The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1907-05-16
Congressman From the First Dis
trict Formally Withdraws From
Race for U. S. Senator
ToRREY IS HIGHLY H0NoRED
Register of Deeds From Kenosha Conn.
ty Is Given Two Votes for United
States Senator at Caucus on
Wednesday Evening

AS predicted in the EVENING News
on last Saturday evening Congress
man H. A Cooper is out of the race
for election as United States Senator
for Wisconsin, for after making
denial that he was planning to with
draw the Racine Congressman We'd
nesday evening sent letter to the
Republican caucus asking his friends
to vote for some other candidate. The
letter of the Congressman follows:
ITO the Members of the Legislative
Caucus ~ Gentlemen: I hereby re-
specially announce my withdrawal
from the contest for the United States
senatorship. This announcement is
made because of my earnest desire to
assist, if possible, in breaking the
protrac ted deadlock by the election of
some man worthy of the great posi-
ton and thus to promote the best in
terests of the Republican party and
of all the people of the state.
II have no words to tell my friends
in the legislature my appreciation of
their generous, steadfast support, and
therefore can only assure them that
one and all they have my most sincere
and grateful thanks.
HENRY ALLEN COOPER. -
The action of the Congressman
came as a surprise to his friends and
supporters in this county, for after
the retirement of Lenroot on Tuesday
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would stick to the bitter end. The
support which has been given to
Cooper will probably eventually go to
Stephenson, and it is evident that
from now on the main fight will be
between Stephenson, Hatten and
Esch, with chances decidedly favor
able to Stephenson.
The large interests of Mr.. Stephen.
son in this county have made him the
favorite of many Kenosha county peo-
pie. After Cooper had withdrawn
from the race Assemblyman Curtiss
of this county and Senator Bishop
representing Racine and Kenosha
counties voted for P. c. Torrey of Ke-
nosha. 1t is just possible that Mr..
Torrey is to be dark horse in the
contest as he left Kenosha Wednesday
afternoon for Madison. However it
can be said with authority that any
strength that Mr.. Torrey can control
will go to Mr.. Stephenson. The two
men are personal friends and have had
business relations together for many
years and it is certain that if Mr..
Torrey controls the two votes from
this county they will go to Stephen
son at an early date. With Lenroot
and Cooper both eliminated it is hard
to see where Curtiss and Bishop will
go save to the Stephenson column.
Politicians have been discussing at
length the effect the withdrawal of
Congressman Cooper will have on his
future political career. Had he been
the first to withdraw they hold that
he would have been decidedly the
strongest candidate at the primary
election for senator two years from
now, but Lenroot evidently sought
whatever strength there was in such
a withdrawal by taking the action
first. Mr.. Cooper may be candidate
for senator in two years, but should
he be such candidate it will be nee
essary for him to lay aside his office
as congressman and give another a
chance for this Office. The with
drawal of Cooper had little effect on
the dead lock as the votes were
scattered to dozen different candi-
dates and tits possible that the dead
lock will be prolonged as three
cornered rather than FIVE cornered
dead lock.