Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1869-11-16
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Senatorial Result in Grant County.

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known to be such by all the leading
men in Grant County. 1t was the
circulation of such stuff az Platteville
that deceived the people there on
election day
THE Observation-Disclosures IzATIoN-Irs
CAUSE.
"The political fight in Gran; county
is over. The smoke is gradually
arising from the battle field, and we
are, ia measure able to form some
idea of the havoc which has resulted,
and To form some idea Of the loss
and gains of the lately enthusiastic
contending parties. In looking over
the field we find many things to at
tract our attention and to force us
to serious meditation.
At the hour Of going to press
sufficient returns have not been re-
ceived to determine definitely wheth-
er Dewey or Hazelton is elected
State Senator from the 10th Sena-
torial DistricJ, but we are led to be-
lieve that the one elected will have
but miserable small majority, and
the question consequently arises
What has caused this fearful falling
off of the magnificent Republican
majority which old Grant rolled up
from year to year in the past ? and
what has brought about this political
revolution, which has Almost resulted
in placing the Democrats once more
in power in a county where it was
supposed they would always remain
in hopeless minority OF course
each and every one who thinks and
speaks of political matters, will have
his own pet theory in regard to this
memorably disastrous election, and
as we have given the matter some
thought, we are led to believe that
the influences which have been at
work and which have resulted as
above indicated, are so apparent, so
prominent and plain to view, that
very soon all thinking men will per-
ceive them alike, and arrive ct the
same conclusion at which we have
arrived. The whole thing is in q
nut she'll. The Republican masses of
Grant county hare resolved to break up
the political ring which has been brought
into being By Ww. Pitt Degey, Geo. G..
HazeIton, A. a. Bennett and J. G. Cover,
euen if they hare to do so By surrender
ing the Offices into Me hands Of the
Democrats, temporarily ha,ailiating
though the erpsdient may be.
Ever since these men have joined
hands for the purpose of controlling
the destinies of the Republican par
ty of Grant county, the people have
been FESTIVE and dissatisfied, and it
only needed the high handed and
outrageous and unheard-of proceed
ings of the majority in the late
County Convention, to bring the
| dissatisfaction to q head, and to cause
the Radical party in all parts of the
county to arise, and almost as one
man, enter the protest against con-
tinuance of such things, No unbiased
man, let him been for or against
Hazelton, could have witnessed the
outrageous manner in which the ma
iority treated the minority in that
Convention, but would have come
10 the conclusion that if the mem
bers of the Republican party ofGrant
county would submit to such high
handed, interchangeable dis
regard of the precedent, custom and
4 common gentlsmenly courtesy, un-
complainingly, that they merited
defeat, and, perhaps, through defeat
only could publication and regard
for Justice and fair dealing be brought
about. Ia that Convention gentle
men in the minority were snubbed
parliamentary usages were disregard
| cd established rules for organiza-
ton set aside; motions made in
: proper form were treated with con-
| tempt, and all Of the proceedings
| from beginning to end, were simply
OF the character Of d New York pot
house Democratic caucus. BY such
means and in such a convention was
4 Mr.. HazeIton nominated. And after
| he had been, nominated, and while
he was addressing the convention
when such, splendid opportunity
presented itself for him to purge
! himself from all completely with
those who had carried things with
| such a high hand, he saw fit not only
| not to do so, hut on the other hant
\ to laud to the skies the acts OF hi
supporters, and to compli ment then
upon the unanimous and enthusiastic
manner in which they had come Il
his support, thus endorsing thei
acts and shouldering his share o
the responsibility. abeal
With this weight upon him Mr.
Hazelton came before the peopl
asking their suffrage, and the peopl
responded as was to be expected, b,
giving him a luke-warm support-o
d else by voting for his competitor.
RI The people have spoken plainly
d They are tired of demagogues ant
tired of pipe laying; they are tiret
Of packed caucuses, and disguste'
:. with the actions Of those who hav
{ had political control of the count,
: the last two years, and demand !
l. change, and change they will have
We have considered it but jus
/ and right in behalf of the people 9
"a Grant county, to give a plain state
: ment of the causes which hav
brought this great revolution in GU
political affairs, as it may appear +
J those outside that the contest wa
betw cen the Republican pnrty an
; the opponents of that party. BY n
q means must it be regarded 80. 10
= clearly defined fight, In which th
N Republican party would be arraye
against the Democratic party, th
Rspublicanso of Grant county enmass
n would be found battling for the Raj
Y ical party as resolutely and carnestl
q as it has done in similar previol
: contests. But in the late electio
the fight was not between two p
"A | Etfnai nortiar INIT waa an effort q