The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1869-09-09
Candidacy of Judge Van Wyck
for Nomination for Gov
ernOr.
His Defeat by False Friends.

Soon after the publication ofGoV. Fair
child letter declining, as we, and we
think many others, understood it, to be-
again candidate for nomination for Cow
ernor, the press commenced to bring for
ward the names Of suitable persons tore
ceive REORGANIZATION of the Republican
party for Governor, Among the number,
the name, ANTHONY VAN, WICK, soon OBJ
tanned conspicuous place, and Judge
Van Wyck was spoken very favorably of
by some of the press as. possessing in a
high degree the necessary qualifications
for Governor About this time we quot
ed from one Of cur exchanges an article
commencing Judge Van Wyck very high
ly, and recommending him for nomina-
tion for Governor, saying at the same
time we do not know that he wants the
nomination" After endorsing what was
said in commentator of Van Wyck, we
said, eve do not consider it essential that
he should want the office-the main ques
ton is, Do the pcople-the Republican
Electors want Anthony Van Wyck for
Governor? IF they do, let them nomi-
nate and elect him and he will faithfully
discharge the duties of the office And
as the canvass advanced and we foan the
people were coming to his support, we
raised his name in the TELEGRAPH as a
candidate for nomination. .s.2gf h
The convention has been held and
Judge Van Wyck has not been nominal
ed. And why has he not been nominal
ed? Not in our opinion because he was
not the choice Of the people. On the
contrary we think it was because the
choice of the people was not carried into
execution and ratified in making the nom
ination. And we will give the reasons
why we think so. As will be seen by the
proceedings, on the informal ballot, Fair,
child had So votes and Van Wyck SO. 1t
had long been said that Van Wyck was
the second choice Of many places where
the delegates would first go for other can
didates And the result Of the first for
NAL ballot shows lt-Fairchild had SO,
Van Wyck ~. On the fifth formal bal
lot Van Wyck lacked but 2 votes to
have nominated him. On the sixth and
final formal ballot he lacked but votes
to have nominated him. And he was. en-
titled to those 2-those votes, and more
too The people so intended it, but q
part OF the Milwaukee delegation cheated
him out Of it. So we are informed, and
we believe it, We are informed that. if
all the Milwaukee delegation had fairly
represented their constituents, and had
voted as it was understood by Van Wyck's
friends they would vote, and as they had
promised they would vote, If elected del
gates Van Wych would have been nomi
mated and had about s votes to- spare
But part Of the delegation was -treach.
erous and Judge Van Wyck was defeated
through their treachery
That Judge Van Wyeks was, defeated
through the treachey of a part ofstht
Milwaukee delegation is virtually admit
ted by the Milwaukee 8oatlnehof the Gil
in6 4 III quotes ahartiol 4romfh Rsle
van Republican and then says:
eve donot doubt that the milwaukee,
delegation is responsible for the defeat Of
Judge. YRntYT yclz. lad they been uni t
ed upon him, the First Confessions
District would have chad the first place OF
the tieke5 and the party would have shad
for its standard bearer one of its most
able and upright men. So B ut we must say
that the feelings of resentment which the
REPUBLICAN, seems to, eherish toward thu
Republicans of our city, should bereserY
ed for those who misrepresented them
Our Republicans had a perfect right
equally with those from other sections O.
the state, to prefer Gov. Fairehild orr Da
yid atwood, or any other Candidate tx
Judge Van Wyck and they eanneti1stl bs
blamed for their preference. 3sIf anv,,f on
delegation misrepreseRted thosegwhosen1
them to hIadison,-o r disregarded tbeil
pledges, OF. acted from unworthy motives
they alone are to Blame, and they alont
should be held responsible. SIS. ai.o
Judge. Van Wyck did, as the REPtBGl
CAN says, make al e Splendid ran" Th
fact that he proved TO be the seoent
choice of the convention where SO man
widely4known and able candidates wer
in the field, and the fact that he Wanta