The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1871-08-24
HE KENOSHA TELEGRAPH
AUGUST "a. 1871,
STATE OFFICERS.

The completely Of interests which are
brought to bear in the selection Of can
didates for State officers at the CONVEX
ton the multitudinods INTERVIEWING #
personal and local preferences, Strongly
urged and worthy each of some attention.
make it almost incumbent upon us to
again reiterate the claims Of this part
ofthe State for recognition, IN order that
the one great fact which we present may
not be loss in the sea of minor intricacFs
which the convention has to unravel. We
tried in a former article to show the dli
ference between reWardlng the large Re
publican districts with abundant plenty,
and only encouraging the hard working,
fighting portions. of the State with q
crumb Of sparingly bestowed,and
then strongly urged the unfairness and
injustice of such a course. We now re-
turn to the charge and ask, indeed claim
as only just, that the convention shall not
forget our plea, insisting for the last time
before convention, on our rights in the
person of NJ Fl. Petit
The battle has begun. The rush and
roar of contending sections grows louder
as they near the final struggle, and plots
and plans and strange intrigucs are
accredited by each to each of the leaders
of the contest The caucuses in. me
parts of the State have been the scenes Of
wild excitement, and deep and skillml
wire-pulIing the most strenuous efforts
have been made to elect delegates in
favor of certain candidate for Governor,
and we regret to say that reports are
abroad Of means not altogether justifable
having been used for tins purpose
Whether this, if true, will influence the
convention we know not, bat our
sympathies would be far stronger IN ia
vor of candidate chosen for his ability
and integrity than in favor Of one whose
nomination only displayed the talent u
his supporters in controlling the
"primaries We are sufficiently aware
of the excuses into which one If twc
strongly excited and evenly-mated poIit
ical parties may be led TO gain nomen-
tary advantage, but granting the full
benefit Of this paliation, we must de-
precate the use Of means which 90 tc
destroy the vital principles of pure Re
publican representation and the success
of the very party in which they are
employed The interests of the Repuh-
lican party are too dear to us to permit us
to refrain from censuriGg such conduct,
and can only hope that this report like
others, may prove q caaaard
Althorgh 'usually the nomination for
Lieut. Governor is influenced by and al
most depends on that of Governor, yet in
this campaign the leading candidate for
the minor Office has SIT an example which
is as commemorate as it is unprecedented.
Desplsing the timidity Of those who seek
to win by hanging on to the skirts 81
whoever seems most likely to succeed
amongst those battling in the front, he
stands squarely on his. own merits, and
ever ready to support the nominceof his
party and 70 aid IN the selection Of the
best man, exerts his Influence to remove
all obstacles In the way Of the free actor
of the convention. @#
This straightforward course has wor
for him many friends and SO great il
public opinion in his favor that hithert,
not word has appeared in any of tht
newspapers of the State, even from those
who have brought out opposition candi
dates, in the slightest degree derogatory
of his position. The people Of this
district are united upon bim as their can
didate, and in doing so present q claim tt
the convention for his nomination, ne
harder working district ever made, ne
stauncher County ever insisted upOn