The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-04-09
GETS SUPPORT IN CAPITAL
First District Congressman May Be
Agreed Upon as Candidate to Unite
Republican Forces in Coming Prim-
airy Election-Awaits Call to Run.

Little is heard here in Kenosha as
TO what the attitude of Congressmea
Henry Allen Cooper will be in regard
to making an effort for the United
States senatorship. From Madison
comes the interesting gossip that the
new complication in the situation is
the candidacy Of Mr.. Cooper.
The LaFollette people have seeming
ly considered that the fact that Lieut..
Gov. Thomas Morris was being brought
out as the LaFollette candidate would
absolutely preclude the possibility of
anybody else coming into the race who
might in any way appeal to an ultra
LaFollette vote. There have been for
some time, however a number of La
Foliette leaders who have not been in
sympathy with the candidacy of Lieut..
Gov. Morris and have been more or less
DESTROYS of supporting Mr.. Cooper.
1t now seems that these LaFollette
men, who have been talking Cooper in
quiet undercurrent for several months
past, have gone further and have SEQ
onded efforts started by some of his
Racine county friends several months
ego to have Congressman Cooper enter
the field as an active candidate for re
publican senatorial honors. Letters
have been received by Mr.. Cooper also
from some of the men who have writ
ten to him on his possible candidacy
for the republican nomination of Unit
ed States senator, and Mr.. Cooper has
by no means absolutely declined all
consideration of a senatorial campaign
but instead has given indication that
he was giving very serious considera-
tion to a possible candidacy for the
United States senate and that it is
more than possible he will eventually
enter the see.
There is coterie of LaF'ollette lead
els at Madison who, while close friends
of the senator himself, have never
been at all favorable to the candidacy
of Lieut.. Gov. Norris for United
States senator This coterie is unques-
tionably atssthis. line welcoming the
mention of the name of Congressman
Cooper in connection with the republi-
can nomination of United States sen
ator and more or less they are doing
all in their power to aid in securing a
determination fro,l Mr.. Cooper to en-
ter the field. These anti-Morris-L La
Ra1Taf%o. mon ala ~, - ~, ~ a+i,,0s fpo,,
purely political reasons. It is their
declaration that they do not believe
that with political conditions in this
state it will be possible to nominate
Lieut.. Gov. Morris for United States
senator in contest with Gov. Nc
Govern as the opposing candidate. It
is the claim of these LaFollette lead
ers who are supporting Mr.. Cooper
that they are making wise move in
supporting the Cooper candidacy.
The LaFollette leaders who under his
direction have undertaken the work of
injecting some ginger in the Morris
campaign are much discouraged over
the Cooper situation and they give it
as their opinion that when the final
test comes Mr.. Cooper will not decide
to be candidate. Still they have no
active advices from Washington on the
subject and that we'll confirmed news
that Mr.. Cooper is giving serious con
temptation to his possible senatorial
candidacy is a great surprise to them.
1t is said by the men who are in COM
munication with Congressman Cooper
ON the subject of his possible candi-
dacy for the republican nomination of
United States senator that they expect
to have definite answer from Mr..
Cooper some time in April as to
whether he will be in the field It
may be that if his duties in congress
will permit, he will pay a flying visit
to Wisconsin some time within the next
four weeks, and that while here he will
hold conferences with friends in vari-
Gus portions of the state and obtain
advice from them as to whether he
shall leave the congressional field for
the uncertainties of United States
senatorial campaign.