St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1884-06-30
MILWAUKEE LETTER.
A Big Batch of Political Gossip
this Week.
The Manufacturers Bank and Ker-
shaw Failures.
Efforts to Retrieve the Fortunes of the Base
Ball Club.
Ispecial Coiresuondence of the Globe

special CORES suOndence OF the Globe.
MILWAUKEE, jane 28.-The political campaign
is just now, of NECESSITY, sided. The Repub-
licans have ehoseh their leaders, and distributed
their ammunition, md are now getting ready for
plumed helmets ..td kerosene cans. They had a
rally at West Side Turn hall last Saturday night,
and evolved considerable enthusiasm for start.
The Democrats are eager for the fray, but can
do nothing until the July convention maps out
the programme. The reports of the preliminary
state conventions is starting the enthusiasm,
however, and by ettime the nomination is made
at Chicago the spiritwill be ripe for an agrees
sve campaign to meet the tactics of the aggressor
from Maine. Milwaukee Republicans have a
wholesome dread of Cleveland. They freely ex-
press the opinion that if he is nominated it will
require warm work ID defeat him. The boilers
are also for ClevelanG. The GLOBE correspond
ent had talk the otfer day with a leading Re
publican politician. WHO has had several bitter
experiences with the postofice ring, headed by
Postmaster Payne. From remark he made it
is fair to infer that local troubles may assist
the Blaine bolt somewhat. The 'sins'' are
obnoxious to many Republicans who would vote
for Blaine were they sure he would ''clean out''
the postofiice crowd. But Senator Sawyer rules
the roost in Wisconsin just now, as Sawyer is a
good friend of Blalne's and Blaine good friend
of Sawyer's, nothing will be gained by electing
the man from Maine. His election would con-
tinue the obnoxious postotice domination and
give Payne and his followers another four years.
of power at the public pap foundry. 1t is time
Payne fully appreciated the strength of the anti
postofice influence.
THE DEMOCRATS.
Naturally there is good deal of handling of
material by the Democrats. AT the state con-
vention there was strong leaning toward Tilden
and Flower, and in the local field Flower had
quite following. The withdrawal of Tilden has
probably strengthened the Flower phaaux, which
has no doubt been secretly recruited by John S.
George of this city, who is nephew of the
would-be presidential candidate Cleveland does
not suit the young Democracy of Milwaukee,
but their objection to him is
not vigorous enough to cause
bolt in the event of his nomination. At the
local Tammany hall, James Lynch's cigar store,
on East Water street, near Wisconsin, where the
young Democrats of the city meet nightly and on
Sabbath mornings to construct platforms and
weave tickets while burning the fragrant weed.
the feeling is quite strong against Cleveland
The Irish do not take kindly to him, and when
ever his name is MENTIONED Blaine's diplomatic
vigor is subject of favorable comment AS an
illustration of the temper of this anti-Cleveland
feeling story, now in free circulation in Demo
cratic circles is given 1t is that Cleveland who
is a bachelor, is guilty of keeping mistress in
open defiance of social opinion Whether this
story is the work of Flowers followers or Blaine
Republicans cannot be told. 1t is on par with
the taboo indecency, which is big stride beyond
the pale of respectable caricaturing. 1t is dis
grace to American political methods that cam
paign which has hardly opened has developed
the tactics of the slums and is pandering to the
tastes of the vicious and low-mnded Bayard
has quite a following. He is considered chew
alier sans peur ct sans repr0cse, and by many
Irish Democrats is held above Cleveland. not
withstanding Republican threats, based upon
his Dover speech. But Democratic
newspapers and voters are discussing their
favorites with less venom than was noticeable in
the Republican anti-conventions chatter and as
a consequence will have to eat less crow than
their Republican brethren, who fell in for
Blaine. 1t is doubtful if any Democratic news
paper in the country will be compelled to sing
the St. Louis Globe Democrats song, ssThe crow
the crow, the beautiful crowl''
THE LOCAL ELECTION.
The choice for the Democratic nomination for
congress in this the Fourth) district seems to
lie between John Black and the present incum-
bent P. V. Deuster. Blacks friends will en-
deavor to get Deuster out of the way by securing
his nomination for governor. In this event it is
limited that John A. Hinsey will try conclusions
with Black. Among Republicans the names of
Gen. Wincker. Edward Sanderson, and j. W.
Van Schaick are mentioned Sanderson will
probably make an effort to secure the place.
while Winckler, who is one of those high
minded citizens who believes in letting the office
seek the man, will hold up his lightning rod and
trust to Providence. Two state senators from
Milwaukee county hold over W. s. Stanley
(Rep. J, and ]. C. P. Cotrill, fDem.) The retir-
ing senator is DR.. Enoch Chase (Dem.), who is
said to desire reelection. Ex-senator Geo. II.
Paul is also mentioned for the place. 1t is too
early to forecast concerning the
lower house of the legislature in the
last assembly there were three Republicans and
nine Democrats. The proportion of Democrats
to Republicans will probably remain tbe aama