Evening star., 1896-10-29
THE OLD BADGER STATE
Mckinley and spoonsr Sure to Garry
n.
Every Congregational District hut the
Fourth Counted Safe for the.
Republican Candidates.
correspos dence of The Evening Star.


MILWAUKEE,, October 26 1895
Under normal political conditions, Wis
consin is republican state. Whenever she
mas left the republican column it has been
through the pressure Of peculiar political
circumstances. The boom of the Patrons
of Husbandry gave Wisconsin to the demo-
Gratis in 1873. The great religious revolt of
1870 threw tho state offices to the demo-
Gratis again. and gave them eight of the
nine Congressman. This second lease OF
power to the democrats would have lasted
only two years but for the national up
rising against the Mckinley tariff in 1892
The hostile religious elements had been
sufficiently reconciled to have restored the
state to the republicans, but the anti-pro-
lection sentiment, Joined with the lingering
effects Of the revolt of two years previous,
was sumctent to re-elect the democratic
state ticket by greatly reduced pluralities
give the electoral vote Of the state to
Cleveland. and send delegation to Con-
sress consisting Of six democrats and four
republicans. In 1894 the state was redeem
ed by the republicans, who not only elected
their state ticket by over $1,000 plurality,
Dut sent solid delegation to the House of
representatives. During the campaign two
years ago the democrats were exceedingly
confident, and Chairman WALL Gov. Peck
and other leaders persisted in declaring
that the balloting would result in a demo-
crallc victory, despite strong indications to
the contrary-evidence similar in character
to that which seems to show that the state
Will give Mckinley plurality approximate
ing at least 75.OOO. but less strongly con-
VlnclnS to the republicans than that which
exists at the present time. The democratic
leaders then had the prestige of a plurality
or 1.7oo to sustain their hopes, and they
calculated that the republicans could make
comparatively large gains over the vote of
1872 and still leave them a margin Ito the
good But they were sorely mistaken as
the balloting resulted in a plurality of
$500 for Gov. VIM. H. Upham, the repub-
ncan candidate for governor. This year
the democrats are repeating their predic-
tions and calculations of 1892, with a re-
publican victory to the extent Of over So
oOO as the latest Bubernatorial election rec
ord They are figuring the state for
Bryan" on alleged reports from the va
rious congressional districts Of the state
which are utterly lacking in definiteness.
Democratic MiscaIculatlons.
The balloting Of next week will surely
show that the democrats have again mis-
calculated. Wisconsin will give her elec-
toral vote to Mckinley. elect a solid con-
gressional notwithstanding the doubt in
the fourth district-and send legislature
to Madison that will elect ex-senator
Spooner to succeed Senator Villas in the
United States Senate. The only doubtful,
district in the state for the republicans is
the fourth, which comprises all but a few
wards OF the city Of milwaukee,. The
fusionists are putting forth extra efforts to
carry Milwaukee county, and are counting
on heavy vote from the workingmen,
who. they claim, will give Bryan heavy
vote despite the fact that there are many
OF them wearing Mckinley buttons and
saying they will vote for the republican
candidate for the presidency. It is un-
doubtediy true that there is a large amount
OF cloaked Bryan sentiment in Milwaukee
among the employees Of large manufacturing
establishments and among the railroad en-
ployes. This may be sufficient to give the
democrats Milwaukee county and the fourth
congressional district: but it is difficult to
estimate the probable size of the hidden
vote. However, the result in the state will
not depend on the vote in Milwaukee coun-
ty, as the indications outside are for heavy
majorities for Mckinley.
The Fourth District.
Some Of the republican leaders are not
reluctant in expressing uneasiness over the
situation In the fourth district, but all re-
publican campaign workers are sanguine
as to the outcome in the state at large and
are eager to vote. "If we could only vote, :"
said Secretary John NJ. Ewing of the state
central committee. when asked in regard to
the situation. I'VE are all ready for it,
and would do as well today as we will on
the first Tuesday in November; but we
have to keep up the fight to hold what We
have" Several hundred republican SPELL
binders are now moving from school house
to school house in the country and from
village to village. rallying the voters for
the battle of ballots. These political cir
cult riders will continue their movements q
until the very eve Of the election. This is
the kind of work that was done two years
ago, and 1t must count. On the other hand
the democrats have been doing no SYSTEM
attic work, and it is doubtful whether any
of the fusion leaders have any definite in
formation as to the probable vote