Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1886-07-23

In The Chicago Times Of the 18th
inst we find the following under the
heading, ~ Wisconsin SquabbIe e:
MINERAL PoINr, Wis, July b. The
fight in the Third Wisconsin district,
embracing the counties of Dane, Green,
Grant, Iowa, and Lafayette, is grow
ing quite interesting, and promises to
develop into IN exciting contest.
The ring that succeeded in captur-
ing the republican convention two
Years ago, and nominated the present
representative, Hon. Robert NJ La
Toilette, is again at work, and expects
to repeat the dose: but present indica-
tions points To a lively fight, with the
chances in favor of retiring the kind
ergarten statesman to private life. The
friends of the present representative
claim that he will be nominated I'M
animouSly, and, while this may be true
il is instructive to note the expression
on the countenances of such men as
William T.. Garter of PlatteVille. L. 4.
orion of Darlington, J. b. Treat of
Monroe, Alexander Wilson or Calvert
Spensley of Mineral Point. Samuel W.
Reese of Dodgeville, and +. W. Keyes.
of Madison Two years ago the Mad
ison ring and its contingent in Grant
and Iowa counties captured the con
gressional convention. and notwith-
standing the demand made by the
Green county delegation that j. Is.
Treat should he nominated, and the
protest entered by all of the above
mentioned shining lights in the repub-
lican party, Bennett, Adams. Harper
X co. insisted ON naming IaFolette
for congressional hunors. The delega-
tion from Grcen county returned
home very angry. II had placed
before the convention its claims to
the nomination. Green county had
always been republican stronghold.
but had never received Il place on
either the congressional or state ticket.
While the argument was strong and
could not bc gainsaid, it failed to
move the ring. The result of the con
test ut the polls shows how near the
political firm Of Bennett. Adams,
Harper X Co. came to delivering the
district over To- their opponents.
Blaine carried the district by 1925
plurality, while La Toilette had only
49, plurality The record shows that
in every county in the district the
vaungster ran behind his ticket in
presidential canvass III which party
feeling was worked up to the highest
pitch The friends of la Toilette now
claim that he is II present the strong
est man in the district because of the
brilliant and phenomenal record which
he has made during his first term.
The only evidence Of this phenomenal
record is his speech on the oleOmarg-
airline bill And ii is strange how this
brilliant and logical speech should
have been over looked by the commit
tee of the Dairy association. who. in
thanking the Wisconsin members for
valuable aid in passing the measure,
never mentioned Ia Follett or his
effort
When the Green county delegation
was sent home two wears ago without
the congressional nomination. it was
promised the lieutenant governorship
this fall for il representative man j.
H. L itdt. tdi WV AbtNtN VIII AttN tN VIZ
livered. senator Ryland. of Grant
county, came into the race, and al
ready has Treat beaten for that posi-
ton This has scared the La Toilette
gang, and il has been endeavoring to
get Treat to stand aside for his term.
on condition that it will support him
for the nomination in 1883. To this
latter bargain Orion, Carter, Wilson,
Spensley. and keves enter a protest,
claiming that La Toilette never ought
to have been nominated, and never
would have been but for the wire-pull-
ing of the political firm named. and
claim that the nomination should have
gone to Treat or some one of their
number, and they will not stand any
such bargain. The fact of the matter
is that each of the gentlemen named
is fully convinced that he is the strong
est kind of congressional timber. and
each believe that if the Madison ma
chine politicians will keep their hands