Daily globe., 1880-08-12
WiSCOhSIN.

WINCONSIN.
Hon. Elisha w. Keyes, of Madison, Wis,
better known as "Boss" Reyes, is in st. Paul
For many years he has been the foremost
figure in the politics of our sister State. He
has no equal in the West as a manager OF
caucuses and conventions, of the Republican
order, and has seldom failed of accomplish
ing his purposes within the past fifteen years.
All the other bosses In the State, big and
little, bow at his beck and defer to his judg-
ment. He rules the Republican roost with
an iron hand, but withal in so genial man.
ner that his henchmen are frequently led to
believe that they are giving direction to a
convention or campaign when in realty
they are mere puppets, moving hither and
thither, dancing or cayorting as he manipu-
lates the wires.
OF course man of such note could not
visit St. Paul without being met and greeted
by reporter of the GLOBE, and of course
he was asked to unbosom himself as to the
political situation in his own State and
throughout the country. This he
did with his usual candor. It is
one of his fixed principles to claim every
thing previous to the elections, and on the
night of the day when the voting is had to
send broadcast his estimates as to the proba-
BILE Republican majority, leaving to the re-
turning officers the task of verifying his es-
Inmates. He has usually come pretty close,
thanks to the faithfulness of his fellow
workers. Early in the campaign, however,
his boasts are pretty loud and large, and
such must be regarded his prediction that
Wisconsin will give twenty five thousand
majority for Garfield and Arthur. If Mr..
Keyes is only half right there is no doubt
he will be satisfied, and even that reduced
majority is more than is claimed either by
Republican newspapers or by other Repub-
lican managers who have had opportunities
to test the public pulse.
Since the election last fall, when MIR.
Smiths majority for governor was but little
over twelve thousand, considerable revo
luton has taken place IN Wisconsin. The
Greenback element. which then cast over
twelve thousand votes, has almost entirely
disappeared. The majority of these men
were at heart Democrats, and have returned
to their old allegiance. Then the nomina-
ton of Gen. Hancock has attracted to the
Democratic standard many of the old sol
diers who have always heretofore worked
With the Republican party, and has awaken
ed to new enthusiasm in the cause scores of
Democratic soldiers who have of late been
apathetic. A year ago the Republicans car
red Milwaukee county by over two thousand
majority, owing partly to the detection of
the Germans and partly to the apathy of the
Democrats, engendered by dissatisfac-
tion with the local government. These
disadvantages are now removed. The Ger
mans have mostly returned to the ranks of
the Democracy, and the party is now thor
oughly reunited and enthusiastic. 1t is safe
to say that with Mr.. Deuster as q candidate
for Congress the county will show sub
stantial majority for the ticket. This is the
more certain because of the fact that where
as the single Democratic paper of the city
was badly managed, sickly concern, it has
passed into other hands and is now vigor-
GUS, aggressive and popular, and has been
reinforced by another sterling Democratic
evening paper that is doing excellent work
in the cause.
The same causes that contributed to the
Democratic cause in 1879 were existent all
over the State. But matters present an en-
tirely different aspect now. In every town
large Hancock clubs have been organized,
and most judicious system of canvassing
the State has been set in operation. No
where are there any murmurs of dissatisfac
ton. ALI old sores have been healed, and
the party will march to the polls on the I'd
of November next confident not only of re-
tanning their own, but of making important
gains in closely contested districts.
At present there is little data upon which
to base prediction as to the result in Wis
consin. If the October elections shall re-
suit in favor of the Democrats, the State will
be anybody's game. It will be good fighting
ground, with the chances in favor of the De-
mocracy, Mr.. Reyes to the contrary notwith-
standing. There will certainly be an ami
mated campaign there, and there is a great
likelihood that the present calculations of
the Republican bosses will be rudely upset.
NO REPUDIAfION IN 1ENNESSEE.
The action of the Tennessee Demoora tic
convention in declaring in favor Of the pay
ment of the obligations of the State accord
ing to the nomination of the bond, will stay