The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1869-10-21
The Democratic Nominees

We received the Democratic nomina-
tions last week too late for comment. We
shall now say few words in relation to
them. TWAS said by the leading Demo
Gratis before the convention that thew
would carry the election of County Off
GERS of this county including Senator and
Assemblyman--that they would ''stoop to
conquer" And we confess to some curl
osity to see how and how low they would
stoop. They have made their nominations
and know how low they have stopped.
1t remains to be seen whether thew
will conquer. AT present it may be we'll
for Republicans to survey the situation
j. M. WILDER, their candidate far Sena-
tor, personally is man Of good character
and fair abilities. Politically he is J. M.
WILDER Once he was % Republican, or
at least acted with the Republicans. Some
years ago when the Town of Salem raised
by vote Soldier Bounty tax, he became
uncertain whether he was a Republican
or not, and, it is said, he acted with the
Democrats in opposing the tax. From
that time till last fall he did not know
whether he was a Republican or a Demo
GRAFT. Then to help him to find out the
Democrats nominated him for Supervisor
And being both Republican and Demo
GRAFT he was voted for by Republicans and
Democrats and was elected In office, he
has acted politically with the Democrats
Now the Democrats have nominated him
for Senator and Mr.. WILDER has probably
found out that lie is Democrat Will he
admit that the Soldiers Bounty Tax
made him Democrat? We trust that
his Republican friends have found out
that in voting for him they are acting
against themselves and for theDcmocrats.
Mr. WILDER would like togoto the Senate,
but we think he will have to "aCait a little
longer"
Edward D. Briggs, nominee for member
of Assembly, is young man of good
standing and abilities, but lacks age and
political experience to enable HIM ftly to
representsthis county in the Legislature
E. G. Timme, for Register, is re-nom-
nation Of the Republican candidate. If
a compliment to Capt Timme, he is
worthy of it. And in complimenting HIM
the Democrats intended to strengthen
their ticket, They. compliment no Re-
publican only with that object in view.
n. M. Rice, candidate for superintend-
ent Of Schools, is a Republican, Scholar
and Gentleman. The Democrats have
nominated him to divide and conquer.
It is said that he is not an elector and not
eligible to the effice-that he has not for
for the last year-for number of years
been q resident of the State The Demo
Gratis do not care, if he will allow the use
of his name, whether he is eligible or
not. They can use him to divide and
conquer just as we'll in one case as in the
other 1t is part of their tactics and
they hope that Mr.. Rice will not discover
it in time to Illustrate their object.
Peter Thomas, nominee for Supervisor
is German by birth, and man of fair
standing and abilities. He is put on the
ticket to give the Germans two candidates
Capt. Timme and Mr. Thomas-aDd
Somers two candidates-Mr Briggs and
Mr.. Thomas. Mr. Rhodes claimed a Re
publican nominee for Somers. The Re
publicans did not give Somers a candi-
date for the Legislature. The Democrats
give Somers two candidates. one for the
Legislature and one for Supervisor in
hopes by so doing to get the votes of some
disaffected Republicans.
OF the five candidates, two are Renub-
icans@ Capt Timme and Mr.. Rice. They
had no hopes of electing Democratic
Register and gave it up without contest.
Nor do they care much whether thew elect
Mr.. Rice or not If they can use him to
divide and help them to elect their other
candidates they will be satisfied. The
other three they intend to elect by stoop-
ing to conquer. How do they stoop and
how low? They have put. two Republi-
cans on their ticket whom they stoop to
use to assist them to conquer. And if
that is not enough they will let one of
their own candidates-Mr Thomas-fail
of election, and then attribdte hisdefeat to
Somers having two candidates. So much
for the past and present How much or
how low they will stoop to conquer be-
fore election is past We leave for their own
action and time to unfold.