Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1906-08-30

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Eagle River says: Mr.. James
H. Madden of Ashland, candi-
date for the Republican nomlna-
ton for Congress in this district,
called on the citizens of Eagle
River last Thursday. We CON
fidently believe that he convinced
our citizens generally that, If
nominated and elected be would
stand squareIy on his platform
which was printed in our last 49,
sue. AS Is we'll said in the Wau-
sau Record: If the fortunes of
politics should send Mr.. Made en-
to Washington to represent the
Tenth congressional district, and
his official career should be as
open a one, as frank and as. hon
est as the platform on which he
directs his attention it WILL. be
admitted that he would be. an
able representative, and would
bring no discredit upon himself
or upon his constituency" Per-
sonally Mr.. Madden is very jov1al
and popular and one of the most
companionable men IN Northern
Wisconsin. The best evidence
of his popularity and fitness for
honest Legislative service is the
fact that, fractional feeling in the
Republican party in Ashland has
been very bitter, the leaders of
both factions, including =. such
men as J. w. Cochran and sSena-
tor A. w. Sanborn are members
of his personal campaign COM
mittee. -, The News endorses the
platform and candidacy of Mr..
Madden ii. :. accordance with its
we'll known and long established
custom of supporting tor office
without compensation, its choice
of candidates for nominations
and the Republican ticket at the
polls. In view of the commun1-
cation which appeared in the
Forest Republican of the 10th,
inst. we deem it proper to add
that neither Mr.. Madden nor
anyone for him has paid or
offered to pay directly or indi-
rectly any money or thing of val
ne for space" in the news. We
cannot say as much for his OPP,
ponent, who signed the commun
ication referred to-"
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The Wisconsin Valley Leader
Of Grand Rapids, says: Mara
thon county is the largest county
in the Tenth congressional dis
trict; in voting strength, being
about twice the size of the next
largest county, and many times
the size of some counties i'll the
district. Wausau,. the county
seat OF Marathon county, has the
only Republican daily newspaper
in the district outside of Ashland
county. The fact therefore that
the Republican newspapers of
Marathon county are cordially
endorsing the candidacy of
James H. Madden of Ashland,
for the Republican congressional
nomination, and confidently pre-
dieting that he will win the nom
nation, eloquently shows the
popularity and strength of Mr..
Madden as a candidate and as a
citizen and indicates beyond any
question that he is sure to win.
Many commendatory articles
have been published by the Mar
athon county newspapers COZ
corning Mr.. Madden and the
clippings show how the splendid
old county of Marathon is lining
up solidlY for the Ashland man.
The stand taken by the Mara
thon county newspapers favor
able to the Madden. candidacy is
exactly the same as the positions
generally of the other news
papers of the district and a re-
sumo of the newspaper express
sions on the subject through the
Tenth congressional district
makes long list of endorsements
for Mr.. Madden as a candidate
and shows general commentator
of him as citizen and Republi
can"
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The Marshfield Times: This
district will be called upon at the
coming election to elect mem
Der of congress on the merits o.
the man. The issue of the mex
presidential campaign are no
vet defined or even outlined will
tolerable accuracy by the mos
astute politicians, and the mar