, 1880-10-18
WISCONSIN,.
The United States Senatorship
Contest.
Senator Cameron Said to Decline
a Recollection.
\ Correspondent Sounds the
prnlsc OF Sawyer.

f7flst Interesting and Important ps,IlklGs" GNet
Of recent dntc is tho letter of seuator Cameron
In which he DECLINES to 10 candidate for rceiee-
tlon, Tho circumstances attending his election
In la15 wrrc such rs not only to attrnct ntten'
lion heyat nl,r htIr,lers, but MISC to leave Tor
sutne years within thotn, ntnong llenub'tcans.
ani,nhsttics "sharper than IL serl'ent's TOOTH
Thnt those bttcrneNses no longer exist IA lnrKe-
" due 10 Senator Cameron himself, WHOSE set,-
ttDtiAl career has hetn such as u mollIty per-
Sons mosl dccp,y grievcA and t,isappointcdiy iy
hts election. Tnkcn from tho prlvncy OF pro-
tlncIat Inv practlct., Without characteristic
thnt lHt, influenced, hs ambition to try tho high.
rr wur'd TT politics. or markell him In the eye
Of tho public as Congressional rtw mntor'al:
elected ty Proxy, on u platform he hRsl never
seen, by conlislon OF bolttng Republicans aud
pctnocrnts,-his Senatorial opportunity was MS
much tho product OF IN nccident hs
Trlstsatn ehandy. The carpentcr ttcpt,i'.
aoIety. wiio bud bcaii led l'y bossas 10 rnIly on
ihe winning side. wlien thoy fn!in!t themselves
on ta wronK slay ne oner ~ "rksss s @ ,tae tu9
might rrAdiiy hayc benn mistaken for fullllt"
M en IT. K s Ie o rnE. 9e Ike
ma md Tho n,,sie bf sheir cvi'srMi sphrycs sas
sweet bells in.1Hisa t,tlt ol tune. Even Mr C"E.
thn HcnAt. By tho cicc.ion Of Cameron
No tnan cvur ttH'k its seut In tlat body under
ore tnSarF,ss'nR f"G @ n9S'a III.
Ind 10 inako II ss,,ator. out Of tho .orrna dust
n man" whern many believed not as'en IN entity
ex'atcd AZ this he tihi. and With y incns,rc ,,f
sraifyins tG III to thoss 10 whoso iuixnent Solicited
;@ho tic capsly,!s er!t'es Eho haa prejudHed h!m
IN tilUir Senator lie turned out to bo
AZ sTAhwAnT AZ HOWE,
and capAbto Of. vast amount Of hard work on
9Y SSsS ana p1 : f int 9s Seta' X%ss .Sr s
hts way Ia tho front with the aptrlt q tho Cum
lot Ut Senators, rs anytojy In Warrington wiil
tell you. lie rendered. tho cnunsry valuable
asi tions in sissssIppi. and bus done rs nHeh har'
work III tho Senateas MY pessos! from thts State
ever did IN tls *an.e length Of time N Nor % hMs
npss 1T " MI o Tie sg Wba 6 or
his soul ii tho I.eKslatnre Of ls76. lio has been
,is career in tho Ssnnc md has not sullic.i the
ulllee, by pessonai f9il!nTs,@ 10 nor shoGEed @ tho M
eircr11;stancss tic 1saPublicius lind come 10 hold
Henator Cameron ~ KrGat ent1llallty. md when @
10 usn IL 10 tic scat le hni oceure;l " foitnity:,
eDs yh2 sS9 9ff!ss' Fun s q ssSHsss i S1
limited number Of entries ter & T.: 1lal hn coz, ms
s s ea,s se1
itko thnt Of two yenrh ago, whrn Carpenter w4s
elected. would almost eertnl,,!y rcsys, 5rnyanly
unreasonable n Wishing to Ge snnt to VIC so1!nse
ra m h9 orn " ~ srs rs Set attsh a,
when i Grcuk untno ,.othlne wt,uil DO more mt
ural ttan rally IN candidate posscss.nMx IT, so
Krtat el1s npoM t1o sHMraeeS VI s,ntt,.,, s.a,t!y
party nun, VINO hola to inc pfnctiee
aolo number OF 9thers without harnqss; M marks,
SnxaxsMen,s Az thts T. ehsnxe ny seH1",
! matntng Bcnatt,r,u' orl'!ts: There y very no
ticg"b!e accclernlon or tne saWyer movement ".
Eoycs period Mr: Reyes Is lit,ss fnr !l,e seson, M q
tnf Y pss,esmon g.! ~ oc eas"s Mnsn ~ acb nj,
sace Iast wItnr 0i ThS v cotest it Il tio present
time e narrowed % these two names any ut
1puosas u t, tue s"1p TO 1 re osns 9ran, an
place In tho raco. Dofore tho withdrawal Ut
,bcrc vros nrosecut # n frca for ali, A numbo
ri nntnns wcro m meas ]sps Rut as 500.
!. rs, Caincron drew out. almost every
! v"r: and m worthy rs nj. Hnwyer IL u
s,E III stna;toria, t bu,,ar. he nycs liz prcsci,
nttSrT i, Of resTr 81 y MnefKty Kdyyes
nm"rts ~ Of h,s owi, li,crlts, Forced 10 ehtos
Sctween !Sesa names: q iarxe ,na,!ority e 4 e
ysr. . Tho tepul,licans Of Wisconsin nro pron.
sssa!s%t'o 9a:s ae s9 ssy 'hs sys @ pa!y hs!ss$ i.
LpaTy paf1 n aIa rnoc son sa cotnx
t;nr5portioa tntia' Of cincalnti, .thm,Hhtfn!. hiKl,
He nnu alI,st au, s9 u i,oss s syso @ IL ii pn!Iss.
' %jseonsi, % has tic bee III reps.srnte ] IL tic scnnt
" nIa =. .so.u ' ,s,s, hn,,,, Inv,