The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-05-17
His FaYOrite Is Nominated for
e. S. Senator in Wisconsin.
To Succeed John C. SpOOner
Who Recently Resigned.
STEPHENSON THE MAN.
Richest Citizen of the State and
rs Years Old.
A Deadlock Has Been i'm EXis-
tence Since April 16.

Madison, Wis, May 17.-By the
nomination on the first ballot at last
nights Republican caucus of former
Congressman Isaac Stephenson, of
Marinette, the Wisconsin senatorial
deadlock was broken. The result was
accompanied by the breaking up of
the opposition, which, when the anti
Stephenson men realized that they
We're beaten, returned to their former
favorites, Esch and Hatten, and the
final result was announced as fol-
lows:
Stephenson, 54; Esch. %; Hatten.
10; scattering, 3.
The credit for the Stephenson VIC
tory is given to Lieutenant Governor
Conner, who secured for Stephenson
the support of two members claimed
to have been pledged to Hatten- If
they had voted for Hatten, Stephen
son would have been defeated
The ballot was the ending OF
deadlock existing since April 16. Since
that time a daily ballot has been taken
in the legislature in joint session, and
nearly eighty ballots have been taken
in the Republican caucus There
were originally five candidates, but
Congressman Cooper and former
Speaker Lenroot withdrew week
ago, leaving Esch, Hatten ana
Stephenson in the field.
Wisconsin's Richest Man.
Milwaukee. May 17.-Isaac Ste
phenson, of Marinette. who was nom
mated for United States senator in
Republican caucus to succeed John c.
Spooner, resigned. is a banker ana
lumber merchant and is counted the
richest man in Wisconsin.
Although his wealth is now estimat-
$4,000, 900, Mr.. Stephenson began
without a dollar. The lumber business
has been the basis of Mr.. stephenson
fortune but from this foundation he
has gone into many other heIds' al
ways with success
He was born in Fredericton, n. B.,
June is, 1929, went to Bangor, Me, IN
1870. and a year later moved TO WIS
cousin, where he worked on far1n-
He afterwards bought schooner
which he sailed between Milwaukee
and Escanaba, and invested his saw
ings in timber lands.
In 1871 he organized the Stephen
son Transportation company. a little
later he was instrumental in forming
the Sturgeon Bay and Lake Michigan
Ship Canal and Harbor company,
which constructed a canal from Stur-
geon bay to Lake Michigan
poration is the Menominee River and
Boom company. which handles more
logs than any other boom company in
the world In one year 100000
feet of logs were QlNlueu through IT'S
boom.
Mr.. Stephenson is the organizer and
president of the l. Stephenson COM
pany. of Escanaba, and the organizer
and president of the Stephenson Ma
tionaI bank. He reorganized. the Pesh-
tigo company into the Peshtigo Lum-
ber company. and is now its president.
He is president of the Stephenson
Manufacturing company. engaged in
making lumber, and he is one of the
organizers of the Marinette and Men
ominee Paper company. He has
tremendous interests in pine lands in
the Northwest and in Louisiana.
He has been married three times,
and has eight children living.
Mr. Stephenson was a member of
the Wisconsin legislature from 1866 to
1868. and served in the lower house of
congress from 1883 to 1889. He has
long been an adherent Of United
states Senator Robert NJ. LaFollette.