Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-10-22

[Co mmunicstedl
Messrs. Haselton and Brooks. at Taf-
ton.

STAYED over to hears and as your
character especially was the theme
| send You my notes. A large ma
iority OF the people about Tafton
were not present, but only great
minority.
Cyrus Sergeant filled the chair. Mr..
Brooks, Superintendent candidate,
was allowed forty minutes to use you
up, and during all the time his talk
was venomous He was victorious
in every point and proved himself a
wonderful genius, yourself not worth
amention. In reply to a question
by Mr.. Collier he said you had mutt.
lated his manuscript, having put in
the little &s DC. he also read bis
piece in his ereaking mill,saw voice,
net noticing your reply. will con-
TESS to being somewhat anxious for
this mans election that the people
may know the kind of men selected
by those you aptly call the Ring" as
Republican candidates. He has not
a single qualification Tor the office,
and is manifestly Il venomous, de-
ceitful, classifying scamp,
Mr.. Hazelton followed with 4
speech about tue same length. lie
labored ''betore God" and IN uag con,
science, and the like to Impress the
people with faith in his honesty, &c.
lie magnified his own merits and rid
iculed all othcrs-especially those
making up the mass convention. lie
made no illusions TO his co-cquals,
Field, Bennett, l. Co. | am remind
ell of hat the critics upon character
say OF men like Hazelton: .'Social,
fat and gregarious; learned with
sophistry, too honest for a pickpocl<
et-therefore, Il lawyer" Upon my
own responsibility / set him down as
a demagogue, but not of the lowest
type. Possessing much pride and
his passions reigning with potent
sway he might be guilty Of the worst
deeds but would do his mightieft to
conceal them-for he is a proud man
and aspires to high public favor and
office,
Mr.. Ii. spoke of his not knowing
three days before County Ccnven-
ton of his being a candidate fer Sen
ator; was not an office seeker; said
nothing of his already being the Dist.
Atty, or OF resigning that office il
elected Senator; had been offered an
election to the Assl mbly three times,
but had declined each time but fin
ally yielding to such men as Craw-
ford be consented to be Senator
Crawford saying Rountree was easy
to beat, because he could see no 9th,
err place but Platteville; was finally
nominated convention not packed
people all satisfied and were at peace
and harmony until Cover raised the
first howl Of fraud, because bis
Covers interests were not recog'
Missed called Rountree Covers pet
sal Platteviilc wanted all the Offices
wanted none only they
were showed on to him said he did
not know what consideration Mr.
Cover received for supporting Roun>
tree; knew be helped PlatteviIlo get
the Normal School with the under
standing of receiving their printing
lie said all he could imagine and
think to injnre the influence of the
Herald raved over the boilers.
For the purpose OF preparing 9th
er towns for action acquiescing IN
Hazelton, Brooks and the Ring
that "Ring' is fitting word, he had
"a resolution ready for the meeting to
act upop--indorsing himselt-such to
be forwarded to the Herald for print.
But George Chambers said that
would seem like boiling Brooks-so
Chambers wished TO indorse the
whole or none. So the whole thing
seemed killed-til Mr. Sergeant rose
and thought it incumbent on himsell
TO urge some sort of Endorsement OF
the County ticket he inssisted on
u resolution indorsing Brooks ami
Hazeltop, but not wishing it to go Ia
the public through the Herald. The
meeting broke up with doubtsas to the
weight, but not a doubt as to the du,
ty of the Republican party to rally
and vote the State Republican tick
ct. Gaft A 1888 tt
@ WOOL DYED VETERAN.
Get IS, 1867 -
REMARKs.-The evening after, Mr..
Hazel;on spoke to a good house in
Lancaster; lie alluded to the Herafd
and its editor but little, and then Oh,
ly in terms complimentary. 1t is
significant that where we are best
known Mr. Hazeltou had such discre
ton and that he felt he had much to
lose, nothing to gain, by any disre-
specttul illusions to us. When time
rolls by, year upon year, it will be
found that we shall have withstood
these blasSs-just as years before ow
this sound heart and head fearlessly
battled with antagonists tenfold the
present power and number. The sew
erai hundred veteren soldiers and
old citizens of Grant county now be-
ing summoned for. trial before the
new tribunal of Messrs. Hazelton and
Brooks, neither of them known 70,
services rendered to country or soil.
may live TO another day. The Re-
publican party of Grant was born O
boiler from the old bastard democrat
ic and wing parties. live remembe
J correctly We attended at the ;orme,
with fifty others, and a right merry
time it was-present pretty much the
same men now denounced as boilers
The whole Ring We're then infants
and Buchanan Copperheads as ready
now as ever for any change ia the
political zodiac than promises them
official anchor We mean the Repnb
lican party shah not die of this Ring.
aderrpest spoken of. M
False "A report having been put
in circulation TO the effect that the
articles written By Mr.. Brooke for NH.