The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-11-13
CANDIDATES ARE IN WAITING
If Mr.. Cooper Announces That He will
Seek the Toga There Will be Mad
Scramble for the Office of Congress
man in the First Wisconsin District.

The fact that most of the Wisconsin
congressman are now in the state by
reason of the fact the house of repre-
sentatives is in a practical recess pend
ing discussion by the senate of the cur
reney is bringing to light a good deal
of talk over the congressional situation.
Congressman H. A. Cooper will be ask
ed some time during the interim by sew
eral leading republicans of the first dis
trict as to whether he intends being
a candidate for the republican nominal
tion for United States senator, and
should he give an answer in the af-
irmative beyond question of doubt
there would be considerable republi-
can activity in the first district.
If Mr.. Cooper does not run for the
senatorial nomination he will probably
not be opposed for the first district
congressional nomination. Waukesha
county would like congressman, and
there has been some talk that Henry
Lockney of Waukesha might be a can
didate for the nomination. It is under
stood, however, that unless Congress
man Cooper retires from the congress
ional field Mr.. Lockney will not be a
candidate. Besides Mr.. Lockney, there
are one or two Racine men who are
mentioned as congressional possibili-
ties. 1t is understood, however, that
they, like Mr.. Lockney will not make
the run for congressional honors unless
Mr.. Cooper is out of the field. There
has been some talk by some of the
would be congressional candidates with
Mr.. Cooper as to his future political
plans, and there seems to be pretty
definite understanding that he will re-
turn an answer some time during De-
cember as to whether he will enter the
senatorial race.
There is no doubt Congressman Coop
er would like to be a candidate for the
republican nomination for the United
States senate. 1t has long been his am
bition to close out his long political
career by at least one term in the upper
house of congress- On the other hand,
the congressman does not like the idea
of entering hard primary election
race in which he is sure of having Gov.
McGovern and Lieut.. Gov. Morris o.
opponents, and in which there may be
also other contestants. Just what show
Mr.. Cooper would have of landing the
republican United States senatorial
nomination should he decide to be
candidate there is no one that can in
any way predict.
There are many, however, who think
he might be very strong candidate.
In the first place he resides in the
southern part of the state and is well
known not only in the counties of the
district he represents, but in all of the
southern counties and these are the
counties with the large voting popula
tion. The Congressman openly ayowed
his loyalty to LaF'ollette at time
when the act placed him in considera-
BILE political jeopardy because of the
strong stalwart sentiment in the first
district. :. This was during the cam
paign of 1904 after the rump conven-
ton at Madison.
The factors named would aid Con-
gresham Cooper in senatorial can
vass. AS matter of fact, too, it is
probable he would receive the support
of a large number of voters in the
state who have no use for the La
Toilette McGovern political row and
who believe the nomination of Mr..
Cooper as the republican candidate
for United States senator would have
strong influence in preventing the trou-
BILE from becoming deeper and harder
to manage in the future. There would
be many republican voters undoubt-
eddy, also, who would vote for Mr..
Cooper on the theory that he would be
the only republican who could be elect
ed and. that neither Gov. McGovern or
Lieut. Gov. Morris would stand a chance
at the polls because of the great amount
of feel existing between the McGovern
and LaFollette men.
It seems to be taken as certain that
Congressman Irvine l. Lenroot will
not be a candidate for the republican
nomination for United States senator.
There has been gossip from various
sources along that line, but it has never
been from sources with very much
foundation and well informed friends
of Mr.. Lenroot have all along secuted
the idea there was any possibility that
he might make the senatorial run.
The talk is, and probably with con-
siderable foundation, that Mr.. Lenroot
has his eye on finally becoming can
didate for the congressional speaker
ship if congress becomes republican
again. In fact, there has been consid-
cradle talk of the progressive repubi-
can for the speakership in case there