, 1873-11-08
THE LATE ELECTIONS,
4. e., ;
Some Of the Causes Of the Republican
Defeat in Wisconsin,
Comments Of the Press upon tho
Results LII Various States.
Wisconsin.
Correspondence n Tho chfcano Tribane.

Correspondence NJ Tho cAfcano Trfbtint.
OSHKOSH, Wis., Nov, Q, 1879,
Tho reHult OF the rocont StAte election stiff
priBes both parties mort completely. Tew Dom.
ocrats, iii voting for Taylor, expected that lo
would DO oloctod aud tho announcement that
Washburn is defeated astoniblloa thor, fully NJ
much ms Republicans. Tho revolution in pub
i,o sontimont III this Slate stnco November, 1871,
when tho ontlra Republican tiokot waB olootcil
by nearly 10000 njotity, affords nico subject
for critical stndy. It may DO traced to tho fol-
lowing causos: ~,
First-Iho nomination Of two candiaates who
were manifeutly unit for tho position, aud who
secured thoir nomination by ca,,cua-ru)e, In de-
laneo Of tho wlsheB Of tho pooplo. Il
Second-Tho prosont financial strlngepoy. Tho
pauic js now being folt mpst soveroly through
avorv ,,ortion ~ tho stnto nn1 Tho ,,rosnooI for
winsor Ia decidedly gloomy. It doos not take tho
average mechanic, lnooror, ot farmer long to SEQ
aome connection botwoou hard timos aud
tho manareu,ont Of tho national ilnauceB and
tho nro,t A,1,,,.tro,,or irct,,,,,1 oro,,it Ma
.ne ~. ufaus nunussl",lon' 4n'.aaa 0t.ua1 uo- ~,
bilier and buck pay, has boon feonkod ny this
election.
Third-The Granre movement. This, am
,no,;ro ,oYi,,, no1 Ina. N In IN ,,,ovc,,,s, lin
ihsnaoa ~ tn'A". u" ''0' " w ia ou"ns'6 Wv
estimated. Waslburn was personally popular
with tho Graugors, and his recorI for ,tWenty
yoars past Ia such "a to commond him to every
HnsMon0pol's ,ip Was no. 50 "a'n sns.
did not lko Washourn as IT WAS that thoy de-
spSeu the s1p1by auoe i insrsst v,,near in
his first annual message, urged upon tho people,
of lila own accord. thu ak,ont;on of mora strin,
80 a., s.,.a.,s 49, - ,...s-s.s.st
Eent laws 10 govern tue BAle OF Intoxicating
liquors and tho EXECUTIVE influence TOOK shape,
during tue subsequent session OF tho Legisla-
ture, IN tho bill Afterwards known "A the
Graham 1iooor law c,ov wauhhu-,,,o ,,t,ran,o
has always been strongly in favor Of aumptuary
legislation and this las, as might haro been
expected, reused tho ire OF tho Germans. aud
tho liouor-sell(nc iuterest ronorally II in fant
susceptible OF proof that large sum Of monoy
nre,ycrs' and 1ionor-snllers' protact;va iInion
e,r thn t7ofnst ~ Wsahhu,r r. vii I,a ,,.t;ana
in conssnue,,eo. that almost every oity and Iarrs
town in tio State Las: rono aga;nat hn
Annmaioua IA Il nav aeen,. 1avIor 1,ea haan co,n'
n.ended to tbs toIaperance oI.n,ant M a Gond
T1amn1sr wh;in the l|ounrs;ntoraat haa onna ~
him IN boilv. ~ o.
Tynh-na' a'lroad.comnt,cat;ona.t INV >,,yoah.,
ora aat;nn ~ 4t,a ,.,nttar. ~ ~ v;oaa
an csntrai antl aJao in thc controvarsv w,,ic1,
crew out Of the fan,ous ST. 0roir Land Grant
65nannhtndlv fondoI ~ ,vaata, ~ Gnuar'aa es -;
tic estimation Of many Of Lis friends. Historv y
however. viii aDproyo, Lis COURSE in t],ia IL.
e'A'''' Il; THE r,ro,s1.runr.
For the first tin time % since is55. li tbe nennb1ican
artv vii i,o n tI,a n,mor,tv +, IA IoaSstnt,r
ttiresav' in making o;,t tha 1iat ~
,natnI.r,a a, Tx on nex+ IT, VI
tie Su Democratic ppners @ anne announce 's;s "Dcmo,,
creto onI .iborpa II Rnn'onW Wn.nhj;nass
~ To,;c cnmnlato rooraon;eot;o " H. ~
caru nj o1n1ogns ~ ~ anst s,o & =, sne ~ a..
Asssn,v n,,at ia5o nlace. ana thn onen;n'r 'r ~
tha na1t naasion of tho Iesis'ntnTa iii n,arl'
rcU era IN lin hiatnrv n W;acona;,,, 1n1;tios
For anaakar the Tij,crn ,,ross IL aireodv h"a.
with tho name M Of 1Gabo Bouck, Of this oH1! oty.
Bouoi has lad exporiouce, and Il nn1onhteI}v %
lie ablest mar, in tha ranEe nf the n,ni"r;tv '
WV "''o'' 'A'''' 49, wv i'A' '' "'o'1t'i
~ .....s.. .....,.., - A''
From tho Ail.rautee stnti'sef (Repub!'can>.
Mr. Washburn is beaten !; lot uR look as calmly
AUD diHpassionately as We can, under tho smart
Of dofeat, at the caueea which brought about
that unlooked-for result.
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