National Affairs: Carnations & Carnage

To Walter J. Kohler, new Governor of Wisconsin, came last week a floral lavatory. Presented to the Governor in connection with his inaugural exercises, the blooming washbasin is two feet high and 18 inches wide, and exactly duplicates the "Columbia" lavatory, as manufactured by the Governor in his plumbing fixture factory. It is made of from 400 to 500 white carnations, favorite flower of the Governor.

Investigation. But not all citizens of Wisconsin were saying it with flowers for the new Governor. It will be remembered that Mr. Kohler was elected in opposition to...

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