The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1872-03-21
Meeting OF the Wisconsin State Re.
publican Convention.
Az INTO.

MADISON, w 49,, March l3.-lhe he
publican State Convention was called te
order by E. w. Keyes, chairman Of the
Republican State Central Committee. :
Hon. George G.. Swain. of Sauk, wa.
chosen temporary chairman, and r, 6
Flint and p Nj. Reed, temporary Secre.
taries.
The following committees were ap-
pointed
On Credentials-Caswell. Putnam. Da-
na, Field, Smith. Watrous, Sacket,
| Brackett and knight.
On observation-disclosures, Blake Quinn
by. Magoon, Proctor. Wheeler, Wroe,
May and Hubbell.
| On Permanent Organization-Bush
nell Enos. Fargo, Smith, Brisbane. Col
man. Paine, D. G. Wilson, William Will
/ son.
The Convention then adjourned till
O'Clock this afternoon, to allow commit
tees to report.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
| The chair announced as the committee
to Recommend delegates and candidates
for electors at large, Z W Keyes. W D
McIndoe, f NJ Sharp, W W Read. J. NJ
Joiner, Levi Blossom, f Colmar, Geo.
II Meyers, Sid Foster, j jenkins.
b Caswell submitted the report OF
the committee on credentials and the list
of delegates.
Mr. Bushnell, from the committee on
permanent organization, reported as ofb.
GERS the following President, Levi Hub
bell, of Milwaukee; Vice Presidents.
A w Stafford, A Turner, A W Joiner,
Col. Geo. II. Walthcr, 4 II Atwater,
Levi Rowland, G Thorp, r ] Flint
one from each district Secretaries, j II
Waggoner, D " G Wilson.
On taking the chair, Judge Hubbell
made an able and eloquent address.
THE RESOLUTIONS.
H. D. Barron. chairman of the CON-
mittee on resolutions, reported the fol
| lowing. which were adopted amid great
| applause
/. That we cordially indorse the plat
| form of principles adopted by the last
Republican nominating State Convention,
and to that avowal of policy VIC invite the
earnest attention of the electors of the
! State.
2. That the continued confidence of
| the people of the country IS due to the
| administration of President Grant, whose
reduction of the public debt and conSe
quent lessering Of taxation, under whose
recommendations We have reason to hope
for further equalization of the tariff laws;
whose judicious and patriotic foreign poll
cy whose respect for the will of the peo-
pie, and whose efficient enforcement oil
| the laws aud pacific dealing with \ part
OF the Union which was chaotic when n,
| became President. has justified the high
est expectations Of the great party that
designated him for his Presidential high
place, and of the voters OF the country.
who clothed him with executive power
3. That this convention does most
heartily Recommend thai the delegat' :
mere rlrcted to the Republican nationa
convention. cast their united and entir,
vote for the denomination of Ulysses 5
| Grant for President of The United States
THE DELEGATES.
Mr.. Keyes reported from the committed
to nominate delegates aud electors a
large. There was an animated discussion
over the name of Mr. Fieischer, of l.;
Crosse, and an effort to substitute th'
name Of Mons Anderson, which wa
voted down. The delegates and elector
at large are
Delesates-C. J. L. Meyer, Thos. S
Allen. Jas Binthff, Lucius Fairchlld.-
Aiternates-A. NJ. Thompson, Il. S
Socket, A. H. Barnes. +. j. Minor.
E.lectors-F. Felischer, Of La Crosse
Wm. +. Cramer.
The following district delegates an'
electors were then elected.
First District-L S Blake, delegate, o
Racine; 4 E Gilbert, alternate, Of Wau
kesha; Frank Leland. of Walworth, del
egate; Mark Dresser, Of kenosha, alter
nate; elector, j B Nichols, of Waukesha
Second District, Delegatcs-N S Green
of Jefferson; + w Keyes, of Dane
Aiternates-C II Phillips, of Jefferson
Geo. Griswold, of Columbia. Elector-
Geo. G. Swain, of Sauk.
Third District, Delegates-G w Ry
land. of Grant, A Ludlow. of Green. =
Alternates-W ii Brisbane, of Iowa
Nelson Lodge, of Lafayette. Elector-
OB Thomas, of Crawford.
Fourth District Delegates-A Finch
LF Frisby. Aitarnates-L A Proctor
of Milwaukee E S Turner. Elector-
F Hilgen-
Fifth District Delegates-Jno, H Jones
,, of Sheboygan Otto Tremcl. Of Manitc
wo.. Alserna,es- conrad Kretz, {