New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-11-30
THE WISCONSIN ELECTION-REPUB -
LICAN TRIUMPH

Correspondence Of The N. y. Tribune
COLUMBUS, WIS., Nov. q issi
As there seems 10 be misapprehenatoo IL The
East respecting The election which has reseaily %.
Cured in this State, possibly you may be soeed
able. 10 make room for few fscts throwing sons
light upon the subject.
After the Republican Central ComnI'at hsdh
sued the call for Republican Convention Grain -
both toe old parties circulated and finally tbisheds
call for Union Convention composed 4 AT Tos
were in favor OF " Union for the sake OF r. oien.
After the first meeting Of this Conyenf, noiIm
Of importance being accomplished, an atpa n,isi
WAS had until the day preceding that o1S ch Tie
Republican Convention was 10 meet, ahin ne Ga-
jourued day very respectable body 4 0etSRn
came together, representing pretty equat bo'o ias
old parties, aud nominated ticket comp3ed % is4
Republicans aud four Democrats.
On the day following, the Republican lonyenuU
assembled az the place, aud put IN pominsca
q majority of the Union nominees, but thse 500
alterstions as were deemed advisable. 3 Sbc ppS
ress Of the campaign, w1ich, BY the way wac rel
take caro- of itself SO lar tie Repuacans wac
concerned tLese changes were aecommodisi Thas
single exception, aud the :" Union tickle" AMI Aas
" AepnbIcan Union ticket" were mod fe''isS
EXCEPT Us 10 the candidate Tor LeuteuanF '0'"rNs.
The Republicans good, easy souls, sugl srl hs
ticket WAS TO lie elected any way, ana ,o'o,aonn3
the canvass to the care OF iiscrutabe 'sehe
disc. a.
la the mean time the Democracy hetTb eif Cos
veution aud regulating Union motmthSs AVS
" Union" Doo.ocrats nominated siriy plnSzs
tjlst eomnosed of the we kes men and IL ,iiopgss
uartiaars 10 he found in the State.
The character Of these nominees, ari thtr iosN
unfitness for the positions for which the were n0
mated with one or two exeeItions addAf0 Tic q
scious security with which Republicans ,iut,mp!at
the pesult.
In this state Of things the Democracy Sel rgef 50
work quietly, and, as the sequel prOSs, wiih tAe
expectation OF carrying the State, aud t.ioyingA
result which, willie il should amaze pcry bcdy,
would throw the State into the hands Of De opPos&'
ton. Quite good number of that party % 81 lrtss5
voted IN good faith lor tue Union ucket 6H x p
party repudated all IDEA Of coalition. Az garsss
Il took extreme party grounds, and q eh, loa 81.
preached and the prospect seemed u Or nisn 81
securing an unexpected advantage trousn tbs
sdpineness OF Republicans, many who Eal ciaisse
TO be "Union Democrats abahl4ed NT
friends and quietly voted the Po'sisse'
which had sent half dozea delegate 70 lsh
" Union Convention, but three Union b.lio'f 0e,S
found III the box when the votes were q, Y.s-sce
anu in one of The wards in the City OF had's"t
where =" Pump" Carpenter, tue great efn' Von'se
OF Unionism lived, and where great WORK ~is -
done I" for conscience sake ana The sake OF :
Union, not single " Union vote WIS s's-' !"
turned out that only much OF PAmp ~ WI
above Ground WINS In favor OF the Dnloa ncM'f
while nj the balance, and much the more l"poi AM
part was running in the opposite diroeuoH
The first returns received being muen Tess l4'1~
able 20 the "Union" or the "kepublhn' 49,
Ticket than Republicans had anticipated oo''s.
disappointment alnon that class precisely ~ piot
lion TO the 10Y manifested by che oRposA,vu -.
oarl;ng theio early returns IL indicative q 'hs a.
Ihrong ont the Slate, The Press dHe -'e"''
4 Pofyiyt aud other Democratic organs "lno p's
Qft.at Democratic victory Not oaly ~ iD1! ~
H. fcutes To proye t. They began % pfoy~sX
celeosate their triumph They anhcinss'o -
SOLEMN gravity, the re aclion which hah tns'n 80
IN the Dnhlic MUD since Lincoln took zoe -
I ,oyerTimont. ard were careful 10 een1 so;i' ,,h
new. of a Union defeat aud Democisss ~ .a.rasn
Now "a tothe actual result. The on, ', .c,c--
elects thewhole Republican Union ucAs' ne Goser-
ernor and all, by decisive maJorllss .be ard exes
nor an old Repubncau and a nus nus, and ,ome e
lent man, having Deariy, oVo m1lpi! ,sa, rhsse
the others more, ana SOME less, 'i N any SIssAr
maiorilies are the largest trL To-, the Repubh~
election since the orgnnzausn no, IA over
can party, and although a m see yea very
vhening as OF us had ~ ll.a,;on m. apaihy
decisive when we take into during The caun-
which obtained among oar ass ,hroughou, -
psvn and the snsllucssot the 1ysrr casl; =
safe. In 1852 about EJ,VVy 'o'Jo lsss lisa
1860 about 10000, and At inc ia'e ts 81 80 90 -
90. 600. A majority OF SOW Oh = Ia. oulerpsIore
compared with the result OF tue iss Idsa,or bal
Gle ion when our present PoPuias s Joes 10. sesa
majority Of 3,9i0 ON vote OF i~<,"1 10
afrer ala signal iliu.trstiop Oh