Year: 1868

There begins to be some activity in
political matters of this State, though
mainly, as yet so far as outside showing
gives, on the part of the Republicans.


No great mass meetings have yet been
held, but a large number of Grant and
Colfax clubs have been organized. in
different parts af the State, and a good
many city, ward, town and neighborhood
Republican meetings-the sort that after
all are OF more practical value than any
others-have been held, almost always
well attended and enthusiastic aud by a
careful canvas Of the voters, through or
ganlzation and the circulation Of good
political matter, the way is preparing
Tor the more active campaign as election
draws near Speaking of documents, by
the way, a preference seems very sensi-
bly, to be given over stale and tedious
Congressional speeches, which very few
RAD, TO live Republican newspapers n in
English and foreign languages, and such
effective pamphlets as those issued from
the TiJuae office Tanner ard veteran
clubs after the manner of the old ''Wide
Awakes, are growing quite popular, and
bid fair to furnish more light than the
Democracy will be able to stand A few
men who have been prominent on the


Democratic side, like Colonel Guppy, of
Portage, have come out openly for Grant
and the prospect is that an unusul


number of thinking, intelligent men, who
have usually acted with the Democracy,
without making much ado about it will
quietly vote for Gran; and the Republi-
cali candidates this fall Nearly all who
followed johnson to the camp are under
the Union flag, The soldiers. those who
have met the rebels face to face, and
KNOW what manner OF men they are, and
how dangerous it would be to let them
or their friends get control OF the govern
ment will vote and work for the Repub-
llcan ticket with greater unaninity and
heartlness than at any time since the
close Of the war Those who have looked
oyer the ground pretty thoroughly esti-
mate that with proper effort the State
will give its vote for Grant aud Colfax
backed by twenty thousand majority.
The only destroying element in the Re-
publican calculations is the large German
vote, the bulk OF which, contrary to what
is the case in Illinois, Missouri, Iowa and
other sections, is, in Wisconsin, given to
the Democratic candidates. The Ger
mans who first came to this State were
captured by the Democracy, and those
who followed mainly settleing in the
same neighborhoods, and adopting the
same political and following the same
leaders as the first settlers, reading
papers of the most ultra Coppcrhead
stripe, full of falsehoods and misrepre-
sentations, it is very difficult to reach
them, and they have taken possession
of whole counties, some Of which
were Republican, where they have bought
but the first settlers and have things their


own way. This county and Milwa:, kee,
and some other localities, moro than ever
before, show signs of breaking away and
coming to knowledge of truth long ago
embraced by their countrymen in other
States where they have stood as the bull
wark of liberty. The Norwegians, on
the other hand, considerable number of


whom are added to our population every
year. and are among our industrious.
quiet aw-abiding citizens, gravitate in


nearly as large proportion to the Repub-
lican side.