Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1883-04-19


| Deuster would make candidate for
governor hard to beat under ordinary
circumstances, while Col. w. F.
Villas would be formidable At any
time. Bu', next year is presidential
year, and it is likely to be one of the
most excited presidential elections
ever held, notwithstanding the gen
eral apathy now apparent, and Moth
| in but revolution which would be
tidal in its proportions would give
I Wisconsin 10 the Democrats.
The temperance question appears
to have dropped ont of politics
through the total failure of either
the democrats or prehibitionists to
work up prohibition movement in
The late legislature. II ia not now
apparent how the democrats can
derive any aid aud comfort from this
question next year, az it has totally
disappeared from the party issues in
this state
The rep ritz in regard to the with
drawal Of Angus Cameron as q can
did2te for another term are said TO
have rather overststed the fact. He
has in no sense Withdrawn az can
didate; that is, he has not said that
he would refuse To accept another
election, He has simply given it TO
oe understood that he shall not enter
the field with all preparations for a
general campaign against whoever
may appear in the field. He will ac-
cept another election if it should
come to him in the ordinary course
Of political events. If the republic
cans want his services for another
term in the senatP, he is willing 10
serve, but he will not go into
rough and tumble fight for it, not
desiring it eagerly enough TO make
the sacrifice requ red for such a
contest
tits to be expected that the friends
Of Gov. Rusk will form strong
party urging his election to the
senatorship. Ex-Congressmsn Thad
Pound will have a strong body of
followers, and there are a good
many sagacious people who do not
regard +. ". keyes IN out of the
question among the candidates.
Ia the event of a democratic leg
islalure v hich IL not AN impossible
chance in politics four names will
be prominent, including Alexander
Mitchell, II. l.. Palmer, C.l. w. f.
Villas am, Gen Ed. S. Bragg"
More is heard here touching third
congressional district politics and
prospects than of any other political
All ject. On all hands it is con
ceded that Dane county will make
no claim upon the next Republican
congressional conventions; there be-
ing manifest in other counties n sen
timeut of hostility to d ne that it
were folly to ignore. Especially,
shou d =. l.. Spooner, Jr be renom-
mated for Insurance commissioner,
as is hoped by his friends here, and
AZ is deemed a probable contingent
10 the denomination of present State
officers, would the presentation of a
Dane county candidate for Congress
be unwise. Grant county, having
at present the circuit judge, and the
congressman during ten years of the
past twelve, is thought to be equally
Ineligible with Dane. Thus it APP
pears that one Of the other three
counties will secure the candidate
in 1884. Green county, if united
and earnest for one of her own cit
liens would seem to have the pole.
She has never furnished Republi-
can candidate for Congress or 4
State officer, while uniformly con-
tributing literally to the success of
the ticket. No other county of the
district has such a record to present,
and it is reasonably urged that upon
it she may confidently hope for sue
cess, provided her people are united
in support of one of their own num-
Der. That they will he so united is
not so certain. EX-Senators Randall
and Treat are named as probable
candidates. They each have mary
Jealous friends in the county, and
there are already indications that
the county delegation may be divid.
ed between them, with lrreconcil-
able differences. In that event
either Iowa or Lafayette county
would most likely carry off the prize.
The action Of the Republican
IN embers of the Legislature from
the third district looking to a settle
mcpt of the difficulties arising from