, 1869-08-27

&c Other members Of the present Board tSecretaEJ
.l1cn anu Attorney General Gill, and Governor /
airch,id when Secretary, Is well a oshe:a Of |
18th raEtica Who had been nemncr7 Of tho STATE
and Doard} hal done Just What Nj. Smith bad.
ct! little fault waa found with them: bat Mr. |
nitn was roughly assatled- No reply amounting
0 uyshlng having been made until within the
stt week, 1t came to be inferred that tho Action
t Mr. tra!tn and the other Comnts4toners VIA to-
lefcnstbic; and though NF. Smith , elaborate let
ct the other day vindtcated his homer a man,
md the rectttude OF his Intentions, tfs 1t mat
er Of serious doubt whether the construction Of
law, under which the Commissioners have been
,ocketing certain fees, could be sustained, 10 shat
u view Of tho odium which he taa Incurred, many
eel tha: bis nomination would Imply An endorse
uent aud constant defense Of his course aud that
u the Commissioners, which, IN view Of the capital
Ehlch the democracy would male Of The sssaaltshy
those Of his own parry, would mafe heavy load
70 calrI. Governor Luctus falrchlid, tho present
Executive, 10 Also candidate for reelection, not
letter rhch be Htote Last spring.
end which HN8 generally underwood 81 deeana-
lion to AerTe another term unleza tho ponuon
should be almost unanimously pressed upon him
By Republicans. 1t Is admitted that he has nanc
most excellent Governor. ssischargtnG tic dnties
Of bis nigh position with fidelity. integrity and
ability, honor1ng nttalt and bis State 1t Is urged,
however, that there was general understanding
al the last Republican State Convention that this
time there thoul be gene7n! change In the ticket;
tnAt Governor Fnltch,ld has Rready been Secre-
tMy Of State, and then for two terms Governor; !;
and thnt bis merits haze not been SO transcend
ant NJ to demand the unprecedented honor OF q
third nomination. Another prominent candidate
Is General David Atwood, Of this city. the pioneer
Republican editor Of the State, who for tsenry-
nsc ycass-beginntpg With tho aays when the De-
mocracy had full control In this s'ase-nas fought
against them constantly at this
centre Of political lnducnces, hta
wise counsel aud actttc Efforts helping to win
many hard batt!e-1 man rho had WORKED his
way up from .mall beginnings to bis present po-
atton Of influence, WITH no asatn upon his charac-
ter, who has helped 1lany another tnan To htgh
positlors and 10 whom the honor Of the highest
position In the State would be grateful tnb1tc ct
appreciation Of hts earnest and faithful labors IN
the Republican cause, and which his ability. sound
Judgment and integrity would dt hiu 80 well to
I'LL He has had assurances Of warm support from
different parts Of the Stats lie would be the
Hart A. Van Wyck, member Of The State Senate
from KepoanA County, Is also q candidate. He Is
the noat couftly, scholarly and polished gentle
man hare happened to meet IN the Wisconsin
Legislature, Eau of the highest notions Of
honor IN public aud private life, and Of norr than
cztllnazJ ah!lity, aud though his residence 10 the
State has been comparatively breS, be has already
nIled different positions Of honor aud trust and tn
visiting various parts Of the State of late has
ceircd yeTy friendly notices nom The press, and his
position "a The moss prominent caad!date from the
F11et District will give him much strength. Hon.
A. X. Taomgou, OF the JGnesv!Ae Ga-t$te, one OF
tue leading ed!iora Of the State, nrst coming be-
fore the Public IS the editor o1 the ozga0 Of tie
Farm Mortgage League, some years ago. and no "
clalmlug TO be specially the NAN Of tne people, ~
~ 1!sslpgu1shed tEom "the politicians" 6peatee
as the Assembly for two sessions, u also capdl
date, hut coes not seem to have sufficient OF the
elements Of popularity to Win very large support
aud II Ia said Hi4 not secure all the vote of hl.
own county, Other candidates nAmej but no
likely, cnless sosncthng should turn up, to zeeuss
many votes, aEe the venerable Lieutenant GoveE
nuf, whose silrery locks deserve the laurel wreath
Colonel c. r. Gill, the present Attorney General
now devot.ng himself manly TO farming; Hon
John F. Potter, formerly Representative OF tht
First District in Congress, and E.. Il. Galloway, O.
Fond lu Lac, occe OF Twice member Of the Legts
latnre.
For Lieutennnt Governor there seems 1!tt!e
doubt that Thad. c. Pound, one Of The lca'!lae
Iunbernen Of Northwestern WlsCousln, VIII Sc
cute the neniu8stoO. He Is 4 successful bu4tuea-
man and an experienced politician and legislator
having been repeatedly elected to the Legislature
hnd last winter Speak tF pro TIM. Of the Assembly
Hon. Jonathan Bateuau, Of Columbia, An ahIs
lawyer. and twice, think, member Of the Statt
Senate; " J. Cop2, Of Pierce County, vig.lan
gaordaao ot the STATE Treasu1J, and y. n. Field
Of Grant, ono Of the best speakers the .Aasemal,
ever had. have also been named Oh candidates.
General Thomas s. Alien appears Hkely 70 b.
| renominated for Secretary OF State, his e1ceIeu
administrator OF that oh1ce, and his splentl
military srcosl, With the fact that he Is the pEc
clpai representative OF the soldiers, who cerllns
[ ought TO have places on the ticket, outwetghinI
any objections on the School Lanl Commissions
fee questton heretofore alluded to, Hon E. A
| Spencer through successive terms the eficien
Assistant Secretary Of state, and General Angus
tGs Gaylord, OF Milwaukee, who rendered th
1 State most valuable services as Ahtntant Genef,
during the wuf, hare also been presented as car
l,la;es.
| For State Treasurer. l. L. Breese, OF Co1uI1bt
| County where be Was Ter some ttmcC CountyTTca
1rer, Is the leading candidate, and Il warnl
| urged rs tuoss worthy representative OF the r.
Libby Republican Welsh. forming cous'deEAbl
element il our foreign population Major Hem
| Kaetz Of MApirowoc, for about year In the THeL
| ty-nxth Wisconsin t1ne GERMANY, and wounded q
Ge,t5.b1r9h, Will be strongly supported On h
ground Of Nationality and locality, aud especial
| BY those who want to have German On the ttcks
| there instead Of somewhere else. Hon. WIIlaI
/ Ketehan, Senator from R,chiand and clerk in th
TseasuretB ONCE, aud Hon. Levi Alien, OF Roca
clerk ID The orste Of Secretary Of State, a.e ns
| named, and Samuel Nccotd, prominent banke
Of Milwaukee, vas warmly supported but ucclue.
There are numerous capuid4tes for Attosue
general, Hon, $. s, Barlow, senator from Sau
counts. and An active xorter. e. ". B,nrhom. I
1eeerton. an sbie ,kw,er and member tvo t
,sree ,trnes a, .he 4est.,a,ur.- JOHN R Bannet
Of Rock. 4 .e;Ikuosn 1awyer: Juuge Levi Hu,