, 1873-11-03
considerable Apathy All Around, and
a Doubtful Contest.
Probable Re-Eleot;on Of Gov. Wash
burn.
Balance OF the Republican State
Ticket Uncertain.
The First National Bank Of Madison
aid tile Rank Of Madison.

MADISON, M,s., Oct. 81, 1870.
Tho political catnpa gu III thi4 Stuto, which
will coso with tho ocotson On Tuesday uext,
hns bccn
vEnr PECULIAR ONE.
4 remember mono since the lsobuiIican narlv was
:orgnnizod when there llas boon 10 li.,o nuhlie
speaking. Tho lsopubiolu wheolhorsos. Soma
'tors Howe and Carpenter, who Layo bcou soca
9nin former campaigns to draw heavy luaas aud do
nuon oy their arguments md otoqnonoe for thoir
?artY,Eavobeen "blankoed IN their aally,' ,'--botA
ueabioa for effective aervico this fal by back
pay, aud tho latter by his unblushing dofonso Of
sno eaary-grah, past, present, and fu-
ture, as also by tho Loug B!aach scandal.
-thero did not Heom to DO any nuxioty 10 hear
our Republican Congressman, though they oil
voted against tho saary-grab, and ull have re-
turned WIN. would havo fallen to thoir staro,-
mono, however, 80 far as hoard from, declining
20 accept tho increased pay for tho present, Cou-
lRressmau uazelton has made q few speeches iu
'hts district, aud Congressman Williams ono or
'ewo. Col G. r. Gill, formerly Attorney Gem
'efal and tho Hon. James Ross. or this city, arc
making few speeches this week..
GOV. wAsnDURN
-'opened the campaign with most Slfoctfyo
speech ut Fond en Lac. Oct 3, devoted nlalnly to
defining ha position Oh living issuos Of tho tlny
and to State affairs. That Bpceah has had tue
largest circulation ever given speech in this
State haring boon published in all the 1sopubli-
can newspapers in the stato, Bomo uon-potkcal
papers, anu ONO or two Democratic papofs, md
neea very generally and very highly commended.
de mas since made throe speeches il tho north
"estorn part OF TIC State, mainly to set himself
t1ght Win tho poorso in regard to, tho St. Croix
Land-drant, his Haton in regard to which had
oeen nalarepreseratcd, and the prejudices Of tie
people unjustly excited. On "Wednesday
evening ho spoke In Milwaukee,-tle most
nonnwotthy nclnts Of his speech boing hs
OF the allegation Of oxtsayagauce in tue admir-
iatIauon OF State aEars, and hH satisfactory
noteusa tl Of assaults made upon him because he
nau nos, IN violation OF law givon IN unqualified
Central Railroad Company. He bus also nude
'ane speech IN Richla1ld County, and two (ono
3s y. ssvening2 IL Groen County, wloro the honest
almost anywhere o1se and may, perhaps. bo
heard from once or tw1co beside. This is about
AL the talking that has bceu done on tho Rorub-
:llcan sldo unless in small Observation-Disclosures
!ingH.
FOR THE t'REFonM" TICKET,
DR.. Q. N. Wight III the only speaker who has been
announced ard Ao dig some "rakng after" Gov.
ba Ma59 hn6 m III a ths northwest without un that
announced to speak at llis home at Ocouomo.
woo. at WauAoahu and ut Janeevllle That TO-
aoubtane s heformor" sat Clark (ho, by tho
Legislature to work for the laroada this win
teri, told agentleman. tho other day, that hs had
appointments TO- speak every night till election
Mr. Taylor, the candidato for Governor against
Geu. Waehburn, las attempted no speeches, for
he is neither an orator nor q writer. Tho onposi-
ton have q meeting heIe Saturday night, The
audiences at meetings on either sido nave gen.
people have little appetite this fall for political
harangueR..
lus.en thero has bocn 30 little speakiug,
there has been
CONSIDERABLY WORK DONE
n quiet ryay. B,Bittee tho general circulation Of
GOV. Hahhburn speech, Alr. Koyes, Chailman
OF cue Kepublic m State Committee, has Bont out
quantities o1 circulars to stimulate and rally Re-
voters who '<onld be likely to yotc tier ticket.
The - lief ar1ners have seut out broadsido
WILLING VIII sner platform; Bomo favorable newspaper
aS.dasts' sa1 m notably ono from the milwaukee, Sen
nneh p' hllshed the morning after they wcro nom
mated highly pras!ng some Of their candidates
ezra sts from speeches of tho presiding officers
81 81, rleir Convention, and from Bome speeches
de- lvered BY Mr. Taylor, and somo REASONS
against supporting GOV. Washburn. Tho Re-
publican press OF the State have seldom had
moro or Sharper artices than during this can~
sass, and they now arc full Of earlest appeals to
the voters. On the other hand, the milwaukee,
Net0s aud few other papers have kept up
vigorous warfare, aimed chiefly at Coy. Wash-
burn aud ayai}ed themselves Of every opeuiug
of attack.
THE LIQUOR QUESTION.
In the Refolm" Convention, a resolution
was adopted, which was understood to 10 salts
factory to the German Constitutional Union, tho
other organizations opposed to the Graham law
making Liquor sellers responsible for resulting
damages and to other forms of temperance
Legislation; and there is abundant evidence that
amounting to between Sso,0oo and s4o.ooo..
for which single brewers and doalers
nave contributed as much as $1,000, and a
assessed s5oo,-to be uscd against tho Rop3ubl.
can State ticket and Legislative candidates.; and
yet 1t has been widely stated, though
e%s1soneopnsy, %asa.., thst ,r Taylor tho "Peoplog
Iemplar tho fact beng that AlB wife IL NOM
bor and prominent official Of tho Order, and q
delegate from tho State to the Worlds Grand
Lodge Of the Order next year; aud information
rho is a wealthy farmer Of this county. and
Granger, and has been visiting his brother
Patrons OF Husbandry' in thu State to plead
Columbus, was asked how ho stood on the Gra-
ham law, and replied TINT she WAS in favor OF
the law, md would support one oyon more
stringent.; aud that, Il ho was elected, and the
veto the repeal;" which would Indicate that
somebody III going to be deceived in supporting
him.
As the canvass has progressed, It has been
made very clear that the counsel OF The Tn1n-
;uHE to "Noformata,' to
1ED0R8E COW WAsunuHN
"a candidato.-he being generally pronounced
the best Governor Wisconsin ever had, was
wise; and, had it been followed, and Gov. WASH
burn relloYcd from the inecessity of making any
efforts to aoeuro Ills election, 1t would layo been
impossible to got UP any enthusiasm over tho
Republican ticket, or toproyent tho defeat Of part
dov. Waahburn took position long ago in favor
of putting railroads under restraint; that lie,
a amost alone, vigorously opposed the Pacific
t1allroad Crcdit-Mobilior awludle; that lie has
their opprchaors that his administration Of
STATE affairs has boon remarkably Wise, inde-
pohaont, and conservative OF the peoples In
lleseets, l against money :grabbors and laud-grah-
,t himself the bitter hoBtity OF tho Milwaukee l.
vt. PAU Nallroad CotnpanY 90 tint 1ta ofliolaln