Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1925-03-05

are less obliGue than others. For
instance, it is entirely obvious that
hand-picked state officials are like
ly to be less numerous in the future
than in the past. Something akin
to a recrudescence of independence
is III the air. It has been accepted
as a sort of certainty that the poll
tical succession in wisconsin had
been predetermined, Gov Blaine
to try to defeat Lenroot for the Uni
ted States senate, Mr. Ekern to
ascend from the office of attorney
general to the executive depart
ment, Mr. Zimmerman and Mr..
Levitan to remain as secretary of
state and state treasurer respective
ly, and perhaps Senator H. J. Sew
erson of Waupaca county to replace
Ekern as attorney general. 1t is
a long time to the primaries, hut
capitol gossip is not alone con
fined to legislation by any msans.
1t is admitted that Zimmerman
may succeed himself if he wishes.
No doubt on that point. His amaz-
ing popularity has been demon
strated by his far-aWay distaneiIfg
of all colleagues on the progressive
h .E . fi r f
ticket. He either becomes secre-
tary of state again orr governor!
He himself is silent, but friends
are vocal Mr.. LeVitan, too c;l,i-
not be displaced as itreasurer-not
Immediately. He is a fixture for
another term at least, and strong-
er than his ticket as the I.allots
show, running next below thinner
man.
Clinton G. Price, assemblyman
from Juneau county, justly has am
billions. Two years ago, when first
coming to the legislature, he was
freely regarded as prospective
state officer, able, assertive, No
one really could see why he should
not push upward and it is fair
prophecy recorded right here that
he will, which, of course, implies
but on eventuality, the attorney
generalship. Very soon. too, slate
h E r
makers must take account OF SEN
ator Harry Sauthoff representa-
the Madison district, big, genial
chap liked prodigiously by every
one. He can be almost anything
in the years to come. Watch that
prophecy also. He trains as a
so-called progressive, but no yoke
quite fits, or BELTS him. His stand
ing in the senate thus early is high
for one. who has been there but two
months. Naturally, the attorney
generals office is directly i in his
line as a lawyer, same as to Price.
Speaker H. j. Sachtjen looms as
another possibility; but may it not
be noticed with some Struggling
that the capital city possesses. a
conflicting superiority OF candi-
dates? Sauthoff is a Madison man
born and bred; here Speaker Sacht-
jen has resided since school days,
active at the bar for a dozen years,
Sol Levitan, merchant banker, is a
Madisonnian for a double decades
and Attorney General Ekern has
practiced law in the capital since
1915. Over and above ALL Senator
LaFollette himself is a Dane county
product, born in Primrose town.
ship, but a Madison citizen for
half a century. So may not one
suspect that mere geographical
! considerations must operate to the
disadvantage of Madisons super.
abundance of political timber and
logically to the benefit of the out.
flandefs?
y be-
Far-seeing gentry are beginning
to inquire respecting the political
Affiliations of General William Nit.
chell, whose daring CRITICISM Of the
nations unpreparedness against air
attack has so deeply stirred the
nation. BY resolution the. legisla:
ture has enthusiastically applaud
ed his attitude. He has enjoyed
an immense volume Of advertising
that might be capitalized marvel
lousy in politics. His father and
grandfather, we know, were dem
ocrats, both in congress az such
Probably he is one by instinct OF
inheritance. but, like most soldiers
this matter no doubt is not Of much
significance in his cogitations. Any
way, his future awakens vast local
interest, and who may forsee his
destiny?
* r. ~
OF Senator John Englund, Wit
tenberg editor, the newspaper craft
may be proud. Not a bill or reso
luton by him encumbers the legis
lative record. Another solon, Sen
ator H. e. Roethe of Fennimore
once had like record, These in