Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-11-08
Old Party Lines Swept Away and tn,
"Ring" Turned Down.
Lyman E. Barnes Sent to the Rear.

Never in the history of this county
has the WooD COUNTY REPORTER been
more pleased politically than at the
present writing. The Republicans,
assisted by the Independent laboring
Democrats, united strongly in clearing
the Court House of ring which for
years has been conducting things with
high hand until it's burden and extrava-
gance brought its own destruction. The
verdict Of the people is usually just
when they grasp the situation and
appreciate the magnitude of "spoils in
office" when controlled by those who
have no scruples and recognize no
limits. There is great rejoicing all
along the line, not alone by Repub licans
but by those who have been Democrats
and now propose to ally themselves
with Republicans So long as they serve
the county efficiently and honestly.
The general charge against the Repub
llcan county ticket that it contained
members of the A. P. A., made by the
stumped the county for the Democratic
party. was unjust, disreputable and
shameful, and proved a 'boomera ng"
which reacted against them. The last
effort, in which the affidavit of one
Czappa, a Polander, was bought and
circulated charging H. c. W1pperman,
candidate for Member of Assembly,
with soliciting said Czappa to join the
A. P. A. order, was the lowest and most
insolent piece of political trickery yet
attempted. Knowing its vile deceptive
ness the ''bosses'' did not distribute the
thing until the last moment and then
the county where Mr.. Wipperman is
little known. Mr.. Wipperman's S affiGa-
Wit denying that he was an a. p. A. or
ever in anyway conversed with said
Czappa about this order was most
frank and open statement of facts, and
the way it found confidence with the
people was a splendid rebuke of base
Democratic methods. We hope the
LulefpT1So LAS lotTIeu 10 Jake TcSt OH
he A. P. AS and prevent any further
| opposition to the Catholic church and
its members. Such tactics create only
dissensions among neighbors and friends
and accomplish no good purpose.
The vote in Wood county was simply
landslide, a regular tidal wave in
sympathy with the vibrations which
swept over all the land. From the
returns at hand at the time of going to
press Upham has a plurality of about
| 1886. The Twin Cities gave him
plurality of 155, showing that not a
Republican cut him, but that many
good Democrats gave him compliment
tary vote. John Lindahl, Republican
candidate for sheriff, got remarkable
vote running way ahead of his ticket
with a plurality of 11U0. The balance
of the pluralities range from six to eight
hundred.
! CONGRESSMAN.
The returns show that Lyman E.
! Barnes ran behind his ticket in this
county IN spite of his many speeches
and hard work. He is badly beaten as
the Appleton Post Of Wednesday
reports that be failed to carry his own
county. We quote the following:
The Eighth district elects E. S. Minor
by majority so large as to be very safe.
In doing this it has repudiated its
misrepresentation with very decided
emphasis. In this good work Appleton
and Outagamie county may justly claim
first place in the roll of honor. For
example, the county at large goes for
Minor by a probable majority of 200,
whereas the Democratic majority two