Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1884-10-24
n. Y. City Democracy.
The Anti-Tammany Democratic
Ticket Now i'm the Field.
The Effect of Running two Lo-
cal Tickets Discussed by
Democratic Leaders.
Little Doubt About the Success or
the Democratic National
Ticket in New York.
Other News.
The Anti-Tammany Ticket

| The Anti-Tammany Ticket,
New YORK. Oct. 21.-At q confer
euce of the committee of county
democracy and the committee of other
organizations the following county
ticket was agreed upon ana will be
| Submitted to the county democratic
| convention to be held this afternoon:
mayor, VIM. r. Grace; comptroller,
Herman Oelerichs; president of board
of aldermen, r b. Mooney; district
attorney, Randolph b. Martini; cor
oner, Francis Slsel; judges of
court of commonplace, Henry Wilde
Allen, L. Ellery Anderson and VIM.
A Boyd. 1t is rumored that Alder
man Grant, the Tammany nomine
for mayor, will withdraw in favor Of
Mayor Edison.
New YORK, Oct. 21.-The county
democracy to-day made the follow
nominations: Mayor VIM. r. Garce,
Comptroller, Edward d. Loe, District
Attorney, Randolph B. Martin, Presi
dent of the board of Alderman,
Adolph S. Sawyer, Coroner, Dr.
Louis, NJ. Schultz,4 Judges of the
court of common pleas, Henry Wild
err Allen, Edward Patterson and
Alfred Wagstatf.
THE EFFECT OF TWO TICKETS.
How the running of two local tick.
cts may affect the national ticket is a
question on which the politicians are
considerably divided. The weight Of
opinion, however, among veteran OBJ
servers appears to favor the belief
that much larger vote is assured for
the national ticket by the presence of
two or more local tickets in the field.
When the democrats unite upon
their county ticket success is a fore
gone conclusion. Then the republi
cans are nowhere. But such com
pact union engenderS indifference ON
the part of democrats, who, feeling
| that they have waikover, stay away
from the polls by thousands. With
two tickets the case is different. The
democratic voters in every district are
aroused to active eNertions.
The rivalary of opposing
factions, 10 whom local in
terests are everything, eXcites STIR
ring canvass and the national ticket
shares in the effect produced. Still,
there is good d:al TO be said on the
other side of the question. With an
united democracy standing on one in
dividual ticket there is no motive for
deal on local affairs with repubii
cans While the whole democratic vote
may not be as full y polled as if two or
three tickets were before the people,
yet no risks are run, no danger in
CURED Of a trade and sell out to the
enemy, as is so very likely ID happen
where division of the democracy en-
sues between rival factions.
THE ALARMISTS.
Mayor Edison is not an optimist by
any means. He expresses anxiety At
the prospect of two separate tickets,
which, with republican, the Butler
and the st. John would make alto
gether five. Ia this oewildering array
| of conflicting interests he sees endless
opportunities for deals and dick
er. 1t is urged that men
Will then be tempted to do
very questionable acts in the hope
of escaping notice in the general con
fusion. In a condition of affairs like
this the Mayor thinks that The ma.
! tional ticket is bound to suffer because
men become reckless of every other
consideration but that of the success
of their own local interests. Colonel
Thomas Dunlap is veteran polite
ian, and he, like the Mayor, is ap
prehensive of danger to the national
cause by three local tickets. He be-
| hot ,,,,la,. { q
trading is inevitable, that the temp
tatioL is-though it ought not to be
irresistible, and that the iniiamed i'm
agination of the politician makes him
see nothing but the spoils of office,
the national issue being completely
buried out of sight.
THREE TICKETS A BENEFIT.
Sachem Edward Kearney, equally
a veteran politician, however, has an
abiding faith in the healthy influence
of contending democratic factions in
a presidential contest. He insists that
it has the effect of interesting the
whole mass of the people and bring
ing out thousand of votes that would
otherwise never have been recorded.
He ridicules the idea that these divis-
ions invite trading and make it sue
cessful. He points out how difficult it
! is for a district leader at any time to
i deliver votes in his district to carry
out corrupt deal. The trick would
soon be discovered, and such discov-
cry would prove to be political ruin.
The traitor would have TO abandon his
district and begin political life over
/ Tpnt. alec loau hahInd
the fruits of his long residence and ac-
| welded Tweed and Sweeny, astute
politicians, always held the view that
| two local democratic tickets helped
the national ticket in place of iDjuring
it. Many other politicians in past
days were of the same way of think
| ing.
THE OUTLOOK.
Three weeks ago men shook the IL
heads doubtingly when discussing the
situation in this state, particularly IN
New York city. The Butler vote and
Tamaany's treachery were consider
ed dangerous To-day the scene is
changed. The Butler canvass has
fattened out completely, and Tamma-
ny's ability to do much damage has
been reduced 10 a minimum The
rank and file of that organization will
work faithfully for the national tick
ct, no matter what few disappoInted
leaders may do.
Whatever treachery may be at
tempted in Tammany hall. or what
ever disaffection may be observable
in other quarters. is certain TO be
more than counterbalanced by direct
accessions from Independent republic
cans. A majority of voters refuse to
allow their names to be used or even
their election districts mentioned, SO
that they can avoid as much as pos
sible the opportunities of friends
from the republican camp to remain
within the ranks Of their old organ
ization.
The detection of the stalwarts, too
must be taken into confederation. /
They are making no efCrt to help |
Blaine. From the best information |
to be obtained it is probable. then,
that the Republican vote In this state |
for Cleveland viii run up to at least |
90, 900 or 60, 900. |