Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1866-04-07
Items Personal and POLITICAL.

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Items Personal and Political.
Pierce Co. has done nobly. In
spite of Judge Wetherby's acknow ledged
ability, and the energetic. efforts of his
friends, she has rolled up aUnion majority
larger than ever before given. The
Democrats carried but two towns in the
| County.
River Falls as usual, heads the Union
line giving the largest majority. Clifton
comes next, giving but Eve votes for
Wetherby out of ~. Diamond Bluff q
few years ago, democratic stronghold,
gave Weatherby votes out of ST.
Little Isabel gave solid vote for Hum
phrey-they vote majorities there. Per
~, Hartland and Trenton. all claimed rs
democratic towns, gave Union majorities,
while Salem, Union. and Pleasant Val
ley largely increased their majorities.
1t is well.
IS. A. PORTER, Of Trenton. has been
using bis patent ash leeches to extract
the lie out of the Copperheads. He says
the yield was prodigous.
The report that DR.. BEARDsLEr
put on craze on hearing the returns from
this County. was erroneous.
HAN FELT says that &c considering
has previous reputation" the Wetherby
men might have known the people woald
not believe the electionering stories they
sent him out to circulate.
SPENCE WHITE should have been
in the ''Secret service during the war
Ii is his.best holt" The Democrats
sent him on "secrct service" to Ellsworth.
sometime since. and he done tue Job SO
confounded sly that results have not been
heard from yet He beats JOE BAG
STOCK in being ''dev a-ish sty."
The old Wig party used to boast
that "if not large it was respectabl~. ;"
"That's what's the matter with Ii. w.
BARNES vote for Judge in this city.
HAN FELT says he was seduced into
the support of Wea;hsrby hy the assur-
rance that ''nll the democratic party
was going for him. He says the trouble
was there ,Oas no such party IN the coun :
ty.
In the recent game of Euchre between
the Union men and Democrats in this
County. on the latter side DR.. Boards
lev was ace, and Felt and White the
towers, For the first time in the history
of the game, tie boWers failed TO take
tricks.
When God makes a man. he gen
orally puts sign on his face, as TO what
kind he is. On some faces you can read
as plainly as on placard--"For sale or
to- let."
Just before the Judicial Convention,
Mr.. White said his withdrawal was "a
CATCH We own up tirnt he ~a.gi.s "a"
hut it was hardly fair TO use the editorial
columns Of this paper to set his trap in.
Six years ago, Hon. H. L. Hun.
PHREY was defeated in the Judicial Con.
veDtion by the treaehery Of delegate
who held several votes under instructions
to vote for him. He knew the facts, yet
he cordially supported the nominee. Mr..
| Spencer, who had nothing to do with
the treachery. How gloriousiy his con
duct then compares with that of Messrs.
White and Barnes now.
Connecticut has done nobly. Gen.
| Hawley has been elected Governor over
by nearly 1000 majority. The action OF
Congress is endorsed by Connecticut
The Democratic city ticket was
elected in St. Paul by nearly 40S maj.
In Hastings, the Union party elect.
ed most of their ticket. j. E. Finch, ind.
was elected Mayor over Mark Wilson,
union. by ] 2 majority.
The Union men elected their city
ticket in Hudson -. H. Brown, Mayor,
G. II. Aldrich, Treasurer.
We have received the first number
of the Union. Democratic paper pub
lished at Hastings, BY ALEX JOHNSON.
II is neat looking sheet.