Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1871-09-05
Hot shot for the great Apostate:

A STRONG TICKET.
Hot shot for the great ApOstate:
A delegate convention Of the Re-
publicans Of Wisconsin assembled at
The Capitol on Wednesday last, and
was called to order by Hon. Il. w.
Keyes, chairman of the State Central
Committee, precisely at II o'clock
noon.
On motion of H. ID. Barron Elihu
Enos of Waukesha was elected tenn
porary Chairman, and j. X. Brinker-
hoff of Dodge, and Willard Merrill,
of Rock, were elected secretaries,
Several motions and counter mo-
tons on sundry points relating to
the course to be pursued by the con-
vention in regard to the order Of
raising committees, etc, brought on
some lively words, but harmony soon
prevailed. The following committees
were named
Committee on CredsMtGls-At-lsrgs, II. d. Barron,
Of Polk; LIST district, A. l. Phillips. Of Racine "a
y
u Perry Of Fond du Lac 5th, Ogden, of Outa-
CANINE /; 9th, W 7 Price, of Jackson chairman.
Committee on Permanent Organisahon-lst district,
G Dyer, Of Racine, chairman; I'd, I @ Collins, Of
Rock 3D. w Likens of Iowa; 4th, A Scott Sloan, OF
Dodge; 5th Paine, of winnebago; 9th, Pound,
Of Chippewa; at large, X Stone, of Waukesha.
Committee on Resolutions-At large, o II Waldo, of
Milwaukee, chairman; LIST district, Paine, OF
MILWAUKEE,; r Graham Of Konosha; Cd, t Sloan Of
Rock; w d Hoard Of Jefferson; Sd, ii Vivian of
Iowa W Dewey Of Grant; 4th, KreZ OF Sheboy-
gaa j Baker of Fond du Lac, 9th, Geo Hoskinson
Of Brown, W Bugh Of Green Lake 9th, Q Graham Of
Vernon, A Baldwin OF st. croix.
The Convention then took recess
to 3 p. m.
Upon the ro-assembling Of the
Convention at 3 o'clock, the Commit
tee on credentials reported the names
Of those entitled to seats in the Con-
vention.
Hon. c. E. Dyer, from the Commit
tee on Permanent Organization, res
ported the following officers, who
were unanimously elected:
Frssident- Hon George HAzLEroN, Of Grant,
vice Fres,icnt-lst Congressional District, John
butcher, OF Milwaukee 3D. J Moak of Jefferson Sd,
9th. Carlton Foster, of Wiunebago; 9Th Miner OF
Juneau.
Col X Nj strong, or Iowa conrad hfeA,
Of sheboygan John Hummer, of Buffalo,
On taking the chair Mr.. Hazleton
said:
| am grateful, gentlemen Of the convention,
for the honor conferred by electing me to pre-
side over the deliberations Of this body, made
up Of the honored representatives of the Re-
| publican party in Wisconrin. In accordance
with time honored party custom, we have
| co,,o haze from oil nuartarc IF the cOmmOn-
wealth to putin nomin alton candidates for
| the State offices, and to redeclare TO the world
the principles of our political faith.
In the selection of candidates for the suif-
RACES Of the people, we do not propose this
day to gather up the fragments of broken po-
ltical vessels, or to endorse any apostate from
the righteous cause OF liberty, Lapplause but
from men who have been faithful to our party
and TO the dearest interests Of this government
at all times and under all circumstances, in
peace or in war, in defeat or in victory, choose
we this day (Applause.)
In the declaration OF our principles we
make no "new departure !" we turn nei Their
to the right nor the left, but with one unbrok-
en- line of manly, patriotic action, we stand
to-day where we stood in the beginning, where
the fathers stood who laid the foundations Of
the Republic. by the principles and doctrines
enuncated by the Declaration of Indepe ndence
and sanctihed and established for all time by
the tolls and sacrifices and blood of two revo-
| buttons.
Trusting that the action Of this body may
| be wise and harmonious, and such as to meet
the hearty approval of the people of the State,
| | await the furthei pleasure of this conven-
ton. (Applause.)
Mr.. Il. A. Proctor, Of waukee,
introduced the following resolution,
which was unanimously adopted:
RESOLVED, That when the Convention shall
proceed TO the selection of the State Central
Committee, the position Of Chairman shall be
filled by ballot of the delegates present; and
that the members Of the committee from each
Congressional District be selected by the com
bined delegation thereof, and reported to the
President of the Convention, TO be by him APP
pointed and that this rule shall remain in
force until rescinded by vote of some subse-
quent convention.
Mr.. Chandler then moved that the
Convention proceed to take an in.
formal ballot for Governor, which
was agreed to-
The Hon. f. b. Bryant, of La
Crosse, then said:
Mn. PRESIDENT On behalf Of large ma
| iority Of the delegation from the 9th Congress
! lonai District of Wisconsin-the invincible
| SIXTH am instructed to present to this Con-
venton, as its candidate for Governor, the
name Of Gen. C. c. Washburne, of Lacrosse.
| And in doing so do not rest his claims upon
| locality, although on this ground alone we
have the right to ask it, for in the distribu-
ton of honors we have been heretofore slight
ed we have had neither Governor nor a
United States Senator, nor Judge of the Su-
preme Court, while our material interests,
our numerous population, largely III excess Of
| the number required for one Congressional
| District and nearly sufficient for two, and the
ability of our public men, merit it; and since
the organization of the Republican party to
the present time, we have always responded
| in every emergency as the necessity required,
and have authorized the State to draw upon
rs in times Of doubt even to the number of ten
| thousand majority without ever failing 10 hon
! or the call. We esths claims upon the mer-
its Of the mana man of great ability, of in
corruptible honesty and answering devotion
| 10 principle. Tried IN peace and in war by
| every test which developes character, he has
| shown himself capable, and honest, and true.
Gen. Washburn's long public career, and
| the large part he has taken in all public trans
actions, has given him national fame, and in
4 every cooley and clearing in Wisconsin where
the settler has found a home, and by every
hreside within the limits of the common
| wealth his name is known.
There is a peculiar fitness in selecting, al
the present time, tor our standard bearer, in
opposition TO the gentleman somewhat dis
tingulshed for his meandering course, whom
our opponents have chosen TO lead them, one
whose public acts are as truly the embodiment
OF the principles of the Republican party as
are those of any man living. In marked con-
| tptt him Ruhn Of az and ho
went from among US with broken vows, put
Gen. Washburn-a man as true and brave as
the annals of our country afford
Gen. Washburn did not come into the Re-
publican party, but he assisted in its organiza-
lion, and has always been one OF its truest ex-
ponents and defenders. And in that dreadful
winter of lS60-6I, when the.nation was shak-
en- as if BY the hand of God, when darkness
seemed TO settle upon the earth, and men ask
ed, have we a country? he was firm as rock,
and his heart grew stouter as the danger thick
| eued He WAS n menbpr Of the committee OF