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Show VILAS II A3 A MAJORITY. Clerelaud't Poitnia.ter General Will Sacred Sac-red Spoon. r. Madison, Wis., Jan. 27. Vilas received re-ceived a majority over Spooncr today when both houses of the legislature voted for United States senator. Willura F. Vilas is a gifted orator, not quite 51 years old, a Yankee by birth but a resident of Wisconsin since 1852. He servod in the army in a subaltern subal-tern capacity. As a lawyer he ranks high. Under President Cleveland he was first postmaster general aud on the elevation of Justice' Lamar to the su-prem su-prem bench he succeeded the latter as secretary of the interior. |