Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-09-25
rIELDor POLITICS.
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A H<lo;t wis. special says: Having been
A. E.osas. Nebraska, and Iowa, observing
~ roliticaI movements and noting the pre-
dlsfions and horss cs the different parties.
n has renamed for your correspondent to
6nd In WISCONSIN and on the very borders
n The state the indications Of contest well
crpantxed. n has been q good deal Of
: surprise 10 find that in Ksnsis
There was no enthusiasm for Blaine,
vet fsirly well maintsised Rspub-
hcap line: In Nebraska shade more OF
Interest IN Blaine, bm rne somewhat
broken; in Iowa q line still more obviously
weak, hut more outspoken adherence 10
Biaire than IN the other two Staie-. and
here in Wisconsin the symptoms OF Repnb-
hcsn detection. Democratic activity end
confidence. and n stubborn stand for 81.
John and Prohi6itica. come what WA OF
failure or success 10 the Republicans or
Democrats. During sn enforced stop IN
the town Of several hours duration l
he'd conversations with representatives
Of the ,egnlsr Republican organize
ticp. the Democrats. sud abe Pro-
hibltionists. The testimony Of these
different political representatives. piay be
interesting. as Indicating the drift OF poll.
tics in The larger Wisconsin towns. Beloit
rs place Of rising 6,000 population. II Is
in Rock county, which has been strongly
Republican, giving Garfield majority, in
1870, Of e,ase over Democrats aud Green
hackers. and R,sk, for Governor. in 1881.
. msjority,of 81. In Bcloii there are seye.
raj manufacturing establishments and live
~ general business. The Republicans have
lad It pretty much their own way In the
towr Of Beloit, where out oi an average
vote Of about 200 they have had little
difficulty in getting majority OF 300.
Postmaster Incersoli. who Is also editor
of the only daily newspaper, says the out
look promises a Republican majority In
town and county. He saws, however. that
the Democrats have been unusually active;
that for the first time they have made an
attemJa 10 organize, and that they have
made several snowy turnonts with uni
formed companies. Knowing tue town A.
he did. he. with others, had been compelled
20 notice thai the Democrats had borrowed
Republicans 10 turn out with them, and
had hired negroes 10 carry their BAN
nefs. They had succeeded, he be
lievsd. in capturing a few Germans
who had been Republicans, but not
enough Of that number tn signify any.
thing. on the other hand. some Of the
lrisbmcn in the place had Joined the Rcpub-
iican organization. lie only named one.
Mr.. Thomas Moran. but said there were
others. In spite Of the strenuous efforts OF
the Democrats and the stubborn adherence
Of the Prohlbitionists ~ st. John. he be-
heyed the Republicans would succeed in
holding their own in the county, and that
there was no doubt that they would carry
the State by good majority.
DIR. r. +. Livermore. the editor and pro-
prictor Of the Beloii Outlook. a Prohibit
lion weekly journal, has discussed the sit
nation In bis paper with great frankness.
and in spirit OF fidelity 10 st. John that il
quite Indifferent TO the effect that may be
produced upon either Cleveland or Blaine.
The Republican newspapers have ridi-
culed and cntreated the Prohbitionists
by tuins, but they have declared In
their State and National Conventions that
neither party has anything in common
with the Probibitionists, and that they
will for once "stand up and be counted"
Mr.. Liyermore says he is convinced
that MIR. Blame cannot clear himself OF the
charges made against him. aud he does not
ind anything in the outspohen advocacy by
the Democrats OF the liquor side OF the
question for which he contends to induce
him 10 accept Cleveland. He believes the
Prohibition vote 81 Wisconsin for st. John
will I've 1900. and may be more, II the
ProhibitiOnists have the courage Of
their opinions. They are no longer
prepared Ia play into the hands OF the
and will not do so. In Be
loft, he said. there were goo Prohibition
votes. Many OF the rohibitionists-most
n them. in fact-were Republicans, for a
Democratic PrOhibitionist was rarity. At
least sixty Of these PTohibitionists would |
vote for It. John. lie regarded the outlook |
In the State as threatening TO the Republic |
rams and as likely TO become more so, rs
The Democrats had displayed unusual ac-
tiyity, encouraged n strong disaileclion, and
regained the very few Irish votes that had
been captured by Blaine immediately after
his nomination.
Dir. Starkwesther Is Young Democrat
who is connected with the Second National
IIank, and who has been one OF the most
active in organizing the Democratic oppo-
sltion. lie saws ihst he was here four years
,go, when the Democrats had no organize
ion, and he understands that there never |
was an attempt made in any previous presi- |
iential campaign 10 get the Democrats in !
Inc for campaign work. "Now," sad |
be, the "situstior is quite different. We |
Dtcan organizing rs soon az the convention |
ibout 800 members in our Cleveland Club, !
Ill of whom are uniformed, have turned |
nut several tines. and have won good |
opinions from the Republicans upon |
,ur appearance. The organization, how
yer, does not represent the whole 4
Cleveland vote here. / have list OF sixty |
all Of whom will vote for
Cleveland. The names have not been pub
tSha for oh.
d them being those Of men who do not |
rare 10 be bothered by the visits OF their 1
party friends on persuading missions. |
There Is no dissneciion among the Irish |
Democrats. at least now, worth mentioning. |
The Republicans named Mr. Thomas Mo- |
ran first yiee-nresidnt OF their Blame |
club, and he promptly said that he had !
been so named without bis consent. and on /
night he put on q uniform, turned |
out with our Cleveland club. and said he /
should vote the Democratic ticket. The |
DRIFT il all our way. aud we expect to eat |
up the majority in this town, and per- !
baps IN the county. Should the Re- !
publicans keep the Prohibition vote down !
% leo, which doubt. we should ~ least !
keep them down 10 & small plurality in the |
own OF Beloit. The young men are largely |
with ms, while the Republicans, who have
, club OF 200 members, are principally en-
rolling men who have been years in the
party. We are making careful poll OF
The voters. as the Democrats are doing all
over the state, and, upon the returns 50 far
~ secured. should say that the indications
were that the Republicans were likely to
lose Wisconsin. The only possible way for
hem TO prevent such result appears to be
The capture Of The Prohibitionists. who just |
now are adopting means TO make just such |
m organization and canvass sswc ourselves |
have made"
Beloit College is located here. 1t is PIE
sided over by Or. Chaplin, a weil.known |
arifi-reform advocate 'free-thinksr" they |
,all him IN Republican papers. lYe isInot
aetive In the canvass, contrary 10 his usual |
practice. The manufacturers are not stir |
red up about the tariff question, and Re- |
publicans are disposed TO complain be- |
,ause the reasons urged four years ago to |
,ecpre the votes Of workingmen have not |
been resorted TO this year.
AT UHADnTf A RTERS