The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1871-09-07
OUR TRIP TO MADISON.

ready to start for Milwaukee. The boat
was full Of passengers and the freight &C
eumulating rapidly at every port, the
weather rough and many of our fellow
travellers had to lCGtce their meals on ac-
count of the a0aves. mot original y.
Reaching Milwaukee quite late we went
directly to the.Depot, and having little
time to spare and some of US feeling the
return of good appetite, the entire del
egation went over to the St. Charles Rest
aurant nearly opposite the Depot, where
we were served in very short time with
a splendid supper unsurpassed by any
partaken subsequently in the most re-
nowned hotels on our route, and we feel
it our duty to recommend that establish
ment to the travelling public as one of
the best we have met with
We reached Madison and the new
Park Hotel safe but weary about two
o clock in the morning, where we found
rooms already engaged and friend Schultz
who had preceded US, sound asleep in one
cf them.
After a shoit but refreshing rest We
were reused early by the din CT calls I'M
avoidable in SO large and so crowded an
establishment, soon partook OF good
breakfast aud met many old and new
friends and acquaintance then visited
the Capitol under the guidance of friend
Will. Phipps and attended caucus of
the Wash burn friends. Principally at
noon we joined the throng of Delegate,
Fastening 10 the Assembly Chamber to
organize the Convention. which was call
ed to order by E. w. Keyes, Chairman
of the State Central Committee. j. j.
Enos of Waukesha was elected chairman
pro tenn. and after considerable sparring
three Committees were appointed OWL ich
the following named gentlemen are the
Chairmen
On Credentials-H. D. Barron, of
Polk.
On Permanent Organization-C. E.
Dyer, Of Racine.
On Resolutions-O. Fl. Waldo of Mil
waukee.
Then the Convention adjourned I'M
til 3 O'Clock T. NJ.
Upon reassembling the Committee on
Credentials reported the list of the Dele
gates; our county being represent as fol-
lows:
18th Senatorial District: Martin Vol
lendorf, Charles Luling.
lst Assembly District: S. Samuelson
Peter Reuther
ID Assembly District. Fred Borcherdt
two votes.
Sd Assembly district G. W. White,
Fred Schultz.
Hon. G. E. Dyer reported the follow
ing permanent officers who were mani
mously elected:
President-Hon. George G. Hazleton,
of Grant.
Vice Presidents-1st Congressional
District, Jonn A. butcher, of Milwau-
kee; I'd, J. 7. Moak, of j jefferson; Sd, J.
a. Vivian, of Iowa; 4th. j. G. D. Myers
of Outagamie; 9TH Carlton Foster, of
Winnebago; 9th, Z. S. Miner, of June
au.
Secretaries-Col. R. M. Strong of To-
wa; Conrad Krez, OF Sheboygan; John
Hummer, of Buffalo.
Senator Hazelton, on taking the chair,
made capital speech, hitting off Doolit-
tie and the new-departure Democracy as
being well fitted for each other and for
the signal defeat which is awaiting
them.
The Convention then proceeded to an
informal ballot for Governor with the
following result:
Whe,e number Of votes............." 264
c. c. Washburn Of La Crosse. ...... 142
w. b Smith. of Dodge Ill
Scattering. ............,.......... IL
The announcement of the vote was
received with hearty applause by the
friends of Gen Washburn,
The first formal ballot resulted as fol-
lows;
e. G. Weshburn ............... 1856
w. e. Smith. ..................... IOS
Il. S Miner. 9
Motion was then carried to proceed to
ballot for Lieutenant Governor, which
resulted as follows:
NJ. ii. Petit. -..............-......I 2S
j. I'll. Roundtree. ....................., ii
j. X. Proudit. .,.... Is
G. e. Curtis. ................ 81
y, n'ou --...-.................... f
Then the Convention adjourned and
met again at s in the evening when at
the formal ballot for Lieutenant Cover
nor:
VI. Il. Petit received. .......lSI votes
j. Ii. Round.ree 6 ......... 80 :
G. L. Curtis ............... 81 +"
Then l.. L Breeze was re-nominated
Secretary OF State, Henry Batz. Treas
urer; General Samuel Fallews, State Su-
perintendent, and 0. c. johnson, Com
missioner of Emigration, by reclamation.
The informal ballot for Attorney Gen
eral resulted as follows:
S. s. Barlow ........................ LOO
j. X. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 80
u L. Thomas. ............... ....~. 81
Mr.. Barlow was then declared unani-
mously nominated.
The convention then ordered the elect
ION of Chairman of the State Central
Committee, and the ballot showed the
following result:
T. W Keves 15o