Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1902-07-24
STATE OFFICES
Sketches of the gentlemen placed on
the Republican State Ticket
with Governor LaFolettc.
JAMES o. DAVIDSON

ia ii ED u. DAVlDSON
of Crawford county, nominee for
lieut.. governor. is rative of Norway
and among the large Scandinavian
population of the state no man is
held in higher esteem or possesses in
a larger degree the full confidence of
his countrymen. He was born in
Norway, Feb, 10, 1854. He was edu-
Gated in the common schools of that
country, coming to America in 1872,
and soon afterward coming to Wis
consin. Located at Soldiers Grove,
Crawford county, in 1875, and resided
there continuously since. Possessed
of tact and good executive qualities,
he early developed liking for poll
tics, and soon became a leader, being
uniformly successful in whatever he
engaged. He served his district as
member of assembly for three terms,
being elected in 1892, 1894 anG 1896
So notable was his work in the legis-
lature that when his name was pro-
posed for state treasurer in 1898 it
was an easy matter for his friends to
secure his nomination in the repub-
lican state convention. He was re-
elected in 1900, receiving 263, 10S votes
to 160,2l5 for his opponent.
WALTER l.. HOUSER
of Buffalo county, for secretary of
state, was born in Tidionti, Pa, May
6, 1885, accompanying his parents,
came ID Wisconsin in 1860. The fam
lily settled in Pierce county. In 1870
he settled in Mandovi, Buffalo coun-
ty, where he has since continued to
reside. He purchased the Mandovi
Herald, of which he is still editor
and proprietor, AID is also proprietor
of u large stock farm where he finds
much of pleasure AS well as u fair
amount of profit. When he became
a candidate for chief clofk of the
senate at the session of 1895 he was
elected without opposition, and so
we'll did be- fill the position that he
has been selected at every session
since.
JOHN w. EEMPF,
named for state treasurer, was born
in Milwaukee forty-siX yea, o9o, re-
ceived his education ia the city
schools, and at an early age became
Il clerk in retail stores Of the city. By
frugality he accumulated means to
establish himself in the boot and
shoe business many years ago, and
he still conducts the prosperous bus
mess at Third and Garfield avenue.
He has been identified with politics
for years, serving the city as alder
man in 1883, resigning the position
to accept the nomination for state
senator on the republican ticket, be-
ing elected by a good majority over
three opposing candidates. He was
elected register of deeds Of Milwau-
kee county in 1895, leading the ticket
by over ! 100 votes.
LAFAYETTE NJ. STURDEvANT,
candidate for attorney general, re-
sides in Neillsville, and is one of the
leading members of the present as
sembly and his active and honorable
part in the proceedings OF the last
legislature has made him widely
He grew to manhood III Clark coun-
ty. He was born in Chambers VAL
ley, Pa, Sept. II, 1886 His parents
came to Wisconsin in 1865, going d.
rect to Clark county and settling in
Pine Valley. He was brought up on
u farm, receiving his education in
the schools of that county, studied
law and was admitted to practice in
1878. Was elected district attorney
for Clark county in 1884, and again
in 1890 In 1898 be was elected mem
Der Of the assembly, and reelected
in 1900, receiving over $500 majority.
C.P. CARY.
This gentleman, nominated for state
school uperintendent, was born in
Ohio in 1856. His first education was
obtained in the rural schools in
which be afterward taught. He was
graduated from the Ohio Central
normal shool at Columbus in 1887.
He went to Kansas and taught in
graded school, ana was shortly after
ward elected county superintendent
Of Brown county, Kan which posi-
he held until called to ihe superin-
tendency OF Fairbury, Neb. He re-
signed the latter to accept place in
the Milwaukee state normal school
as supervisor of practice teaching
and professor in pedagogy, which he
occupied for eight years. IN the
summer of 1901 ne was appointed to
the supernteudency Of the State
School for Deaf at Delavan, which
position he now holds. Mr.. Cary is
q graduate Of Chicago University
and member of the National Soci-