Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1907-05-23
ISAAC STEPHENSON is
ELECTED u. S. SENATOR
Out Of Unusual Turmoil and
Chaotic Conditions the Mari.
nette Lumb erman Sc cure d
Sufficient Votes to Make Him
the Republicans Choice For
SpOOner's Place.


Isaac Stephenson of Marinette is tC
succeed John c. SpoOner as repre-
sentative of the state of Wisconsin in
the United States senate.
Mr.. Stephenson was nominated ir
the Republican caucus Thursday night
receiving tifty-five votes out of the
ninety-seven present. The call of tht
roll gave Mr.. Stephenson forty-niue
and Mr.. Hatten forty-seven, but be
fore the vote was announced Assem-
blyman McGregor, Nelson. Morris ant
Claussen changed their votes to Mr.
Stephenson's making his total fifty.
three.
When the caucus was called to order
there were njnety-seven members
present. The abSentees were Senators
Marsh and Wolff and Assemblyme(
Esta brook, Harring, Jackson and Ku
baska. The roll call proceeded as
usual, except that the report was out
that Mr.. Stephenson was to be nomi
mated and there was according gooC
cheer in the Stephenson camp, while
the fact of those in the Hatton camp
appeared to reflect at least suggestion
of apprehension.
Just before the vote was announced
Assemblyman Goldsworthy, who has
been absent from the assembly cham.
Der in the early part of the roll call
and had not voted. asked TO be recorded
as voting for Isaac Stephenson. The
request was no sooner made than the
assembly chamber rang with cheers.
for this was to be the real assurance
that Mr.. Stephenson would have the
required fifty-two votes to make him
the nominee of the caucus. Then
Assem- blyman Nelson, who had voted
for McGregor, asked to have his vote
changed to Stephenson. There was
great cheering and then Assemblyman
Ducan McGregor arose to announce
that he disired to change his vote
from Lenroot to Stephenson.
This brought the caucus to the
critical moment, for this gave Mr.
Stephenson fifty-one votes, and one
more was all that was needed to make
him the nominee of the caucus. There
was a moment of suspense while sew.
eral members lowered around the desk
of Assemblyman D. J. Morris of Iowa
county There was no confusion al
this moment. All eyes were centered
on the white-haired member from
Iowa county.
Slowly he arose and addressing the
chair he explained that he had prom
iSed the Stephenson men that when
ever Mr.. Stephenson had tifty-one
votes he would vote with them tC
make the vote fifty-two, the required
number for a nomination. There was
some confusion then as to whether
Stephenson had tifty-one, for the vote
had not yet been announced. Then
Mr. Morris settled 1t all by changing
his vote to Mr.. Stephenson.
For STEPhENsoN-Senators Bird, Bishop
Browne, Freemming, Lockney, Martin
owen, StondaL; Assemblymen Ainsworth
Bancroft, Bell, Berg, Cahoon, Chain, Claus
sen, Curtiss, Dischy, Durley, Ekern, Falvey,
Georgi, Goldsworthy, Hager, Harrass, He'll.
bron, Kander, Kay, Keup, Keys, Kimball
Leroy, Luy, McGee, McGregor, Mckenzie
Morris, F. F. Mueller, Nelson, Neitzel, Nye
Palmer, Perry, j. p Peterson, Reynolds
Roethe, Schauer, G. E. Scott, Simon, Smith
Soper, Sorenson, Sprague, j. c. Thomas
Ties, Turner, Wellensguard-55.
FOR EsCH-Senators Barker, Brazeau
Fairchild. Hagemeister, Morris, Munson
Noble Page, Whitehead, Wright; Assembly
men A. s. Baker. j. F. Baker, j. F. Burke
Everett, Ingrahm, Jones, Keppel, Mains
Marquardt T. H. Miller, Norcross, WehrweiT
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For HATToN-S Senator's Burns, Fridd, Hud