Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-01
WISCONSIN PRIMARIES TO-DAY
SENATOR STEPHENSON EXPECTS
REPUBLICAN ENDORSEMENT.
Representative jenkins Has Had a
Hard Fight and May Be De-
feated-Cooper Is Safe.

MILWAUKEE, Wis. September l.
Primary elections are being held in Wis
consin today for the nomination of ma
tional representatives. state officers. state
senator's and assemblymen and to secure
an Endorsement vote for a United States
senator to succeed Senator Isaac Ste
phenson, who was elected two years ago
to fill the unexpired term of ex-senator
John c. SpOoner, resigned The vote for
the latter office will be a recommendation
to the state representatives that the can
didate receiving plurality of the votes
cast should receive the vote of the repub-
lican legislature when it meets this fall.
There are four candidates in the field
Stephenson. Cook. Hatton and McGovern-
and all indications are that Stephenson
will lead the others when the vote is
counted.
Isaac Is a Claimer.
During the campaign, which has been
warm one. Stephenson has contended
that he stood by the party the best por-
tion of his life without hope of reward,
his purpose being to keep in power the
republican party, the builder of prosper
ity; that he has been in accord with
President Roosevelts policies ard is a
stanch supporter of Taft ard the repub-
lican party.
l.. A. WOOdle, a Wisconsin editor, in
speaking of him, says: Republicans of
Wisconsin have taken pride in honoring
its leaders, and invariably re-elect them
TO second term as an Endorsement of
the first terms service. IL such an honor
has ever been merited it is in the case of
Senator Stephenson No republican in the
state is his peer in loyalty to the party
and service in time: he has stood the
brunt of many a campaign, is d veteran
true and tried, ever ready and willing to
devote his ability and means to the cause
and success of the party. Logically. Mr.
Stephenson is the man for the place. lie
should receive the Endorsement of the
party.
is a strenuous tight between T. S.
Nolan of GAINESVILLE and II. A Cooper of
Racine, the present representative. for the
republican nomination. Mr.. Cooper is
is predicted that he will be nominated by
safe majority.
Looks Bad for Jenkins.
In the eleventh district Representative
John j. Jenkins. chairman of the House
judiciary committee, who is serving his
seventh term in Congress- is opposed by
Irvine Lenroot of Superior for the nomi-
nation on the republican ticket. Mr..
Jenkins has not been in perfect harmony
with the party in his district. and some
dissatisfaction has been exhibited Two
years ago LenrOOt was candidate for
United States senator TO succeed John c.
SpOoner. but was one of number to be
defeated BY Senator Stephenson. He is a
progressive republican. and has been an
ardent La Toilette supporter. The wise
ones say that he will defeat jenkins.
In the third district. now represented
by w. j. Murphy (democrat. who was
elected over j. W. BabcOck (republican
two years ago, as result of the factional
strife of the stalwarts and halfbreeds
there is an earnest desire TO nominate a
man who will cement both factions and
restore the normal republican majority
At the elections in November 1t is safe
to say that Wisconsin can be counted on
to send ten republicans out of the eleven
representatives from the state to the
national Congress.