The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1914-07-02
HEALTH PREVENTS H|sRuNNING
Office of Representing Racine and Ke-
nosha Counties in the State Senate Is
Open for Hot Fight With Retirement
Of Senator For Past Eight Years.

FollIlclanS In both Racine and Ke-
nosha counties have been specializing
as to the possible course to be taken
by State Senator Isaac T. Bishop in
connection with the campaign for
state senator. Senator Bishop was in
terviewed on the question this morn
ing and he declared that he would not
be candidate for reelection.
1.-THE condition of my health is
|such,' said Senator Bishop, that I
feel that it would be impossible for
me to give the people of the two coun-
ties such service in the upper house
|of the legislature as they are entitled
to. For this reason / have definitely
decided not to seek a denomination.
There is feeling Of kindness to lot
|of people in the two counties for the
manner in which they have treated me
in the past campaigns and these peo-
pie have given renewed assurances of
their support for another campaign,
but [ have been stickler for men
giving the proper time to these offices
and | feel that with my health broken
as it is | could not render this
service.''
Senator Bishop is completing his
eight year as member of the state
senate and he has been very active in
the work of the upper house. During
the last session he was named as head
of some of the most important commit
tees in the senate and his health was
in such condition that he found it diff
fcult to give all of his time. For
weeks he was confined to his room at
Madison by illness, but he managed to
keep in touch with the work of the
upper house and managed to attend
nearly all of the important sessions.
The retirement Of Mr.. Bishop will
throw the field open for a considerable
of scramble for the Office of senator.
There will undoubtedly be several
candidates for the office from Racine
county and it is not improbable that
Kenosha county will have a number of
candidates in the field. Prospective
candidates for Office have hung back
on account of the position, Of Senator
Bishop. Many people believe that it
would have been difficult to find can.
didate in either of the counties who
could get the strong support that has
been accorded to Senator Bishop in
the rural districts in the two counties.
Two years ago Senator Bishop was I'M
opposed at the election and he had an
easy time disposing Of opposition at
the primary.
Charles HI. Everett of Racine, who
represented the Racine district of Ra-
cine county in the lower house of the
legislature during the past session, has
announced that he will probably seek
the nomination for state senator and
with Senator Bishop retiring it is GER
tain that Charles III. Pfennig of Keno
sha who was in the assembly for the
past two years, will be strongly urged
to seek advancement to the upper
house of the legislature. Mr.. Pfennig
declared this morning that he was not
ready to announce himself as a candi-
date for any Office, but that he was
taking the matter under consideration.
The splendid record of Assemblyman
Pfennig is certain to make him
strong contender for the Office Of
state senator or for a second term in
the assembly. The Racine county poll
ticians have long had their eye on the
office of state senator and there will
be strong pressure brought to bear to
have the nomination go to that county
this year.