part ▁of ▁Rock ▁County ▁( the ▁Town s ▁of ▁Av on , ▁Bel oit , ▁Cl inton , ▁New ark , ▁ ▁P ly mouth , ▁Spring ▁Valley , ▁and ▁T urt le , ▁Wisconsin ; ▁the ▁Village ▁of ▁Cl inton , ▁and ▁the ▁City ▁of ▁Bel oit ), ▁and ▁all ▁of ▁Green ▁and ▁La f ay ette ▁count ies ) ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 8 , ▁succeed ing ▁Henry ▁Put nam , ▁with ▁ 6 , 5 8 4 ▁votes ▁to ▁ 3 , 7 9 4 ▁for ▁Dem ocrat ▁ ▁R inal do ▁Fle ck . ▁ ▁The ▁Senate ▁was ▁re - d istrict ed ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 1 ; ▁the ▁new ▁ 1 7 th ▁still ▁included ▁all ▁of ▁Green ▁and ▁La f ay ette ▁count ies , ▁plus ▁Iowa ▁County ; ▁but ▁none ▁of ▁Rock . ▁Martin ▁continued ▁to ▁serve ▁the ▁new ▁ 1 7 th ; ▁he ▁was ▁re - elect ed ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 2 , ▁ 1 9 0 6 ▁and ▁ 1 9 1 0 , ▁in ▁the ▁latter ▁year ▁receiving ▁ 5 , 6 3 9 ▁votes ▁to ▁ 4 , 1 8 6 ▁for ▁Dem ocrat ▁Thomas ▁H . ▁Arthur , ▁ 4 9 ▁for ▁Pro hib ition ist ▁J . ▁P . ▁Par n ley , ▁and ▁ 1 ▁for ▁Social ist ▁E . ▁W . ▁Stewart . ▁He ▁was ▁elected ▁president ▁pro ▁temp ore ▁of ▁the ▁Senate ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 1 , ▁and ▁again