, 1863-09-01
Chicago Grtbn1re.


WISCONSIN POLITICS.
The campaign Of the Union men Of Wis
consln against tie Coppcrhead Ryan De
mocracy opens most auspiciously, and it
TINT systematic and vigorous effort is put
forth which the excellent ticket nominated
and the liberal platform adopted deserve,
q signal Union victory and the utter rout
OF the allies Of JEFF DAVIS must result.
We judge from our exchanges and cor
rcspondence that the Union ticket could
hardly have been made stronger or more
generally satisfactory. Representing, as it
does, all classes OF Union men in the State,
it secures the hearty support Of loyalists,
whatever their former party af1nities, aud
bids fair to bury the other ticket out OF
sight. =,
Some Of the friends Of Gov. salomon
were greatly disappointed that he was not
renominated, hut almost without excep-
lion they rally to the support Of Mr.. Lewis,
with the same unanimity which they would
have expected from the friends OF the lat
ter had the former been the nominee. Be
fore the Convention, the copperheadsw were
ancan1y and bitterly abusive Of the Coy
ernor, and were he candidate for re-elec-
ton. he would be target for the enven-
omed shafts of personal calumny and po-
litical Tituperation. Now, however, they
affect to be sweet upon him, and By hypo-
critical praises and the stale cry Of Know
Nothingism seek to disalect his country
men and cajole them into their ranks. But
the Germans are altogether too shrewd to
be thus fooled By the enemies Of freedom.
They have had too much evidence in the
,,ast that the Republican Union men arc
their truest friends, and the fact that one
Of their number is assigned to one Of the
best places on the ticket refutes the charge
1hut Coy. Solomon was ove1slaughed be-
cause he was German, while it is per-
fcctly understood that Mr. Lewis was nom
mated simply because it was thought he
could secure more votes.
The movement inaugurated to separate
the loyal Democrats from the Copper],eads
gains strength daily, and promises to be
very formidable demonstration. Led, as
ii is, by men upon whom the Democracy
have been accustomed to follow in past
campaigns; supported, as it seems to be,
by 80 many prominent men and so many
OF the rank and file; advocated by some
Of the ablest Democratic papers in the
State, it appears likely to result in the most
extensive bolt from the regular" platform
and ticket, that has occurred for years, and
the gathering at GAINESVILLE, called for the
18th, will doubtless be marked event in
the history-of the Stato. The Green Bay
Advocate, whose editor, Mr. Robinson, is
one Of the principal men in the movement,
says thut tiom CT cry county in the State
letters are pouring in, jublant over the
rescuing of the good; old party from the
infamy which came very near closing over
it. The hest, the most intelligent and the
most trusted men Of the Democracy
are eagerly joining in the movement, and
the coming convention at GAINESVILLE will
be q fitting and: a terrible rebuke to the
doubly false organization which adopted
the Ryan address-false to the country and
false to all the antecedcnts and timc-hor-
ored principles Of the Democratic party.
What will be done at JanesyiIle cannot
Of course be predicted. The call for the
meeting says it's for the purpose Of mu-
tual consultation, and to decide upon such
steps as shall appear conducive to the
interests Of the loyal Democracy and the
welfnre Of the country. 1t may be deemed
best to nominate ticket, but as the princi-
pal object is to lefeat..the nominees Of the
Coppe1head Democracy, and rebuke its
disloyal leaders, 1t would appear rs If that
could most be attained by uniting in the
support OF the Union ticket, which has
upon it three Dcmocrats-the candidate
for Governor, Mr.. Lewis, the candidate for
Secretary Of State, that gallant soldier, Col.
Fairchild, and the candidate for Bank
Controller, MI: Ramsey, while the platform
embraces no distinctive Republican doc
trincs. The election Of that ticket would
be placed beyond doubt by the support
Of loyal Democrats, and the line would be
distinctly drawn, on the basis proposed
by Douglas between patriots and traitors.