The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1913-10-23
BELIEVE COOPER IS IN RACE
Friends of First District Congressman
Are Strongly Urging Him to Get Aft
er the Prize Political Office But no
Announcement HAS Been Made.

There is very strong probability
that there will be three candidates in
the field for the republican nomination
for United States senator. It is said
the indications are daily growing
stronger that Congressman H. A. Coop
er of the first congressional district,
will be a candidate for the republican
senatorial nomination. 1t is declared
for one thing that the friends of Con-
gresham Cooper are demanding his
candidacy and that for several weeks
past Mr.. Cooper has been receiving
letters from political leaders in all
parts of the state asking that he get
into the race and pledging him their
support if he will enter the field.
Congressman Cooper has always been.
regarded as strong LaFollette man.
Several years ago when several of the
other republican congressman. from
Wisconsin were riding the top rail of
the fence and making almost ludicrous
efforts to dodge the conservative re-
pnblican-L aFollette contest in this
state, Mr.. Cooper came out boldly and
advocated the LaFollette cause. In
other ways, also, he has shown his
friendship for the senator In view
Of these facts it has been considered
doubtful, with the known support which
is being given by Senator LaFollette
to Lieut.. Gov. Morris in the senatorial
contest, whether Mr.. Cooper would
enter the contest.
Friends Of the congressman say, how.
ever that he has about decided to be-.
come candidate for United States SEN
ator, even if his candidacy is not re
garded with favor bv Senator LaFol-
lette. The congressman thinks his
long term of service in the house of
representatives entities him TO recog-
milton and that on the ground Of ex-,
perience he has right to promotion
to the senate. The congressman was a
candidate for United States senator in
the race caused by the vacancy occur
ring at the time of the resignation of
John 9. Spooner, and at that time it
looked many times as if he had
chance to win the position which was
finally landed by Isaac Stephenson.
Congressman Cooper was also can
didate in 1905 when all of the candi-
dates withdrew prior to the ballot in
favor of Robert M. LaFollette, who at
that time was governor of the state.
Congressman Cooper is now serving his
eighth term in the house Of represen-
tatives. BY many he is regarded as
the strongest member of the Wisconsin
delegation in the lower house and he
certainly stands very well with the
members in Washington
In race between Gov. McGovern
and Lieut.. Gov Morris for the repub-
lican nomination for United States
senator Congressman Cooper would
have some points of vantage For one
thing the congressman would occupy
kind of middle ground and there are
many member of the LaFollette organi-
cation who do not like the situation
in this state, due to the rupture be-
tween Gov. McGovern and Senator La
toilette, who would sec in the Cooper
candidacy solution of the problem
and would support him.
In the next place Congressman Coop
er has always been a good progressive.
and it will be impossible for Senator
LaFollette or anybody else to attack
him from the stump. In the third
place the argument could be used by
his friends that if nominated he would
have a better chance of election than
either Gov. McGovern or Lieut.. Gov.
Morris for the reason that there would
not be the bitter fractional feel
ing following his nomination which
would be certain to follow the nomina-
ton of either of the other men.
There is no question either that there
are some men high in the LaFollette
ranks who would welcome the candi-
dacy of Congressman Cooper in the
senatorial race. These men see the
breach which is being made in the
forces of the progressive republicans
by the LaFollette- McGovern row and
feel that the future of the progressive
republican forces in this state is much
endangered by the breach between the
senator and the governor. It is felt by