sudden moves in the discharge of a
responsibility of this sort are very
costly. Men of destiny" are very
apt to veer from the uneventful and
simple path. which leads great num-
bers to conclude that after all com
~ of
duty are the browning qualities of a
good executive
We of Madison are much interested
in the local regency. B. J. Stevens
has filled this post with dignity and
efficiency for some years. A man of
means and considerable leisure, he has
devoted half of his time to univer-
sity affairs His continuance would
crafty great numbers L. s. Hanks,
the veteran president of the State
bank, has long been in the public
mind for a return to the board Of re-
gents, a position he held some years
ago. Mr. Hanks was one Of the most
active spirits of the commission which
gave to the state it's noble library
building. He is conservative, pains
taking and familiar with university af-
fairs, three sons being creditable
products of its curriculum. The gov
ernOr can make no mistake in naming
either gentleman.
To Succeed President Adams.
With characteristic pertinacity his
critics have charged Governor LaFol-
lette with mixing up in the choice of a
new president for the state university.
q most untrue dispersion. There is no
doubt that the regents have been con-
sidering Benjamin Ide Wheeler, now
of California, formerly Of Cornell.
While he has been in the west but a
year, it is said he is not thereby in
SIllated from the consideration of the
Wisconsin proposition. The suggestion
Of President Bashford of Ohio contin-
ueS to interest those of the alumni
who lay stress on personality as u
cardinal trait of a college president.
Some of the suggestions Of names do
not inspire this contingent. The feel
ing lis that while "a good executive
will serve the purpose the opportun-
lty to flash before the vision of nearly
5000 young people every year a life
that is rich ON many sides is too great
to be neglected. President Bashford
is said to be such a man-of intellec-
tual power, of both the strength and
nf oh /,fn ii
ling in it's effect on young men and
women. Those who crave little more
Of this sort of thing at the university
and parents of all shades of thinking
do-would be made glad by the choice
OF some man among those proposed
Wisconsins Millionaires.
The ''World Almanac for 1902 has
a list of over 5000 American million
aires, and Wisconsin lists seventy-sev-
ell. How accurate it is one may not
say. Milwaukee. of course, leads off
with thirty three. Lieutenant Gov
ernor Stone of Watertown is among
the fortunate, and so is his partner,
the Banker Woodward. Oshkosh re-
ports four--Gabe Bouck, S. M. Hay,
and G. w. Roe, bankers, and Philetus
SaWyer's son. Racine has six, among
them HOrlick, the matted milk man,
and Stephen Bull. Isaac Stephenson
and w. T. Villas are in the Milwaukee
list. Ashland has Thomas Bardon and
Captain j. W. Cochran; Beloit, John
Thompson; Chippewa Falls, A. B. Nc
DonneH and Edward Rutledge; Eau
Claire has five, among them II. c.
Putnam and 0. H. Ingram; Lacrosse
has six, among them G. c. HixOn and
John Paul: Wausau reports ex-Con-
gresham Alex Stewart.
Certainly there is wealth enough in
Wisconsin, and the best of it is there
are hundreds of thousands of families
which have roof. table and con-
tent.
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