The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-05-23
Former Congressman Finally Real
ICES the Ambition Of His Life
To Go to the Senate
La TOILETTE HOLDS POWER
Marinette Lumberman Wins Race for
the Toga at the Last Gathering
of the Republican Caucus
Thursday Night
from Fridays Dat1y.l

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The selection of Isaac Stephenson
to succeed John c. Spooner as United
States Senator from Wisconsin has
been the only topic Of discussion
among politicians in Kenosha today
and while there is feeling of regret
among some of the leaders Of the
party who feel that reform has re-
ceived a hard blow, others believe
that the selection of Mr.. Stephenson
is a matter for congratulation to the
people of the entire county on account
of the fact that Mr.. Stephenson is in
a way resident of Kenosha county.
The new senator is one of the largest
land owners in the county and his
farm in the town of Somers has long
been a model for the dairymen of the
state and the nation. Since the name
of Mr.. Stephenson was mentioned in
connection with the senatorsbip he
has been the candidate CT many Ke-
nosha people, The regular repre-
sentatives of the county In the state
supported Congressman
Cooper until he Withdrew from the
race and then both Senator Bishop
and Assemb1man Curtiss switched to
Stephenson.
The election Of Stephenson is the
payment Of political debt and while
most people who supported Stephen
son admit that there were many men
in the race better qualified to sit in
the United States Senate, none of
them were so deserving Of honor from
the Republican party. For the last
twenty years Isaac Stephenson has
been the political hacker of the Re-
publican party in Wisconsin. He has
given vast sums Of money for polit-
ica1 work and all factions of the party
have debt Of gratitude to him. Al
though in recent years Mr.. Stephen
has been considered the hacker of
Senator LaFollette, in former years
he was just as jealous in his backing
of some of the so called staIwarts and
in three decades no political machine
in Kenosha existed long without the.
aid of Isaac Stephenson.
It is true that Mr.. Stephenson was
elected to Congress from his district,
but the ambition of his life has been
to sit in the United States Senate.
He has been a candidate for Senator
at many elections, but he has always
been forced to step aside. AS re-
form movement the election of Mr..
Stephenson can net be regarded as a
distinct hit, as Mr.. Stephenson will.
simply add another member to the.
Millionaire's Club in the Senate. It
is thought that he is friendly to- the
measures advocated by Senator La.
Toilette, but it is possible that when
Mr.. Stephenson gets into the Senate
the followers of Senator La Toilette
will find him to be man with will
Of his own.
The final action of the caucus in
selecting Stephenson did not come as
surprise as it was generally believed
that when the right time came the
La Toilette element of the party
would hear the call Of its chief and
drop in line for the candidate that he.
pointed out to them. After the with
drawalo OF Esch from the contest the.
fight became one between two mem
bers of the Half Breed camp, and
Hatten had to get out to make way
for the choice Of the leaders. It is,
even. insisted that the warfare from
the FIRST was a pert of the plan to
turn the Office over to Stephenson but
to do it IN way not to leave the
political leaders open to censure for.
the death blow that they have given.
to the reform movement, if such a
novement longer exists Ia the state
Personally the new Senator is a
genial, kindly old man of the age of
70 years, who has spent his entire life.
working as a lumberman and in this
way amassed a fortune. Politics has.
been his side1ine for many years and
he knows the game we'll. Mr..
Stephenson is a philanthroph:st and
has given largely to- Marinette and
other Wisconsin cities. He is re-
garded as one of the best posted men.
in the world on the question Of lum-
Der. It's generally supposed that he
is elected for only the short term and
If he seeks a reelection it will be
necessary for him to go before the
people at a general primary election.
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