Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-02-03

STATE TREASURER KEMPF.
passage Of the BARRIERS commission bill
is choice morsel for the administra-
ton men. Barney could doubtless tell
a good deal if he cared to talk about
political methods at Madison and make
a sensation that might transcend parti-
san bounds. The Bancroft free pass
incident is still echoing, but the de-
mand that the assistant adjutant gem
eral resign has ceased in the circle Of
his political associates This whole
campaign really centers about the
Third district where Mr. Babcock is
having the struggle of his life He
has got to the defiant mood on the pass
question, and he now says that he will
60 into the district aud make the whole
thing rebound as a roorback on Con-
gresham Babcock. Mr.. Bancroft's
father, George I. Bancroft, is a CAPT
toll Waterman at Madison. The stall
warts are doing good work in their
Madison headquarters. They have
money enough to work with, for the
governors enemies are so heated that
it is a work of love to lay down their
dollars.
Can Babcock Get Fifty-Two Votes.
Congressman RabcOck is the first
to pit his strength against Governor
LaFOllette this year, and the trial be-
tween these two veterans will be an
interesting spectacle. Babcock won
out in his first fight for an early con-
yention which will be held at Bara-
boo March 3. There will be delegates
to the convention, apportioned as fol-
lows: Crawford county, 8; Grant, %;
Iowa, 10; Juneau, II: Richiand, 10;
Sank, IS; La Fayette, Is. Babcock
must get fifty-two votes to secure the
that he will However, the LaFollette
men, by bringing out man in each
county, are endeayOring to capture the
local delega tons, so as to bunch or
trade them against Bahcock when the
time comes.
Mr.. Cook to Republicans.
Mr.. Cooks manifesto, dated Jan. 90
is like himSelf-cOrdal and friendly.
without anita goniZing any class. Tic
says some good things. He is for Il
government for all, without cliques,
clans, or factions, but yielding to ev-
cry duty and conscious Of every right"
He proposes ga sincere and fearless
executive" His purpose is ''to be NOM
mated and elected governor-not for
self but service-through a reunited
party and to restore political peace
and execute good government" And
he concludes that he is free from Off
cial ENHANCEMENT or fractional alli-
ance."
Public Ownership in Milwaukee.
| Milwaukee may vote on the Qucs-
| ton of a municipal lighting plant this
spring Mayor Rose has recommended
to the council that such proposition
be submitted to the people. 1t would
cost half q million dollars The idea
of municipal plants is growing. Illi-
nois leads all the states in number,
having 346 electric light and power
stations, while in the whole United
| States there are 1920 The Illinois
plants cost some $3S,O00,000 and earn
nearly 81 100000 year. In 1881 there
was but one central electric light and
power station in the United States
owned by municipality. Now there
are Sl5. The progressive middle west
states are in the lead in this respect.
| Winter Sports.
The extreme cold weather has put
damper on horse racing in Madison
! this winter, and this accompanied with
abundance of snow, shortly after the
lakes froze over, spoiled ice-boating.
Bowling and skat have been substi-
tuted by many and are live topics here.
Since the victory of Mr.. Emil Fauer-
bach's iceboat, the Princess" in the
international ice.hoating regatta at