, 1872-11-18
WISCONSIN,.
Results Of the 1.zcent E1ec-
: ton "A Review Of
the Canvass.
Congressional Candidates
and Votes.
fhe Next Legislature --- United States
Senator Howe Certain of
Reelection.
From. Our 0,c,a Correspondent.
MADISON E1a EnY Il 1Hi

From Our 0,cn Correspondent.
MADISON, Wis.,, Nov. II, 181o+
THE ELECTION.
Official returns made to the Secretary Of State,
from thirty-four counties, complete statements
published in the newspapers from dozen more,
and pretty reliable reports from the rest, show
q majority of over 1900 for the Republican
candidates for President and Congress, which,
it is believed the official CANVASS will make near
ay $4,000. THIS is some 5000 more than WAS
estimated By experienced Republican politicians
the day after election. and q third more than the
Liberals then conceded. The increase Of the
majority beyond expectations comes mainly from
the newer-settled counties in the Seventh and
Eighth Congressional Districts, which rail-
roads lately built and nov building are rapidly
DEVELOPING the total vote is considerably moro
than last year, but less than four years ago.
partly owing to bad weather, partly to the indie-
position Of many to support either candidate for
President.
The campaign was sharply contested by both
parties, and earnest efforts put forth by State
and Local Committees. A s'Liberal" Commit
tee, appointed by the delegates from Wisconsin
to the Cincinnati Convention, issued an elabo-
rate address, which Was widely pub
ished but the Chairman of the Com
mittee, it's author, the Hon. H. A.
Tenney, soon after connected himself with the
st. Paul Pioneer, and no effective organization
was made till after the Baltimore Convention.
Then the Liberal and Democratic Committees
had meeting for consultation, put an Electoral
ticket in the field, having on it some of the most
ihonored Republicans in the State, such as the
venerable Lieutenant-G Governor, Wyman Spoon
Ter, and organized for work, the campaign being.
on manly qRder Psa II the tha d,Hf ,
waukee .Nears. long an active Democratic
worker, WHO was g. instant, in season aild out of
season." for the cause. The Republican Elcc-
tors having been designated at the Conyentjon
which nominated delegates to Philadeplia
(when, by the way, one man, Mons. Anderson,
Of Lacrosse, was warmly pressed as E represen-
9ative Norwegian Elector, and was subsequently
placed in the Greeley ticket), they were ready
mated. Hardly anything was done on that side,
however, till after the Baltimore Convention,
soon after which the Republican forces were
set in motion, and marshalled to "move
on the enemy's works." by the Hon. E. ".
Reyes, Of this city, WHO has been Chairman of
the Republican State Committee since mr.
Rub1ee was made Minister to Switzerland; ; and
he labored indefatigably to the close OF the
chai1men organized their battalions as thor
oughly as possible, and held as many meetings
as they could provide speakers for. Neither
Farty received much help in men Or means from
@ss Dsse e sa has9 a3 to sh?R BRING s ds
tinguished speakers from abroad. The
Republicans had three speeches from General
John A. Logan, who drew very large crowds !;
one each from Vice President Co1fax and Speak,
er Blaine; several effective speeches from Judge
B. D. Parks, Of Aurora ILL.,; and two or three
German speakers not known to fame. The Lib
erals had three or four speeches from Senator
power in this State Emil Rothe, OF Cncin-
natl, who had so often opposed the Senator on
the stump when both lived in this State
Ez-Lieutenant Governor Donnelly, OF
ue for their esas 1ad fy cuFs of Brook
avn; General John Mcneil. Of Missouri; the
Hon. Thomas Hoyne and Mr. Springer, OF ILL
nois; and others of lesser note In home talent,
with Senator Carpenter, whose speech at the
Capital sounded the bugle for the charge Of
countenancing secession, made with so much
~ehemence against Mr. Greeley; Senator Howe,
warmly defended tie Administration but was
disabled by sickness part of the cam
paign; Governor Washburn; Ex-Governor
FaiTchld !; Attorney General Barlow;
Hazelton in the Second, Barber in the Third,
NTinkler in the Fourth and host of other able
speakers. The Liberals had several able
Rreeehea from ex-senator Doolitt1e. The Hon.
Il. u.
candidate for Supreme Judge some years ago
the Hon: H: L. Palmer, long q leading Demo-
rrat of the State; Emil Walber, an able young
German Of Milwaukee, Republican member OF
the Legislature last winter Congressional can
didates I. C. Swan in the First, George B.
Smith in the Second, Allen Warden in the
Third, c. A. Eldridge in the Fifth, Lindsley in
the Sixth, and several others, also made many
good speeches for the Liberal cause.
The fusion between leading Democrats and
Liberals was most complete in this State, and
they co-operated with the utmost cordially, in
most localities having but one organization after
the nominations. The Baltimore Endorsement, |
however, repelled many who we're at first in
rlued to join in the Liberal movement, but had !!
a great dread of Democratic influences gaining |
the aseendancy with NJ Greeley, and who finally |
vote. On the other hand, lr.
Greeley was most distasteful to !!
many Demociats, on whose attention Republi- |
can papers aud orators kept thrusting such of !
them; and so some Of them voted for Grant,
aome staid at home, and q precious few voted |
for O'Conor. The " Straightout" movement !
did not "pan OUT well in this State, the re-
turns showing less than 1,50G O'Conor votes Of /
which the largest number thus far reported were |
In Nalworth, next in 0zaukee, next in Lafay- |
cite; in many counties. not any. A considera- |
ble number Of German Republicans followed in |
the lead OF Mr. SchurZ over to the Liberal |
party On the general issues, and especially
Che French h-arms-sale grievance their numbers
being swelled by tho Liquor-sellers' RESPONSE
bility law, known as "No. A." passed by tile
last Legislature, to which they we're strongly on
posed, and for which they held the Republicans
Responsible, though its author-A1r, Graham, Of
Rock-way also found On the Liberal side. ALI
but two or three German papers sided with the
Liberals, Including the Milwaukee, Herozd, which
has absorbed much Republican funds in it's cs-
tablishment. No great proportion Of the Ger
mans of Wisconsin, however, hare ever been
Republicans, SO that the losses in this quarter
were not felt rs severely as in some other States;
and it il thought BY many that the gain from the
irish, who voted the Republican ticket more than
ever. nearly balanced the German losses. The
Norwegian immigrants arc almost all re-
cruits for the Republican party; and, but for
them, the result in many localities would have
been quite different. The Liberals, the number
of whom early in the campaign caused serious
fears to Republican leaders Of losing the State,
entered with more zeal into the canvass than the