Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-09-20

Now that the democratic state con
yention Is over and everything has
Gained down for the time being, WIS
consin democrats have improved the
opportunity 'tot take an account OF
stock. Judging from what Is to De
heard on every side the political as
sets have been found emlncntly salts
factory. There are no bad debts on
band and those republicans who OK
pcctcd the party 10 go into Liquidation
will be sorcly disappointed.
Democrats everywhere are pleased
with the state ticket. Even those who
had their doubt about the wisdom Of
rcnominatlng the old state officers are
now convinced that the party acted
with the highest wisdom. one proml-
nent democrat who before and during
the convention was an anti-old ticket
man said the other day: IL think they
did the very wlsest thing In rcnominal
Ing Governor Peek and the state OIL
GERS who made the brilliant record Of
the past four years. | was opposed to
1t at first, but since | nave returned
home and given the matter more care
full thought ! have concluded was
wrong, II really surprised me to see
the strength the governor developed In
the German counties. 1t was remark
able. 1t Is II good ticket and we can
elect It,"
Republicans on the other hand are
not Il very good Kind of dough either
In baking has turned to dough and
not at all pleased. The cake they had
They are In the position OF the old
darky who had for months carefully
watched the growth of nice juicy
watermelon on the sunny sid" Of the
patch, dreaming OF the time when 1t
was 10 be his by the right of II sue
ccssful raid. just NJ the luscious fruit
was ripe for the slaughter the owner
harvested it., AS he walked off with
the melon under his arm the old
darkcy, who had watched the proceed
ings from n quiet hiding place NUT
tered; 10 God. mnssr, dal's II
mighty mean trick"
The republican hopes which had be-
come badly rrnyrd about the edges the
past months, were based on Il feeling
that Peck would be- defeated So far
~ they conla they intrigued In that
direction. Now they have TO swallow
their medicine and 1t Is with n very
wry face. They wanted the demo
Gratis to help them out Oh their own
blundcrs In ticket making and they
wouldn't do II, Republican prospects
are on II par with spring wheat In
store and with less hopes OF II rise
Tor the past four years the tables in
Wisconsin politics have been com
plctcly turned. Prior to that time the
republicans confidently counted on the
democrats to help them out by some
unfortunate hiundcr or late years,
however the plumbers are All ON the
republican side This year Is not IN
exception, l.ondrd down with Sawyer
ism ana the American Protective as
sociatlon, the party is struggling along
Ike an army wagon In n muddy gully,
now swnylng first to one side and now
to the other, threatening every mo.
mcnt to collapse entirely. Throughput
republicans IN private conversation adj
NIT that II is n matter of grave doubt
whether the party will not he defeated
on account of the load piled ON IT,
Some curious stories are leaking out
regarding the manner In which the re
publican ticket was nominated From
what Is heard II Is clear that cX-Srna-
tortor Sawyer had II very large hand
In the nomination Of Colonel Gassou
for secretary of state Ms we'll rs that
of Major llphnm. In order 10 pass
amy bills through 1t Is necessary Ia
control these two offices. Uncle Phi.
lrtus was careful to see that he had
anchors enough to windward Ia hold
his craft mp, no matter how the wiud
may blow, Politicians who were ON
til" inside say now that the nomiua
ton OF secretary of state could never
have been pulled OFT by Colonel cas-
son had II not been for numerous
promises of offices which he was able
to make. Those promises could never
have been made good had It No, been
for tho Sawyer machine, Some of the
EoouS were promptly dellNCreu III the
close of the convention In other
cases Il mortgage on the future WAS
given, The deals are said to have
reached In their qualifications the lr4iS,
latur1 of lSoa should the republicans
succeed In returning to power An OF
which seems to hc IN direct routradic.
tiou to the theory that Uncle rhilrti>
Is out OF politics What he has left
the American Protective association
appears to have seized Well postrt
republicans do not hesitate to admit
that the party stands On a powder
magazine Having successfully throwl
overheard the old crowd who wcr,
held responsible for the defeat of 1Sll
and 1892, they say they now fine
themselves seized by the throat by !
tor representing ideas So mutl
wo'S" than those Of Governor Uoar,
aud his friends that they are hardly I,
he mentioned IN the same breath III,