▁ad mission ▁to ▁the ▁bar ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁La f ay ette ▁County ▁super int endent ▁of ▁schools ; ▁he ▁was ▁twice ▁subsequently ▁elected ▁to ▁that ▁office . ▁In ▁ 1 8 8 7 ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁mayor ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Dar ling ton ▁and ▁was ▁re - elect ed ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 8 . ▁He ▁was ▁city ▁att orney ▁for ▁Dar ling ton ▁for ▁several ▁years , ▁and ▁was ▁elected ▁county ▁district ▁att orney ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 2 . ▁Martin ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Republican ▁Party ' s ▁state ▁central ▁committee ▁for ▁four ▁years ; ▁was ▁president ▁of ▁the ▁high ▁school ▁board ▁for ▁Dar ling ton ▁from ▁ 1 8 9 5 ▁until ▁ 1 9 1 0 . ▁He ▁was ▁elected ▁from ▁Wisconsin ' s ▁ 1 st ▁con gression al ▁district ▁as ▁a ▁delegate ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 9 0 8 ▁Republican ▁National ▁Convention ▁held ▁in ▁Chicago , ▁ 1 9 0 8 , ▁which ▁nominated ▁William ▁Howard ▁T aft ▁for ▁President ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁ ▁Legisl ative ▁office ▁Martin ▁was ▁elected ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 5 ▁to ▁fill ▁a ▁vac ancy ▁in ▁the ▁La f ay ette ▁County ▁Assembly ▁seat , ▁occasion ed ▁by ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁Republican ▁James ▁W . ▁Fre eman , ▁but ▁was ▁not ▁a ▁candidate ▁for ▁re - e lection ▁and ▁was ▁succeeded ▁by ▁George ▁She f fer , ▁also ▁a ▁Republican . ▁Martin ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁ 1 7 th ▁State ▁Senate ▁district ▁(