Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1874-10-14

A correspondent of the Milwaukee Sentinel
writing from Jefferson makes the following
comments on the action of the recent De me.
cratic County Convention in regulating
Senator W. S. Greene, which may not prove
uninteresting in these parts:
The Sentinel has already announced the
ticket placed in nomination by the Demo-
cratic Convention held here on the I'd inst.
No mention was made of any of the pro-
ceedings beyond this; brief history Of
some of which, with your permission,
will now supply. A nomination being
con sidered equivalent to an election, there
was multiplicity of candidates, all anx-
ious to serve their country. The struggle
between the ms and outs was protracted
and bitter, but the latter carried too many
guns for the former, and there was an en-
tire new deal. The nomination for Senator
took everybody by surprise. DR.. Reeds
name had not been ment toned in that con-
neeton at all in deed, it was generally un-
derstood and conceded that Senator Greene
would be renominated by reclamation. He
has made very acceptable representative,
and in accordance with Democratic party
usage in this county, was entitled to
second term. No opposition having mani
tested itself, the Senator, of course, thought
he had the game in his own hands, and re-
NAMED away from the convention content.
eddy, leaving the delegates to ratify the ar
rangement for his denomination, which it
was supposed had already been determined
upon and fixed by the party managers.
When the convention met, however, it
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observer that there was cutting and slash
ing; and sure enough, when the result of
the first informal ballot was announced, it
was found that Doct. Reed, whose candida
cy up to that moment was known only to
the few delegates who were in the secret,
was only FIVE votes behind Senator Greene.
The friends of the latter were very much
surprised-indeed, their establishment was
so great that they had no time to recover
from it before the first ballot was taken and
DR.. Reed declared the nominee.
1t is needless to say that the supporters
of Greene were disguised end mortified.
Their indignation knew no bounds and
could not be suppressed. Loud and deep
were the mutterings of discomfort at this
unexpected turn of affairs, while the friends
of Reed were serene and happy, as well
they might be. AS it is none of our funeral
however, we leave others to do the mourn
ing. With thousand majority at their
backs, of course they can elect their ticket,
no matter how much they play the heath
en- Chnee in their conventions. The pre-
sent ticket is weak one. but it I'LL be
elected nevertheless, for after the develop
ments of two years ago, when they
were able to elect such VIGOROUSLY incom-
petent men as Nick Steinaker and George
Forster to important Offices, there is nothing
to prevent their winning with any ticket
labeled Democratic, no matter how nau-
seating the dose
Though Senator Greene and his hackers
may not banker after s'biled owl" | prophe-
sy that they will partake freely of the dish
prepared for them and pretend TO relish it.
So much for party discipline. No.hwi.h'
standing the affable and accomplished Sena-
tor has been stabbed in the house of his
| friends and received the severest political
| thrust even given in our local politics, it
will make no difference with him and hi,
supporters. They are expected to wheel
into line and lick the hand that snote them
To do otherwise would nos be democratic
and in accordance with "Reform" practices
But will 1t not be interesting to stand b.
and see the wry faces which many of then
must make in pretending to be jolly unde
! such mournful circumstances