Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1884-10-08
JUNEAU.

~ NEA
The Republican mass meeting on the
afternoon and evening of Thursday last
was grand success, and one of the
largest and most enthusiastic political
gatherings ever held in this county.
After the adjournment of the Congress
sional and county conventions Hons.
Elihu Coleman and E. G. McFetridge
addressed the meeting in stirring speeches
setting forth plainly the principles of the
Republican party on the tariff question.
Ip the evening a torchlight procession
composed of 30 Plumed Knights from
WaIpun, rs from Horizon, all in new
and splendid uniforms, and 100 torches
from this place, formed in line and with
two bands of music paraded the princi.
pal streets. After disbandmert all met
in the court room which was packed to
its utmost capacity, no standing room
even being left, and here Hon. Henry
Fink, OF Milwaukee, ard Col. J. G..
Spooner made speeches. The latter
especially created immense enthusiasm,
and the audience insisted upon his con-
tinuing several times With three rous-
ing cheers for Blaine and Logan, and
three more for the speakers, the crowd
dispersed, the Republicans exceedingly
pleased with the result. From all parts
of the county Republicans were present,
the audience iii the court room number
ing over 600.
In remarkable contrast to this was the
Democratic meeting on Friday evening
Far and wide it had been advertised ms
THE Democratic meeting of the campaign /;
on Friday morning emissaries started
from here for Beaver Dam, Lowell, Hori-
con, Mayville and Hustisford to summon
the faithful, urging them to come out in
order to beat the Republicans in their
display. By this means 22O torches
were brought into line and marched in
disordefly and struggling line through
the streets. Upon disbanding about 200
OF these adjourned to the nearest saloons,
while the balance helped to swell the
audience in the court room to about 300,
who were addressed by Colonel George
W. Bird, of Jefferson. Many of these
were ladies and Republicans and when
he finished without creating but very
little enthusiasm, large number left.
Hon. J. B. Hays then went in for a gen.
eral abuse of Blaine and the Republican
party. That in the Democratic strong
hold of Dodge, claimed to be Democratic
by $500 majority, the Republicans are
able to make far better display than
the Democrats, is matter of surprise to
all our citizens.
The following is the Republican county
ticket nominated last Thursday: Sheriff,
George H. Lawrence; Treasurer, John 3.
Steiner; Register, w. T. Rambusch;
County Clerk, F. Hempel; Clerk of
Court, Samuel Webster; District Attor-
ney, J. A. Kelly: Surveyor, L. D. Liver.
more; Coroner, D. F. Eldred. The
nomination Of J. 7. Flavin for Superin-
tendent of schools was endorsed.
The Republicans in their Congression-
al Convention held at Juneau last Thurs
day, nominated Hon. S. S. Barney, of
Washington county, as their candidate
against General Bragg. Mr.IBarney is a
prominent attorney in his county. where
he is very popular, and will make an
active campaign in his district in hopes
of reducing the usual democratic major
ity.
Appointments have been made for
Dodge comfy by the Oshkosh Methodist
conference as follows: Juneau. G. A.
Wilson; Beaver Dam, L. N. Wheeler;
Burnett and Rolling Prairie, L. r. Glen
denning; Fox Lake, A. Torbet; Horizon
and Mayville, 81. w. Brown; Lowell,
w r Wilson: Randolph. J. v. Trenerv.