Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1875-01-28
Matters Senatorial.

As elsewhere stated il will be seen
that both the Senate and Assembly
took a vote on Tuesday on the re-
election of u. S. Senator. In the SEN
ate, which gave 33 votes, Senator Car
penter obtained IS, Ed. S. Bragg Is,
scattering votes. In the Assembly,
which gave 90 votes, Senator Carpen-
ter had 46, Bragg 80, balance scatter
ing. So that Senator Carpenter re-
ceived from both bodies SO notes.-the
same that he received in the Republi
can caucus on Friday evening. A
vote was taken yesterday noon which
does not change the result, the Car
penter men standing firmly by their
favorite And here at present the
matter stands, with the chances in ia
vor of Carpenter but the certainties ia
favor of no one
We have said before as far as we
understood the feelings of the Repub-
lican voters in this county, that there
was a majority opposed to Senator
Carpenters reelection, but with that
majority Gov. Washburn had ceased
to be a favorite. We were ignorant
of the schemes, contracts and political
jobbery by which Messrs. Howe,
Washburn and Carpenter assumed in
the year 1870 to dispose of Guberna-
torial and Congressional offices until
the profound mystery was opened to
the public by the publication of Gem
eral Washburn's letter; and we have
a right TO believe that Assemblyman
Coates and Col. Clark, the latter Mr..
Washburn's chief lobbyist, was as
much surprised and chagrined at the
declaration therein made. We then
said in our wrath that the people ought
to repudiate the contract, throw over
board the whole gang of political gam
bIers and select new man for the u
S. Senate. But before the publication
came to light the Fall elections were
held; every voter had made up his
mind that either Senator Carpenter or
Gov. Washburn must be elected as
Senator to Congress.
The publication of the tri-partite
agreement after the election has re-
suited in change of individual opin-
ion; some willing that new man
should be taken up; others condemn
ing Gen'l Washburn for violating
political pledge the viciousness of
which could not be atoned for by dis
regarding it after he had pockected
the consideration. But on the whole
the changes in opinion in this county
since the election, as between Car
penter and Washburn has been deci-
dedly in favor of the former. More
over, there is a growing feeling that
in the coming crisis of the country we
cannot spare the powerful voice and
talent of Senator Carpenter in the
United States Senate. 1t must be re-
membered that Senator Carpenter be-
came a Union man and separated
himself from the disloyal democracy
early in the war, before Senatorial as
pirations were thought of.
No member from this county or else
where who could find nothing objec-
tionable in General Washburne should
have any hesitsncy in going into
Republican caucus and binding him.
self to abide by the result, though it
might be in favor of Senator Carpen-
ter. This is the course pursued by
our members with the exception of
Mr.. Coates. All honor to Messrs
Holloway, Jeffrey, Caskey and
Abrams. We believe their constitu-
ents will fully approve of their course.
<ea Gov. Taylor's soul is moved be-