Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1906-08-08
THIRD DISTRICT LINEUP.
SITUATION ABOUT SANE As TWO
YEARS AGO.
Special Correspondent of Milwaukee
Free Press Sure Mahoney Has the
Call for Nomination.

alton at the primary election. In no
part of the district, either Grant or
juneau county, his own home, does the
sentiment against Babcock appear to
have lessened since the election two
years ago, when he was elected by the
bare plurality of 3S5, while President
Roosevelt carried the district by 5000.
In many portions of the district the op.
position appe airs to be stronger than It
was then.
10 addition to the 30 ntiment against
Babcock, there is q strong sentiment for
ID. o Mahoney of Viroqua. Mr.. Ma
honey W as the choice of Vernon county
two years ago for the nomination. This
year Judge Mshoney appears to be re-
ceiying the united support OF the entire
opposition to Babcock. In addition TO
this there also appears to be something
akin to lethargy among those who have
hitherto fou ght in the Bsbcock ranks.
Mr.. Babcock himself ia said TO have
discouraged any show of activity on the
part of his leaders, preferring to con-
| duct the gum shoe" style of campaign.
Little Bsbcock talk Is heard in any
part of the district. The newspapers,
which in other years have been en-.
thusisstic in his support, now are
quiescent.
! OPPOSITION NOT LESSENED
The opposition to Babcock IL the same
that il was in the last campaign. IL Is
based upon his record in congress, and
his reform movement In this state.
Added to this now Is the disclosure Of
his solicitation for campaign funds from
the life insurance companies and his ad-
mission that he solicited snd received
81, 500 from the Mutual Life of New
York
The congrsssmans 'gum-shoe" cam
paign, with It's lack of publicity, Is said
TO be based upon the desire not to in.
vite any further airing Of the old
charges against him. Ik looks as IL he
had asked that nothing be done to re-
mind the voters Of what was said in the
last campaign in the hope that they
will forget and let by-gones be by cones.
! But trip through the district does not
reveal any such disposition on part Of
voters. The men who opposed Babcock
two years ago appear TO be more de-
| terminsd now TO accomplish his defeat,
and believe that in D. o Mshoney
they have q candidate who viii be able
to carry the primary election.
COUNTIES BABCoCK RELIES ON.
Mr.. Mahoney's friends are putting up
q strong fight in juneau county, the
congressman home, and say that they
will give him q hard light here, and
hope TO keep his majority down at the
| primaries at least TO a small margin.
Some do not hesitate 20 predict that
Mahoney -ill carry juneau county.
But ordinarily in foreeasting the re-
suits in the district Juneau county
would be credited TO Babcoek. While
| ID is also generally admitted that he
will carry Sank, il is also admitted that
| his mslority there will be nothing like
| ID was at the caucuses two years ago
Richland county is this year az it was
in the last campaign, debstable ground
Babcock has always considered Rich.
land his own territory. and with his
postmasters and other Rppotntees there
be expects to win out again this year
The Mahoney men, however. say that
they have q fair chance of carrying
Richland. Crawford county also is 30 be
the scene Of close contest.
BIG MAJORITY FOR MAHoNEY.
Bat the Mahoney men expect to carry
Grant and Iowa counties by big mar
gins, and IL is confidently predicted
bAA1S AOG WAL tOAA ny -
| iorisY for him OF not less than 2 600 II
the predictions OF the Mshoney men
come true Judge Mahoney will be the
the republican nominee for congress In
! the Third district, because in no two
counties is it considered probable that
| Bshcock can get total ms Jrity that
will amount TO what Mr. Manoney will
have in Vernon alone, while the expect
ed maj lrities in Grant and Iowa will
easily overcome any msJorisies which
may gain in any Of the doubtful coun-
| ties
CONDITIONS IN IOWA COUNTIES
Reports from Grant county indicate
that the conditions are the same there
a. two years ago Though Babcock
carried Iowa county at the caucuses, be-
cause the vote did not turn ont. the
Mshoney men say that the sentiment is
there today much az ID was st election
time, when Babcock lost the county by
270 votes, despite the fact that Presi-
dent r Iosevelt carried It by 1889.
These figures, they argue show that
Mahonev will have large margin in
Iowa. Virtually the same conditions
prevail in Grant county. Babcock lost
the county by PCS st the election, des-
| RAtE knC LHCh knHH Eb6l1Euk II bQSCFcib
carried it by 29lS
Some of the newspapers which come
into the district are commenting in the
fact that Mr. Babcock, not being this
year the chairman of the national con-
gressional committee, will not have the
unlimited finds he had in that cam.
paign.
NO CAUCUS MANIPULATIONS NOW.
There will be no contest 10 the emo
cratic party for the democratic nomi-
nation for congress- the party having
practically united on j W Murphy of
Plstteville
The lines of the republican primary
campaign now appear to be clearly de.
fined Only the two candidates are 10
the field Mahoney and Babcock. Under
the primary election the people will
have an opportunity to register their
protest and make 1t stick against the re.
turn Of MIR. Bsbcock TO the house OF
representatives. And on this the friends
of Judge Mahoney base their hope of
his nomination.