Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1906-09-03
BRADFORD OR HANSON.

w. A. Bradford one of the oldest
residents of the Town of Ea-le River
and Villas county is a candidate for
denomination for the Office of County
Clerk. Every Republican of the
county, regardless of past factional
affiliations should support MIR. Brad
ford for the reason
First, Because be has always sup
ported the Republican party and vot-
ed for its nominees.
Second. He was nominated and
elected by the Republicans of the
County two years ago and has, dur
ing all of his term, faithfully dis
charged the duties of his Office and
given it his personal daily attention.
He is, therefore, entitled to re-nom-
nation unless some other candidate
can show better reasons
for being entitled to party support.
The only person seeking the nom
ination for County Clerk against Mr..
Bradford on the Republican Ticket
and in fact the only other contestant
for Republican nomination on the
County Ticket is John K. Hanson, the
present Democratic Sheriff.
Let us honestly and fairly compare
Mr.. Hanson's Record as an officer
and candidate for pablic office with
he foregoing record of Mr.. Bradford.
First.-Mr. Hanson was nominated
and elected to the Office of Clerk of
the Circuit Court by the Republicans
of Villas caunty in 1900, MIR. Han
son gave the office little personal at
tention. The records show the bust
ness was very largely conducted by
his deputy.
Second.-Mr. Hanson was nomi-
mated by the Republican Party for
Sheriff in 1902 and was defeated at
the polls, the News heartily support
ing Mr. Hanson, without compensa-
ton, in convention and at the polls
in 1900 and 1902 for the offices of
Clerk of the Circuit Court and Sheriff
spectively.
Third. MIR. Hanson appeared in
the Republican County Convention of
1904 as proxy representing three del
egates from the Town of Arbor Vitae,
although he was resident of the
Town of Minocqua. Mr.. Hanson
voted for every nominee on the Re-
publican County Ticket in 1904 ex
cepting Robert Stamp. MI. Hanson
did not present himself as candi-
date for any office before the Republi-
can County Convention in 1904, al
though he attended the convention,
took part in the proceedings, assist
ed more than any other man in the
making up of the ticket and cast three
votes for every nominee, except one.
Fourth.-After the Republican con-
vention in 1904 presented its candi-
dates to the people, Mr.. Hanson went
out and secured the nomination for
Sheriff from the Democratic Party,
canvassed the county thoroughly for
himself and the entire Democratic
ticket, did all he could to defeat the
Republican nominees which he voted
for in the Republican Convention and
succeeded in being elected Sheriff,
although he failed to bring about the
defeat of the other Republican nomi-
nees.
The laws of Wisconsin does not
permit him to hold the Office of Sher-
if for two terms in succession, the
policy of the law being to prevent
sheriff from using his position to per-
petuate himself in office, This law
does not daunt Mr.. Hanson, there are
other offices to fill, so he comes out
as candidate for County Clerk, for
sakes the Democratic party Party that
installed him in the fat Office of Sher-
if in 1904 and appeals to the Repub-
licans of Villas Comfy to take him up
and nominate him for County Clerk,
notwithstanding he did all in his
power to defeat the entire Republican
ticket two years ago.
In view of these facts, we fail to
see how any voter, Democrat or Re-
publican, cam conscientiously sup
port John Z. Hanson for any office.