The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1906-05-03
Administration Men Meet at Madi-
son and Arrange Ticket to Be
Voted for BY the Faithful
DAVIDSON TO BE IGNORED
Governor, However, With Powerful
Backing of State Chairman Con-
nor, Will Fight to Finish.
Houser for Secretary

Administration leaders met It Madi-
son Tuesday afternoon for the pur-
pose of making up slate for the
primary election which is to be held
in September, and within short time
letter will be sent out to all counted
among the faithful in which they
will get their orders as to the vote to
be cast at the primary. The slate
makers were evidently not seeking
anything in the way Of a compromise
70 secure harmony in the party, and
the claims of Davidson as a candidate
for governor were ignored so far as
the slate is concerned. Lenroot is to
| have the support Of the so-called adj
ADMINISTRATION men.
For some months past the advisable
i ity Of attempting to arrange confer
ence of Republicans with view OF
putting an end to the contest between
the different administration candid
ates for office has been discussed. It
was argued by some Of the leading
members of the old ha1f-breed faction
of the Republican party that all the
candidates might be pulled out Of the.
| II. Hatten, of New London, who
might on that condition be induced to
make the run.
! This plan has now been abandoned
and it is generally conceded that the
| fight is on between Governor James
o. Davidson, backed by State Chair
man w. D. Conner, on the one side,
| and Speaker Irvine l.. Lenroot,
backed by United States Senator
Robert M. La Toilette, on the other
side, and that it will be fight to a
finish in which no other candidate is
expected to interfere.
State Senator James ]. McGi1livray,
of Black River Falls, who is also an
avowed candidate, is left out of these
deliberations, not being regarded as
formidable candidate.
The slate as fixed up at the recent
upon, as follows:
t SFor Governor-Irvine L. Lenroot,
of Superior.
For State Treasurer--A. M. Dahl,
of Westby.
| For Insurance Commissioner Geo.
E. Beed1e, Of Embarrass.
For Secretary Of State-W Walter L.
Houser, of Mondovi.
For Attorney Genera1-Frank E.
Gilbert, Of Madison, or ]. E. McCon-
nell, of La Crosse.
The likelihood of the entrance of
any other candidate into the field for
governor was discussed at consider
able length and it was generally be-
1ieved that w. D. Conner, of Marsh
field, who has been mentioned as a
possible candidate, would not now
enter the race, and that neither
George Hudnall, of Superior, or any
other administration man would dare
to come out against this combination.
| While the word Combination was
objected to by the confreres it was
admitted by one of them that the
mutual friends would assist one
another in waging the campaign pos
sibly having the same persons in the
various counties of the state circulate
the nomination papers for all the
candidates at the same time.
The place for lieutenant governor
has been left vacant. The reason for
this is said to be that they are waiting
for the Republicans of Milwaukee to
determine upon some man for that
place, or that they are willing to con-
cede il to the other wing of the party.
The name of William C. Cowling Of
Oshkosh has been mentioned in con-
nection with this Office, and it is not
believed that there would be any OBJ
lection on the part of the o1d-time
ha1fbreeds to that arrangement.
Another version Of why that place
was left vacant is that some of the
| Milwaukee Republicans wanted A. G.
Backus for lieutenant governor and
fothers would not stand stand for him
because he was so closely allied to
District Attorney McGovern, to whom
there is opposition in the adnlinistra-
ton faction. Whether Govern will
support Lenroot in the campaign is
/ still IN doubt, although 1ts1S stated on
fairly good authority that he had
given his pledge to do so. When Mr..
McGovern was questioned direct on
this point in Milwaukee Monday
he declined to confirm or deny
the report.
The information has been received
| from Washington also to the effect
that Senator LaFollette will return to
Wisconsin as soon as the session of
Congress ends and will speak in every
county in the state for Lenroot. It is
said that he has determined on some
plan which will offset the objection
which any Republican party may
make to the Interference on the part
Of federal Office holders in state
affairs"
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