Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1868-10-16

after the fact" in that murder.
~ Facts do cut deep sometimes. Our
statement that " the old stagers' the lead
ers of the Democratic party in this county
had been given back seats, and their pla-
ces on the ticket been filled by men, the
mention of whose names is not necessarily
stencil in the nostrils of the people," is
objected to by the Democrat and one of the
old stagers," and what is stranger still,
the old stager" who objects to the facts
being made public,is the same gentleman (?)
who stated in the Democratic county
convention, "that he and the class Of old
stagers' to which he belonged had been
repeatedly defeated that they had been
defeated when their political prospects
were far brighter than they now are; that
the people were opposed to them that
they had become unpopular, and could not
be elected" He then went on to advise the
nomination of new men; men whose polit-
ical completion was und0ubted, but who
had not, by their previous course, made
themselves obnoxious and unpopular. He
stated as his opinion that the Democratic
party could not elect any other kind of a
ticket. The party took mis- advice, and we
say again, they did nominate ticket of
men, the mention of whose names is not
necessarily stencil in the nostrils of the
people. What more or what less could be
said !? The fact is. these Copperheads
don't like to have their tactics exposed.
They flare up whenever mine intended to
be sprung on the people is unearthed be-
fore they can apply the match. They
thought they had this matter nicely set,
and feel very indignant at having their
plans exposed Just before election.
SrRAws-Little things often show the
current of public opinion and sentiment,
and as "straws" show which way the cur
rent runs, so votes taken in a promiscuous
crowd, often show the current of public
feeling. A friend informs us that while
on the cars from Chicago to Madison, he
witnessed the taking Of vote to ascertain
the political complexion of those present,
with the'following result. Of twenty -four
ladies in the cars, twenty-three expressed
their preference for Grant, and one for
Seymour. OF the men, seventy seven
were for Grant, and twenty seven for Sey-
mour. One man refused to state his pref
erence he was Immediately put down for
Seymour, as Grants supporters are not
ashamed of their principles or candidates.
Forty-four American citizens of German
descent, who had been to their native land
on visit, were returning on the Alaman-
da from Hamburg, when vote was taken,
resulting thirty-six for Grant, and four for
Seymour.
A vote on the up train of the Chicago &
Northwestern road stood, Grant, thirty-six,
Seymour, eighteen.
A vote on the Indiana Central Railway
stood, Grant, sixty three, Seymour, fifteen.
A canvass on Boston express train re-
suited, for Grant, one hundred and thirty
eight, for Seymour, forty-fve.
A gentleman writes US that while on the
way to Chicago we were detained by a
freight train running off the track, so we
this morning took vote Of all the passen-
gers, and found it to stand one hundred
and fifty-six for Grant, and twenty three
for Seymour.
A private letter from Rush medical col
lege, Chicago, says vote was taken among
the students, resulting as follows: Grant,
one hundred and twenty two, Seymour,
forty two, only lacking few votes of be-
ing three to one.
Thus it is all over the country. Itplain-
ly shows one of two things. The support
ers of Grant and Colfax are either in the
ascendency, or the supporters Of Seymour
and Blair are ashamed of their principles
and their candidates.
An exchange says that no person