, 1879-08-23
lov. Smith and the Republicans
Are Confident Of Success.
ss.iier. Won't Toto for Copperhcads ar Changers
f.r Ratlread l[snopoIlsts.

and practically lc.crnlue who shalt md who
shall not be potnpntel ~ lnddatcson the ne1t
Stain ticket. Jp ,etnenbcrs how IL wns two
spxrs ago at Fond du Lac, when
CONGRESSMAN En- BRAGG
tonk convention IN la.l, that really believed
In The sound doctrines Ut innnco that lIe party |
usrd 10 adhere to uri Icr tic lcachng OF jack |
Bou, Benton, Sllas Wright, Cass, Douglas, aud |
o,htr great lights u the oncc great Democratic
marty, a,u1 fatsiy buJozel II Into the ndopt!on
Of d platform full OF suca wild notions ns |
Brick po,nefuy anl Sum Gary might approve.
Tic hard-money wing Of the party du nut in.
tend to bo caught tu TINT trap aga!u, hence thls
meeting OF the chief captains Vi the party to
nut matters In shape anl! mark out pro-
rramme for t,Io guidance Of tho Convention.
Esa'''ne r., ~ t. oa,,.1 du-,, ,,,a t,mo
The sto'o Con7ea1'o" u ca'leu uas''i u,o s'"s
Of the State Fair at'a thefe WI! no eoou H,any
other things to divert tho attention Of itc dele
catcs besides making up a list OF candidates to
- a.fo,.nl IN Nov.r,or m ,hnt the arraure.
w aeiIs..a ~. ~ ',,s,,sas,oa =, coo, n..ten,
n,ent o. tne n"'ie ptcnul'"a's' ~ eo'
pcrsons like HankIn and tho other conspirators
Is lnaultcstly good thing.
Oh COURSE tho chief subject Of conversation
that cnrrnsscf The attention Ut tile iuuta was
T.. .,',a-d -, ,fa r,,n,not1on ~
~ 'eaa'o W ue no"'"Hno y.
CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR,
for all recognized the fact tint, without nh
ov,,ab1e man aud a uopulur ote at tic hrad Of
the ticket, II Is rain to put good men at the
mfdi]c or bottom Ut it, So the ltst OF available
men was 1onc oFee anu DISCUSSED with ca'leor
aud freedom that would have been quito re-
frest,Inv m tte c,ndtaatas If ,hcv could i,aye
heard it, II to nobody else. First on the list
nas Yilllam F. Wins, OF tb,s ctr, who Is per-
anps the best rcprcaestastve Of tho Young De-
nocracy OF tho 5sate that has set oceh nainea
n connection With the nomination, and
sho oil along hos persstcntly re-
fused to be considered candidate.
"Bill's" strong points wcrc summarized by
his friends to bc about as follows: ~ Tic Ia =
t.,tlemor NJ finn nn,l,tr, h;vh character. md
e..''"". !, s IT,, ..,,a,a .,.,,,,. .t.,,
unotcmisnea IGuntauo1, "uuai ~ ~. a,n,n
Wona pe pltueo ao .,G psope y. ~ H. ..nte LILY
Mo, Do aaai!sSFsu ~ I'LL ~ a,s %,at ocS. Ss.
A'r eco,onY ~ ~ sts ,p % d ~. !G
o.a ,naae m ,ot H.. g sa.S ~ r. r',,,h s",v III
iis creat ~ amc ,utase, " e uai s 'ny i,n.t ~
a.. an.! si!enee me cry Of "eoppsfteauls'l " 'ha1
s'ung 70 ,,n
1.:, sunoE NAILonr Lie X, .,,.,,.. .u, t.,
ao aei @ snass as ssg M 'p%Dsnt ea
ers Atitt partv u Wisconsin. vlias asrvs1 brsct
The pump asd circumstances o. glorious war
tpcerl, at all Tie rcunsons Of tho bovs IN
blue. {3) He Is a sound money man. nnt, !iko
good mnns others, spst upon ts't fund dn Lac
platform, eyen Us E1or Oh AoraeS eifGe,eV spat
uuau lie Wing platform Ut ls'2- Col ''las
was strongly urged to he n candidate two yenrs
ago. when he would easily llave SECURED tho
nomination md rert,aps l!e GleGiot' bt't at tat
Ting hls fa'nsr' tlo a.e l.. y, 'i!as, ", was ; sa
t!on. atid IN order 10 koep peaee IN the family,
Ike good boy, ie steadily declined gu ud-
yauecs In order 10 give TIC old man e,,anrc.