Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-11-10
COUNTY DEMOCRATIC.
The Straight Democratic County
Ticket Elected.

the demands of the democratic
party with her former majorities.
Every man on that ticket is elected
with majouties ranging from 800
to 500. From best advices to be
obtained by telegraph and other
wise, the Republican National,
State and Congressional tickets are
defeated, and our democratic
friends have great cause for re-
ioicing. While we had no good
reasons to believe that any repub-
licans in the county could be elect
ed, we did have many reasons to
believe that Wisconsin would be
redeemed to the Republicans.
The Sentinel Of Wednesday morn
ing claimed the state for the Re
publicans as follows
Actual and accurate returns from
81 towns outside Of Milwaukee
city and county give a net Repub-
lican majority of I,54O, a net
Democratic gain of sol over 1888,
when the Republican majority was
more than 2I,OOO. The same rate
throughout the state would give
the Republicans about 10000 plu-
rality. This is a tremendous Re
publican gain over 1890. One
hundred towns and precincts in
Guiding twenty precincts in city Of
Milwaukee show a net Republican
plurality of LII and net Dem
ocratic gain of sol.
AT REPUBLICAN HEADQUARTERS.
John c. Spooncr, National Com
mittecman II. c. Payne, Chairman
Thorn, John c. Koch and a few
more received bulletins in a room
on the fourth floor Of the Colby &
Abbott building. Special wires
from the Western Union and Postal
Telegraph offices were run into an
adjoining room, and as fast as the
returns were received they we're
read by John M. Ewing. The
greatest interest was Of course
manifested in the returns from
Wisconsin, Committeeman Payne
and Chairman Thorn making the
comparisons with the vote Of 1888
as fast as the returns came in.
During the carly hours of the
evening the gains were mostly on
the Democratic side, and many
were at once Of the opinion that
the Democrats had carried the
state. Chairman Thorn gave out
no figures but Mr.. Payne was firm
in the opinion that the state was
safe by from 5000 to I2,OOO At
IL o'clock Mr.. Payne telegraphed
National Committeeman Campbell
of Illinois that Harrison and
Spooner had surely carried the
state. When the vote from the
Soldiers Home came in hope went
up several degrees and the opinion
was freely expressed by Messrs.
Payne, Ewing and Chris PauIus
that Milwaukee county would yet
show Republican plurality. At
1880 Maj. a. !. Cheney softly
opened the door and walked into
the room where were seated the
candidates and hgurers, just in
time to see a smile light up the
Countenanccs of the crowd. The
returns from the Eleventh ward of
Milwaukee had just been received,
and Mr., Payne raised his private
estimate on the plurality. He
announced that he felt within HIM
self that the state was good for
1000 but did not make that claim
previously because he did not wish
to be over-conhdent. Shortly after
1880 o'clock Chairman Thomga
his views for the first time. wis
consin is safe he said, by not
'ess than 5000. Milwaukee coun-
~ is about even.
At the same time II. {. Payne
said: I'VE claim we have carried
the state for the entire national AMI
state tickets by between 5000 and
10000, and probably Milwaukee
county. The returns SO far as we