The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1907-05-23
POLITICAL GAME
DISGUSTS C0NN0R.
TOO NERVE CONSUMING AND FULL
OF UNPLEASANTNESS TO
FRIENDS.
HAS ABOUT DECIDED TO RETIRE
Senator Hudnall Declares Hatton Could
Have Changed the Caucus Rule
and Won the Seat

MADISON, Wis. May Is Special
-Lieut.-Gov. and State Chairman ". ID.
Conner is back in Madison after accom-
panying Senator Isaac Stephenson to
milwaukee, Friday. He declines to dis
cUss the recent developments or TO give
his expressions Of their probable effect
upon future conditions.
II am going to get out Of politics.
he said, 1T Is too swift game for me.
For months | have been Oh The verge of
pulling out of the game for good and
now / guess I'll do it. 1t burns UP too
much nervous energy and man Is too
often put in position where he must do
unpleasant things to his friends, Its
great game ana has its RESERVATIONS, out
/ guess | am through
Tracy to Suffer for Conner.
The manner of the election of Stephen
son Will probably mean the refusal uI the
Senate to confirm the appointment OF Ed
ward ". Tracy of MlIwaUkcc as on III
spcctor HIS well-known friendship Tor
". -. Common may make hIu target
Tor the resentment OF majority Oh tue
senators.
Assemblyman Anton Schaurr of kc-
waunee, who voted for Stephenson, VIII
probably get the appointment OF super
In1eudent OF public PROPERTY. ME- Iiar-
rass OF Milwaukee, who Is also a caHuI-
date for that COB, also voted lgr Stcpheh'
son.
Hatton Could have Won.
Senator Iiudnall today gave out long
interview relative To the E~ru-iiatjou
conference and the incident, leading NJ
to the nomination of Isaac Stephenson.
After telling about the Lach-HattOn
.,
pledged himself to support halton, IN
Guiding Nelson and Gold~Wurthy, he
said:
Il tried to persuade Mr.. Common to re-
lent and allow Nelson and GoluSWurthE
to 20 into the caucus and vote Tor Hat
ton. but this he absolutely and stubborn
ly refused to do The result of Nelson
and GoIdswUrthy refusing To attend the
caucus resulted in Mr.. Hattun receiving
fifty and Stephenson fOrly-SIN. Tins
gave Mr.. IlattOn the majority OF the
members present, but not enough 10
nominate under the rule adopted when
the caucus first convened, the rule being
no nomination should be made unless
the nominee receive hfty-tWu votes OF
course. Mr.. IIattOn's friends had it III
their power to repeal this rule as the
caucus which adopted this rule had the
power to repeal it by Il majority vote.
Mr.. I1atton and his friemas however,
declined t. change this rule but by 50
doing ii would have insured the uout!na-
ton of Mr. Ilatton for United States
senator.
Hudnall Sees New Deal.
"a fter several ballots the caucuS adj
jourucd until Thursday night without
maxim. any nomination. On Thursday
night Assomblymen Nelson and Colds
worthy. whom Mr.. Conner had prevented
from attending the caucus the night he
fore. went into the caucus and voted for
Isaac Stephenson. Mr.. Mctireg"r then
changed his vote to Stephenson. M".
tlau~cn did likewise and thru Assembly,
man Morris carried out his part of the
agreement and made ffty-two m"n tor
I Stephenson or enough to secure has NOM
nation"
why did Mr.. Conner keep Nelson
and GoldswOrthy from attending the
caucus "Wednesday night and then per-
nit them to 20 On Thursday might and
vote for StcphcusOn?' the senator was
asked.
Il don't know" he replied, "hUt will
ask in turn this question:
Does il mean "A new triumN uHtr In
/ the politics Of Wisconsin with ltuue"i NJ
| La Toilette not a member
The senator did not mention nDhrr
names, hut minated that IL" rGuu
yirntc consists of Stephenson. Common
and Davidson.
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