Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-11-11

Former Governor Hoard of Fort
Atkinson Selected.
LEADER IN MANY ACTIVITIES
Co nrnissioner Appointed by Governor
Philipp Names Man 10 6e Hon.
ored az the Panama-Pacific
Exposition.

Madison.-Former Gov. ". D.
Hoard of Fort Atkinson is Wisconsin's
/ most distinguished citizen. This was
/ the verdict of the special commission
/ appointed by Governor Philip to Sc
lect the most famous Badge to be
1 honored at the Panama-Paciic exposi-
! ton in San Francisco.
The commission unanimously named
the former governor at a meeting in
/ Milwaukee and the result was for
warded to the governor. The report
/ was at once telephoned to Governor
| Philip in Milwaukee.
Early in October Governor Philip
was asked by officials o. the exposi-
ton to name the states most distin-
! guished citizen. Instead of himself
/ picking the man he appointed as COM
missioners to make the selection the
/ following:
Rev. E. G. Updike, Madison. chair
man; Theodore o. ViIter, Milwaukee;
! George H. Gordon, La Crosse; Prof.
/ L. D. Harvey, Menominee: DR.. H. A.
! Sffton, Milwaukee; A E. Manchester,
/ Milwaukee, AMI Charles L. Hill, Rosen-
/ dale.
| In selecting Mr.. Hoard as the states
| most distinguished citizen, these are
some of the factors undoubtedly given
/ consideration by the commission:
Governor of Wisconsin from 1889 to
1891.
Veteran of the Civil war in which
he served two enIistments, ac4uitting
/ himself with nonor
State commander of the G. A. R.
Leader in movement to put Wiscon-
sin into first rank as dairying state.
Publisher of Roards Dairyman and
founder of Jefferson County Union.
Long service as president of the
board of regents of the University OF
| Wisconsin.
Endorsed from coast to coast for
position of secretary of agriculture in
! President McKinley's cabinet
Member of national committee now
| investigating a nonpartisan tariff
! commission with view to making re-
port to congress.
Mr.. Hoard was born at Stockbridge,
! N. Y, on October 10, 1886, the son of
| Methodist minister. He came to
Wisconsin in 1857, going first to Oak
Grove and then to Lake Mills. For a
time he was a teacher of vocal and
! instrumental music.
| After he returned from the war Mr..
Hoard went into business at Columbus
and in 1870 established a weekly news
! paper at Lake Mills. In 1873 he re-
moved to Fort Atkinson. He served
! as United States deputy marshal in
| 1870 and ergeant-at-arms of the state
senate in 1872. He founded the Wis
! cOnsin Dairy Mems association and
was its secretary for years. For years
he was active in the Wisconsin Edi-
tOrial association and in farmers in
stitutes.
Although he had never been espe-
cially active in politics, he was NOM
mated for governor in 1888 on the Re-
| publican ticket and elected by a plu-
rality of 20,273 votes. He was re-
nominated for a second term, but de-
feated in campaign marked by strife
| over the Bennett law
Former Governor Hoard is man of
marked individuality and unique char
acteristics. He is a philosopher and
quaint humOrist, a genial and enter
tanning companion. He is a man of
the people and universally popular
with farmers and citizens of every
! class.