The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1871-09-07


Wisconsin in 1948 and first settled at
Marshall, Dane county, has since resided
at Gainesville, Appleton, and Oshkosh and
is now a resident of Milwaukee. He is
by profession clergyman and educator
He has been tutor in the State University,
and was elected to professorship in the
Lawrence University and the State Uni
versity, but declined both. He graduated
at the State University in 1867 and has
been Regent Of the State University for
five years He entered the military service
during the late rebellion, was chaplain of
the sgd Wisconsin Volunteers and Lieut..
Col. Of the 40th Wis. Vol. In 1865 he
he was appointed Col. of the 49th Wis.
Vol. and was brevited Brigadier General
in October of the same year for meritori-
Gus services. He was appointed State
superintendent by the Governor July 9Th
1870 and was elected last November to
fill the remainder of the unexpired term.
He has discharged the duties of the
office faithfully and well and he has been
renominated by reclamation for re,
election
George f. Wheeler, nominee for State
Prison Commissioner was born in the
town Of New Haven, Vermont December
%, 1924. He came to Wisconsin IN 1854
and settled at Spring Vale, Fond du Lac
county, his present residence He is bv
profession q farmer. He has been chair
man Of the Town Board and sheriff Of
Fond du Lac county. He was elected
Senator i'll 1868 and in 1866, and at the
session of 1867 was unanimously elected
President pro tenn of the Senate. He was
appointed I. s, Marshal in 1859, and
was elected two years ago State Prison
Commissioner. AS Commissioner he has
so discharged the duties of the office that
there has been no complaint, even at the
time when the prison was on fire and a
part of it consumed, and until it was re-
bulltand enlarged. The people have
been so we'll satisfied with his official &C.
ton that he has been renominated bv
acclimation for reelection.
Stephen S. Barlow, candidate for At
torney General, was born at Ballston Spa,
New York, August 18th, 1918, was edu-
Gated at Rochester Seminary, and is bv
profession lawyer. He came to Wis
consin in 1910 and settled at Delavan,
Walworth county, was member of Assem-
bly, from that county in 1851, and Dis
trict Attorney in 1858. He was COUNTY
Judge of Sank County from 1858 to 1862
District Attorney from 1863 to 1867.
member of Assembly in 1867 and Sena.
tor in 1868 and 1869. He was Presiden-
tial Elector for the State in 1868 and
cast the vote for Gen. U. S. Grant for
President and Schuyler Colfax for Vice
President. He was elected Attorney
General two years ago and has dis.
charged the duties of the office with
ability and fidelity. There being other
candidates for nomination on account Of
locality and fidelity to party, an infor-
NAL ballot was taken and Judge Barlow,
receiving 1865 votes out of 1854, was unan-
imouslv nominated
Ole @. johnson, is tho candidate for
Immigrant Commissioner He IS Nor
wegian by birth and young man of en-
ergy and ability. He was student at
Beloit College when the war broke out,
but he left college and went into the
ranks of the 18th Wisconsin, in which he
served till the close of the war, rising to
the rank of Colonel. He has been for
the years resident of Madison, for the
last year has been resident of Beloit.
and will probably remove to Milwaukee.
He is eminsntly well suited for the office
and was nominated by acclamation.
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