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PIERCE COUNTY
CHARLES E. HANSON (Rep.), a member of the 1917 session of the assembly, was re-elected in 1918 without opposition. He was born in Modum, Norway, Feb. 27, 1855, immigrated to Wisconsin with his parents when 11 years old and settled in Pierce county in 1871. He was educated in the public schools, and has followed farming all his life. He served for several terms as assessor of the town of River Falls, as a member of the board of directors of the Equity Elevator & Warehouse Co., River Falls, and as a director of the Wis- consin Society of Equity.
POLK COUNTY
AXEL JOHNSON (Rep.) is serving his fifth tern. as member of the assembly. He was elected in 1908, 1910, 1912, 1914 and 1918. In the last general election he received 1,617 votes to 761 for O. W. Lund (Dem.). Mr. Johnson was born in Denmark, May 22, 1870, was educated in the common school in Denmark and coming to America when a young man studied agriculture. Since 1892 he has owned and managed his dairy farm in Polk county. He has held the offices of town clerk and school di- rector of his town, and has been interested in co- operative companies in his district. He is a mem- ber of the progressive faction of the Republican party and has always taken an active part in de- bates.
PORTAGE COUNTY
HAROLD J. WEEK (Rep.) has been in the lum- ber business ever since leaving school with the exception of five years. In 1912 the condition of his health demanding a change to outdoor life, he went to Texas where he successfully operated a ranch until 1917, when he returned to his home in Stevens Point and assumed charge of the John Week Lum- ber company's plant of which he is secretary, treasurer and manager. Born in Stevens Point, Feb. 24, 1884, he was educated in the public schools of that city. He was elected to the assembly in 1918, receiving 2,182 votes to 1,818 for Martin Hef- fron (Dem.).
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PRICE COUNTY
HUGO KANDUTSCH (Rep.) was elected to the assembly in 1916 and re-elected in 1918 without opposition, receiving every vote cast for assembly- man in Price county. Mr. Kandutsch was born March 25, 1882 in Austria, and went to Kennan, Price county with his parents in 1893 where he at- tended school and for several years clerked in a general store. Since 1908 he has been engaged in the real estate business. He is president of the Kennan State bank, has served as village treasurer three terms, treasurer of the Real Estate Brokers of Wisconsin and for years has been a prominent member of the Wisconsin Advancement Association.
RACINE COUNTY
First District. The 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th, 6th, 8th, 10th, 11th and 14th wards, city of Racine.
ROBERT MUTTER (Rep.) was born Dec. 20, 1873, in the town of Dover, Racine county, where 10 years before his parents had founded a Scotch settlement. He was educated in the district schools and after farming several years went to Burlington where he was employed in a hotel. He served as under sheriff from 1899 to 1903 when he was elected sheriff and since leaving that office has conducted a hotel and saloon in Racine. He has been a member of the county board for 10 years, being re-elected in 1918 for three years. He was elected to the assembly in 1918, receiving 2,090 votes to 947 for Joseph Bradac (Dem.), and 463 for William Summers (Ind.).
RACINE COUNTY
Second District. The towns of Burlington, Cale- donia, Dover, Mt. Pleasant, Norway, Raymond, Rochester, Yorkville, the villages of Corliss, Union Grove, Waterford, the city of Burlington and the 7th, 9th, 12th, 13th and 14th wards, city of Racine.
HENRY F. JOHNSON (Rep.) has been an office holder for 33 years. Born in the town of Norway, Racine county, March 5, 1860, he attended the common schools since when he has followed farm- ing. He has been treasurer of the school board since 1885, was a member of the board of super- visors 5 years, town chairman and member of the county board 7 years, and has been trustee of the Racine county asylum 14 years, and has served as director of the Town Insurance and Telephone companies for several years. He was elected to the assembly in 1918, receiving 2,094 votes to 1,670 for H. J. Herzog (Dem.) and 404 for Otto Felberg (Soc.).
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· RICHLAND COUNTY
JOHN C. ANDERSON (Rep.), serving his second term in the assembly, is a farmer and banker of Cazenovia. Born Feb. 22, 1862 in Hadley, N. Y., he removed with his parents to Richland county when a small boy. He engaged in farming until 1896 when he removed to Cazenovia and engaged in the general mercantile business and served as postmaster for ten years. Disposing of his busi- ness he organized the State Bank of Cazenovia, of which he has been president ever since. He still owns his fine farm on which is one of the best herds of Holstein cattle in that part of the state. Mr. Anderson has been village treasurer for sev- eral terms. He was elected to the assembly in 1916 and was re-elected in 1918, receiving 1,462 votes to 705 for A. W. Gillingham (Pro.).
ROCK COUNTY
First District. The towns of Center, Folton, Janes- ville, Lima, Milton, Magnolia, Porter, Union, the village of Milton and cities of Edgerton, Evans- ville and Janesville.
THOMAS S. NOLAN (Rep.) has been one of the leading attorneys of southern Wisconsin for many years. He was born in Janesville, Oct. 11, 1856, was educated in the public schools and the Ridge- town, Ontario, Academy. He served for a number of years as chairman of the Rock County Repub- lican committee and president of the Janesville Police and Fire Commission. He was elected to the assembly in 1918, the first time he ever sought a public office, receiving 2,419 votes to 205 for B. I. Jeffrey (Pro.), and was chairman of the as- sembly judiciary committee during the 1919 session.
ROCK COUNTY
Second District. The towns of Avon, Beloit, Brad- ford, Clinton, Harmony, Johnston, La Prairie, 1
Newark, Plymouth, Rock, Spring Valley and Turtle, the villages of Clinton and Orfordville and city of Beloit.
ALONZO J. MATHISON (Rep.) is president of the city council of Beloit and chairman of the finance committee. He was born in Stoughton, July 13, 1876, attended the public schools and high school for two years and then clerked in a grocery three years when he learned the machinist trade and has since been a machine shop foreman, 12 years in Beloit. He was elected alderman in 1915 and reelected in 1918 for three years without opposi- tion and was nominated and elected to the as- sembly in 1918 without opposition.
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RUSK AND SAWYER COUNTIES
JOHN H. HELLWEG (Rep.) is a veteran of the civil war, having served three years and was wounded twice. He was born in Keokuk county, Iowa, Dec. 4, 1844, attended the common schools and at the close of the war attended Wesleyan College, Warrenton, Mo. He was engaged in the mercantile business in Chicago, Owatonna, Minn., and for the last 28 years has been president of the Hayward Mercantile Co., at Hayward. He has served as a member of his county board and for 18 years was secretary of the county Soldiers Re- lief Commission. He was elected to the assembly in 1918 without opposition.
ST. CROIX COUNTY
GEORGE OAKES (Rep.) was a member of the executive committee of the St. Croix County Coun- cil of Defense during the World War, and also a member of the local draft board. Born on a farm near New Richmond, April 21, 1861, he was edu- cated in the common schools and the University of Minnesota where he received the degree of LL. B., and for more than 30 years has been in partner- ship with H. H. Smith in the practice of law in New Richmond. He served as city attorney in 1887-88 and from 1907 to 1911 and has been a member of the county board since 1910. He was elected to the assembly in 1918, receiving 2,223 votes to 28 for P. J. Stevens (Ind.).
SAUK COUNTY
GEORGE H. HOOD (Rep.) is the third son of the late Capt. T. R. Hood of the Sixth Wisconsin Bat- tery. Born in Spring Green, Dec. 31, 1868, he was educated in the country school and Spring Green high school, engaged in the printing business and with his brother is editor and publisher of the Baraboo Republic. Mr. Hood served an enlistment with the Wisconsin National Guard, being prin- cipal musician for three years, and at the present time is director of the Wisconsin Marine band of Baraboo. Until elected to the assembly in 1918 he had never held a public office. He received 3,086 votes to 301 for Martin Mercer (Ind.), and 293 for Arthur C. Ochsner (Soc.).
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SHAWANO COUNTY
KING WEEMAN (Rep.) besides being assembly- man from Shawano county, is also mayor of the city of Shawano, having been elected. to that office in the spring of 1918 without opposition after serving for six years as mayor. He did not seek the office of assemblyman but was prevailed upon to become a candidate to defeat a socialist, re- ceiving 1,899 votes to 1,279 for G. Sebner Schlyther (Soc.).' Born at
Branch, Manitowoc county March 26, 1872, he received a common school edu- cation, became a telegraph operator and for 20 years was station agent for the C. & N. W. Ry., at Shawano, was bookkeeper 10 years and is now interested in several manufacturing industries. He served as a member of the Shawano County Council of Defense throughout the war.
SHEBOYGAN COUNTY
First District. The town of Sheboygan, village of Kohler and city of Sheboygan.
CHARLES BURHOP (Soc.) served on the county board of Sheboygan county for four terms, repre- senting two different wards. He was born in She- boygan, Dec. 5, 1882, was educated in the public schools after which he learned the cigarmakers' trade, which he followed for 16 years, but for the last 5 years has been engaged in the saloon busi- ness. He is the first socialist ever elected to the assembly from Sheboygan county, being chosen in 1918 when he received 2,082 votes to 1,433 for Henry L. Mueller (Rep.), and 697 for John B. Steffes (Dem.).
SHEBOYGAN COUNTY
Second District. The towns of Greenbush, Herman, Holland, Lima, Mitchell, Mosel, Plymouth, Rhine, Russell, Scott, Sheboygan Falls, Sherman and Wilson, the villages of Cascade, Cedar Grove, Elkhart Lake, Glenbeulah, Oostburg and Random Lake, and the cities of Plymouth and Sheboygan Falls.
R. B. MELVIN (Rep.) is serving his third con- secutive term in the assembly. Born in the town of Greenbush, Sheboygan county, he was educated in the country school and Plymouth high school, taught for several winters, working on the farm in summer. He was elected county clerk in 1894, serving for six years when he returned to the farm devoting his energies to the dairy industry and breeding pure bred Holstein Friesian cattle. He has held several town offices, is president of the trustees of the Sheboygan County Asylum; was one of the organizers and is secretary-treasurer of
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the Wisconsin Cheese Producers' Federation and Federated Farmers' Warehouse Co., Plymouth. He was re-elected to the assembly in 1918, re- ceiving 1,926 votes to 1,659 for John H. Severin (Soc.) and 826 for James Stokes (Dem.).
TAYLOR COUNTY
*L. W. GIBSON (Rep.) is a merchant and banker of Medford, serving in his first public office. He was born in La Crosse, May 31, 1872, was educated in the public schools and Lawrence College, Ap- pleton. He was president of the Jos. Gibson Co., which engaged in logging and the manufacture of lumber for 25 years. He has always taken a deep interest, in local, state and national politics but never sought office until the fall of 1918 when he was induced to become a candidiate for the assembly and was elected, receiving 931 votes to 548 for John Gamper (Ind.) and 386 for Ferdinand Duesing (Soc.).
TREMPEALEAU COUNTY
JOHN A. MARKHAM (Rep.) is a nephew of George H. Markham, oldest surviving pioneer of Trempealeau county, who served in the assembly in 1879. Born on a farm at Independence, Trem- pealeau county, Mr. Markham was educated in the Independence high school and University of Min- nesota, graduating from the law college in 1901, since when he has practiced law at Independence. He served as district attorney 1909 to 1913, and village president 1915 to 1918. He organized the Trempealeau Valley Poultry Association in 1913 and has been active in the poultry fraternity for years, is now secretary of the association. He was elected to the assembly in 1918, receiving 1,368 votes to 897 for Even A. Hegge (Dem.).
VERNON COUNTY
CLARENCE H. CARTER (Rep.), chairman of the committee on transportation and member of the committee on state affairs, was born in Vernon county, May 19, 1875. He was educated in the com- mon school and high school and has devoted his time to the insurance business and the buying of leaf tobacco. He has filled all of the village offices of Readstown and was chairman of the county board for three terms. He was elected to the as- sembly in 1916 and re-elected in 1918 without opposition.
* Died May 1, 1919.
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WALWORTH COUNTY
RILEY S. YOUNG (Rep.), Speaker of the 1919 session of the assembly, is a druggist and banker of Darien. Born on a farm in Sharon, Sept. 25, 1860, he was educated in the district school, aron Academy and Delavan high school, when he began clerking in a general store in Darien, studied phar- macy and opened a drug store in Ipswich, S. D., in 1886. Two years later he sold out and returning to Darien purchased drug store which he has since conducted. He is also president of the Farm- ers' State Bank of Darien. His only public office until elected to the assembly in 1916 was as town clerk from 1887 to 1894. He was re-elected to the assembly in 1918, receiving 3,142 votes to 1,023 for Paul F. Gavin (Dem.) and 142 for Arthur G. Palmer (Pro.). He was nominated for speaker on the first ballot in the Republican caucus at the begin- 1
ning of the 1919 session and elected the next day.
WASHINGTON COUNTY
ALFRED G. BECKER (Rep.), a member of the assembly committee on public welfare, was born on a farm in the town of Addison, Washington county, Aug. 24, 1887. He was educated in the district and parochial school and the Hartford high school and after teaching four years in Wash- ington county engaged in dairy farming and the breeding of pure bred Holstein cattle. He served as chairman of his town for four years and was elected to the assembly in 1918, receiving 2,184 votes to 1,298 for John A. Schwalbach (Dem.) and 1,106 for John Schubert (Soc.).
WAUKESHA COUNTY
First District. The towns of Eagle, Genesee, Muk- wonago, Muskego, New Berlin, Ottawa, Vernon, Waukesha, the villages of Eagle and Mukwonago and the city of Waukesha.
JOHN F. BUCKLEY (Rep.) was elected to the assembly in 1916, a year after his graduation from the law school, University of Wisconsin, and was re-elected in 1918, receiving 1,761 votes to 1,454 for George L. Dwinnel (Dem.), and 162 for George Gollwitzer (Soc.). He was born in Waukesha, Feb. 10, 1892, was educated in the parochial school, Waukesha high school, Carroll college and Uni- versity of Wisconsin, and since his graduation from the latter has been successfully practicing law in his home city. He is a member of the judiciary committee and chairman of the committee on rules.
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WAUKESHA COUNTY
Second District. The towns of Brookfield, Dela- field, Lisbon, Menomonee, Merton, Oconomowoc, Pewaukee, Summit, the villages of Hartland, Me- nomonee Falls and Pewaukee and the city of Oconomowoc.
W. H. EDWARDS (Rep.) is serving his third term in the assembly and is chairman of the com- mittee on taxation. He was born on a farm in the town of Lisbon, May 14, 1861, was educated in the common schools and Carroll college, Waukesha, after which he taught school for 15 years, 6 of which as principal of the school at Sussex. For the next 20 years he was actively engaged in the management of his large farm, retiring to his home in Sussex, Oct. 1, 1914. He served two terms as town clerk, ten terms as county supervisor, one of which he was chairman of the county board. He was elected to the assembly in 1914 and re- elected in 1916 and 1918, receiving at the last elec- tion 1,488 votes to 1,148 for Charles L. Lacy (Dem.), 295 for Hugo E. Siewert (Soc.) and 33 for A. A. Grover (Pro.).
WAUPACA COUNTY
ROBERT M. HANSON (Rep.) was born on a farm. in the town of St. Lawrence, Waupaca county, June 15, 1875. He was educated in the district school, Waupaca high school, Scandinavia Academy and Stevens Point normal. Taught school for eight winters, working on the farm in the summer and since 1899 has been engaged in the hardware busi- ness in Scandinavia. He is president of the Bank of Scandinavia, president of the trustees of Scan- dinavia Academy and director of the Telephone company. He served as justice of the peace 4 years, president of the village 2 years, supervisor 6 years. He was elected to the assembly in 1918, receiving 3,431 votes to 802 for A. B. Axtell (Dem.).
WAUSHARA COUNTY
FRANK W. PLOETZ (Rep.) was induced to be- come a candidate for the assembly in 1918 when 1,335 electors wrote his name on the ballot at the election in 1916 when he was not a candidate. He was nominated at the primary in 1918, receiving 1,050 votes to 930 for F. M. Clark, and was elected in November without opposition. He was born in Germany, April 27, 1870, educated in the common schools and has been a farmer all his life. He served as town assessor 5 years, treasurer and school clerk 3 years each. He assisted in organ- izing the Coloma Creamery Co., the Coloma Produce Co., and Coloma Telephone Co., and is president of all three. He is married and the father of 14 children, one of whom is serving his country in France.
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WINNEBAGO COUNTY
First District. The 1st, 2nd, 4th, 5th, 7th, 8th, 10th, 11th and 12th wards, city of Oshkosh.
CLARK M. PERRY (Rep.) was elected to the assembly in 1918 with more than four times as many votes as were cast for his two opponents. He received 1,821 votes to 303 for Albert Gertsch (Soc.) and 91 for Ellsworth Fuller (Pro.). He was born in Winnebago county, July 27, 1872, was edu- cated in the common school and Oshkosh high school and then became a contracting decorator. He served as supervisor in 1912-13-14-15 and has been a member of the local board of state civil service examiners since its organization. He has always taken a keen interest in civic matters and is author of the bill introduced in 1919 creating the city manager plan of municipal government.
WINNEBAGO COUNTY
Second District. The towns of Clayton, Menasha, Neenah, Oshkosh, Vinland, Winchester, Winne- conne and the cities of Menasha and Neenah.
HERMAN A. PORATH (Rep.) was born in Ger- many, Oct. 19, 1863, and came with his parents to the town of Winchester, Winnebago county in 1866. He was raised on the farm, attended the common schools and then learned the carpenters' trade and has been a contractor and builder for years. He was a district school officer from 1898 to 1913 and has been town treasurer of Vinland since 1908. He has a son in the service and himself took a prominent part in the Liberty Loan campaigns. He was elected to the assembly in 1918, receiving 1,367 votes to 1,135 for William Grimes (Dem.).
WINNEBAGO COUNTY
Third District. The towns of Algoma, Black Wolf, Nekimi, Nepenskum, Omro, Poygan, Rushford and Utica and the 3rd, 6th, 9th and 13th wards, city of Oshkosh.
EBER SIMPSON (Rep.) is the father of two noted University athletes, Capt. George L. Simpson, in France, and Eber Simpson, Jr., Medical Reserve Corps, and father-in-law of another, Arlie Mucks. He was born in Ellenburg, N. Y., Aug. 8, 1863, but came to Eureka, Winnebago county with his par- ents in 1865, and was educated in the common schools. After the death of his father in 1873, he supported himself, working on a farm, in a grocery, general shops, woodenware, shingle mill in the woods and Oshkosh Fire department. He was al- derman from 1896 to 1904, sheriff in 1905-6 and served on the Republican ward, county and state
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central committees. Was three times delegate to the state convention. He was elected to the as- sembly in 1918, receiving 1,511 votes to 556 for Rudolph T. Schuttler (Soc.) and 115 for Theron Shove (Pro.).
WOOD COUNTY
BYRON WHITTINGHAM (Rep.) was elected to the assembly in 1916 and was re-elected in 1918 without opposition. He was born in the town of Springvale, Columbia county, April 16, 1870, re- ceived a common school education and lived on a farm until 1894 when he engaged in the paint business at Pardeeville, where he served as assessor and street commissioner 2 years. From 1900 to 1905 he was engaged in the paint contracting busi- ness in South Milwaukee and then moved to Arpin where he has since been engaged in the general mercantile business. He was postmaster 10 years and has served as town clerk and member of the school board for several years.
CHIEF CLERK
C. E. SHAFFER (Rep.) has been chief clerk of the assembly at every session since 1907, being re- elected time and again without opposition. He was born on a farm in Dane county, where he worked until he became of age, except during the time spent in school. He was educated in the common schools, business college and private acad- emy after which he taught in the district and graded schools. He was instructor for a time in mathematics and bookkeeping in the Capital City Commercial College, since which time he has been engaged in the real estate and insurance business. He has taken an active part in politics for years, having served from 1906 to 1912 on the Dane county Republican committee.
SERGEANT-AT-ARMS
THOMAS GRANT CRETNEY (Rep.) is serving his second term as sergeant-at-arms of the as- sembly, having been elected in 1917 and re-elected without opposition in 1919. He was born in the town of Ridgeway, Iowa county, Aug. 20, 1870, at- tended the public schools during the winter and worked on his father's farm in summer. When 22 years of age he started to learn the carpenter's trade and three years later became a successful building contractor. He served as president of the village of Ridgeway and in 1909 assisted in the organization of the State Bank of Arena, becoming its president. He was elected to the assembly in 1914 from Iowa county and at the expiration of his term moved to Madison and engaged in the real estate business.
INDEX
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Accountancy, Board of, 216 Adjutant General, personnel, 224 department, 284
Agriculture, Department of, 240-246 heads of divisions, 216 Aliens, possession and descent of property, sec. 15, art. I, state const. 19 Alliance, states forbidden to enter into, sec. 10, art. I, U. S. const. 9 Ambassadors, power of president of U. S. as to, sec. 2, art. II, U. S. const. 1 Amendments, state constitution
articles amended :
section 8, article I, 19 section 1, article III, 21
sections 3, 4, 5, 11, 21, 31, 32, aritcle IV, 22-25
sections 5, 9, 10, article V, 25-26
section 4, article VI, 27 sections 4, 7, 12, article VII, 27-29
sections 1, 2, 10, article VIII, 30-31
section 1, article X, 32 sections 3, 3a (added), 4, article XI, 34 , section 1, 11 (added), article XIII, 35-36
how made, sec. 1, art. XII, 34 proposed
section 21, article IV, 24 sections 6, 7, article VII, 28
Amendments, U. S. constitution, how made, article V, 12 proposed, amendment XVIII, (ratified Jan. 16, 1919), 17 text of, 14-17
American War Veterans, 414
Apportionment, members of legislature, sec. 3, art. IV,' state const. 22 representatives, XIV amendment U. S. const. 16
Appropriations, claims and judgments, sec. 2, art. VIII, state const. 30-31 expenses of state, sec. 5, art. VIII, state const. 31
no money paid except by, sec. 2, art. VIII, 30-31 yeas and nays taken on all, sec. 8, art. VIII, 31 Architects, Board of Examiners, 216
Armies, power of congress to raise and support, sec. 8, art. I, U. S. const. 8 Assembly, adjournment, sec. 10, art. IV, state const. 22
attendance, power to compel, sec. 7, art. IV, state const. 22 chief clerk 1919, biography, 508 chief clerk's force, 449 districts, described, sec. 4, art. IV. state con. 22 employes, 449
election, sec. 4, art. IV, state const. 22
eligibility, sec. 6-13, art. IV, state const. 22-23
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Assembly-continued
list of members 1919, addresses, sessions 444-445
members 1919, biographies, 474-508 number, sec. 2, art. IV, state const. 22
officers and committees 1919, 446-447 salary and mileage, sec. 21, art. IV, state const. 23 sergeant-at-arms 1919, biography, 508 sergeant-at-arms' force, 449 summary of vote, 1918, 160-163 Athletic commission, personnel, 217
Attainder, bill of, congress not to pass, sec. 9, art. I, U. S. const. 9 states not to pass, sec. 10, art. I, U. S. const. 9 Wisconsin not to pass, sec. 12, art. I, state const. 19 Attorney general, biography, 452-453
duties, powers, salary, sec. 3, art. VI, state const. 26 election, term, sec. 1, art. VI, state const. 26 personnel of department, 215 primary vote for, 1918, 97 vote for, 1918, 153
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