The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1870-09-22


votes in the Convention.
fIr Sawyer having been waited on by
a committe, appeared before the Con-
vention among the hearty cheers of tho
members, and addressed the Convention
as fellows:
GENTLEMEN OF THE CONVENTION
l thank you for rendering to me the NOM
nation as your representative IN Con
gress now given me for the fourth time.
I am grateful to you for this nomination,
not because [ wished to retain the posi-
ton, for [ do not. But this nomination
assures me- that | have retained your
confidence during the period [ have serv
ed you and is mark of esteem of which.
any man might be proud. [ have hest
tated about accepting the nomination
and did not wish it because my business
requires my personal attention, and not
because L did not wish to serve the good
people of the Fifth District. But COM
ing to me with such hearty unanimity,
[ accept the nomination. Again gentle
men, | have to thank you for the honor
conferred upon ne.
Joseph S. Curtis, of Brown, offered
the following resolution which was unan-
imously adopted:
Resozred,-T the efficiency, integ-
rity and fidelity Of the present member
of congress from the Fifth District have
commended him to the most sincere re-
gard of his constituency, and to the gen.
eral approval of the whole Republican
party, and that we pledge to him in the
future as in the past unanimous sup
port and triumphant reelection.
On motion of Luther Buxton, of Win
nebago district committee Of five was
appointed for the ensuing two years
The following are the names of the COM
mittee: Luther Buxton, Of Winnebago ;
T. L. Terry, of Green Lake; Fred Bor-
cherdt, of Manitowoc; Myron FL. Nc
Cord, Jr., of Shawano; Alex Guesnier,
of Brown.
Mr.. McCord, of Shawano, presented
the following resolution which was unan-
imously adopted:
Resolced, That the representation in
the District Conventions Of this Congress
sional District shall hereafter consist of
three delegates from each Assembly Dis
trich, comprisin one county or less, and
two delegates from each county which
forms d part G. an Assembly District.
The Convention then adjourned sine
die, and just in time, so that we could
take the afternoon train to Fond du
Lac, where we arrived at five O'Clock
and went directly to the residence Of
cur friend Kuenne, according to prom
Use, where we enjoyed the company Of
his excellent wife lone of our earliest
acquaintance In Detroit over thirty years
ago. and her sweet young daughter.
Next morning friend Kuenne, a practical
jeweler, the owner Of the best establish
ment in that line west of Milwaukee and
thorough man of business, kindly intro
duced Us to Col Watrous and his part
ner Mr.. Reid, the gentlemanly proprie-
tors of that sterling Republican paper,
the Fond du Lac Commonwealth, daily
and Weekly.)
After having been shown over their
splendid establishment and the new brick
block they viii soon occupy, we gladly
accepted the invitation of the Colonel to
accompany him to the County Fair, then
being held in the beautiful grounds ad-
joining the city. Under his guidance
We were enabled to see all there was on
exhibition, and we must acknowledge
that many years may pass away before
Manitowoc County, with all her energy
and enterprise, will be able to produce
such Fair as we witnessed in Fond du
Lac. We only wish we could furnish
each of our friends with copy of the
Daily Commonwealth containing the
reports, and also that Col. Watrous will
give US an early opportunity to show our
gratitude more substantially than words
can express.
Taking the afternoon train for She
boygan, we passed the Falls where anoth-
er County Fair was in full operation and
where we met several of our Manitowoc
friends who were glorying in the success
of Manitowoc carrying off the first prizes
at the races.
Arriving at Sheboygan we witnessed,
on our way to the Beekman House the
great Inconvenience and even danger,
caused by the improvements being made
in the most frequent streets, as we had
before in Fond du Lac and in our own
city. After a nice and substantial
supper, we enjoyed one of the pleas
ATTEST evenings in conversation with
Judges Tailor, Williams and Cozzens !;
and reached home on the following
morn ing on board Of the best boat with
the ablest and most gentlemanly officers
the steamer Sheboygan.
THE FRANCO-PRUSSI WAR.
THE INVESTMENT OF PARIS.