Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1876-09-06
The Democratic Comfy Ticket.

| F0r' Sendtor-W. W. Reed, OF Jefferson.
For Sherif-Earl Newton, of Sullivan.
For 1reasurer-Gideon Ives, of Oakland
Eor Regtster-Danel Rutledge, of Ixonia
FOR Co. Clerk-W. Hake, of Jefferson
For Clerk of Court-D. E. Baker, Of JEFF
terson. e#G
For Dist -AHy-W. H. Rogers, of Fort
Atkinson. E
For Coronor--Jas. Rogan, of Watertown.
The ticket on the whole is one of the
weakest ever placed before the PEG pie in
this county, and deserves to be beaten, as
it will be. The convention was inharmo
NOUS and discordant in the extreme For
"Reform" party, some of the practices
INDUCED in were of the most disgracelul
character, and as outrageous as anything
ever perpetrated by Boss Tweed IN his
palmiest days, when the buying and selling
of votes and offices were his chief delight
The friends of ex-senator Greene made
gallant fight FOR him and were only beaten
three votes by DR.. Reed, who was backed
by Geo. W. Bird, and nomi mated in def
ance of the better judgment of the conven-
ton. All sorts OF lodges were resorted to,
to compass Greene's defeat, and should
bring the blush OF shame to the cheeks of
the men who were parties to them, particu-
| larly when the individual in whose inter
| est they were practiced is far inferior to
| Greene in every respect as a man and leg
islator. That pc litical weathercock and
vain, conceited Individual like DR.. Reed,
should succeed against SO straight forward
and intelligent gentleman as Walt. Greene
| is passing strange, and shows how myster-
ious are the dongs sometimes OF a demo
| cratic convention.
The spirit of laundering which took pos
session of the convention at its opening
held undisputed sway until the adjourn
ment. 1t manifested itselfin the ballotting
for Sheriff, and finally to the disgust of
| nearly all, LEFT the honors upon the head
Earl Newton who was the first choice of
scarcely single delegate, yet was finally
| selected on a compromise candidate, with
whom everybody is now dissats fed. And
| so with the nominee tor Treasurer. Mr..
Swellenbach having been defeated for
Sheriff. and finding himself unable to con
troll the convention for himself, determined
to smash the crockery, and be did most
successfully. He turned his forces against
| Christian Mayer, of this city, bound to de-
feat him at all hazards for Treasurer, and
succeeded, nominating Mr.. Ives, whose
name had not previously been mentioned
in connection with the office. AT this stage
of the proceedings a number of delegates
withdrew from the convention being salts
fed that there would be no fairness in the
distribution Of favurs, and that the worst
elements of the party were in the suprem
acy. The stupidity and cklessness which
prevailed can be seen by glancing at the
complexion of the ticket as a whole.
| WATERFOWL city, which casts one-third of
| the democratic vote of the county, has but
one of the candidates., and he is named for
| the Insignificant Office of Coroner. The
| Germans, who constitute three-fourths of
the strength of the party in the county,
| hcve not single candidate upon the ticket.
| The strong democratic towns of Milford,
Waterloo, Watertown and Others. each of
| which presented candidates were kicked out
| of the convention without any ceremony,
| and Jefferson vas awarded THREE places
| upon the ticket, aud they for the mos, hon.
orabe and lucrative positions. The idea
was, we presume, that the aid of the towns
we have named, could be dispensed with,
| and that Jefferson would furnish all the
votes that are required to elect the ticket
SO unequally and unfairly made up. Well,
perhaps the convention was correct in this
con clusion, but we doubt it. We are aware
| that the democratic party in this county
has submitted in the past to many similar
| outrages perpetrated by its managers, but
| it was never called upon to swallow such
| nauseating dose as this. We shall not be-
| lieve that those who DO the voting are going
| to rest quietly under this last indignity I'M
| til We see them do it.
Those three precious rascals, Everson,
Swift and Urban, are now in Jail with
little else to do than to gaze through the
| iron gratings at the Jefferson scenery. Not
quite so congenial business to them as run
| ming monte establishment, perhaps, but
business, nevertheless that will not inter-
fere with poor imbeciles who travel without
| guardians. Occasionally the monotony
| is broken and the prisoners are called upon
| to remove their eyes from landscape views,
and rest them upon other speci mems of
| Gods noblest work, in the shape of a bevy
| of politicians utton-holing each other in
| the court house yard, having been called
| thither to attend some convention or other.
Heretofore the prisoners have been allow ed
| this harmless amusement but last Saturday