Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-03-26
DICTATOR WIGHT at WASHINGTON.
Trying TO Find Some One He Conid appoint
President In '76-NOt \ ct Satisfied With Cam
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Trying to Find Some One He Couid appo'nt
President In '1G-NOt Vet Satisfied With Cam
didates for sena or.
Correspondence of TIE Milwaukee sentiRel.l
WASHINGTON, March l7.-Dr. o. W.
Wight left Washington this morning,
and Gov. c.. C. Washburn arrived. =
The going and coming of the two in
vite comparison, but it is hardly called
for. The one we all know SO well,
standing squarely on his feet, with his
vision on a line with the practical
things OF earth.
The Doctor has been spending a
week in the city, and | regretted ex
ceedingly not finding him at his rooms
at the Arlington this morning. He is
always piquant and original, and says
things unstudiedly that shine in print
or in company. OF course, the Doc
tor had our State political campaign
made up for the next year, and several
years to come He came down here,
primarily, to lay out the presidential
campaign. HIS lahors are mainly with
the hard head Democracy. They have
got to know that there is no longer
any Democratic party. If they want
anything, or expect anything, they
have got TO come to him and to his
terms. This had been his doctrine in
hard struggle with Gabe Bonck for
the leadership at Madison, but Bouck
had given in to him. He had no
trouble with our Democratic members
here. He dined with Mr.. Mitchell,
and found o lovely with Mr.. Ellridge.
The Doctors large interest in Wis
consin politics connects with the Sena-
torship. That office, he says. must 90
to the best man and the ablest man
among the Roformers. He was ques-
toned az to the chances Of Senator
Carpenter and Gov. Washburn.
Shoe, fyn Neither Of them stand
a ghost of a chance
"Phietus Sawyer has been named;
perhaps he's more available"
"Mr. Sawyer would make better
man for Governor; that's his place, If
he runs for anything in the state
But the next Senator must come from
the Reform ranks"
"Of course, Alexander Mitchell,
then has the best show in that crowd?'
mo, SIR! The Reform party oil
Wisconsin will never take up the
President Of the Milwaukee and St.
Paul Railroad"
"Then there is Henry l. Palmer,
who has a $4,000 office in Milwaukee;
he wouldn't care TO take the Senator
ship, would hep
"Oh, he wouldn't let anything 60
by him"
"Phc Reformers would take him,
then?"
"No, SRI The Reform party won't
take mp Bourbon. That was what
beat West; lie was Palmer man"
"Geo. Il. Smith must be the one for
you, then, he is not Bourbon"
ooh! he stopped over at the jollf
cation and will never get over it "
"Then there's Harlow s. orion,
with his high standing among the
temperance men. Can't be any OBJ
lection to him?"
eyes, SIR; he voted for Washbarn,
and that kills him."
"Well, then, there's Gabe B"uck;
You all say he's true Reformer and
| first class man; can't be o possible OBJ.
| lection TO him =?
Bouck's very well, and made an
excellent speaker, but he sustained
Washburn in the Wisconsin Central
fight, and that kills him."
There is really but one great man
among the Wisconsin Retormers -
Politene-s on one side and modesty on
the other forbid its consideration by
the Doctor. Blu: why not? Litera-
ture, learning, science and political
philosophy are needed now in the
Senate Chamber, since the chair left
vacant week ago If the Reform
ers'' make the senator, they can't mis-
take their duty.
81 don't think the Doctor is on the
war path for a seat in theLower House
Of Congress. When he came down
here. a week ago, he had the whole
Republican delegation sscooped OUT
but Charlie Williams, of the First Dis.
trict. The Changers would make no
fight on him, and it wasn't possible to
beat him anyway. yesterday, the
Doctor was willing to concede one
other District, supposed TO be Jerry
Rusk'e, to the Republicans. The Re.
formers would carry the remaining
six, he said, and he would bet an even
81 900 (the money not up on each Of
the eight Districts, taken together. -
If the Doctor means business, he
can be at once accommodated.
The Doctor now goes to New York
TO forecast the coming man for the
White House. I think he is not salts. |
led with Thurman Report has il |
tina. the Senator was not at all com
with the Doctor. Be that |
as it may, who can tell what two years |