The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1875-04-29
GOV. TAYLOR In MILWAUKEE,.
The "slate" Seeking Popularity.
GeoIogist wisht's First Survey

Governor Taylor's visit to Milwaukee,
| to havo ga conference with Railroad
Hidolgoes, {" referred to by the Mllwau-
kee News, March 26th, was followed by
another visit, recently. It appears that
the estate was not perfected the first
time. The Chief of the Geological Sur
vey commenced the duties for which he
was appointed, as viii be seen by the
following from the Sentinel:
Gov Taylor who has spent several
] days in this city, under the chaperonage
! of his political creator, the learned and
| eloquent DR.. Wight, to pave the way to
his denomination and reelection as chief
executive OF the State, had an excellent
of our city fathers On Tuesday evening.
President Benjamin, of the Common
Council, had invited bis colleagues down
to Harmony Hall, and after q season of
congratulatory speeches, as the love-
feast was about to close, the Governor
and mis- man Friday were usherred in.
A few moments before Ludington
and John Black had buried the Ratchet
in the most approved manner, and Aid
errnan Wolf, the generous, good natured
representative of the Fifth Ward, had
volunteered his blessing, with the sage
but perverted scriptural remark that
now s'the lion and the lamb shall lie
down together and a Wolf shall lead
them"
After the Ratchet was formally buried
and the grave was sprinkled with spark
ling Monopole, Alderman Rogers moved
that the Council adjourn until the eve
ming after the next election, to celebrate
the choice of Hon. Harrison Ludington
as Governor of Wisconsin. All joined
in approval of the motion.
Just then, as Mayor Ludington and
Mr.. Rogers had retired, Gov. Taylor
entered, and was introduced and well
coined. DR.. Wight responded for the
Executive on each and every occasion,
and the love-feast was continued until a
late hour in the evening.
The Governor, Wight, TreasurerKuehn
and others had visited all the leading sal
oons to extend their popularity, and the
occasion at Harmony Hall was one too
good to be lost, since political capital
had been the main object of their visit
to the metropolis of the state. The
initiated hint that the state slate
embraces all the present incumbents for
denomination and reelection, except
Parker, who may be displaced by DR..
Wight, as it is limited that he has an
eye upon the chair Of the Lieutenant
Governor. It IS said that Wight, who
knows as much about the management |
of a Legislative body as he does about |
rocks, thinks Parker unsuited to the |
position, and, as he is not satisfied with |
the position he now holds it is not unlikely |
that Parker will be Jonahed by this Re
form whale and spouted ashore.
While Taylor, White and Keuhn were
at the bar of saloon entertaining their |
friends, the subject Of the transfer of |
the city printing to the Times from the |
News was casually mentioned.
The Governor could not conceive why |
the News had been sighted, as it was
the leading Reform organ of the city.
''Why, l understood you were elected |
on an anti-monopoly platform, remark
ed quick-witted official, who had OPP
posed the selection of the News.
'sBut, my dear SIR replied Taylor,
81 cannot see what bearing that has in
this particular connection
S'Clear case of monopoly, SIR" said
the official. ''In the first place Cad
wallader was appointed to Office, then
George Fl. Paul, and if more could have
been spared from the Office here, they
would have been provided for. Even
Calkins secured his claim. Here the
office had the public patronage, and it's
friends attempted to defeat US. with the
funds we had contributed. They de-
sired to monopolize the state offices and
play full hand in city affairs"
Taylor saw the point, the subject was
dropped, and the chat went on without
futher illusions TO monopoly of city
printing.