Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1910-03-24
POLITICS WARMING UP
SOME CANDIDATES FILE NOM.
NATION PAPERS
LICENSE OR NO-LICENSE THE ISSUE
Spring Election April 5.-Candidates
for Nomination for State Offices
Make Announcements

Make Announcements
The spring election campaign, which
until now has been very quiet, is warm
ing up and numerous arguments are to
be heard daily. The issue appears to
be license or no-license: the petition TO
place the question on the ballot will be
filed tomorrow. Notwithstanding the
fact that county supervisors have no.
thing whatever to do with the license
question, these too are included in the
controversy So far the following NOM
ination papers have been filed:
John Lindoo-A Alderman 1st ward.
J.P. Alderman End ward.
o. c. Sabin-Alderman End ward.
Russ Johnson-Al Sd ward.
A. A. Bush-Alderman Sd ward.
o. E. Pederson-Supervisor End ward.
E. M. Worden-Supervisor Sd ward.
Nomination papers are also being cir
culated for L. M. Soule for alderman
1st ward; Geo. Manley, j. H. Hogston
and G. B. Goocher for supervisors for
the first, second and third wards re-
spectively. There is talk of several
more entering the race; papers can be
filed up to four days before election.
Town caucuses will be held in most
of the towns Saturday.
For state officers, to be nominated at
the primary election in September, the
F,T Lo, olnna1x, onnnt1n0oH thar
candidacy:
THE SENATORSHIP
For United States Senator r. M.
LaFollette will be the unanimous choice
of the progressives and it is persistent
ly rumored that he will be opposed by
S. A. Cook of Neenah, stalwart candi-
date for governor in 1904. Mr.. Cook
poses as progressive but has always
been on the other side. He is mil
lionaire lumberman and if elected would
be another member of the Million
aires Club" under the leadership of
Senator Aldrich.
THE RACE FOR GOVERNOR
Lieutenant Governor John Strange
was the first to make an announcement.
He is paper manufacturer of Oshkosh,
has always been allied with the pro-
gressives and his record as Lieutenant
Governor is creditable. On the tariff
question he is standpatter.
Francis E. McGovern, the Fighting
District Attorney of Milwaukee, who
incurred the enmity of the wealthy
bosses of that city by his persistency in
prosecuting graft, has always been a
staunch supporter of the progressive
cause He is keen, able lawyer.
Capt. William Mitchell Lewis is new
man in politics, has never held public
office and announced that he is seeking
the governorship because he wants it.
His platform is strongly progressive
and county option is one of his leading
issues. He is president of a ten mil
lion dollar automobile manufacturing
corporation at Racine. 1t is not true
that LaFollette has made a deal with
Capt Lewis for mutual support.
Senator H. w. Barker is the fourth
candidate for governor to make an an
nouncement. He was elected state SEN
ator in 1906 on the anti-LaF Toilette ticket
but has never been closely affiliated
with the stalwarts. During the last
session he worked harmoniously with
the progressive wing and made clean
record He was the champion of the
county option bill in the senate in the
last two sessions and will make this the
principal issue of his campaign.
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR
Senator Thomas Morris of Lacrosse
is the only announced candidate for
Lieutenant Governor. He is a pro-
gressive of the most pronounced type
and one of the most popular members
of the upper house. He was urged by
many friends to become a candidate for