The Minneapolis journal., 1903-12-29
Ia TOILETTE OUT
FOR THIRD TERM
CAMPAIGN WILL BE RENEWED
EARLY IN THE YEAR.
Political Addresses Already Sched-
ulcd for Superior, Racine and Mill
waukee - Determination of the
Roads to Reduce Rates May Cause
Some Revision OF the Governors
Plans.

Special to The Journal.
Madison, Wis. Dec. Ex-Governor La
Toilette will probably begin his campaign
for a denomination for a third term early
he will make political addresses at Su-
perior, Racine and Milwaukee, the last
being before the inmates OF the soldiers
home. He will deliver his lecture on
: Hamlet" at Duluth next month, and will
take advantage of his trip to make a
political address in Superior. State Oil
Inspector r. C. Mills and other admin :
istration men are arranging the Racine
meeting. Plans are on foot to have many
meetings during the next five months.
The announced determination of the
railroads to make large reduction in
freight rates Jan. 1 has come as big
surprise to the administration, and will
cause the governor to revise his cam
paign plans, as he had intended to make
his fight principally for lower rates and
the creation Of a state railroad commits
sion to fix rates. The administration ele-
ment is skeptical of the sincerity OF tho
railroads. -.
The governor left last night on a tour
OF inspection Of the state charitable and
penal institutions. He Is accompanied Dy
the five members of the state board OF
} control. He went first to the state prison
From there he will go to Oshkosh to in
spect the northern hospital for the insane.
Tomorrow he will inspect the soldiers
home at Waupaca and the intermediate
reformatory at Green Bay. He expects
to return home Thursday afternoon, and
will probably resume his inspection week
after next.
Alleged Act Of Contempt.
Whether Sheriff Robert J. McWatty of
this city and his six assistants are in
contempt in the federal court for forcibly
lii i,,f- t,o
here in the hands Of Receiver Ralph w.
Jackman, and carrying away ten cases
of leaf tobacco, is being determined by
Court Commissioner H. M. Lewis.
The ten cases Of tobacco are stored in
tbe basement Of the courthouse, the cir
scuit court being the technical custodian.
Two days before bankruptcy proceedings
were commenced against Sutter Bros. a
representative Of the A. G.. Becker COM
pany Of Chicago came here and took pos
session of some 500 cases of tobacco in
the warehouse, for which he said he held
bills of sale and warehouse receipts In
this lot of tobacco were the ten cases
seized by the sheriff, who took them on
a writ Of replevin sworn out by Samuel
G.. Brown of New York city, the alleged
owner.
Brown claimed title to the ten cases
of tobacco, alleging that he had pur-
chased them some time prior to the bank
the Sutter warehouse. The defendants
maintain that the federal court of this
district has jurisdiction and had no
authority to ~appoint Mr.. Jackman CO.
receiver with two Chicago men, because
the federal court Of northern Illinois had
previously appointed receivers for the en-
tire property OF the bankrupts, and that,
tho the receiver was in possession of
the warehouse in which the tobacco in
question was stored, he was not in reality
in possession OF the tobacco, as it had
been set aside prior to the Bankruptcy
proceedings, and placed in the custody of
representative of the Becker company of
Chicago The receiver contends that he
was legally and actually in possession of
the seized tobacco and that the act OF
the sheriff and his assistants in forcibly
entering the warehouse and carrying away
the tobacco was an act of contempt.
State Fair as Usual
1t is practically settled that Wisconsin
Will hold a state fair next fall. The rail-
road companies have signifed their will
1nSneSs to attach fair adm ission coupons
to their transportation tickets to MilWau-
kee during fair week and to make other
concessions to aid in the success of the
fair. If it is decided to hold the fail
the time will be the second week of Sep
temher