The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-07-14
SHARP CONTESTS
IN BADGER STATE
PRIMARY ELECTION CAMPAIGN
IS WE'LL ADVANCED.
Conner Seems Likely to Win Second
Place Without Particular Effort
Another Candidate Appears Against
Babcock, the stStalwaxt" Congress
man, in the Third District.
Special to The Journal.

6peoRl TO Inc JOURNAL
Milwaukee, Wis, July 14.-The primary cleo
ton campaign has reached a stage at which
it Is possible to give practically complete re-
view Of the various republican tickets which
will be In the field. The democrats are as yet
undecided, tho scattering candidates will soon
be brought out to start a contest which will
| arouse party enthusiasm, II nothing more. It Is
to this end, largely, that John A. Awkward.
Of Madison, may be brought forward as can
didate for the gubernatorial nomination against
Senator Ernst Merton Of Waukesha. The contest
will bring out the full democratic strength. The
list Of republican candidates is as follows
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ]. o. Davidson, L. l..
Lenroot J. J. McGillivray.
Lieutenant Governor-W. D. Connor Harrison
Green. W. G. Cowling and possibly G. O. Marsh
Secretary of State-Walter l.. Houser. W. H.
Froelich, James A. Frear. .'@
Treasurer-A. II. Dahl.
Insurance Commissioning. d. Beedle, Thorn
| as PurteI.
Attorney General-Charles A. A. McGee
rather unique phase of the contest deve1-
oped this week, when Dahl and Beedle, we'll
known as La Toilette assembly leaders, came
to the center Of the stage with letters inviting
the stalwarts to vote for them. saying that the
| day was past when the republican party should
be split by fractional differences, and promising
harmonious agreement Of the factions. This
| statement, coming from the Lenroot camp, while
Speaker Lenroot was actively declaiming against
the corpora lions. rather startled the state While
Lenroot was attacking the corporal lions and
declaring that the fight against the old republi-
cans must go on until the abuses of the trusts
were wiped out, his supporters were making this
plea for stalwart support.
The Lenroot men have not brought out a
strong candidate for the lieutenant governorship.
W. d. Conner, 1t appears, may get the office
almost by default. as the Lenroot men put up
no candidate, the only rival of the Conner
ticket being W. G. Cowling Of Oshkosh, who
has declared that he does not want political
office because he is now too busy, tho a stalwart
hroQ kor
The row between James A. Frear, Walter L..
Houser and W. II. Froelich for secretary of
state is likely to be sharp, for both Froelich
and Houser know the ropes while Frear has the
sensational tho improved charge against Houser
In the Host-Houser Equitable case to work up
anti-Houser sentiment with.
Beedle and Purtell, for insurance commits
sioner, are putting up hard contest.
Another candidate has come out against Con.
gresham Rabcock in the third district, Ole G.
Kinney of Colfax who with Judge D. O. Ma
honey will try to ruin the congressmans chances
of denomination
| G. G. sedgewick will be the unopposed republi-
can candidate for nomination as senator from
| the district including Manitowoc and Calumet
counties His opponent will be Senator Ran
dolph AS yet there is weak list of candi.
dates for the assembly.