Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1871-07-13
HeDuLiicau Stdfe CnnUeHtiOn.

We print tins morning the call of
the Republican State CrntraI Com.
mittee, for a convention Of delegates
70 meet IL Madison on the 30th day
Of August.
The call is liz the hriefest possible
form, aud is III striking contrast, III
this respect, with the iong. winl'i rig
narole pat forth by the Democratic
Central Committee. 81 far IN ihrrr
has been but very little said about
candidates hy the Republican press of
the state, except III relation To the
GovrrnorShip, though Now tn" cal
for the convention i ont, aud nnu-
inatlon Is equivalent to 81 election.
we NAV expect IL see the names "i
several individuals urged N different
localities for place upon the ticket.
AT the present writing, onr Judgment
Is that il is the general desire and ey
pectation OF a large majority Of the
X l,nhllcaus of III" state. that there
shall be no change III the ticket TX
crpt for the officers Of & werner ani
L,rutenan, Governor, hut that Mr~.r~.
Breeze. Be,z, FaIlow4, Barlow ana
Wheeler viii be rrnoluinatri, without
serious opposition, t" tn plares they
now so well aud acreptably ill. We
have reached this conclusion from tho
fullest and treest intercourse with the
leading men of our party IN different
sections OF the state, and from the
different Republican papers that have
spoken npon the subject, That much
in regard to the ticket may be regard.
ed n settled.
With reference to the candidates
for the first two places "n the ticket,
the result Is unrcrtaln, aud the contest
bid. fair To- be quite lively, aud Will
probably be Hinged with the usual
acrimonious spirit belonging to pulit,
ieal discussions in winch hate. r.
veuge and prejudice are allowed I"
enter. just now General {. {.
Washburn, of La Crosse, and Hon
William r.. smith, of ID dGe, are the
MIST conspicuous candidates for the
nomination for Governor, AMI 81
evenly matched III the race do they al
y 'esent appear To us, that IT is ,mpos
sthle 10 decide which is ahead They
are both strong men, both have been
long in the pnhiiu service, both have
made an excellent record, and both
have their warm and active adher
ents We are of the opinion nov
that the convention on the 3Olh day
of August will decide to present oue
or the other of these gentlemen ;
names to the Republican party OF
Wisconsin as the standard bearer to
leai us to victory in November. In
saying this, however, we do not tor
get the close contest between Hon. l.
u. lIoI,on and ltnn W. d, Mrlndoe,
when AIeck Randall, though enterin '
the contest WITH only handful OF
delegates, slipped IT. between them.
We throw out the suggestion to those
of our contemporaries who need IT.
that il will be we'll to conduct the
campaign between candidates IN &
SPIRIT Of fairness, if not OF lriendlin"sS,
go that there will he nothing To regret
or take back after the convention ha'
decided ON its chuiSe. 1t ~ best t.
reuard all the candidates named n
houruble, high.mlndra gentlemen, and
entirely worthy of the cont lenue AMI
esteem OF the parry to which they be
long, and ~ having n perfect nGh
IL aspire to place ON the state Ink
ct. While each man has right t.
stand by his particular tavorlte anf
urge bis nomination with the utmo>
ro,tnaci,y. his friend is not likely Il
be the gamer hy the deserved
abuse of his uupouaut,
For Lieutenant Governor; we hea
mentioned the names of II N, AngH
Cameron, Of la Crosse, HIN. + II
Pr,tit. OF K"nosha. Mr.. Root, "
y 'qns, and Hon. w W. Field, o
Grant,
We want a good reliable ticket
cfmpospd Of reliable and capable mel
"a short, horrs,, radical platform
that shall fairly set forth our prlnrl
pies without, any blinking. and tina
s,rstain the administration Of Genera
Cent, and Then on TO VICTORY. -
-Niltc mixer SutHrS
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