, 1873-09-19
The Republican State Ticket
Still in Bad Odor.
Especially The Milwaukee & St. Paul Can.
dit1ato fur LiEutcnant.Goyernor.
The Democratic and Dr.. Wight's
State Conventions.
How Mr. Graham Was Nominated for
Superintendent Of Public
instruction.
Republican. Democratic Intrigue In
Milwankec.--Tho Downfall Of
Scnntor Carpenter.
Special Correspondence af The Chicago Tribune.


11n1;1o Tho uun1ity Of vino, and contrary to |
tho hopoa OF many, our Republican State ticsot
DOES NOT IMPROVE WITH AGE.
From tho beginning, 1t laB boon apparent That,
for the most rart, It was not Of flavor to suit
tho Republican taste, aut BignH Of loathing have
boon Visible on every hand. 10 bo sure, tho |
leading Republican Journals Of tho State put on
A faco Of satisfaction, and mako d protcnso of
bclrg del,shted with their now ticket but their
efforts to nccm pleased aro exceedingly ruoful,
and their disgust iB but i'll disguised. In fact
it In Impossible for thom to holp emitting occa-
siounl uotes Of Rediton. Washburn ia Tho
Atlas who Ans to shoulder tho whole oonceru,
md fortunnto it is for tho Republican party OF
this Stato that his Shoulders are sufficiently
broad to support it. Such is the supreme conf
do1lce folt by tho people in tho nomination OF
Mr., Washburn. that thoy aro mcasurahly rec
oncilcd-or, ut any rate, aro iudlfrcront-to at
loaut ono-haaf Of the ticket, NIL Of which will no
doubt bo elected, unless VIC except tho
CANDIDATE Fon I1EUTEsANT-aovEnNoR,
about whoao election his friends entertain good
t3onl Of apprehension. Nor arc their scrnplca
by any means groundleuB. The chiot objection
to hr. Baker is to bo found in the re-
laNon no holda to tue milwaukee, d
st. Paul Railroad Company, and thnt is
manifoBtly objection enough. It is notorious
that tho Milwaukee i st. Paul folks oxerted
their whole influence to effect tho nomination
Of Mr.. Baker, aud that they arc now bringing
their whole force to boar to insure his
election. IL 1t to be presumed that this Com
1Sny is thus putting forward ita representative
for tho second onicn in tho State without any
ultorior purposo? And is it not obvious that its
purpose ia to ontronch itself in tho very citadel
OF authority In Wisconsin? The Ltentenant-
Governor as President OF tho Senate, exercises
functions Of no inconsiderablo consequence.
II need not bo explained TINT tho pre-
siding of)lcor OF 4 Legislative body has
it in his power to embarraas and influence
legislation by variety Of e1pedients. In tho
senatc, last winter, hr. Bakor's course WAS cor
tainly such as to merit the entire confidence aud
appreciation OF tho
MILWAUKEE ST. Paul., rEor LIE;
and thoro ia not the least reason to doubt that,
in tho capacity Of Lioutonnnt- Goyernor, no
would fully Justify tho expectations Of that cor
pcratson. Moreover, tharo Is now connected
with tho oflico OF Lieutenant Governor o we'll
understood contingency that does not lesaen Its
imuortanco in tho eyes OF railroad circles. Tho
entire influence OF at leaat one railroad corpora
ton in ta sato vii 10 1r1aShtt 70 .ena pear
ought at once to determine the col1rHo
of those who are mining to curb it's power
and to restrain the pretonsions OF railroad mo
nopooa; It cannot be possible inueea' a,,.t shns
stolid ns to 20 voluntarily forward aud put IL
tho hapda Of tho vory powor they arc colnpat-
ing, staff whoroHith to DO beaten
Should tho .-.-.--
DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION,
which ia to nlcot III this city on tho 24th inst,
be moved by an uuwontcd Impulse to nominate
FOR the office Of lioutepant. =, Governor man nan
1t to be lnnlo lila election wonid not be lefa
:ertain than it is that the Convention will do
.yerytLing in the world but make their reforma'
81 the As oa aGr 5ass ss fse
Of e. rotorn,ers is q spectaele too egregiousy
ridiculous to b. worthy Of serious comment; 1
its dofnlcations, embozzlemontB, freudss, and
general riotouBnesB. ia q page not to be forgot
ton in this generation and tor those who nov
havo charge Of It's eHtato to set up TOT nt,lstert
of honesty IN pioce Of assurance that mono hu
your thoroughly callonscd and brass-facod Dem
ocratio politician would have tho hardihood t.
commit. In fact, nothing could more e7eosusll,
ncato the utter hypG9sy and em ha
in which tAoga who sounding it holt
THE TnrpuaE's advice to them to nominate Coy
WnHlburu: Of whom 1t iB sufficient to aAy, u
this connection that ho haa incurred the doadl,
enmty Of oyory monopoly with which ho ha
eyor had occasion to como in contact
THE Convention which has hoen eot down TO
tho Esd, III MllWauhoc, III aoFt OF
oSE-uonsE CONCERN
that has been called in the uamo Of Thomas Je{
ferson, tho Declaration Of Independence, an
ono DR.. Wight. The Doctor il no doubt ver
sincere rofornor but he will scarcsly succee Gee
contriye to got in motion a roforMatory way
that shall roll over into otesnity, but he MI
hardly get it started IN aeaBon to rido yor
fas on 1t tlia fall, lie haH noble an
thing; and he has accordingly called hi
convention on tho 23d, with a view to ozort!ng
great moral ntluouce On the pomocratic Con
reasonable enough, no doubt. It il clearly Q
no use for q man! to set out in tho reform buai
mesa unless Ele caal manage to get into office
it. Ho may an we'll practice medicine, or pEeaol
ing. Il must, indeed, be infinitely diseouragin
to tho si,lcere reforn.er to havo wroatled all III
days with the elcmonta Of corruption, to fly ~
himself liable, ct last, to movo into ~
u,lico @ in this and 80 tho simple trut
pGout tits "heforln" Convention is, ths
il has boon caslod III tho interest OF ap alag
timato sort of Granger, Who knows more o. p,l
with no other intent than to mount tnto ottie
Oh the horlB of Buch goats as no might hnd I
tlla fold.
i anl Of tho opinion Tint. IN . former letter.
tho Nepubiican State ticket ot--not 70 much
what said OF him ~ In what omitted to ~.
I observed that tho candidate for tho office Of
SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION
Was all unknown gentleman. who might tut
ont an educational genius It INF
DO truo, rs q matter of faet, ths
Mr.. uralam is not generally known to tho POI
plo Of the State; but, from all accounts, !
ought not to ro1nnin any longer unknown
them. Very likely, indeed, tltoy would lla'
heard moro Of him boforo now, bit for tho fa
that hc has no taleut for trr,mpoting hia 0"
consequence. Ho il a gentleman Of tAoroue
md practical educational abilities. who has ]
uoiso. IL brief, he laa made education, aud II
oilico.seoking. his business. As for tho matt
al Office, in fact, lle has ehunned rathor the
eought it. On tho day Of tho Madison Conye
djBtiuclion hut was tenlered him but tho Ind
Yidral who assumed charge of tho matter poo
etod his dispatchou, and thus did Il
state eome Horyico by securing h
nomination. For thus turning water on II