, 1879-04-06
MILWAUKEE.
Lessons lnculcated by the Recent
City and County Election.
4 Host Telling Blow to the Boastful
OVerweeniug Democracy.
Their Defeat Crusher Of the Most Per-
manent Character.
Some Of the Causes Which Tended to
Bring About the Downfall.
Gp.ctai DtspatcA to I1e Ts1buna.

| GpEC111 D33VukCh ~ 4He 47F0HHSs
| MILWAUKEE, April 5.-The Republican victor,
In this city and county on Tuesday is regarded
! among politicians US final settlement OF the
disputed question OF party dominance in the ole
Bourbon stronghold of times gone By, at least
| for a decade, If no more errors are committed
| Up to m early hour Tuesday afternoon man.
| Republicans feared that light vote, resulting
| from apparent apathy among the rank and file
would again result in giving the Democrats the
control Of the Common Council, and, through this
body, the control of the City Government. But
the closing hours brought B ch ange OF the most
gratifying character. The stayaways quietly
rallied In such numbers that the total vote,
when counted, was found to be only triie
over 1000 short Of TINT cast last fall, while the
increase Of the Republican majority WAS quite
marked. In reaching conclusion concerning
this increase, the vote for Associate Justice Of
the Supreme Court cannot be taken into ac-
count, because Of the personal popularity OF
Judge Cole.
4 FAIR ESTIMATE
can ouly be based upon the vote for Aldermen
and Supervisors, which proved close in d num-
her OF districts where Judge Cole led hand
somely. Thus, instead OF the 3, 900 majority cred
tea to the Republicans on the vote for Associate
Justice, the actual majority, as shown By the
vote for Aldermen and Supervisors, Was only a
fraction over 1900. But even this is hand
some increase over the majority given to Judge
Frisby last fall, viz: 1854. And this result
WIS achieved without any particular organized
effort, which renders 1t all the more strikingly
brilliant. On the part Of the Democracy there
was simply no organization and no effort. The
rout Of the two previous elections bad the effect
to cause decentralization from which 1t will be
difficult to recover in years. Like an army
without general officers, the Democrats without
their leaders were
UNABLE TO STEM THE ADVERSE TIDE,
and succumbcd ingloriously.
The Republican party in Milwaukee now has
nothing to fear except dissensions in its Own
ranks. These dissensions threaten to arise
from desire to secure the petty positions that
must be disposed Of from time to time by bal
lot OF otherwise. That there is danger of a
general scramble for them in the future must
be already patent to observing Republicans The
abundance Of candidates for some Of the OH ces
led to active drumming up Of voters to at
tend the caucuses. and this drumming amount
ed to packing OF the worst kind in several cases.
At the spring election just passed not few
disappointed candidates Tor position under Sher-
if Van Vechten were
AGAIN IN THE FIELD
for promotion to the Offices OF Justice Of the
Peace and Constable, and disappointment in at
least one instance led to independent candidacy.
Such straws as these are sufficient to indicate
the danger which now lies in the path Of the
triumphant party. While in minority few
Of the leading members of the party assembled
together previous to each election, and placed
in nomination the very best men Of all nationali-
ties that could be found willing to run
for the positions to be filled. The result was
rapid increase of strength on the part of the
rank and file, with proportionate weakening Of
the Democracy, until the latter we're gradually
overcome, and
FINALLY vANQU1sHED ALTOGETHER.
Hereafter matters threaten to be entirely differ
ent. Instead of the offices seeking the men.
men will seek the Offices, and, In their anxiety to
crafty the ambition that turks within them. they
will resort to MI of the petty devices that final
lY disgraced the Democracy, and led to the utter
disruption and overthrow of the organization.
4 case confirming this fear for the future pre-
sented itself in the Seventh Ward at the pres
ent election. The ward is strongly American,
or rather populated by people whose tendencies
AEE 6LEUuHlf AuC4lE%1Us Ill a1AC4 A4uu " d6 ~
be elected to fill the vacancy crested by the ex-
piration OF the term Of Mr.. Tibbits. That gen
tlcman had consented to agnin run for the posi-
ton, and was looked upon by his American
friends generally
AS THEIR NOMINEE.
But, on the very day fixed for the caucus,
the German friends of George Orth,
q very respectable German saloon-keeper,
3nri3p1 nnEn RtfoTt tn
his nomination. They gained his consent and
went to work with will, Republicans and
Democrats alike. The latter Joined the plotters
the more reudi}y because they thought it would
purely American or Yankee ward. The hour
fixed for the caucus arrived, and then there was
such a rush that Mr.. Tibbitts and his friends
found themselves lterully swampcd. The
hackers OF Orth outnnmbered them nearly two
to one, und secured his nomination by hand
some majority. OF course such an act as this
COULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO PASS
unuoticed. Consequently there was such an
amount Of kicking as to render it almost certain
that the ticket could be bolted aud defeated.
Postmaster Payne, County-freasurcr Ellsworth,
md Sheriff Van Vechtcn speedily detected the
lyspreadng disatfectiou. To their efforts. and |
to the fact that the Democrats also nominated
0 German for the same Office, must be attributed
the escape from a sweeping disaster. And |
most fortunate escape it was, too !
Another danger lies in the desire OF foreign |
born residents to hold positions OF trust and |
cmolumens. At first necessity compelled |
udicous distribution of the offices IN the gift OF
the people among the German and other nation
1lities, in order to strengthen the ticket. The
plan worked so well that
FOREIGNERS CANNOT BE IGNORED NOW,
md the danger is now that the foreign element |
will seek every place OF anI value whatever, to !
he utter dismay Of the undemonstrative Amer