Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1918-06-26
Sanhorn for Congress.

At a conference of Ashland counto
republicans held few days ago ty
determine who should be Ashland
county's candidate for congress, A. w.
Stubborn received so votes out of 30
cast A motion was then promptly
passed that the candidacy of Mr.. San
born be unanimously Endorsed. 1t IS
understood the conference was reps
resentative one. A preliminary meet
ing of the county committee was held
on the 18th of May. and at that time it
was agreed that more general meet
ing be held on the 25th at which time
the proper course for Ashland county
would be considered. To the latter
meeting. which had an official char
acter because of it's call by the county
committee, the active party leaders
and workers of the county were sum-
moned, it was that meeting which in
dorsed Mr.. Sanborn by vote OF al
most unanimous even in the informal
ballot and hence he appears before the
district with full force of a solid in
dorsement of the republicans OF Ash
land county.
The futher effect of the conference
is to bring Bayfield, county into line
for to it were also invited the friends
of A. H. Wilkinson of Bayfield,, who
had been mentioned as possible con-
gressional candidate. Other counties
in the district are Iron. Villas. Oneida.
Lincoln, Taylor, Price, Rusk. Sawyer,
Polk, Burnett, Washburn> and Doug
las. The nomination is to be made to
succeed Senator Lenroot. Douglas
county having the United States SEN
ator cannot reasonably present a can
didate for representative and as Ash
land is the natural center of the dis
trict and the largest city in it except
Superior, the situation may be said to
be most favorable to the nomination
of the candidate so heartily and gen.
orally endorsed by Ashland county.
The merits of the situation too are
all in Mr.. Sanborn's favor. He is a
big man intellectually. He will, if
elected, represent his district with
ability and force. He will see that it
gets everything it is fairly entitled to,
and he is big enough to represent the
whole country and take part in the
most important work of congress. His
heart too is right. AS state senator
he was the leader in the passage of
the best progressive legislation adopt
ed in Wisconsin. He was the author
of the industrial commission law, and
the workmen's compensation law, two
of the most valuable acts in the in
terest of the working people OF Wis
consin adopted in the whole history OF
the state, and there can be no doubt
that as member of congress he would
apply his keen mind and hearty sym
pathies to the enactment of federal
laws calculated to improve the lot OF
the small man.
| Stevens Point residents who knew
A. w. Sanborn as citizen of this
| community for many years, would be
| glad for personal reaeors we're his
district to send him to congress, but
more important than their personal
liking for the man is their conviction
that his fine brain and professional
ability, bis complete sympathy with
the masses of the people and his 10y
al Americanism would make him a
legislator OF great value to the com
try at a time problems are arising the
solution of which calls for all that is
best in mind and heart. -Stevens
Point journal.