The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1865-03-30

! wise and mature the most probable means {
} defeating Judge Noggle. The nomination
} of Col. Lyon was the final result of that con
; sultation. He was absent-couId knol
nothing of the character of the convention
} that nominated him-would accept, an
. and they hoped, on the strength of his per
sonal popularity and his services in the ar
my, he might be made successful tool il
their hands to defeat Judge Noggle.
J Since writing the above, we have seen
copy Of the Address to the electors of tn
District, issued by the committee appointe
for that purpose by the Elkhorn Convention
1t is weak untruthful electioneering docu
! ment, that can influence but few voters
The most prominent impression it carries t.
the mind of the reader, is intense, persona
ennity to Judge Noggle. 1t rings man,
changes on the right of the people to nomi
nate candidate for Judge, which nobody
pretends to question, unless it be those few
individuals from Rock and Walworth coun
ties who met at Elkhorn and made this nom
nation, Independent and regardless of The
wishes of the people. No one will pretend
that the one man from Racine county was ;
representative of the people of that county
nor that the one man from Green count,
was representative of the people of that
county. Nor do we believe these self ap-
pointed delegates themselves, who are Sc
anxious for the peoples rights, will pretend
that they were representatives of the people
of Kenosha County.
The fact is, this whole operation was the
work of demagogues and personal enemies
The whole matter of calling convention
has been open all the past winter. Every
body knew that Judge was to be elected
and convention of the people in mass con-
ventlon or by delegates, might have been call
ed at any time weeks ago. But that course
would not have comported with the charac-
ter ofthe demagogues who have some person
al spite to appease. They call a Convention
through the columns of one obscure paper
IN the district, appoint themselves delegates
to that convention, and just on the eve of
election, after it is too late to answer it. is
sue mendacious and slanderous address,
attacking the private and public character
of Judge Noggle. And all this they do in
the name of the people, that the people may
not be deprived of their right to nominate
candidate for Judge We do not remember
to have seen a cooler piece of effrontery and
demagoguism in long time. Certainly no
since jeff. Davis & Co. undertook to DESTROY
this free government and set up a slave
oligarchy in its stead, that the people q
might have the right of self government.
We do not believe the people of this Cir
cuit--and especially of this county-can be
frightened or cajoled in any such manner.
They have had the experience of seven
years under the administration of Judge
Noggle, and they have never found their
rights betrayed or ignored, or their trust be-
trayed, and they are willing and anxious to
put their legal interests into the same keep
ing for another term of six years.
County Convention.
Pursuant to notice, Convention of del
egates from the various towns in the Coun-
ty, to nominate a candidate for the office
OF County Judge was held at the Court
House, on Saturday 18th inst.
Col. II. S. Thorp of Bristol was chosen
hartman and III. B. Hinsdale of Kenosha
Secretary. The chairman stated the object
of the Convention. On motion of M. n
Petit, the Chair appointed the following
Committee on Credentials, viz. NJ. H. Petit
u. L. VanArsdale, PhiIo Judson.
Capt. John Tuttle of Salem presented a
certificate, setting forth that John futile.
David Stewart and Andrew Smith were du-
~ elected delegates to this Convention, from
the town of Salem; which was referred TO
the committee on credentials. The Com
mlttee reported the following as entitled to
seats in this convention, viz.
CITY OF KENoSHA,
LIST Ward-Wm. Golf, David Crosit NJ IT
Petit.
End Ward-John Linderman, Sheldon Fish
3rd &C. T. VanArsdale, L. B.sNichoIs.
Fl. B. Hinsdale.
4th Ward-E. P. Lewis, H. futile. J. P.
Glover
Parls-H. A Newbury, Dan Marsh. Henry
Blackman.
Salem-Ira Helms, Oliver Gibbs BL.Dodpe.
Somers-A. D. Northway, Hudson Fox. P.
Gascoigne
Pleasant Prairie-Thos. Rowland, S. S.
Derbyshire, B. T. Hatch.
Brighton-John W. North.
The Committee reported that the certif-
cate presented by John TutIe was fraudu-
ulent and void, in as much as all the evil
dence went to show that the names of the
delegates presented by him, had not been
mentioned at the regularly called town
meeting, nor could the committee ascertain
that any meeting had been held, other
than the one at which Messrs. Helms Gibbs
and Dodge were chosen.
On motion of Hiram TuttIe the conven-
ton proceeded to an informal ballots for
County Judge, which resulted as follows:
). j. Petit II, A. VanWyck, 6, A. G.