Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1914-05-05


thereto and was very expert in the
game, as well as all other sports in
which he became interested.
He Immediately, after graduating,
commenced the practice of law in
this, his home city, associating him.
self with Judge c. L. Warren. This
partnership was dissolved year
later and Mr.. Manson continued alone
in the law busipess for ten years. In
1909 he became associated with Frank
lin E. Bump, under the firm name of
Bump & Manson, which firm has con-
tinued up to the present time.
In 1898 he was elected district at
torney of Marathon county on the
democratic ticket. He early took a
hand in the politics of our city and
county, and while chairman of the
democratic county committee made
such a signal success that his co-work-
ers urged him for the position of chair
man of the democratic state central
committee and he was finally elected
TO fill that important Office. He at
tended the Democratic National con-
yention at Denver as a delegate at
large from Wisconsin. He conducted
the democratic state campaign in 1906
and was re elected and had charge of
the campaign of the state in 1908.
Soon after being made chairman of
the state central committee, Mr..
Manson was elected member of the
national democratic committee in
place of A. f. Warden, the former
chairman of the state central COM
mittee.
Mr.. Manson resigned and was
succeeded as chairman of the demo-
cratic state central committees in
1910 by Joseph E. Davies of Madison,
but continued to take an active part
in the political struggle in the state
and also in the factional struggle
within the democratic ranks, being
intimately associated with Messrs.
Aylward and Davies. He was an
intense Wilson man, taking lively
part in the selection of delegates from
Wisconsin, and was an enthusiastic
supporter of Wilson at the Baltimore
convention, and worked hard for him
during the campaign of 1912.
After the election of President
Wilson, Mr.. Manson was appointed
collector of internal revenue for the
western district with headquarters
at Madison which position he held at
the time of his death. Mr.. Manson
believed thoroughly in the progressive
principles represented by President
Wilson and devoted much of his time
to the success of those principles
At the time of his appointment il
was freely acknowledged that if any
one was entitled to recognition at the
hand of the president it was Mr.
Manson.
W hitO toNsS ~ PiOAtooiOiii oiN
as such having served several terms
as city attorney of Wausau and one
term as district attorney Of Marathon
, county, Mr.. Manson was largely en-
gagged in the real estate business, ano
was interested in southern lands
farm and cut over lands in the north
ern part of the state as we'll as hold
| ing large possessions within the city
/ limits. He was a member of the rea
estate firm OF Weinfeld Il Manson
and vice-president and manager o
the Wausau- Mississippi Timber Co.
which has large holdings in Mis-
siSsippi.
He was united in marriage TO Mis-
Daisy Dye in 1906, daughter of Or. A
\. Dye of Madison. by whom he i
survived and also by one daughter
Patricia.
| Mr.. Manson was member OF tn
| Marathon county ban, and prominentil
Masonic circles, belonging to Fores
Lodge No l30, +. & A. NJ. Wsusal
Chapter No. 81, r. A. NJ, and ST
| 0mer Commandery No II, h. T.
The funeral services were conduct
ed from the home, s2s Fulton street
at 10 O'Clock Friday morning, an
were under the auspices of tho Ma
sonic fraternity, Rev. w. III. Gould
pastor of the First Universal;s
] church, officiating. The members o
the Marathon county bar attended i
body as did also the Masons Th
flora. offerings from the various ,socis
ties and personal friends at home an
from away contained beautiful ds
|, signs and were many and very beauti
full.
Il The pail bearers we're +. E. Ramr