New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-04-05
REPUBLICAN STRENGTH IN WISCONSIN.

4 CHAT WITH THE HON. HORACE RI bLEE-fONE-
CASTING PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES.
The Hon. Horace Ru5lee. ex-Mnstcr to Switzer-
land and chairman Of the Republican Central Com
mittee of Wisconsin, i, at the Brevoort House lie
one of thu best practical politicians in the West
and his views current politics are interesting -
being to a certain extent representative #
those of the entire Republicans OF his
ton. Speaking to . TRIBUNE representative re-
Gently OF last Tuesdays election In Wisconsin, Mr..
Rubee said " It may be regarded as a Democratic
defeat if not Republican victory. judge Gull,
who Is AZ present or supreme bench, by Oh" al
vice &c Republicans announced himself as an ludo-
pendent candidate for reelection. Om theory Of
the Supreme Court is that il should not bo
REGARDED as a political body, and acting on
this Wow, We made 10 nomination for
the judgeshp, pret,rring % support Judge
Gull on his merits - lnrist. The Demo-
Gratis, however, determined 20 bring party politics
into the canvass and d caucus OF their members Of
the Legislature put mp a candidate who, as
YOU will see by the dispatches las been badly
beaten Oar success mt the municipal election in
Milwaukee. held the -amo day, shows taaJ we hold
the German vote, which W. gained last year os the
money question Then we carried the Milwaukee
Congressional District by 100 majority, although
it had always been Democratic by five or SIX ihou-
sand
DO Won mold an election next Fall ~" Yes, for
Governor and other State officers. We shall proba-
bly, rcnomin0te Governor smith, who has glyon
general satisfaction and deserves a second term.
The Democrats have not settled upon a candidate.
They Will undoubtedly coalesre with the Green
hackers and consult their views 81 to tho nominee.
Last year they kept up separate ORGANIZATIONS but
ioined forces IN districts where they thought they
had chance Of beating us. We came out
well, however. where they united where
they IAN separate tickets. We have no fear Of
tt.a result Of their coalition this year. We shall
get moro than enough h9rd-Woney Democrats 20
make up for former losses from our own ranks 10
the Grecubackers, and We 40 rot apprehond any
uaw GescItious.'
How d. the Wisconsin Republicans feel about
the nomination in tooU2'-" he Grant feeling ~
very strong on. our way rs ~ seems
10 be- throughout the West, 8ad tho recent
events at Washington tend 10 keep IL
alive. Many who were earnestly opposed 10 a third
term IN 1876 arc Low among the most vigorous al
yOCatss OF Grants nomination. tiu not an enthu-
sastic Grant man myself. There were some lea
lures Of his last Administration winch should not
like 70 res repeated. sui ! tee tIas the present
drift oi eSeute 10 towards ms nomination ~ the
stroU scst candidate We could select. Whether tho
Grant movement viii wear a year viii depend on
circumstances which neither hls friends nor his op
pOuents MI control
Next 90 Grant, who Is the strongest man in
Wisconsin ~" Beyond all question Ehhu u.
WashbuIne, aud think the same thing could be
SAID Of all tie Nestein States. Nashburne Is OK
Nttulnb4 popular dhHlb inc Nti!A.ih-' AL 'ilo
stIlyalt Republicans like him. lie has made
enemies during recent struggles inside the party
Tor he ont of the country when they arose.
He las an admirable rccoId ANA INC personal
qualities necessary 10 make GOOD frtnldeht.
IIcgard Washburne rs, on the whole, the most
available candidate we have, unless there should
he a uoyerful popular demand Tor Grant But
although stsong with the people, Washburno Is
unfortunately weak rs "a candidate before con-
yention iron the fact that the machine politicians
in ms STATE VINO whoop for JACK Logan wall not
support HIM. They viii control the Illinois drlega-
ton aud \ candidate opposed by his own State de.-
Ncltiun,'
| Are the Western Democrats going 10 swallow
Iilden agap -" He Is bitter dose ior them. but
| they will take bin. They want two things OF
! candidate-he must have plenty Of money, aud
must bc able to carry the state OF Aev-lOrk. They
! know Iilden nils tho first condition, and think ho
fills the socOndso they wall pocket their prcJudices
| and nominate him"