New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-09-21
CAMPAIGN MISCELLANY.
LIBERAL PROSPECTS IN WISCONSIN.

. LlBEHAL HhOSfEClO Nv w botOHOiN'
THE GERMANS STRONGLY FOR GREELEY-rHE
SCANDINAVIAN VOTE DlVIDED-SOLDiEho
SUPPORTING THE LIBERAL TICKET.
lFROM AN OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT OF THETRIDUNBl
MILWAUKEE,, Sept. G.-The detection in the
German Republican vote alone quite sufficient to turn
this State. majority OF tho voters In MILWAUKEE, are
OF that nationality. the greater part OF them having III
ways been Democrats About 1900 have belonged 70 the
Republican party but 900 Of that number have failed TO
see auy resemblance that and the present Grant
party and have consequently enrolled themselves IN
Greeley Clubs Tie few Milwaukee Germans who have
not yet announced themselves for Greeley are as rule
still undecided Very few are ayowedly Tor Grant Mwau
kee supports three German newspapers all OF whcn arc
for Greeley AMI are doing effective work throughout the
State. In waukesha County, just west oil Mh"aukee'
Greeleylsm Is an epidemic among Republicans T1ere
arc number OF Greeley Cubs and several rousins
meetings have been held. assured by prominent
citizens OF that county that Grant would lose ~
per cent OF the Republican vote. inc Grant
mon are, however, making desperate ehOrts'
Madison Is tho residence OF Gov Wasburn and the state
officials as well OF one Reyes the Postmaster there
and also Chairman OF the Grant State Central Commit
tee He rules the herd OF Grant men in Wisconsin with
the Same autOcratio power with which Blaine drives
them around in Milne. But Notwithstanding the efforts
made by this nest OF Royalists there is In Madison
large Greeley Club Over 100 OF its members were mem
beers OF the Grant Republican party Col Was OF M1dl-
son. who fought under Grant from Fort Henry to Vicks
burg assured that tho soldiers In that part OF the
country thought Gen. Grant had been sufficiently re-
warded in lands houses railroad stocks, ana honors
bestowed upon him and his relations and his wfes rela
tons and that the rank and file now entitled TO
little reward In the way OF honest government ana
nSacef and prosperous country The Madison Democrat
Is live paper and is doing good work for Greeley ana
Brown. Mons Andersen OF La Crosse u the most prom
nent scandinavian In the State and IL on the Liberal
electoral ticket He says that the Scandinavian vote OF
Wisconsin quito large and has heretofore been entirely
Republican, but since the disruption or the OLD parties
about oneha OF them have gone into the Liberal organ
jzation. In Madison met Grant man from OSHKOSH
He told me that Greeleytsm was rampant In north
eastern Wisconsin, but after all he guessed there was nt
much of that there about 20) Republcans In
tbe Oshkosh Greeley Club but they were all politicians
who were not quite prominent enough 20 get Grant
nomination for some Office they wanted. They made
heap OF fuss they mostly sOreheads." where
ever have been IN Wisconsin the sOreheads are very
numerous. and they expect TO carry Wisconsin Tor
Greeley and Brown If Pennsylvania and Indiana both
elect the Liberal candidates in october, Wisconsin VIII
probably give Greeley 1900 majority and IL can hardly
become doubtful unless tho Grant candidates arc sue
cessful in both those state elections.