Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1888-11-14
st. Paul's parish guild meets Thurs

st. Paul's parish guild meets Thurs
day afternoon in the rooms over the post
Office.
The county board organized yester
dav at Jefferson bv the reelection OF John
Whlttet as chairman
j. B. Doe, Jr., late Democratic can
didate for congress, ran 800 behind his
ticket in GAINESVILLE where he lives and is
best known. Mr.. Does campaign of mud
singing did not pay.
The Oak Hill Cemetery association
calls the attention of the public to the
injury done many trees on the grounds
by hltching horses to them, the bark In
consequence being either eaten or torn
off, II this thing continues the associa-
ton will consider it necessary to forbid
persons entering upon the grounds with
horses
One of the most gratifying results to
the Republicans of Jefferson county in
the late election is the success OF clark
Curtis, of Hebron, tor assemblyman in
the Second district, over his Democratic
competitor, S. s. Craig, of Fort Atkinson.
1t is a significant triumph tor Mr.. Curtis,
inasmuch as the district gave Cleveland
majority.
An exchange says it will pay you for
the trouble it costs you to file your home
paper. No volume in your library will
afford more pleasure, mere profit, more
lasting benefit. 1t gives dates of local
events which you cannot find elsewhere
marriages, obituary notices, etc. In
short your local paper is history of the
world in which you apd your friends live.
The recent election proves that the
political machinery OF the of1ce-holders
is not all-powerful in this country. The
Democrats held all the Federal and many
of the state and local offices, and used
them "for all they were worth" to secure
their Presidents. reelection, but the non
ofice-holding people were stronger than
they and won the victory. "The machine"
sometimes is an actual handicap at popu-
lar elections.
The Fort Atkinson Union suggests
the name of Hon L. B. Caswell for next
speaker of the house of representatives.
And why would not this be 6rst-class
selection? There is no better posted man
in the house of representatives than Mr..
Caswell, having served six terms and re-
elected to the seventh. Able, courteous
and pleasant, he would at once become
popular in the chair and discharge the
duties with frmness and dignity.
Denny Griffin has just accepted the
position of general agent for the McCor-
mick Harvester company, on salary of
$1,000 per annum and expenses on the
road. MIR. Griffin's contract involves the
devotion of his time the entire year TO
the Mccormick people, so that it is not
likely that he will be again in the field as
a grain buyer for the Watertown Eleva-
tor company. In bis new line of business
his many friends wish him abundant
success.
Even our cool-headed and usually
careful neighbor of The Gazette went to
chasing shadows and myths last week 10
his paper in the shape of returns on the
presidency. The table of the electors
college in The Gazette extra last Wed.
-nesday, gave Cleveland PIG votes and
Harrison 1872. In the regular edition pub
lished next day, although dated the 9th,
the National ticket was said to be "still
in doubt, according to Chairman Brice,' y
who The Gazette stated claimed New
York, Indiana and Connecticut" and
again the table of PIG electoral votes fol
Cleveland against 1872 for Harrison ap-
peared in the columns. It was another
case of chairman losing his head and
deluding his followers. When Cleveland
runs again it is safe TO say that Brice will
not be at the head of the Democratic
National committee There will be "re-
form" there; see if there don't.
1.-THE New York City Democrats who
bet on Cleveland lost total of about So,
600, 900. Some bets were made of 81 ,00C
on Cleveland to $3.50 on Harrison. Near
ly all were made at odds OF from 81 ,00(
to 5000 along sliding scale down 1851 !,
900 to $500 Such odds were never be-
fore given On an election in which the
betting was active, and no such amounts
were ever before wagered on an election
Probably on an average the winners have
taken in ST. 900 for each $500 that they
put up. The heaviest losers are the pro-
fessional gamblers, who from the begin.
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