Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1909-01-13
ESTABLISHED 1856


and many of his strong former polit-
ical foes We're br aght together to do
honor to The occasion.
Contest for the Speakership.
Reverting to the organization of the
Legislature. it can be said that there
will be lively contest for the speak
ership. the leading candidates appear
ing to be N. Cleary of Blanchard (
Vile. a young lawyer serving his sec
ond term, ana George E. Scott Of Bar
ron, a more experienced legislator.
with Judge Levi II. Bancroft OF Rich !
land Center a formidable third. Mr..
Scott is expected to unite nearly the
whole of the so-called LaFollette ele-
ment of the assembly, while CIeary aad
| Bancroft presume to sail under inde-
pendent colors
Scattering votes will also go to e. ".
| Leroy of Marinette. who becomes the
senior member Of the house in point
| of continued service this year: G. p.
Esterbrook of Milwaukee, former attor-
ney- general. an experienced and well
! equipped legislator and Wallace In
| gals, a stirring new man from Racine.
There are three candidates for chief
| clerk of the assemhly-C. r. Shaffer of
| Madison. who served at the last ses-
sion and is a candidate for reelection;
| John c. Miller, formerly of Marinette,
and Cameron Fraser newspaper man
of Menominee Falls.
For chief clerk of the senate there
are still more aspirants. among them
being William w Powell. Milwaukee
newspaper man, Fred Wylie of Nor
risonviile. Frank Andrews of Bioomer
and r. ] Castle of Madison, formerly
chief clerk of the land Office,
Henry Daggett Reappears.
An interesting episode Of Wisconsin
legislative history is recalled in the
appearance here of former Assembly
man Henry Daggett of Bear Greek.
| author OF the famous "anti-corset"
bill of ten years ago. This bill gave
| him a notoriety which he has been un-
able to live down and is still the cause
oe much good uatured twitting when
ever he meets his old associates. Dag
gett wants to be sergeant-at-arms of
| the senate.
For the same position in the assem-
| bly, there are three candidates S.
Irvine of Greenwood. candidate for re-
election; former Assemblyman Charles
Barker of Milwaukee, and David Da-
| yies OF Milwaukee.
State Chairman Edmonds has called
a caucus Of the members of the two
houses for this evening, when the fates
/ of the various aspirants for honors and
places win be determined as well as
other questions Of more moment.
The senate this year will consits of
twenty-eisht Republicans. four Demo-
Gratis and one Social Democrat; the as
sembly of eighty Republicans. seven
teen Democrats and three Social Dem
oerats. OF the thirty three members
of the senate just one-third, or eleven
members, are new men, but In the as
sembly all but thirty-seven out of the
100 will be new faces.
The retiring senators are: Hage-
I meisrer, Froemminp. Rummel. Roehr.
Wilcox, Burns, G. H. Smith. Wolff, No
BILE. St0ndall and Munson. Among
these are a number of legislative vet
Grams, such as Roehr of Milwauee. who
has served three terms, Burns of Platt-
VILE, two terms; Wolff, Sheboygan.
two terms, and Munson of Viroqua.
| two terms.
Colonel Munso1 Reappointed.
Colonel Munson has just been rear-
! pointed as private secretary to Gov
| ernor Davidson He has held the po-
| sition for three years. but the extra
work devolviug upon hin rs senator
and secretary to the chief executive at
the last session was so strenuous that
| he decided not to be a candidate for
| reelection as senator Numerous COM
| mittees Of citizens waited upon him
| to become a candidate for congress
| at the time, but Mr.. Munson decided
| he would remain as an assistant to the
| governor during the remainder of the
| two years He Is now prominently
| mentioned In the state press and polit-
| ical circles as possibility for secretary
Of state at the primaries two years
hence.
The senate will be an unusually
strong body. As someone has re-
marked. two-thirds of its members
would be recognized anywhere as men
of exceptional ability. To name the
strong men would be practically equiv
alent TO calling the roll. But among
some Of the more prominent ones may
be mentioned Hudnal1 and Sanborn OF
| the north Fairchid and Gaylord OF
| milwaukee,: Erazeau End Morris of the
| central part: whitehead of Janesyille;
Lockney Of Waukesha; owen Of st.
| Crolx; Martin of Darlington; Stout OF
| Menomipee. and Bird Of Wausaukee.
| Among the new men who are expected
to "do things are Kleezka of Milwau-
| kee. blaine Of Boacobel, Thomas OF
| Chippewa Falls. former railroad com
m tssioner: and Donald Of Dane coun-
ty. who graduated from the assembly
into the senate.
Lawyers PredomInate.
As to the occupations of the members
lawyers predominate in the senate and
the farmers in the assembly. ODDLY
enough, there viii be thirty-two OF
each in the two houses. In the senate
the legal fraternity will have repre-
sentatiun OF eighteen. In the assem-
bly, the agricultural interests will have
twenty-seven representatives, nearly
one-third Of the total number of mem-
bers.
Five calIlngs are represented in the