Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-11-05
WISCONSIN.
The Outlook for the Republicans Growing
Brighter Election Approaches.

me Outlook for the Republicans Growing
Brighter rs Election Approache..
correspOndeace Of The Eventns star
MILWAUKEE,. Nov. 8. lss2.
Nothing has occurred to change the predio-
ton made in previous letter that Wisconsin
win choose republican presidential electors and
elect ex-senator John {. spooner governor.
Mr.. Spooner is waking up the voters % his
party by one az the most thorough stamping
tours ever made in Wisconsin aud the outlook
for the republicans is certainly growing
brighter rs election approaches Two wears
ago, when there a landslide tounrd tie
democrats. over 5000 voters failed to
go 70 the polls. II these siav-at-homes
can be coaxed ont next Tuesday the republicans
viii win by something like 5000 plurality The
school question is dead issue. The republi-
can candidate for lieutenant governor Is q
Lutheran bolter Of 1890. aud the G,t-n,ania,
the leading German Lutheran journal Of the
northwest, which circulates 60 600 Of . weekly
edition Of $4,000 in Wisconsin, is working hard
for Senator Spoouer.
LACK OF DEMOCRATIC HARMoNY
The democrats have been rather lame in
their stumping and there is an evident lack OF
harmony account OF the ambition 81 .
number Of the leaders 10 succeed Senator SAWYER.
Gen. Edward :. Bragg. A-Congressman and e,-
minister 70 Mexico Is one of these aspirans,
and be is very much rolled over the seeming
purpose Of the present powers that be in his
party in Wisconsin Go sheve him. Those Who
know the little general need not be told that he
is a pertinacious fighter who viii strike back
even when be Is down. Representative Mitchell
OF the fourth Milwaukee district is one Of tine
senatorial aspirants
The democrats base their hope Of electing Q
United States Senator next winter on the fact
that the third reapporiionment Of the state at
fhsa aaTarG aIl 81 n
them fourteen hoid-over senators to start With.
This is an advantage that il will be difficult TO
overcome. and IL the republicans should sue
coed IN capturing the legislature their victory
VIII be a remarkable one. But the democrats
will make a mistake il they put too much reli-
ance ON their start Of fourteen. because tie
republicans are filed with a desire TO send Mr.
Spooner back to Washington, and they are
putting up strong men for legislative candi-
dates. La the fourth district OF tins city eN-
Congressman Van Schaick. one Of the best po-
htical sprtnters In the republican party in Wis
consin, is making the run for the state senate.
REPUBLICANS EXPECT TO GET SIX coSGRrssMEx.
The republicans expect to elect six ont Of the
ten Congressmep, and are making something
like still hunt for the congressional seats.
This is particularly noticeable in the fourth or
Milwaukee district. where Theobald Often,
Congressman Mitchell's opponent. is making Q
bench-to-bench canvass among the workshops
on the tariff issue. The situation in the various
districts remains the SAME reported several
weeks ago. except in the sixth district. where
the fight has been simplfed by the withdraw
or Representative Miller, who had announced
himself an independent candidate out of
pique over his defeat at the primaries This
change helps the democratic candidate and the
republicans are not so hopeful Of victory in the
district rs they were two weeks ago.
II was expected by a good many voters %
both parties that the republicans would enjoin
the secretary of state from proceeding for .
Legislative election. as some of the districts q
the third respportionment are as unccnstitu-
| tional as the districts upon which the adverse
decisions of the supreme court on the fist two
attempts 10 redistrict the state were based. But
the republicans figure that they stand q better
chance of carrying the legislature at an election
which draws full vote than they would at .
special election in the event Of postpone mens
Of the legislative election through legal pro-
ceedings. They are undoubtedly right as to
this. But they may be heard from in tho courts
if the democrats succeed, and it is also limited
that the democrats purposely violated the con-
stitution third time so that they may have L.
gal grounds 20 cause trouble should the cleo ton
60 against them by small margin on the Joint
vote of both houses of the legislature