Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1884-10-02
CAPITAL NOTES.

De uDIll dlUeI eiccLlOH.
Local nominations are about com
pleted, and candidates are on the
warpath. Republicans and Demo
Gratis each have a "wigwam," in
which meetings of some sort are
held almost every night. Torches
illumine the streets more or less each
evening, and impromptu bands vex
the air with discordant noises to at
tract voters toward the respective
"headquarters.'' Frequent parades
of squads in uniform of oilcloth
Jackets and helmets are to be seen,
and the evening breezes are burden
ed with the odor of kerosene oil.
Daily the local papers strive each to
excel the other in Misrepresentation
of the numbers and enthusiasm at
the different wigwams or in the re-
spective professions.
From all which the seeker after
truth learns very little. But from
other sources may be gathered, that
the contest between the two arties
in this county is close and doubtful,
as usual.
Say what they may about it the
nomination of Robert NJ. LaFollette
for congress is specially unfortunate
for the Democrats of Dane county.
Before his nomination no Democrat
estimated jones majority at less
than 1000, and many placed the fig
ures at 1900. Now but few mention
as high as 500, and the most are con
tent with bare plurality Repub-
licans, familiar with local political
affairs, appear sanguine that La Fol
lette and the Republican state tick
ct will carry the county; that the
Republican county ticket, three of
the five assemblymen and the state
senator will be elected.
The evidence that the Republican
state ticket will be elected by a
handsome majority is indisputable
Even Democrats are free to say, "its
no use talking about the state tick
ct" The action of Governor Rusk
in securing the payment of laborers
on the defunct Superior Air Line
railroad in the winter of 1882, is be
ing presented to the public by pub
LEGATION of the correspondence on the
subject; and is regarded as the best
campaign matter thus far developed
The Sunday telegraph presents
the affair briefly, as it came up, thus:
"What those men want is bread,
not bayonets, and bread it will be-"
| That is the word Gov. Rusk sent at
the time of the riot by the graders
on the railroad in the northern part
of the state, soon after he became
governor. Repeated calls had been
made for troops. None went, but
bread did go, and the troubles very
soon ceased. 1t will be remembered
that it was at a time when there was
a sharp fight in the legislature over
the disposition of a land grant. Gov
Rusk sent message to the legisla
ture informing it that the bill should
be amended so as to provided for.
the payment of all moneys due the
laborers on the road, and when asked
what he meant by the message, he
bluntly said, 81 mean that if such
provision is not made, the bill will
be vetoed" 1t was amended and
the men received every cent due
them.
In this county the Prohibition
I party is not expected to cut much OF
a figure, although the candidates for
governor and congressman reside
here. Hastings viii not receive
half as many votes in Dane county
for governor as he had for congress
man, and in the state the general es-
innate is that he will receive but
few if any more than were thrown
foI Kanouse in 1881.
The Democrats generally concede
Ohio to the Republicans in October,
but with their usual bravado, still
pretend to hope for success in No
vember. The pleasure of anticipa-
ton no one should begrudge them;
it is all the poor fellows have re-
ceiyed Of political comfort for many