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Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-10-22
County Mass Convention Candidates, Tay-
lor and Purman.

Hon. Allen Taylor was named for
Senator-against whom aught cans
not be said. Whilst in the Legisla-
ture some years since, he walked
out 70 Camp Randall and found the
Soldiers suffering; SO be sent home
for Hon j. Allen Barber to loan and
remit to him $1,000 to be used for
feeding and administering to the
Soldiers. The money was applied
and so used. In the Spring tbereaf>
ter, at sixty years old he volunteer
ed and served as private in the
Forty First MISUNDERSTANDING pres
viously mad soveral trials to volun-
teer for tire ears but failing Dur
ing the war Mr. Taylor distributed
most of his large fortune among the
families of Soldiers, and is therefore
nominally poor man. We have no
word from Mr.. Taylor as to whether
he will accept. Left to our feelings,
and all within that is patriotic and
manly, we should vote Tor Nj. Tay>
Tor; but, owing TO party obligations,
we shall vote for Mr.. Hazelton. The
same necessity $ regretted by thous
ands and they also yield--with firm
promise before God, however, that
the future shall be seen TO and that
patriotism shall be bettea rewarded
in the future
The Mass Convention also virlual>
ly offered Maj. ID. G. Purman for
County Superintendent. Maj. p. has
served nearly two terms IN the office:
but, the teachers being quite unani>
nous for him to continue in the of,
fee, he consented to ask Of the Co.
Rep. Convention third term, which
was refused him, and Mr. Il. ]. Brooks
was nominated. Maj. P. is college
graduate ard was formerly teacher
in the Hazel Green Academy. A
democrat, he was yet one among the
first to volunteer as u private for
three years, but was raised to be
lieutenant, He was badly wounds
ed in battle, disabling him for life
for any laborious service. He came
home and was elected County Super.
intendent. Soon after the people
wanted him to help raise another
regiment of year volunteers, and a
petition was numerously signed ask
ing the Executive to appoint him
Major, and he was appointed and
served-Mr. Copp filling his place as
Superintendent during his absence.
Mr.. Purman notified the late mass
convention that, having been cam
didatc for nomination before the
regular Co. Rep. Convention and
failing, he could not consistently ac>
cept nomination By the mass con-
vention. But the latter anyhow re-
solved to use his name for Superin-
tendent at the forthcoming election,
We cannot vote for Mr. Brooks but
shall! scratch his name on account of
his iueompetency in scholarship and
FIR being knave, and also Of doubt
full record during the war, the very
best that can be made of it. Under
the circumstances, the party having
been imposed upon by'this vain pre-
tender, Brooks, we can hardly refuse
TO support Mr.. Purman. Wen furth-
er think of it however.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-10-22

Hon. J. f. DoDGE,-The delegates
representing the Third Assembly Dis
trict met on Saturday last at Lanoas-
ter, and nominated Hon. Jeremiah
f. Dodge as the Republican candi-
date for the Assembly.
This use of Mr. Dodges name for
an office reminds us that a few items
OF his personal history may interest
many persons. lie is native of
Pennsylvania and migrated to the
Wisconsin Territory about the y
1885. He received good education
and was Il graduate Of Harvard Law
School; he set out to practice law,
but, finding the profession beset with
cares and snares, he soon abandoned
it for the business to which he was
brought up, farming, from which
nothing has since diverted him nor
perhaps ever will. He once was
member OF the Wisconsin Assembly,
w think in 1850, or 1851 and though
always taking lively part in politl-
cal issues, he has always since refus
ed to be candidate for any place
Up to about the year 81 or SO, Mr..
Dodge was firmly attached TO the
Democratic party, though waveirng
at times on the territorial policies OF
Mr.. Buchanan: The atlantic Month,
iy perhaps did moro than all other
means to arouse in Mr. Dodge's clear
and logical mind the dangers of the
country. Upon his accession to the
party OF loyalty ana progress, the
prompt pay policy which has come
so pear rnining our party, was
at once offered in his case, bat he
patrioticalIy responded, mo i an
only on trial in the party; elect men
who hare longer been right" The war
soon came and it made Mr.. Dodge a
unionist and abolitionist of the first
magnitude His advanced age rem
dering him unfit for the service, he
yet came to town and said, "pM me
do1cn for any place o. duty ihUolUing
iite or pre- perty that etU SAGE the coun,
try" He finally concluded that he
could render the most help by rais>
ing big crops Of grain and making
cheap bread for the people and cheap
rations for the army. SO he served
his country with the devotion Of a
veteran, not in the battle field but in
the corn field, Mr.. Dodge is an up
right man in all his dealings, against
whom not word of reproach can be
offered
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-10-22
Democratic county Convention.


Convention met pursuant to call,
and was organized by choosing Hon.
N. Fl. Virgin of Platteville Chairman
and j. w. Seaton OF Potosi Secre-
tary. The chairman addressed the
meeting in few apprt psiate remarks.
On motion of Ovid Phelps, of Lan>
caster, j. w. Seaton was unanimous.
ly nominated as a candidate for the
office of State Senators and on mos
ton of Thomas Davis, j. z. Hubbard,
of Potosi. was nominated as "a candi-
date for the office of Superintendent
of Schools.
The following named gentlemen
were appointed by the chairman a
Central Committee for the ensuing
year: Hon. \. II. Virgin Of PLATES
vile, Hon. Nelson Dewey of Cass>
Vile, II w. Emery of Potosi, O. b.
Phelps of Lancaster. So c4g
On motion the county papers were
requested to publish theiproceedings
OF this convention.
There being no further business,
the convention adjourned sine die
N. II. VIRGIN Chairman
j. W. SEAIaS, Secretary.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-10-22

v
with lightning if they would keep
away from conductors Of electricity.
Thus some during go TO bed, 10 es-
cape the effect as feathers is very
poor conductor"
Now Mr Cover inasLluch as !
have, decided objections TO having il
person ofinferior Intelligence and at,
tainmcnts placed at the head of my
profession, by the votes those who
know nothing OF his abilities, | re-
quest the publication of these choice
extracts. They will at least have
weight with educated and professions
al men, if not with the ignorant, who
oppose Mr.. Purman because he will
not give unqualified persons license
to teach in defiance OF law.
And further, | wish to state that
the election stories now so Industri>
ously circulated, viz that Mr.. Pur-
man has conspired with teachers to
raise their wages, and that he caused
them to sign an agreement not
TO teach except at higher rates,
are base falsehoods, SO far as my
knowledge and observation enable
me to speak. know nothing Of
such a plan; but ! know hat the ass
pirant for office, at Boscobel, has done
his share toward raising teachers wa
ges, by setting the highest value on
his 0lon services
LANCASTER, Oct 10. 1867 Aw BARBER.
] hereby certify that the above ex-
tracts from Mr.. H. J Brooks cxami-
nation papers were put in type by
myself, and the proof carefully com
pared with the original manuscript.
J. II. WILLIAMS
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-10-22
was older than 90 lie believed the
hear SIM reporis that BrDolxs had Va

was older than 90 lie believed the
hear say reports that Brooks had vo.
ted, so ENROLLED him as % Brooks
was interested in reporting himself
under 20 to get clear of the draft
Again, Mr.. Brooks was interested
claiming TO be a British subject ;it
would clear him from liability 80
serve his country in the war, as the
British flag would hrotect him from
the draft. Hundreds everywhere
dlsowned their flag about the same
time Tor the same reason, and for the
same reason look cover under the
British flag. 1t was general prac,
tlce for all the young scamps to do
so, especially those who were under
20 and had voted The fact of hav,
ing voted always fixed full age upon
a miner, and also citizenship upon an
alien therefore, Mr.. Bandford. I'D.
on hearing that Brooks had voted,
just cut off every retreat for Brooks
by recording him as 90. This made
him liable TO the draft as OF full age
and also as citizen OF the u. S. 1t
was smart in Blandford and also pa.
triotic
AS to these trumped up evidences
OF character, atfidavits aud the like,
made out to order on the spot, bv
friends to fill forlorn necessity, all
sensible men understand and despisc
the like. The certificate of Mr..
Blandtord makes the case worse for
Brooks-interested motiveand stroL o
anxiety for party being manifestly
ut the bottom.
On the contrary, we have taken
up for evidence against the fitness Of
Mr.. Brooks the sayings of his own
friends-as in the matter Of Samuel
Merrick, who reports Brooks as hav-
ing uttered palpable falsehood in
claiming to be Il Classical Scholar
Also, his own work, as his written
articles and Mr.. a. w. BARRIERS ex>
tracts from Brooks own papers,
printed in the Herald as written. the
original to be seen on file as proof
that Brooks is not even tolerable
English Scholar, much less classi>
cal. Also, his war record IN which
he himself reported to the enrolling
officer in 1868, as alien born and of
unripe age tor military service. Pa
triotic boys of Is to 10 often report
ed themselves as 20 III view Of get.
ting into the service, but Brooks
didn't. though he claims to have tried
to volunteer thereafter-especially
after discharge for permanent disa
bility.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-10-22
Party Nominating Conventions.


The convention system for. the
nomination VI candidates for office,
has been in vogue in this State since
1888, when il Was int redueed through
the perseNering eifolts OF a yery dis
stinynishfi citizeIl 6t.tbis county. The
convention system was intended To
secure To the people far Expression
OF their wishes respecting the selec-
ton of candidates, and TO unite all
differences or opinion as 10 men in
| order TO make success moie certain,
1t superseded 4 WORSE system, = but
tit has survived by many years its
original purity and purpose. Conven-
tons have frequently, aud not lnapt
~, been called "slaughter- houses,
aud they as frequently have deserv
cd the title of auctions, where votes
and nominations are a. frequently
and as VIGOROUSLY bought and sold
tor money as are any other things
sold in the publi> markets. This
corruption and dishonesty ofconven.
tions are not peculiar to any party.
they are incidental 10 the system,
and alike prevalentina all conventions
Of all parties. The fact of the cor
ruption otithe convention system has
been known TO all persons, but the
difficulty has been in adopting some
other system which might not be
equally perverted and abused The
plan of direct voting has, however,
been adopted IL many places, and is
now known as The "GrawioriCoun-
" system, because it was the first
put in practical operation by the Re
pnhhcans OF Crawford County. Penn.
syIrania, in 1860 The abuses al the
delegate convention system bad be-
come SO great that the convention oi
that county directed that thereafter
ali combinations should be made 6by
the popular Vote Of the party This
system has since been adopted else.
where in that State, and with i'm
provements, and is nov claimed by
those counties IN which it Is in opera.
ton, TO be Il grand success. The plan
= a. follows: h
/. That all persons seeking nom
nations shall make the fact known,
and that three weeks before the day
fixed for nominations. there shall be
registry of all the Republican vo-
ters of the county, III their several
precincts
,. On the day fixed for the nomina
ton, these voters shalt meet at their
respective precincts and vote Print
ed or written tickets containing the
names of all those whom they want
nominated. No person to be entitled
to vote at any precinct unless previ-
ously registered therein as a Repub-
lican voter.
). The inspectors to make returns
to central committee, with attesta-
tons of the fairness of the same, aud
the latter TO count. the returns, and 20
declare, as the candidates, those
names having the highest number Of
votes.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-10-22

DIED AMONG STRANGERS in
this village on Sunday morning last,
young man by the name of Charles
Highly, a carpenter by trade, aged
about 30 or % years. He had resid,
ed here some time, but from some
cause very little had been learned Of
his friends or their whereabouts. 1t
is reported that he had brother
somewhere in Wisconsin.
He was taken down with fever.
ianguished and died among strangers,
and was buried by charity, on the
evening Of the day of his death. He
was steady young man of industrii
Gus habits and was spoken well ofby
all who knew him.
wisconsin papers please copy
Trenton (lMich.) Gazette, 27th alt.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-10-22

COUNTY M Ass CoNy ENTIoN.--Th
proceedings of this body appears in
the Herald, with the Address to the
People. Not approving tae objects
in the main we did not attend the
meeting. The Convention, reckon
ed at seventy to eighty ABOUT third
from Platteville, was composed gem
orally of leading aud responsible
men. certainly representing good
many votes. Very near ha.f the
convention opposed the offering of
any opposition 10 Mr.. Hazelton.
Some attended the convention in
view of preventing if possible any
improper action We had hoped
that but little would be done, save
the recording OF firm protests tosome
Of the action OF the late county con>
vcntion. and also The adoption I
some measures for reforming the eau.
Gus system generally. But for the
blunder made in nominating Brooks
there would nave been no organised
action, and no agitation save for the
purpose ofreiorming the caucus prac
! uce.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-10-22

HAzELroN.-The appointments Of
places and times for Mr.. Hazelton to
speak are referred to IN the II ggALp.
He has dropt the company Of Hr.
Brooks, undoubtedly OWN. to the
personal abusivenesS and exhibitions
OF third grade Ignorance OF the latter
and the hurt he was doing to the CAM
vass. Hr Hazclton is an abs speaks
CT, and, though somewhat personI in
his explanations of things, is no
doubt doing good work.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-10-22


FALsE-A report having been put
In circulation TO the effect that the
articles written by Mr. Brooks for pub.
location in the Herald, were mntilated
and purposeIy changed after leaving
the writers hands, ii order to lower
him in the estimation Of the intelli.
gent masses Of the county, [ wish to
say that the ar icles in question
were put in type By myself, and that
no changes were made in any of them,
except the the first one, which, for
the sake ofthe writer's credit, sundrv
corrections were made in the I unctn-
alton and use ofscapitsals. This state.
ment Is made tor the purpose ofput>
tinga "yeto" onthe report that some
person connected with the Herald of
flee INITIATED Mr.. Brooks commune
cations" The article written bv INN.
under date of Sept. ~, which il Is
claimed was not Unpublished as written.
is on file in this office, aud NAV he
seen at any time. HH ~
j. Ii. WILLIAMS.
October o. 1867.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-10-22

Nm. COVER circumstances over
which have no control compel me
to ask the favor of stating through
your paper TO the electors of Grant
county, that | am NOT now, nor will
EVER b. candidate for any office,
either town, county or State.
ALLEN TAYLOR,
jamestown, Oct. 2lst 1867.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-10-22
0onvention-Third Assembly District
Hon. ]. E. Dodge Nominated. aa

At a Republican Convention, Third
Assembly Dist. held in Lancaster,
Oct. 10, 1867, for the purpose of
nominating a suitable person to be
voted for at the ensuing Nov. elec.
ton for member OF Assembly to reps
resent this Dist. in the next legisla-
ture, Perry Squires, Esq. was called
to the chair, and J. p. Lewis was app
pointed Secretary.
After a preliminary organization,
the following gentlemen were found
entitled to seats in said convention
Lancaster, George Howe, Edward
Halferty, John p. Lewis, j. w. An.
gel, +. Halbert and c.. Curry.
Liberty, Thos. Wier, Esq.
Wingville, A. P. Hammond and
/. G. Dewitt. ~ hn
Clifton, E. Wagner, |. d.. Tripplet
and W. G. Brown. "a e
Lima, Perry Squires and David
Phillips. a
Ellenboro, No representation.
On motion the convention pro-
ceeded to take an informal ballotfor
members Of the Assembly which re-
suited as follows: ~
j. Il. Dodge received seven votes,
A. r. Bushnell one, Thomas Allen
three and A p. Hammond five.
On motion formal ballot was
taken which resulted in Mr. Dodge
receiving ten, Hammond five and Al,
len one.
The chair appointed j p. Lewis,
Thomas Wier aud Joseph Allen as
Dist Central Committee for the en-.
suing year,
On motion the convention adj
journed.
PERRY soUIREs, Chairman. q
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-10-22

Pastor of the Congregations Church
G. COOK, Pastor of the NJ. +. Church. st
Inncaxfnr .ncfobar 1857


DEMOCRATIC t.ANDIpATEs.-p
democrats met and held their county
convention to day and nominated J :
w. Seaton, Esqr.. for Senator. aud
Mr.. }. p. Hubbard for SuperintonC>
ent of schools Mr. Seaton is one Of
the few very good men still IN the
democratic party. Mr.. Hubbard. is
also a pretty fair man and democrat
and good teacher. Hereceivnd nine
votes IL sthe Regular Republican
6 ally Convention for Suporintend>
ent, on the informal ballot. Being
present and seeing his chances
small he got his nine friends 10 sup,
port Mr.. Brooks, which kliominated
him iover Pnrman Had it been
known that MIR. Hubbard was Mes
Clellan democratFhis chances would
have been first ratc-on the prompt.
pay system.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-10-22

RoBBIHs.-We learn that, at a
railroad meeting held at Platteville,
on Saturday last, Hon. Hanover
Robbins WAS indorsed as a railroad
candidate tor the Assembly, against
Henry Mitchell, regular Republican.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-10-22
Fourth Assembly Districs Convention.

4 Republican Union lvention, of the FOurh AS
souby District com rissig the of Mu-co H. Wa
terstown, Blue River, Hickory Grove Marion Boscobel,
Fennimore, Woodman Mt Hope and Millyille is here
-, AT Or LOCK p. NJ, to dominate candidate for
the Assemble Each of said towns will be allowed one
delegate for fifty votos--or fractional twenty-five
poed at the General Election in 1864 We would rec
ommend that primary meetings he held in the several
towns Saturday Oetl9 at O'clock p. at the usu-
al places.
NAT, BIECHARD, Central Con,mittoe
W. W. FIELD, O0"'''' O''ii'it''o-
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-10-22
CINCINNATI. Oct. II

Sufficient official returns have beea
received from the election in tljs.
State to insure Hayes majority Of
$500. The Democrats still keep up
talk about contesting the State
ticket, on the ground that several
thousand illegal negro votes were
cast
Fifteen members Of The Cincinnati
Turner'S society who voted against
the constitutional amendfhent have
been called to answer before the Elk
ecutive Board Of that society why
they shonld not be expelled, having
in so voting violated one of their
pledges made upon them Joining the {
society, TO advocate and support cve-
rything tending to give equal rights
to all men. Only two out ofthe fif-
teen have appeared fortriaI thus far.
One Of them cleared himself, and the
other was convicted and expelled.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-10-22

SUNDAY SCHOOL CoNVENrloN.-A
Union Sunday, School Convention,
with institute exercises, for the conn.
ty.otGrant, will behcld atLancaster.
on the 9th aud Ttll OF. November.
( Wednesday and Thatsday.) Among
the topics te be discussed are the fol,
lowing Fhe Needs Of the Sunday
School Work ShAlfaCounty Organ
ization be formed the duties Of OIL
cers and teachers opening and clos
ing exercises; principles and modes
OF teaching object teaching use Of
the blackboard Sunday School Con,
certs Sacred Geography, how
taught2 ~ H 41A
Some gentlemen from Milwaukee
will be present and participate in the
exercises.
Ministers, Sup0rintendents and
teachers from ali parts of thecomtry
are cordially invited to attend
The sessions Of the first day will
be held IN the Methodist Episcopal
Church.
Pastor of the Can ion.f fll,c,,l,
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-10-22
ry Within the last month there

ES- Within the last month there
has been quite a decline 10 prices OF
many kinds of goods especially Dry
Goods Burr's taking advantage of
this decline. nave purchased large
stock of staple and fancy goods, at
low figures, which enable them TO
offer great inducements in prices to
their customers, as all who viii call
and examine their stock, we think
will admit they are doing.
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-10-22
7. ]. Brooks Tries to creep Out from I'm
der the British Flag.

Last week we published true and
attested copy Of the original Enroll-
ment Record on file at Washington
City, in which II, J. Brooks, the cans
didate for County Superintendent,
appears rs having reported himself
to the enrolling officer in 1868, as a
British born subject and under draft
age-but Mr. G. Blandford. the en-
rolling officer, suspecting falsehood
somewhere, inquired further and
found that said Brooks had voted
therefore, set him down as % years
old. Nobody doubts the original
record at Washington, the same
made and sworn to by said Blande
ford, at time when he held II to be
his solemn, patriotic and holy duty
As citizen and honest man TO record
only facts to which he could make
oath.
And now comes Mr.. c. Blandford,
and upon the personal application of
said Brooks, makes ont the follows
ing unofficial and unsworn statement,
the same meant TO undo, vitiate and
make untrue his former S,corn Ofieial
Report--as follows:
/ hereby certify that, in relation
to the enrolment of /. ]. Brooks. as
being born in England, was entirely
my own errof and all statements Ia
.he contrary, sand 10 be based on =; !
enrolment are Aot correct.
AS to his age and having voted
chat was all hear soy.
CHAS ELANDEOpn
Late Enrolling Officer Tor the towns az
NyaGsing, Iaitnn ami Little Grant
IGraut Cotuty. Wis
Wyalu.iug, Oct is, 1867.
MIR. Blandford we have long known
rs a truthful man, an intense patriot
during the war, an extreme party
man at all times, n severe wit ant
wag ~ comprehensive good fellow
therefore, just about rs accessible a,
any man we ever saw to crafty, Gun
Mug and unprincipled fellows Xix,
this Brooks. 1T is well known thai
Mr.. Blandford, in sympathy with hi:
neighbors AT Wvtlusing, is unmeas,
urably opposed to Mr. Purmans cleo
ton, and extremely anxious for tn,
success OF Mr Brooks or any Other
man TO beat Purman Such opposi,
ton to Purman, such anxiety TO,
Brooks, cannot fail to explain, to al
thoughtful persons, why it is th,c
Mr.. Blaudford has thus thoughtlcssls
resorted 10 damaging his own Stco1
Official R4port Tor a purpose aud mp
on an occasion of donbtfa! prophet.
at best. 1t is reversing the whole
order of Urish Heaps words Of al
vice to his son. D4A
Mr.. Bland65rd, we contend, made
an honest enrolIm ent, TO which IA
made oath. He believed that Brooks
Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1867-10-22

Resoleea, That d copy Of the pro-.
ceedings of this meeting be furnish
ed, the Herald, the Witness and the
4ppeal, with request for puplira>
zion.