Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1904-10-26

short time previously taken up his
abode, and the confidence thus early
manifested has never weakened or
wavered on the part Of his fellow
citizens of the community which he
has from that day to this called
home" In 1888 he was elected to
the Wisconsin General Assembly in
which he served as chairman of the
very important Committee on In
corporations. Two years later he
was reelected in the face of con-
ditions of such a character that
very few other Republican can
didates in the entire State were sue
cessful. The man to whom this
remarkable personal tribute had
been paid was as active in the
legislative capacity as he had been
in business. He made strong i'm
preston upon the public men with
whom he came in contact and was
absolutely fearless in the use IF his
influence in support Of any measures
which appeared to him worthy and
destined for the public good.
So strong was the impress made
by Mr.. Babcock that he was in 1892
honored with the nomination for
national Representative by the Re-
publicans of the Third Congress
sional District of the State of Wis
consin, which section of the country
he has, from that day to this, most
creditably represented in the great
est lawmaking assembly on the
globe. Representative Babcoc'k con-
stituency is one of which any man
might well be proud. The Third
District which he represents is COM
prised Of the counties Of Crawford,
Grant, Iowa, Juneau, Richland,
Sank and Vernon, having an ag-
gregate population in 1900 of $780,
$50 with voting strength made up
of men Of intelligence and dis
elimination.
When Representative Babcock
first came before the people of his
district he defeated his opponent by
a majority of 5000, and it is signif-
cant that he has been victorious at
each succeeding election by a mat
erially increased majority until at
the last rendition of the popular
verdict at the polls he received 49,
405 vote as compared with but H.
155 cast for his Democratic oppon-
ent and 1856 for the Prohibition
candidate. Representative Babcock
made his entry upon the field of
national affairs in the Fifty third
Congress and he has been reelected
to the Fifty-fourth, Fifty-fifth
Fifty sixth, Fifty-seventh and Fifty
eighth Congress.
During his first term in Congress
Representative Babcock was chosen
as a member Of the Committee on
the District of Columbia, which has
to do with all the important
questions relative to legislation af-
fecting the capital Of the nation;
and when he returned. for his Sec
ond Congressional term he was
made Chairman Of this influential
committee, a posltion/he continued
to occupy during the Fifty fifth,
Fifty sixth, Fifty-seventh and Fifty
eighth Congress he has been mem
Der Of that supremely important
committee, the Ways and Means.
The position Of commanding in
fuence which Representative Bah
cock has attained by virtue of his
committee work and indeed his en-
tire career, constitutes an example
of the wisdom of the continuous
retentionfn office of a Represent
alive who has proven himself the
man for the place and who may,
only through such protracted
period Of uninterrupted support
from his constituents, attain that
power in Congress which enables
him to serve to the best possible
advantage the interest of the voters
who have chosen him to represent
them.
To his constituents in Wisconsin
Mr.. Babcock is best known as their
everwatchful ever-act1ve Represent
atlve who looks after the interests
of each one with energy and faith
fulness, but to the people of the
country at large he is perhaps best
know in his capacity of Chairman
of the National Republican Con-
gressional Committee. During his
first year in Congress Mr.. Babcock
was chosen vice-chairman of this
committee which manages the Con-
gressional campaigns in all parts
of the country just as the National
Republican Committee manages the
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