Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1880-09-15

The democratic convention held at JEFF
ferson last Saturday succeeded in placing
in the field the following county ticket:
Standardized Kusel, WATERFOWL.
Sheriff-John Messersmith, Palmyra.
County Clerk-F. E. Hing, Jefferson.
Treasurer-W. L. Hoskins, Lake Mills
District Attorney,-Robert Kirkland.
Jefferson.
Register-W. S. Wlnslow, Fort Akin
son.
Coroner-James Rogan, Watertown.
The ticket Oh the whole does not give
the most unbounded satisfaction and
before the democracy can be considered
united and loving brotherhood in these
parts there will have to be some healing
done and. DOSES of panacea administered
to the sick and MANNED. Mr. KusePs
nomination was genuine turn in the
wheel of fortune and his case shows that
it better to be born lucky than to seek
nomination for although he was on the
decline all the while he finally turned up
strong, healthy candidate and easily
brought low all competitors. MIR. Null
berger went down to the convention back
ed up by twelve of the fourteen delegates
from this city but Mr.. Mulbergers adher-
cnts were politely told that they did not
know who it was best to nominate from
Watertown aud that Mr. Kusel was the best
man. But the surprise that Mr. Kusel's
name must have produced on the con-
vention when it was known from Mr.
Kusel himself that while Mr.. NJ was in
the field he could not be talked of, may
be easier imagined than described. Not
withstanding Mr.. Kusel insisted upon not
being candidate before the convention
so long as Mr.. Mulberger was one he was
selected as the head Of the ticket. Mr..
Mulburger and his friends insist that Mr..
Kuser scandidature was not produced from
very close adherence to the rules of
conduct as set forth by Chesterfield. But
MIR. kusel is the outcome of the Jeffer-
son county democratic convention
and what can Mr.. Mulberger and his
friends do about it?
There was fierce struggle in the con-
vention over sheriff A number of APP
plicants were lying low for that fat take.
The candidates finally simmered down to
John Messerschmidt, and Joseph Lindon,
between them. Here was a crisis that
was met by a Hebron Messerschmidt
delegate who imploringly sought the con-
veDtion not to reward WATERFOWL with
another office, having already got the
senatorship worth $500 per annum. The
convention saw the point and the Water
town candidate was slaughtered on the
next ballot. Watertown is expected to
furnish all the democratic majority for
the ticket and pay very large proper
ton OF the taxes to support the county,
but must demand only one Office and
this almost non-paying one. The re-
publican towns of Palmyra, Fort Akin
son and Lake Mills have three of the best
positions on the ticket, while the demo
cratic localities with the exception of
Watertown and Jefferson are left out.
Jefferson is still the seat of empire,
for counting clerk of the court, she
has three positions on the ticket.
In throwing overheard Mr. Rutledge as
register and bringing forward Mr. Rogan
for the tail end of the ticket the Irish
portion of the democracy have been fine
| ly dealt with and must feel fattered with
the result. Mr.. Krebs allows his election
for clerk of the court to go over this time
which his friends hardly expected him to
do We would not be surprised, however to
see Mr. Krebs come forward and run with
the boys through force of habit, if not from
fear Of being ousted by the courts in case
some one runs for the Office Many of
the democrats act as if they felt secure
with this county ticket but results per-
haps may not bear them out in this idea.