The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1871-08-31

come and gone; 1t has performed laDo
of putting up State ticket for the sup
port of its party at the coming election
We have been present at every Stat'
Convention of the Democratic party TO
nominating candidates that has beeI
held, since Wisconsin was admitted int
the Union; aud in this there was less en-
thusiasm among it's members; and les
hope of success expressed by them, thar
was ever the case before in this State
The form of nominating ticket was pro
ceeded with, as 4 matter Of course, with
out animation, and with no indicating
among the leaders of the party tha
there was the least hope of success. Thi'
idea is fully indicated by the ticket pre-
sented. Does any body suppose tha
Convention would have placed James r.
Doolittle in nomination for Governor, il
there had been supposed to be a ghost
of chance of his election? Would the
great Democratic party of Wisconsin,
which has been abandoned by this same
Doolittle. and which has been more
roundly abused by him than perhaps by
any other man, which in turn, has so Sc
verely abused Mr.. Doolittle-would that
party, we say, crowd its honors upon
him, if it really had honors to bestow
The idea is preposterous. His nomina
ton, is an admission of an expected de-
feat A candidate was wanted, and the
men who hope for something, should the
party ever triumph, did not wish to have
their chances used up by leading for
| lorn hope this year. The ex-senator is
ceived the honor of becoming candidate
to be badly baten, with complacency and
thanks He accepted the nomination in
speech that sounded like the words of
''an earnest man. to earnest men,"
but so far as the men are concerned. it
was terrible joke! OF Mr.. Doolittle,
but little need be said He is not a new
man to the people of Wisconsin. He is
we'll known TO those of both parties, for
he has received the support Of both in
times past. He has been long promi-
ncnt. That he is man of ability, we
will not deny. That be is safe man
for any party to trust, we do not admit
That he loves position, his own conduct
has clearly proven. That he has receiv-
ed ample and ''prompt pay from the
Republican party, for all he has done for
it, will not be questioned; hence, no Re-
publicans can feel under obligations to
support him. His declaration a few
years ago, that the Democratic party in
the free States was more dangerous to
the country than the power of the rebels
may entitle him to the support of the
same party now We shall see. We
believe he properly belongs to Chicago,
but this nomination will not necessitate
a return to this State.
DIR. Rice, the candidate for Lieutenant
Governor, is quiet man, now a Senator
from Waukesha County, about whom
little is known, and who was probably
nominated because be wanted to be; not
on account of his prominence in the par
ty, or his special fitness for the position
We believe ne is a respectable man.
Gen. Montgomery, the candidate for
Secretary of State, has the honor of hav-
ing commanded regiment during the
war, and of having lost an arm in the
service. This entities him to respect.
We believe he had the misfortune to be
rather unpopular with his regiment; but
this was probably from a want Of capaci-
ty for governing men in a satisfactory
manner He is understood to be a law
yer of fair character and n respectable
citizen. His democracy must be un-
questioned, for no man who ever served
in the army could remain with that par
ty, unless his democracy was "dyed in
the wool" Mr.. NJ. was the candidate
of this party in 1865 for Attorney Gen
eral, and received his defeat gracefully,
and he will no doubt do the same thing
this year.
For Treasurer the name of Anton
Klaus, Of Green Bay. is presented. Mr..
K. has some local reputation, having
been Mayor of the borough of Green
Bay, where his conduct as public officer
has been severely censured but this is
his first appearance in a position of pro-
minence, outside of Brown county For
Treasurer the people want the best kind
Of a man.
For Attorney General. Gen. E. S.
Bragg received the nomination, after the
Convention was assured thathe did not
reside in Chicago; but this assurance
may need confirmation. For two years
he has had his Office In Chicago, and does
most of his business in that city. If his
family does not actually reside there, he
is to all intents and purposes, in feeling
and In interest, a Chicago man. Gen.
Bragg was an officer in the war, and won
some distinction. He is man of con-
siderable ability, and has the honor of
severely during the war, and of having
been candidate for Congress against
| Mr. Eldridge, the regular and constant
|
trict His nomination must be extreme
ly distasteful to the wheel horses of the
party, and will receive a cold support
from them.
For State Prison Commissioner, the
name of Lars E. johnson, Of Lafayetta
is presented. This nomination was made
in the hope it will catch Norwegian votes
Mr.. johnson is man little known out o
Lafayette county When 10y he re.
sided in this city, and was jealous re
publican. The Norwegians, as rule
are republicans from principle, and they
cannot be rallied in support of one Of
their countrymen. who has gone back on
them, as johnson has done.
Mr.. w. D. Parker, the nominee fo
Superintendent of Public Instruction, i:
teacher of fair reputation, and young
man of promise IN his profession. The
only thing we know against him. is the
anxiety he exhibited to obtain this nom
ination. Good teachers ought to b,
above running On the Democratic Stat
ticket.
: The candidate for Immigration Com
missioner is Jacob Boden of Dodge coun
ty. The only recommendation We have
heard In his favor, was the remark o
Sat Clark in the Convention, that b
could talk the German language, bu
he could not talk any thing else much.
He was merely put up, that there nigh
be a candidate without any reference t
his qualifications, or without any expec
tatinn that he will be elected
We haye thus glanced at the ticket
1t is essentially weak with its own party
! and no man upon it can expect to receiv
votes from the republican party. Tw
{ of the candidates are really citizens @
Chicago, having offices there, and spend
i ing their business hours In that city A
+. though weakness is strongly marked O
: this ticket, our party mnst not relax a