Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1906-08-17
CLYMAM MAN HAS
FIGHTING CHANCE
SEEKS NOMINATION FOR REG
ISTER OF DEEDS.
Success at September Primaries
Will Be Equivalent to an EleC-
ton for MiChedl Mdnning-ReSi-
dent of Town all His Life-Three
Other Candidates.

Michael Manning of the town of
Clyman, of Dodge county, who is seek
ing the democratic nomination before
the September primaries for register
of deeds, was a visitor in The city
yesterday looking after his political
fences. Mr.. Manning feels encourage
ed over the prospect for his success at
the primaries and ultimate victory at
the polls, as a nomination in Dodge
county is equivalent to an election.
Mr.. Manning was born in the town
of Clyman in 1855 and has resided
there continuously ever since. In
fact still resides on the old homestead.
He has served as chairman of his town
one term, but refused to accept re
nomination in face of the urgent ap-
peals of his friends and neighbors.
Although Clyman is a strong demo-
cratic stronghold, it has not been rec
ognized by that party since the year
1852, when the late Edmund Sweeney
of the Fifth ward of this city was
elected to serve as county clerk.
Mr.. Manning is not new in political
circles of Dodge county. Four years
ago, he aspired TO the nomination for
county clerk, but was defeated by
Otto E. Kruger of this city, by a
narrow margin. Despite his defeat
in the convention, Mr.. Manning dis
played no ''sore spots,' but returned
to his town with a determination of
working for the success of the ticket in
it's entirely, with the result that Mr..
Kruger carried the town of CIyman
by one more vote than the remainder
of the ticket.
Mr.. Manning is successful farmer
of his town and is recognized as
being eminently qualified to perform
the duties of the office to which he
aspires. The party IN his town is
united In his behalf and will go before
the primaries with but the one candi-
date seeking political preferment.
The unity will have a strong tendency
to add to Mr.. Manning's chances for
scucess. There are three other candi-
dates seeking the Office as follows ::
Harder and Frank j. Mirlach of Bea-
yer Dam. Mr.. Manning is a resident
of the first assembly district. while
the other candidates reside in the sec
ond district The fact that the other
side of the county is divided, leads
to the belief by Mr.. Manning and his
ing chance Of winning the nomination.
The Juneau Independent in speak
ing of the primaries and candidates in
it's issue of Friday, had the following
to say:
''The time limit for filing nomira-
ton papers expired last Saturday,
August a, at midnight, and all candi-
dates who desire to have their names
printed on the official primary ballot
have filed their nomination papels s.
The following Democratic palcIs
were filed since our last issue: George
Copithorn of Ashippun and Owen
HART of the town of Beaver Dam,
for county clerk; Carl Hilgendorf OF
Oak Grove, for county treasurer
VIM. F. Miller of Hubbard, j. F.
Peters of Juneau, for sheriff; Chas.
CRUDE of LIE Roy, for coroner; Johr
Clifford of Juneau, Frank O'Connel
of Emmett, for clerk of the courts
John C. Harder of Beaver Dam, Mich.
ael Manning of Clyman, Frank J. Mir.
ZACH of Beaver Dam, and w. 7. Sch
wantz of Lowell, for register of deeds
George w. Morse of Juneau, for coun
ty surveyor.
Republican nomination paper!
have been filed for all legislative ant
county Offices except district attorney
tor which office there will be no Re
publican candidate before the prima
ries; Papers have been filed for the
following Republican candidates State
senator, Leon Reible, Mayville; as
sembly, 1st district, J. j. Steiner
Lomira; End district, H. ]. Canniff.
Oak Grove; county clerk, E. C. Reh
field. Horizon; treasurer, Robert Boe
ing, Hustisford sheriff, Geo. F. Hall
Rubicon; cornor, E. H. Wolf, Lomi
ra; clerk of courts, Fred Settle. Iror
Ridge; register of deeds, James K
Wallace, Fox Lake; surveyor, Ott'
! Schumacher CIvman