, 1875-11-20
WAUKESHA.
A County of Historic Interest
Politically.
Her Exploits in the Fabrication Of
Govornors and Other High
Officials.
Sentiment AZ 10 tlle Next Republican
Nomination for the Presidency.
POLITICAL RFMlNlsCENces,


sort. Tho dynpeptc. the tumbagotc. tho KID
ney-lscaRed, and the cletnlcaIlY-aiiing OF evory
description, hare, With fcw exceptions. tahcn
their departure I'LL another gcason having tested
10 tlcir fullest capacity. during the!r sojourn
hero. tho waters OF ljolllesda, tho ranacen
for all complaints tl.at arc located below tho
belt" The asason las not heen no favorable Al
tho last, OWING to tho continued coolncas that
has exlttell,-pot bntWeei, Col. Dunbar anA
Cant. Itordry, but In tho atmosphere, which hns
been !as from tropical. However. i fair business
!1aa lcsn done In tho lluo of invalid and pleasure
enek.ng entertainment.
Naw that Wankoslsa has become famous
throughout tho lanu aa resort for tho tourist
and in, aEtd sI1u fact tholld not be last sight of
that Waukeslia possessed much 1t what may bo
formed
HISTORIC 1HTHnH5T
long hesoro tho discovery Of liz mineral watcrs.
LII tho old Territorial tines. before tho crack
Of tito stagc-drvcrs whip Ind boon superseded
by the sport OF the iron horse, when Iraifia-
yiIle smntl village, bad not rs yet becn dignt-
fled by tho name Of Waukosl,a, It was, oven then,
notod AZ the tAyorita haunt OF politicians, and
tho residence OF men who haYo Binco been pow
erful in the councils OF the State md OF tho
Nation. 1,oforo Wankosllh County was detached
kI1m 0u MlaHAuhGG IuH1lk9s VI HinS4A ~ iNt&AEA
part in 1s4U. tho politicians residing i.t that
portion of tho county alluded to had shown
themsolyca 20 elrowd III manipulating tbs
politics Of tho whole county. that when appllca-
toi, Io1 division was maie, Milwaukee MAS
only too glad to let II poaceap!y aocedo, aud
ihefeby exclude tho politicians Of That past OF
lilo county fron alts further luteriereuce in tue
political affairs Of the ''Crcam City"
Detached from Milwaukee,. aud bapt'zod by
t,$
CUNTAtL THE POLIT1Ca OF THE HTArE,
and in thus thoy were uut ouly eucecaaful, hut at
length teeams u da eadcd power throughout aaa
I}adgertIom: 1t uas this county which ,naue
Of STATE. and thca placed him IN tLe uubornn-.
torial CHAR. Inen MT satisfied with his Official
career, 1t aHked him TO "Htsp down and out"
lIo is,astel upoo, aud securoa, reconciliation;
Dasl,sor,l, Governor; but ho proved unequal to
thu confidence that Lad hoen 1eposel in him.
md Wnukeaha, eridcnsly disRustcd, resnntned
passive during tile noxs Cauvass; after mhIch
nomination Of A. ". Randall for Executive hon-
orD. Tho Conyention leBlted to nominate ono
who rs distinguished At homo as au indofent
lawyer and good olch1e-rlaycF but Wankeaha
Insisted, sud llnndall ~aa nominated ana elected.
IIo did 10 well--so much bo,tur than wab expeot-
ed OF h1nl-tEnt WaHkesha demanded hls re-
nomination, which VIVA auco1ad to- and he nhs
agaIn elected. From tho Gnhesnato5tnl Cnair ho
was sent TO tho il" r.terna! City :" by Fresdcnt
Lincoln, ns Hosident AfluiB Or. 11e remained
but few months, however. aud returned to his
homo la Wlukerlla. 1t bong currently toported.
at the time. tint Gov. Randall, because the
Pore REFUSED TO PLAY 4 SOCIAL GAME or zuc1RE
w1Tn HiM
threw I'M his commission in disgust and returned
the to hos IN Of La constituents who, It IL well
known, nef0 always delighted to pisys hand
With !" A!oo," ap ho vas famlliury called, and 10
allow him, without protest, to tu1n up Jacks
from the bottom OF the pack when dealing.
nut Waukrsi1n waa not content to hide her
light under :" half -busbol." and aha forthwith
demanded recognition at Washington. Her d.
msuly yera houolcd, and NAudatl Was made
I'ostuaster r General OF tho United atates Htiil
fnsA,iatn Waukesha continued in tho Governor.
making business. Claiming Lucius Fairchild.
OF hudson, as ono Of her own sous, be-
elarmea ar ~ bounlsrtcs, @ sIs insistsa upoa
placing him in the Executive Char.
iies demand VAS complied with, aud thrice dld
FaLrchIld tato tho oath which mado Inn tha
Executive q tue s'ase. after 3hicl he was made
I,ut Waukcaiaa ia neyos couseat. Not salts.
fed with makiug and unmakiug Qovcruozs In
W,scon1ln, she has buon
ExrENp1xo HER INFLUENCE TO OTHER sEArEs.
For lopg time nhe was dissatisfied NTH tho
courAe OF senator Ilanlsay, OF Minnesota, and
At lougtl circuuyented him from tue senate.
She accumulated ,lg result through Qpp Of her
own sous. Gov. c. L. Davis, Who nasdo II 30 live
that he va, forced from Tue tract, 0oys, Davis
was nut born 10 WaukesAa, but moved, q, rather
uas nored, thero at' al eally dAy,-at that
netiud in life when ljauld do, il tho oplg food
tuat ca, 10 uafclv administered, Tie old Aes-
tjera will ternember tho Governor nhen. AZ a
tiaxeu-bcaded urchin In trocks And check
aprous. he beat other boys on tLo sssoot in pay-
inn msrhies. F"
Wanke.na furnished Florida With ita prcsent
Ctief ussice, in tic poraon OF i. ii. Kaudall,
hrntl,er NJ tho 1ato llay. Randall. aud hna semt
nta nther nas,a NJ the ,ia,a aI. Of tho IJn5tad
States 1usuy aIle and talepted man. hut great
changes have taken place u the county IN tho
s days hayo nassei away. Ind @'s'0'
aN's 1~ sc.nrpty vear,or
~ ,v.,Loob.i no1;,;c.1 nntanny i. Iayt hor
p,r,1or Nnndni, Pitt casoy ani o,hers aS NJ
he ht,i,i.n nt noi,,cat snjrts II tbnsn davs haTo
r4sueH trou xiii ,yhfia othort ,uclt,n{uv "A.
nnrs pu9rs1 '' I;a1snn' snd r0 Iiawhns' sre m
.nvaa- ras1anta ~ ,tn corntv r.
ont;no oS"r thn .ren. wh"fa H..
,,"S,ias .,,af..,,a ea t,er f,ces ~ v;ot,-v or
dcf".t and in w.losa oxcitfnc contests wss ffo.
HuantI, an .ntnr ~ ~, fo"i IL. ~. wh T." 1ranS.
eheus! ~ "~'.; 49, Iii .ss,s5 i ~ ~ sssH :.