Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1870-10-21
Our Candidates.

Our CanQ1QaLoS.
We take pride in placing at the head of
our columns the above Republican County
Ticket. 1t is, in our opinion, the strong
est ticket ever hoisted in Iowa county.
The dissatisfaction in the party at pre-
vious election, and the boiling" of Re-
publicans-defeating part of their ticket
when they had clear majority of 300
has made those who dispense the nomina-
tons more wary in regard to who was
chosen for the standard bearers of the par
ty There are defeated and disappointed
candidates for nomination, and they of
course feel that the ticket would have been
stronger with their names on; but, con-
sidering the large number Of ap plcants for
the various Offices, considering the various
localities and communities and the diver
sity Of nationality to satisfy, it is surpris-
ing to US that the convention succeeded SO
well in distributing their fayors around,
and were enabled to nominate such a
strong ticket. The only way we can &C.
count for this is in the fact that every
part Of the county, every election precinct,
was fully and ably represented, not by
men who happened in, or who came fr,m
personal interest, but by regularly elected
delegates, who came with their credentials,
showing that regular caucuses had been
held and they had been chosen to repre-
sent their district. 1t is in our opinion
useless TO mention over every Candidate
and tell where he was born, what he has
done, and what he proposes to do. Suffice
it to say, they are all good and true men,
have heretofore been proved to be capable
and honest, and intend Ito faithfully dis.
charge the duties of the Offices they expect
to be elected to. They are men whom we
feel confident that the people can and will!
give hearty support ard no matter how
particular voter may be, the Republican
party has nominated ticket this time
which can be taken straight without
even reference to the oposing candidates.
eY- Our Republican neighbors of La
fayette county have organized for the cam
paign by selecting strong, good ticket,
for the various offices to be filled by the
people at the polls in November. Indeed,
there are few names on the list that we do
not recognize as leading men, most Of
whom proved themselves brave and true,
and sound as gold, in the war for the I'm
ion. Five of the eight nominees for coun-
ty offices were soldiers namely: l.. B.
Waddington, for Treasurer; R. H. Will
liams, for Sheriff; w. Fl. Armstrong, for
Clerk of the Court; VIM. j. Miller, for
Clerk of the Board; and Thomas H. Les
lie, for Register of Deeds. The first three
came out Of the war as captains. Mr.. Mil
Ter as sergeant, while Mr.. Leslie fought
bravely in the ranks. All, we believe, bear
honorable scars. To such men the Demo-
Gratis have, IN part, opposed gallant "run-
ners for Canada" during the war. We
shall see which the patriotic people of La
fsyette will endorse.
At the head of their ticket our neigh
bors have placed our friend, Henry S. Ma
COON, as their candidate for State Senator.
Mr.. NJ. is widely and favorably known
throughout the State as an able and true
man. His name was suggested last fall for
Attorney General, and had he allowed it
to go before the convention, it would have
met with large degree of favor. But Mr..
NJ. said " No and faithfully worked for
the success Of others. He never has been,
and now is not, an office-seeker. For the
first time, he stands as the nominee of that
great party for which he has long worked
and with which he is fully identified. Not
perfect. for no ,nan is, but deserving, quail
ified, aad in short, in our Judgment, just
the man whom the people Of Lafayette
unity, Without distinction Of party, if
they would keep in mind and enhance their
best interests, should unite in sending to
represent them in Madison. 1t is crafty
ing to state that his election is foregone
conclusion, being conceded by some Of the
best men in the opposition. But as etern-
al vigilance is the price of liberty, so must
our friends be vigilant, active, and untir-
ing in their efforts for Mr.. Magoon and the
balance Of their excellent ticket until the
polls close on the evening of the 9Th OF No
vember; and then viii the count show the
straight ticket elected, from Senator to
Coroner.
az Rev. j. V. Trenery. for several
years pastor of the P. M. Church in Min
erai Point, left the other day with his fam