Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1876-09-28

Hall, last evening, reviewing the rec
ords of the two political parties, anC
making telling argument in favor O
the election of Hayes and Wheeler
The speech was received with enthusi
asm, and had a good effect.
We CLIP the following from the
Stevens Point Journal. It is simply
a repetition Of fact, but it is well tC
keep such facts before the people. A
man who is SO unpopular at home has
certainly little to commend him to the
people abroad. especially in the occu.
pancy Of SO responsible trust as that
of representative Of the largest con.
gressional district in the state.
Judge Gate before his stealing ante
congress by q fraudulent cote count,
was well known to possess no positive
convictions in any political direction; at
least if any he had, he was mighty care
full to make no public announcement
of them. He was democrat to DOM
ocrats; a republican to republicans
and a neutral to neutrals, and if it
were possible to mark his tracks In the
political mud he would be found TODAY
playing pig and puppy for the aggran-
dizement of votes. His action in Con
gress has been anything but commend,
able, and in every effort TO blacker
honorable regulations for political eff.
feet, he has Woefully failed. He
stands before the people the smallest
specimen Of statesman the country
has ever seen-unpopular abroad and
despised at home for his trucking and
sycophancy. He is thought about as
much of at home at Satan is in
Heaven:
If the Democratic candidate for
Congress in this district is the great
and good man that his supporters in
other portions of the district are re-
porting him to be, his old neighbors
at Amherst and in other election pre-
cincts where he has resided, seem tc
have been very slow in finding it out
The fact is, and the official record;
will show it, that Judge Cate neuer-
with the possible exception Of the
time he ran for the ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
the town in which he resided, except
in one instance, and then there was nc
opposing candidate in the field. His
first contest for Circuit Judge occur
ed in 1854, Luther Hanchett beng
the opposing candidate. At that time
Mr.. Cate resided at Plover, then the
county seat Of Portage county. The
vote stood Cate 55. Hanchett "A, Mr.
Hanchett also carrying the county
In 1860, at the the time of his next
candidacy, Mr.. Cate resided in the
town of Stockton. and yet that town
was carried by Col. Alban, the oppos
ing candidate, by 40 majority. On
this occasion Col. Alban also carried
the county Soon after this, Judge
Cate removed to Amherst, where he
resided until after he was canvassed
into Congress by the corrupt officials
Of Wood county. In that town, how
ever, no better success attended hin
with his neighbors. Ia 1866 be haC
no opposition for the office Of Judge
but in this county the vote was light
and upwards of so Of the votes polleG
were for parties other than the Judge
In 1872 there was no opposing candi
date in the field, and yet in his owr
town of Amherst Gate received but &c
of the So votes polled. The balance
were divided between six residents OF
the town, not more than one or two Of
whom had probably ever seen the in
side Of law book. And this, too, in
his own town, and by his neighbors
amongst whom he had lived for twelve
years. In the town Of Lanark there
were IS votes cast, of which Cate re-
ceived only 3. New Hope, which ad-
joins Amherst, cast ST votes, of which
Cate did not receive one. The town
of Grant polled Al votes, Cate receiv-
ing but l Of them. In Plover, Of the
$50 votes cast, Cate received only 50.
And this, remember, when he was the
only man .unning for the Office. Id
1874, when he was running for Con
gress against DR.. McDiIl, special ef-
fort was made to give him hand
some 'home endorsement" his friends
fairly begging for votes. NeTerthe-
less, McDill carried the town of Am
herst and went out of the county with
1876 majority. So much for Mr.. Gates
success before this county--where he
has resided almost from boyhood. Il
anyone doubts the correctness of the
figures here given, we respectfully re-
fer them to the records now on file at
the Court House in this city.
In regard to the contest now pend
ing, the indications are that Gov.
Pound viii receive a larger majority
in Portage county than DIR. McDill
did. If there is any enthusiasm in
this section for Mr.. Cate, except on
the part of Matt Wadleigh and little
circle of gentlemen who think they
must sneeze every time he takes snuff,