Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1903-02-12

There are two new senators from
ADVANTAGEOUS Of them, Mr.. Cassius
! Rogers. is one of the best educated
men in the legislature lie was born in
| Maine iifty-four years ago, and was
educated in part in Bishop Military
college, Poughkeepsie, ~ Y, and was
q professor in mathematics in the IA
nous Eastman college of that city. lie
/ IS president Of the Association for AID.
vanccmcnt Of Milwaukee and a prom
! inent member Of the chamber OF COM
mcrcc. Mr.. ROgers-"Cash, as his
| friends call hm-has been unfortunate
thus early by falling into the clutches
OF the city "artoonists, but a short Pc
Rod Of retirement viii FURNISH 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
! tcrcsts Of his city at heart.
Influential Milwaukee E1-AssembIyman
| Senator Rip Reukcma, the other new
senator from Milwaukee, is a practic-
! ing attorney, n man Of a. years If
| hE't bpl ~ III W II W h'h'' anu ''h'ditt
I'm 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 la
association and director of the Citi-
| I
For preparation as Il senator scarce
any one has had better than Herman
G. Wippcrman, of the Adams-Mar
quctte- Wood Waushara district He Is
in the prime Of life (5O), born in the
state (Shcboygan county,, on n 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, grH luated 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-
ncut by vote OF more than two to
one.
Lawyer From SUPERIOR.
The important superior district is
represented by George II. IIudnall the
man who attracted state attention by
an election without opposition. lie is
a Badger throughout, having been
born in Waupaca county thirty-nlne
years ago and received Il law cduCa-
ton ut the state university. He lived
on Il 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 alcrtncss and influence to the
men who preceded him.
or the three Democrats Of the thir-
ty-threc senators William Campbell
North OF Fox Lake comes from Dodge
COunty--whch was so gerrymanderrd
ms to safeguard adjacent districts that
they might be mqucstionably Repub
licnn. Mr.. North is a years of age
and obtained his start in the law rs
student in the office Of Hon. Charles
Allen of Horizon. He was admitted
in 1880 and practiced three years in
Chillicothc, Mo. Returning to Dodge
county, his birthplace, since 1895 he
has practiccd ut Fox Lake. and lisa
man of influence in that section of the
state. His vote for senator was 5.O65
rs against only, 2,976 for his Rcpub-
liCan opponent.
Another Democrat is Samuel W.
Randolph, the youngest man in the
scnate-3O-who was born and cdu-
Gated In Mrntowoc. He Is harbor
master ut that city, having given his
life to the subject and interests Of
navigation on the great lakes lie
represents the Manitowoc Calumet dis
triCt.
o.hko.h's Veteran Legislator.
One of the hest-known legislators is |
Christian Sarau. who is new TO the |
senate, hut who served for -four years |
as an nssCmblyman. He is n German |
(born In Holstein in 1880, but Cdu- |
Gated In this state, where he arrived in |
1910, Noulh Oh " years. HIll'e 1904 |
he has been resident of Oshkosh, and |
since 1878 member OF the har. As |
SCISSOR, justice, court commissioner, etc, |
there is little about local and state |
government he does not know.
Walworth and Jefferson counties al |
ways have strong men in the senate, |
and 2adoc Il. 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 |