Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1868-06-17
NEWS ITEMS.

The Eau Claire( Wis) Free Press
says: Harrison Reed, the newly chosen
Governor of Florida, is now candidate
for the United States Senate, and in case
he is elected, w. H. Gleason will succeed
to the Office Of Governor of that State,
as he now holds the position of Lieuten-
ant Governor. Mr.: Gleason is known to
many OF our citizens as one of the first
settlers of Eau Claire"
Hon. William Fl. Wadwor h, a Dem
ocratic Representative in the Thirty
eighth Congress, from Kentucky, is an
nounced to speak in Flemingsburg, in
that State, for Grant and Colfax There
are large number of Keatuckians Of the
same stamp preparing to follow Mr..
Wadsworth's example.
Thurlow Weed sends in list of avail
able Republican candidates for Governor
of New York, as follows: Hamilton
Fish, Francis B. Cutting, Moses IT.
Grinnell, Marshal O. Roberts, Jackson
S. Schultz, John A. Griswold, Charles
j. Folger, and William A. Wheeler.
The Jewish protest against General
Grant is creating some stir in ST. Louis.
1t has been denounced by many leading
Israelites. It is said the paper was started
by rebel Colonel, and has been signed
mainly by men who would not vote for
Grant under any circumstances. 1t will
probably fall of its own weight, and have
little if any influence On the election.
The Republican Jews, particularly those
from Germany, will vote for their princi-
pies, aud cannot be drawn into any re-
ligious movement of this kind.
8G~ The Democratic leaders just now
are in the anxious and hopeful condition
Of that historical old maid who went into
the woods to pray They want candi-
date-she wanted husband. Crooking
her aged and stiffening knees at the foot
of a hemlock tree, she prayed long and
earnestly that heaven would send her a
man. A sleepy owl in the branches
above just then cried out, "Hoo Hoo !
Hoo y "Anybody, good Lord p respond
ed the anxious virgin. And "Anybody,
good Lord" says the Democratic party.
-Vallandigham, who is now editing
the Dayton Ledger, is quite Disguised
with the stupidity of the Chicago Times,
and similar sheets, which disgrace their
columns by charging Grant with incompe-
tency. He says.
eve are no admirer of Ulysses Simp-
son Grant as military genius. But
about the weakest and most foolish thing
the Democratic press or Democratic ora
tors could do, would be to depreciate his
capacity, or assail him for incompetency,
unless in defense of other Generals whose
laurels his friends may seek to steal away"
BSr Washington letter says: sThe
election of Grant will leave at the head OF
the army the great genius of the conflict
Sherman. Hereafter the head of the
army will be the poet laureat of the world
of action, who made march like the
swinging of a mi ghty rhywe. To tie
head of the State will go the practical
civil soldier, Grant. Grant loves Sher.
man, and believes in his genius beyond
any captain or warrior lie does we'll
to love man too quick upon his honor,
and too positive upon his belief, to be
ever popular with that large sentiment
which recognizes a success but cannot
appreciate an inspiration. The country
and the army are to be benefited 5y this
mutual promotion-caution In che civil
office genius in the soldier.