Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1869-04-14
The Comfy JGage Election.


TIE defeat Of Capt. JoSEs was not entire
" unexpected 10 u.s. He gas defeated by
Re,.,Jiica1As who, if Captain Wigham had
been the nominee of their party, would have
worked as hard for his election they did
to defeat the man who rds nominated
While this course was entirely wrong, any
censare at this tire would be locking the
stable after the steed was stoien." In this
town many Republicans worked faithfully
al the pools all Jay for Mr.. Jones. But for
this, instead Of being beaten fifteen votes
in Dodgeville, be would have been at least
one hundred behind his opponent.
We favored the nomination of Wlgham
because he was, Under ali the cireum-
stances, the strongest Aian, and would have
had a warm support from men nf both par
ties. No party can afford To throw canton
and policy to tbs winds, but they should
put up their strongest and NEST popular
men. Beyond any reasonable doubt, VIII
nan Wigham wonid have been elected,
even over Mr. Wilson, by handsome ma
iority.-D e,lqetae Chronicle. l
We fully concnr With our neishbor Of
the Chronicle that the strongest and
most popular men should be nominated
for Office. and in the selection of Capt
Jones we believe the convention acted
with that object in view. But with the
local prcjudiees existing in the minds
of the leading Republicans of Dodgeyille
to contend with, no party can expect to
be successful The vote. for Mr.. Jones
in every part of the county not under the
control oe Dodeeville influence shows
the Convention wise in IFS selection
We have no doubt Capt Wigham would
have leen elected had he received the
nomination for he would have received
nearly the entire Republican vote of the
Southern Assembly District, and being
a Dodgeville man, he could have relied
upon more than his party yott in that
town.
1t was hoped by members OF the cons
yentior not only from this but other
parts of the county that the nomination
a man outside of Mineral Point or
53odgeville would do away with every
excuse for opposition from local preju-
dice but in this they have been dls;.p-
pointed. The Republicans of Dodgeyille
have shown on this, as well as on other
occasions, that they prefer Democrat
for Office TO Republican from any oth>
er locality. This fact row being fully
established we think the lesson will not
he entirely lost sight of in the future
The Republican party is now satisfied
that their candidates must live in Dodge
vile toinsure an election, and we are
gratiiied to know that our Dodgeville Re
publicans are so magranimous.
Had the election turned upon qualif
cations it might be viewed in a different
light But we do not believe there is a
Republican in either Dodgeyile or Ridg-
way who voted for Mr.. Wilson who be-
Ee1es him better qualified for the Office
than Captgin Jones; nor do we believe
the Dodcevilie Republicans who bolted
the ticket, believe aim less worthy of
support than their favorite candidate for
the nomination. 1t was declared by
prominent Republicans in DoegeYiIle on
the day OF the Convention that no Re-
publican from the Southern Assembly
District should be the County Judge
They have redeemed their pledge, and if
to their own advantage, we mistake the
feelings Of the Republican party Of the
county Had Mineral Point man been
nominated, with the known rrciudiees
Of bodseyilie men against this place, the
result could not have been worse, and
might rot have been unlocked for, but
the sacrifice Of so worthy man as Capt
Jones for 10 other reason than because
he was supported in the Convention by
the Mineral Point delegation is without
excuse, and has aroused feeling in the
minds ofmany that time win hardly allay.
Il or Dodseyiile party friends are sat>
iShcd with the result we can stand it.