The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1872-03-30
Political.


From the Little Rock Ark Gazette.
The Labor Reform ticket Is well received
by the press of the country No stronger
or better nominations could have been made,
and the Labor Reformers did themselves
much credit in their selections
AT recent town election in Oxford, y.
", seven mechanics were elected to office
through agreement among the workinglnen.
They propose t. do even better the next
time.
from the New Brunswick n. - Times
The Labor Reform party, as distinct
political organization, has been attracting
considerable attention of late, and has sue
ceeded in polling very respectable vote in
several States. In Massachusetts it has
cast as high as 10, 567 votes Z, 1853 in New
Hampshire, &c. Its leaders claim 300, 900
votes in the United States, but this may OF
may not be so. There is no doubt, how
ever, that the organization is much strong
er than its recorded vote implies and
should either Of the great parties take up
its candidates, there is scarcely doubt Of
their election, as large numbers Of Labor
RefOrmers would vote a ticket which
they knew would stand fair chance Of sue
cess, whereas, with their heretofore dis
tinct organization, it was hoping against
hope to 60 to the polls and cast ballot
In this connection we do not wish it to
be supposed that we intend to urge the
Democratic National Convention to take
up the nominees Of the Labor Reform par
ty. But many worse moves might he made
David Davis and Joel Parker are objection
able to no Democrat Ut Conservative man,
and their success would be assured, should
they be nominated by the Democratic Ma
tional Convention. We are willing to leave
all these matters to the good sense Of the
masses Of the Democracy, and to the dele
gates they may select to represent them in
the forthcoming convention.
THE Madison wis, correspondent Of
the Chicago 8 Times, under date Of March
%, writes as follows
The movement which has made Judge
Davis conspicuous as a reform candidate
for President, has aroused an immense en-
thusiasm in Wisconsin. Meetings of the
honest men who have so far acted with the
republican party will soon be held all over
the State, and delegation will be sent To
Cincinnati that will make itself felt in the
interest Of a down-trodden people. In
long political experience here, have never
seen so many signs of a breakup in this
State as at the present time. The hour of
regencies and kings has already tolled. The
German vote to-day is unit for Davis and
Parker, and thousands Of American citi-
zens, disguised with radical infamy, are
only waiting for satisfactory nomination.
You would be surprised if / were to reveal
to you the extent of this feeling, and the
movement in progress. 1t may not show
itself fully at the April elections, but Wis
consin will as certainly cast its electoral
vote against Grant, if he is a candidate. a.
he exists. Mark that prediction down, for
am not speaking at random. The feder-
al Oficeholdes who have ruled this State
with q rod of iron, have had their day. and
the people now propose to have theirs
With anything like an acceptable candidate
radicalism will be wiped out forever. The
greatest danger Is that Grant will he thrown
ov' rboard by his own friends.