Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1907-10-12
BADGER STATE NEWS

ing SO many county fairs the pest
| few months that Aid. Emil Seide3
was reminded Of the boy mayors
election promise that he would not
be like Dave Rose of Arizona"
but would stay at home and lat
tend to business" So Aid. Seidel
presented a resolution providing
that Mayor Becker must pay back
salary received for time he had
been away and not receive pay in
the future for days when he WAS
galivanting around. The council
refused to pass the resolution, be-
cause they said Aid. Seidel was q
| Socialist and after campaign
thunder. But nearly all admitted
that it might have some moral,
effect" if passed. Aid. Sebastian
Walter, Twenty third ward, was in
Europe four months and when he
returned he had $133 80 coming.
He gave this prorate to twelve
charitable institutions. He meant
to keep the fact secret, but when
! public officials came in for a lashing
for absence from duty it was too
much for the sturdy German from
the Twenty third and he diYulged
his secret the next day, Aid.
Walter has been mentioned for the
Republican mayoralty nomination
| in the spring.
$S2
Speaker Ekern is spending most
of his time at Madison now. He
has taken charge of the campaign
which is to be made for the election
of delegates to the national conven-
ton favorably to the nomination of
Robert NJ. LaFollette. The reports
which have been received from the
states west of the Mississippi are
all favorable to LaFollette. This
sentiment is growing every day.
The news which comes from the
trip of the president to the South is
to the effect that Secretary Garfield
and others in whom the president
has confidence have reported to him
that things look bad for the Taft
candidacy. They report that every
southern state will send contest1pg
delegations to the convention IL
stead of the solid delegations Cor
Taft which 1t was expected would
be secured from that section. The
president made inquiries in regard.
| to the prospects of getting. these
delegations for Cortelyou, but was
told that the same conditions Sx-
listed in regard to him, as the South
was determined to send delegations
against any man whom the presi-
dent wanted.
s8S
The failure OF the Taft candidacy
to catch on In the way thepresident
hoped it would makes the candidacy
of other men stronger. In the field
the only man who is consistently
for the things for which the pTesI-
dent IS Senator LaF0llette. In
fact it Is conceded that the presi-
dent has borrowed many of his
issues from LaFollette. The peo-
pie are teginnlng to realize this and
there is a growing demand for the
nomination of a man like LaFol-
lette in whom they have confidence.
SSS
Speaker Ekern has begun TO get
IN touch with the country and he is
greatly encouraged. He thought he
would have to manufacture senti-
meat, but he finds the ser timent
already made. He will endeavor TO
organize il IN every part of the
country and make a determined
effort TO secure the nomination for
LaFollette from the next national
convention.
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Congressman KuesteIman was in
Milwaukee the past week. He is
not disturbed over the candidacy OF
Edward S. Minor for the nomina-
ton. 10 fact be seems to prefer
] Minor as an opponent to any other
/ in the district Mr.. Kuesterman
says he will go to Washington early,
as there are many questions in
which the district is interested
which he desires to have settled be
fore congress meets.
555
Republicans Of Milwaukee are at
sea in regard to the mayoralty
nomination nexG spring. Ali fac
tions of the party are unanimous
upon one thing, and that is that it
would be suicidal to renOminate
Mayor Becker. 1Ir Becker has
been a failure as mayor. The other
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