Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1906-1908, 1907-05-24
POLITICAL GAME
DISGUSTS CONNOR.
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 1S.-[Special.l
-Lleut.-GOv and State Chairman w. d.
Connor is back in Madison after accom-
panyInS 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
4 am going TO get out of politics"
he said, 1T is too swift game for me.
For months | have been ON the verge Of
now | guess I'll do it. 1t burns up too
much nervous energy and a man is too
often put i'll position where he must do
! unpleasant things to his friends. Its Il
great game and has its RESERVATIONS, but
/ / guess L am through.
Tracy to Suffer for Connor
The manner of the election of Stephen
son will probably mean the refusal OF the
Senate to confirm the appointment OF Ed
ward W. Tracy Of Milwaukee as OIL i'll
| spector His well-known friendship for
| W. ID. COnnOr may make him target
Tor the resentment Of Il majority oil The
senators.
Assemblyman Anton Schauer of ke-
waunee, who voted for Stephenson, Will
| probably get the appointment OF super
! ntendent of public property. MIR. liar
raSS OF Milwaukee, who is also cauul-
date for that job, also voted for Stephen
| son.
Hatton Could Have Won.
| Senator Hudnal today gave out Il long
I interview relative TO the Esch hatton
conference and the incidents leading up
to the nomination of Isaac Stephenson.
After telling about the Esch-hatton
conference and how each man present
| nj To ! IL
GLIDING Nelson and Goldsworthy, he
! said:
L tried to persuade Mr. Conner to re-
| lent and allow Nelson and Godsw0rthy
to go into the caucus and vote Tor Hat
ton, but this he absolutely and stubborn
ly refused to do. The result Of Nelson
| and GoldSwOrthy refusing to attend the
caucus resulted in Mr. Hatton receiving
/ fifty and Stephenson fortysiX. This
gave Mr.. Hatton the majority of the
members present, but not enough to
nominate under the rule adopted when
] the caucus first convened, the rule being
no nomination should be made unless
the nominee receive tifty-two votes. OF
| course. Mr.. Hatton's friends had it in
their power to repeal this rule as the
caucus which adopted this rule had the
! power to repeal it by a majority vote.
! Mr.. Hatton and his friends, however,
declined tC change this rule, but by 50
| dong 1t would have insured the nominal
ton of Mr.. Hatton for United States
| senator.
Hudnall Sees New Deal.
after several ballots the caucus adj
| journed until Thursday night without
making ally nomination. On Thursday
night Assemblymen Nelson and Colds
worthy, whom Mr. Conner had prevented
from attending the caucus the night be-
fore, went into the caucus and voted for
Isaac Stephenson. Mr. McGregCr then
| changed his vote to Stephenson Mr..
| ClauSen did likewise and then Assembly
man Morris carried out his part OF the
! agreement and made tifty-two men for
Stephenson or enough to secure his NOM
! ination.'
why did Mr.. Conner keep Nelson
and GoldswOrthy from attending the
caucus Wednesday night and then per
nit them to go on Thursday night and
vote for Stephenson?' the senator was
asked.
Il don't know" he replied, but will
ask in turn this question::
Does it mean a new trumyiratc in
| the politics Of Wisconsin with Robert NJ.
! La Toilette not a member?
The senator did not mention other
names, but minated that the triUDI-
virate consists Of Stephenson. Conner
/ and Davidson.