Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1903-02-12
;ses to be a man of marked influence
in the upper tranch.

in the upper tranch.
Some Such Man as Francis Keene.
There are two new senator's from
Milwaukee-one Of them. Mr.. Cassius
Rogers. is one of the best educated
men in the legislature He was torn in
Maine fifty-four years ago, and was
educated in part in Bishop Military
college, Poughkeepsie, n. Y, and was
a professor IN mathematics in the ia
nous Eastman college of that city. lie
is president Of the Association for Ad-
vancement of Milwaukee and prom
inent member of the chamber Of COM
merce. Mr.. Rogers-"Cash," as his
friends call him-has been unfortunate
thus early by falling into the clutches
riod Of retirement will burnish him UP
for more discretion in dealing with
willy politicians. He is popular, an ex-
cellent business man, and will handle
Milwaukee questions with the best in
terests of his city at heart.
Influential Milwaukee Ex-Assemblyman.
Senator Rip Reukema, the other new
senator from Milwaukee, is practlc-
ing attorney, a man of 40 years or
age. born in Milwaukee and educated
in that city. He comes equipped for
legislative work by reason of term
in the assembly of 1929. He fills
large place in Milwaukee life, especial
ly in school matters, being veteran
member of the school board and of the
commission. He is treasurer of the bal
association and director of the Citi-
ems Loan and Trust company.
For preparation as a senator scarce
any one has had better than Herman
G. Wipperman, of the Adams Mar
quette- Wood Waushara district. He is
in the prime of life (5O), born in the
state (Sheboygan county,, on a farm
and got his start in life through
learning the trade Of NaZarine. Ambi-
tious to make the most of himself, at
the age of 80 he began the study of
the law, graduated at the University
Law school $500, and has practiced
since 1891 IN, Grand Rapids. He has
been city attorney, twice mayor
county attorney and repeatedly mem
Der of the legislature. In the sena-
torial election he defeated his oppo-
nent by a vote of more than two to
one.
A Lawyer From Superior.
The important Superior district is
represented by George r. Hudnall, the
man who attracted state attention by
an election without opposition. He is
Badger throughout, having been
born in Waupaca county thirty-nlne
wears ago. and received a law educa-
ton at the state university. He lived
on a farm until he was "a years of
age, and so is familiar with that
side of life. He taught school before
he entered on the study Of the law
He has been assistant city attorney of
Superior and is expected to prove the
equal in a1ertness and influence to the
men who preceded him.
Of the three Democrats of the thir-
ty-three senators William Campbell
North Of Fox Lake comes from Dodge
county-which was SO gerrymandered
as to safeguard adjacent districts that
lican. Mr. North is A years of age
and obtained his start in the law as
a student in the office of Hon. Charles
Allen of Horizon. He was admitted
in 1880 and practiced three years in
Chillicothe, Mo. Returning to Dodge
county, his birthplace, since 1895 he
has practiced at Fox Lake, and is a
Of ;pH in ho M
state His vote for senator was 5O65
as against only 2,976 for his Repub-
lican opponent.
Another Democrat is Samuel w.
Randolph, the youngest man in the
senate-3O-who was born and edu-
Gated in Manitowoc. He is harbor
master at that city, having given his
life to the subject and interests of
navigation on the great lakes. He
represents the ManitowOc-Calum dis
trict.
Oshkosh's Veteran Legislator.
One of the best-knOwn legislators is
Christian Sarau, who is new to the
senate. but who served for four years
as an assemblyman. He is a German
(born in Holstein in 1880, but edu-
Gated in this state, where he arrived in
1913, a youth of 9 years. Since 1854
he has been q resident of Oshkosh, and
since 1878 a member Of the bar. AS
I SCISSOR, justice, court commissioner, etc.,
there is little about local and state
government he does not know.
WalwOrth and Jefferson coul les al
ways have strong men in the senate,
and Zadoc p Beach is put up to main
tain the record of the district. He was
born in Whitewater and educated in
the Normal of that city; and is a
veteran regent of the normal sch dolls
of the state He has repeatedly held
the post of alderman and mayor Of
Whitewater. He is president of the
Union Produce company and an expert
in cold storage and creamery lines.
Well known to Farmers.
A legislator promoted to the senate
from the assembly is George Wylie OF