Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1880-05-13
WISCONSIN POLITICS.
The Games OF the Thimble Riggers to
Secure Appointments to the Chicago
Convention.

Secure Appointments to the Chicago
Convention.
Especial Correspondence of the Globe.
MILWAUKEE, Wis, May l2.-There is the
dawn of political sensation to-day in the
rumor that at the recent Republican State con-
vention the Blaine and Sherman factions of
the party were made the victims of a shrewd
confidence game by the friends of Gen. Grant.
1t was first noted, with good deal of surprise
that Edward Sanderson, the wealthy speculator.
who is understood to be Matt. 81. Carpenters
financial hacker, and who was delegated to the
State gathering from the most influential as
sembly district in this city, was declaring for
Sherman. He had taken pains to have it
circulated abroad for a week before that Ed
mnnds was his choice but that if he should
be sent to the State and national conventions
he would feel in duty bound to support Sher-
man, whom he believed to be the choice Of the
Republicans of Milwaukee ard more especial
ly those in his own assembly district. While
the position of Mr.. Sanderson was regarded
with wonderment. inasmuch as he and Senator
Carpenter have never been at variance in their
political views, neither the Blaine nor the
Sherman men suspected for moment that he
was INDUCING in a ruse to secure election to
the national convention for the real purpose
of casting his vote and his influence
for Grant. 1t ia believed to have been a cum
ming device of Senator Carpenters to make
Washburne fgure-head for the silent smoker.
The Republicans of Wisconsin have a dozen
preferences before Gen. Grant. Indeed the
| German hostility toward him is such that it is
doubtful if he could carry the State against
either Seymour, Tilden or Bayard. With a
wrangle between the Blaine and the Sherman
men the attention of the public was diverted
from the tactics of the others. and it was 9
comparatively easy task to fit up Washburne
to vote for Grant, not count
| ing Sanderson nor several Others
who are suspected of having like him, beer
elected under false pretenses to the Chicago
convention. The Grant ashburne delegation
comprises seventy per cent. of the States SO
called representatives and those who have had
their eyes opened to the trick express the be
lief that the general has in reality about eighty
| five per cent. of the whole delegation. II
might seem at first to be impossible that Wis
cOnsin could be 80 hostile to Grant and at tn,
same time 30 friendly to his most jealous re
tainer, E. B. Washburne. In the eyes of THU
public, however, the latter is very pure, o.
well as very able and eminent statesman
whose only fault is his unhaggins
interest in the Galena patriot. The German
| like him exceedingly we'll, az do all the OLE
Greeley Liberals. Hon. Philetus Sawyer, wht
aspires to succeed Angus Cameron in tht
United States Senate, managed Senator Blaine'
interests, while Tom Nichols. the itineran
hard money apostle, represented Secretary
Sherman in the primaries. Sawyer's short
sightedness in permitting the present state O.
affairs will probably insure his defeat mex
winter in the Senatorial race, and give tn
coveted place to Boss Reyes, the Madison post
| master,