The Watertown weekly leader. [volume] (Watertown, Jefferson County, Wis.) 1912-1917, 1915-11-30

the voters of the state agree with his
line of argument they will find the
Sauk county gentleman standing
squarely under the tree to catch the
persimmon when it falls
But for all these surmises and pre-
dictions there Is man in Eau Claire
county who may seek the nomination.
and should he ask his party to choose
him he will, without question. prove
one of the greatest whirlwinds this
state has seen since La Toilette was
in his heyday. While the Leader is
not at this time permitted to announce
his candidacy, we can assure our read
ers that of all those mentioned, should
he announce himself, he will sweep the
state by the very force of his person
ality and the soundness of principles
which he will advocate Mention
might be made that he is not allied
with any clique or division of the par
ty aside from the fact that he stands
for all which makes for lower taxation
and efficiency in government, is not
commission" fiend. and when he
promises the people good government
at lower cost it means good govern
ment at lower cost. His promises
would not be made to reduce state ex-
penses, then cut out or reduce univer-
slty instructors salaries, using much
bombast and pyrotechnics, and add a
host of special investigators" draw
ing ten times more than the reduction
amounted to. He is young man who
has won his spurs by hard knocks and
hard study, and when thinking of the
next governor of Wisconsin it might
not be amiss to think of Eau Claire
county at the same time.
There are other state officers than
governor to be filled, and our present
state treasurer, Henry Johnson wants
to hold the states purse strings for
two years more. Mr.. Johnson has
been elected to the position twice. and
IL the people have cause to complain
of his conduct Of the Office the Leader
has not heard of it. No mistake will
be made if the Oconto county farmer
and lumberman carries the common
wealth's loose change around with him
a couple of years yet to come
Another man in the same class Is
Secretary of State Donald, who has
been chosen by the voters on two oc-
casions for the office which he holds.
This state has had secretaries of state
and secretaries of state; but when all
is said and alone, John S. Donald is
secretary of state in all the word i'm
plies, and Mt. Horeb is not the only
community to take just pride is his
efficieny - the admiration is state
wide.
Assemblyman Christian Pickardt has
been mentioned as possible candidate
for the democratic nomination for the
state senate in the Fond du Lac-Green
Lake counties district. He will prob
ably not run, however, if Senator Kel-
logg is a candidate for denomination.
The latter has not yet decided whether
he will be in the field again.
The proposed meeting of the repub-
lican state central committee will
probably be held in Milwaukee early
in January. 1t is understood the call
will be issued some time in December,
and that there will be a request that
all the committee members attend
Letters are still being sent out by
republican leaders who claim to be in
terested in the university situation,
urging university alumni to become
candidates for the legislature.
Former Speaker of the Assembly
Charles Ingram will probably be a
candidate for the republican nomina-
ton for the senate in Dunn, Polk and
Barron counties, which comprise the
Twenty-ninth senatorial district Mr..
Ingram will make the run as La
Toilette candidate