The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1924-11-27


of the Milwaukee museum, will take
appreeiative note Of Mr.. Spoons re-
tirement. Helen M. Brooks, one of the
three women in the assembly, is Mr..
Spoons successor, and, let us hope,
likes the merry kingfsher better.
Yet another absentee assemblyman
will be John Camper of Medford who
aspired~ to the senate, and fell be-
tween Senator w. L. Smith of Neills-
vile defeating him in the primary.
Mr.. Camper once was a democratic
assemblyman. That was in 1915, but,
failing to be favored in that camp
next time, he ran as a republican and
won. For time he was against all
radicalism, but when the great war
materialized he, though native of
stout little Switzerland, swung over
and became an unfailing zealot in the
Blaine-L aFollette phalanx. He lost
his seat in 1918, mid-war days, but
was returned in 1920 and 1922. Mr..
Camper ran as an independent in the
1913 campaign and was defeated by
L. w. Gibson, republican, 93l to 548.
The latter died during the session.
Will Miss Freehoff.
Still another assemblyman who will
be missed is w. A. Freehoff of Wauke-
sha, who honorably sought congression-
ional distinction but failed to achieve
it. But study warhorse from another
district of that country reappears in
this person of w. H. Edwards, sane
and solid in all his judgments and
skilled beyond all his colleagues in tax
matters. He served through four ses-
sions, often at the head of the COM
mittee on taxation, but chose to re-
main at home two years ago. Backed
by long experience in parliamentary
procedure, by deep knowledge of tax
alton and of law-making and law-mat-
tiers in general, as well as high courage
he must prove valuable member OF
the non-radical minority.
Charles E. Hanson of River Falls,
the eternal opponent of Edwards in
the assembly on all tax matters year
after year, was elected to stay at
home, that is, like Camper, he tried
for the senate and lost, thus sacrific-
ing the lower position. Thrice Mr..
Hanson was elected without cpposi-
ton, thus showing astonishing popu-
larity; and how tickle is fate as evil
denced by the primary decision deny
ing him the senatorship. He was de-
feated by Walter H. Hunt, one of his
very own townsmen.
Holly to Be Back.
But Anton Holy of Kewaunee re-
mains, famous for his futile but long
sustained effort to outlaw shoes made
of inferior leather and to require the
labelling of wearing apparel to dis
close exactly its shoddy content. He
set the arched ceiling of the assembly
chamber to reyerberating violently on
many an occasion by his stentorian
vociferation, and when he appeared
as an advocate at hearings, all doors
in the vicinity must needs be closed
that other committees might not be
overwhelmed by the distant thunder.
Also, Mr.. Holly sponsored a bill that
required all retailers to sell goods at
the same price. His quota of meas
ures was somewhat above the aver
age in number. At the very least, he
kept so-called lobbyists on the qui
viye - or should we not better call
these gentlemen by the more dignified
term of legislative agents? They are
most useful element in uncovering
points in bills n even the coons in the
woodpile. 1t would be a sorry and
dangerous output of any legislature
that occurred in the absence of their
enlightenings aid. Mr. Holly is sin
cere, however peculiar others may re
gard his opinions. Still, if we are
guaranteed pure butter, why should
we not be assured shoes without pa
/ per soles and wooden goods sans shod-
! dy at least if we are paying hon
est-to-geodness leather and all-wool
prices?
! Assemblyman James Goodman, re
/ turning for his third term, is a La
Fayette county farmer, who taught
school for a decade, talks with the
lyolubility Of a cornsheller and the
din of steam taresher. At the last
session he initiated only four bills, q
commendable record, one providing
i for the protection Of coons. Also, he
stood for better fox bounties and q
/ change in dog licenses. Mr.. Good,
man is the squarest man in the legis-
i lature, physically speaking.
Assemblyman c. G. Tufley Of Bos-
cobel, once clerk in the lower house
will again represent Governor Blaine's
listrict. Service at the desk through
several sessions constituted an exper-
ienee of no mean value as a back
ground for the practical details Of leg