Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-02-27
Philip IS DENIED
APPO|NTIVE POWER
SENATE TURNS DOWN GOVERN
oR'S PLAN TO NAME HUsT-
ING's SUCCESSOR.
PEOPLE TO ELECT SENATOR
Governor Non.committaI on Date of
Special EIsction--Lieut. Gov. Oith-
mar and Joseph {. Davies Are
Probable Candidates.

MadisOn-The Wisconsin senate de-
cided the United States senatorial is
sue by killing the Burke bill. granting
Gov E. L. Philip power TO name the
late Senator Paul o. Hastings sue
cessor. Gov Phiiipp was beaten, % to
8. with Senators Burke. Cunningham
and Roethe the only members TO sup
port the appointment.
Just prior TO this action in the SEN
ate. the assembly, by vote of so 10
10, adopted Assemblyman Arnold OF
to's resolution requesting the governor
TO call a special election in April. The
resolution was rushed over 10 the sen
ate where it was killed by vote Of
II to 49,
Administration men circulated the
tip from the executive department,
that. should the senate concur il the
house vote recommending a sena .Orial
election in the spring, Gov. Fhilipp
would Immediately issue the election
call, but this the senate refused TO do
because the members seemed to con
slider the time too short for a thorough
campaign in the interest of loyalty.
Gov Philip declined to say whether
be would call special election for
April or let the matter drift into the
general election in November
IF this measure had Passed" said
the governor, Il should have looked
upon it as directory, not mandatory
The idea that insufficient time exist
Il fu1 al 10 or
roneous"
Gov Philips failure to get his ap-
pomtment bill through. occasioned no
surprise. Public sentiment is strongly
in favor of the special election so that
the people may meet the challenge
that this state is not loyal Members
OF the legislature came here with that
idea fixed in their minds. and at no
time have they shown any inclination
20 swing TO the governors side.
The bre * in the senatorial situa-
ton came Unexpectedly after Senator
Whitman called on Gov. Philip and
told him that the bill to give him APP
pointive power could not be passed in
rne senate Thereupon the governor
called Assemblyman Otto TO his office
and asked hi INTO press an early vote
on his resolution for a special election
next spring
Acting upon that suggestion, Otto
brought the resolution to the attention
OF the judiciary committee, which re-
ported it to the assembly without rec
ommendation. Otto said that the peo-
pie wanted TO elect a United States
seBator, but the question Of whether
the election should be held in the
spring or next November. was a mat
ter of policy, he decided He was the
only one-who spoke on the resolution,
the members evidently having decided
how they would vote.
The house adopted the Otto resolu-
ton by a vote Of 50 TO 10. with AS
semhlymen J. Anderson. c. B. Carter,
J. c. Chapple, Theodore Engel, F.
Grass. r. v Lawson, w. f. Jordan,
J. J. Ruka. John Camper, and c. II.
Saugen voting in the negative
The legislatures action eliminates
as senatorial possibility Congress-
man Irvine L. Lenrout. Superior, the
man Gov Philip planned TO name to
the seat. had his plan gone through.
Lenroot. now power in congress. will
not peril his chances for the speaker
ship for which he is in line when the
Republicans return to power. 10 chance
defeat in a senatorial race. The Demo
Gratis are openly advancing the cause
Of Joseph Z. Davies. said 10 carry the
federal administration o. X. There
was some :. TX on the Republican side
OF Gov b !pp az the G. o. p. can
didate. it being pointed out that the
governor has campaign for re-eiec
ton ahead of him next fall. and that
he has not yet announced his candi
dacy for a third term in the state
house This talk comes in the face OF
the state central committees an
nouncement that Philip has assured
members of that body that he is not a
senatorial candidate. Lieut., Gov. r. F
Dithmar viii be the La Toilette can.
didate, it is believed, whether the
election be held in April or permitted
to go oper until fall.
Perhaps no request ever made by a
Wisconsin governor stirred up so stiff
a contest from the press and public
as Philips plea for power to namt
the new senator Almost since the
tragic death of the Wisconsin solor
at Rice Lake last fall most of the stat,
newspapers have clamored for a spe
Ella ELECTION Phillip announced hi,
intention OF calling a special session
Glass Making an Old Art.