Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-04-14
NUMBER 80.
WISCONSIN POLITICS.
Mr.. Horace Rublee Enlightening the Ns,U
Yorkers on the Subject.

Mr.. Horace Rubles Esalig1stes,tng the NeU
Yorkers the Subject
New York Tribune.
The Hon. Horace Rublee, ex-minister to
Switzerland and chairman of the Republican
central committee of Wisconsin, is at the
Brevoort house. He is one of the best prac-
teal politicians in the West, and his views
on current politics are interesting, as being
to certain extent representative of those of
the entire Republicans of this section.
Speaking to a Tribune representative recent
" OF last tuesdays election in Wisconsin,,
Mr.. Rublee said: sit may be regarded as
Democratic defeat, if not Republican VIC
tory. Judge Cole, who is at present on our su-
prene bench, by the advice of Republicans
announced himself as an independent can
didate for reelection. Our theory of the
supreme court is that it should not be re-
garded as political body, and, acting on
this view, We made no nomination for the
judgeship, preferring to support Judge Cole
on his merits as a jurist. The Democrats,
however, determined to bring party
politics into the canvass, and caucus Of
their members of the legislature put up a
candidate who, as you will see by the dis
patches, has been badly beaten. Our sue
cess at the municipal election in Milwaukee,
held the same day, shows that we hold the
German vote, which we gained last year on
the money question. Then we carried the
Milwaukee Congressional district by 1,4O0
majority, although it has always been Demo-
cratic by five or six thousand
'sDo you hold an election next fall?'' eyes,
for Governor and other State officers. We
shall probably renominate Gov. Smith, who
s,oo sofo I
second term. The Democrats have not
settled upon candidate. They will un-
doubleday coalesce with the Greenbackers
and consult their views as to the nominee.
Last year they kept up separate organiza-
tons, but joined forces in districts where
they thought they had a chance of beating
us. We came out as well, however, where
they united as where they ran separate tick
cts. We have no fear of the result of their
coalition this year. We shall get more than
enough hard-money Democrats to make up
for former losses from our own ranks to the
Greenbackers, and we do not apprehend any
new desertions."
Chow do the Wisconsin Republicans feel
about the nominations in 1892" "The
Grant feeling is very strong out our way, as
| it seems to be throughout the West, and
the recent events at Washington tend to keep
it alive. Many who were earnestly opposed
to third term in 1876 are now among the
most vigorous advocates of Grants nomi-
nation. I am not an enthusiastic Grant man
myself. There were some features of his
last administration which 1 should not care
to see repeated. Still see that the present
drift of events is toward his nomination, as
the strongest candidate we could select.
| Whether the Grant movement will wear a
year will depend on circumstances which
neither his friends nor his opponents will
CONTROL
tNext to Grant, who is the strongest man
in Wisconsin, "Beyond all question
Elihu B. Washburne, and think the same
thing could be said of the western States
Washburne is exceedingly popular among
the Germans. ALI the stalwart Republican,
like him. He has made no enemies durins
the recent struggles inside the party, for h
was out of the country when they arose. II
. has an admirable record and the persona
. qualities necessary to make good Presi
= dent. Iregard Washburne as, on the whole
the most available candidate we have, un
: less there should be powerful popular de
!. mand for Grant. But though strong wit
weak as candidate before convention
from the fact that the machine poll
: clans in his State, who whoop for Jack
= Logan will not support him. They will con
! troll the Illinois delegation, and candidat
opposed to his own State delegation is in
bad position before national convention
care the western democrats going to swal
!. low Tilden again % "He is bitter dos
for them but they will take him. They wan
two thing of candidate-he must hav
plenty of money and be able to carry tn
State of New York. They know Tiden fill
the first condition and thinks he fills tn
second-so they will wocket their prejudices
and nominate him.