The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1872-06-20
THE CONVENTION IT MILWAUKEE.

we With OlHCTs VI lHc ucltptLibii looh
the steamer Sheboygan last Wednesday
morning at I 10 o'clock for Milwaukee,
sor the purpose of Attending the Demo
cratic State Convention to nominate cleo
tors and send delegates TO the National
Democratic Convention at Baltimore; and
] ist here we may as well make a confession
shat, for the last II or II years, attending
Democratic National or State Conventions
required men Of moro than ordinary, cour-
nge and fortitude, nerve, and an abiding faith
that the right must eventually prevail. Yet
the gloom of former defeat was noticeable in
their countenances as they went to dis
charge the sacred trust imposed on them by
their constituency. But how changed at this
last gathering of the Democratic masses
in the Convention on Thursday last.
Nearly every man in that assembly seemed
to feel his individual act to be Of national
Importance, and that he would be held re-
sponsible for any and all plumbers he might
make in the necessities of the hour. Let
us examine the results Of their labOrs.
In another column will be found the
resolutions as to the platform. They
arc all our fancy painted then" in fact,
more, as we did not wish the delegation in
tructed or recommended as to their action
at the Baltimore Convention, as we thought
that the intellect, energy, and respectable
ity Of that Convention gathered from all
parts of the State, gave proof positive that
none but progressive men could be sent to
Baltimore, and we think our readers Viii
bear us out in the assertion that their
names are guarantee Of sound judgment
and progressive action.
The unanimity Of feeling shown on the
endorsement of tn: Cincinnati Platform
and the election Of delegates throughout,
was clear and convincing proof that they
thought there was a certainty Of snatchug
the Government out Of the hands Of the
Grant dynasty. The only opposition mani
tested in the Convention came from Messrs.
Tuttle and kriess. Capt. futile, Of ke-
nosha, moved that a committee Of five be
appointed to procure hearse TO bury the
Democratic party. One of Grants post
masters, at the rear Of the hall, exclaimed
"God bless, you old n.an," while the en-
tire convention hisSed Capt. I. stated
that he had voted the Democratic ticket
for forty -one years,and striking a gushing
attitude asked, VIII the Democratic party
vote for a man who has called Us every
thing under Gods heaven ;" As the
Captains motion was not seconded,
he concluded he was to be the only
pail bearer in that herculean undertaking,
and collapsed. We did not sympathize
with the Captain, as we cast our first vote,
in 1856, for James Buchanan in 1868 we
had the Blair family dished up to US on
the Presidential ticket, and we deduct,
from actual experience, that we can easily
90 for Greeley in 1872. Yes, we can 20
farther and say with candor that we prefer
Mr.. Greeley to any Republican in these
United States. We believe he is more
honest, and. his capabilities, what
Grant supporter would dare to question
besides, we claim it is the imperative duty
of every conscientious Democrat, with an
experience reaching from Buchanan to |.
S. Grant to try the experiment. Next came
Mr.. Kriess, of Outagamie, who although
Frenchman as he stated, took it uron him
self to be champion for the Germans pres
ent, because he spoke their language. His
main effort, however, was IL. opposition to
leaving the electors to be named by the
State Central Committee after the Balti-
moro Convention but Mr., X.
like AR. T., was spelling to
bury somebody, and suggested the
State Central Committee, claiming they
had been dead for years, ana insisted on
having a hearse also; but as the Convention
could not accept his views they delegated
the power to the Committee which we
thought cminently proper. We have no
reasonable doubt but that the Baltimore
Convention will nominate a man that will
effcctually kill the Republican party, and
should these men, futile and kriess, still
hold on to their mania to bury some one,
why not let them practice on the Rcpubli-
can party after the November elections.
We give the following as correct list
of the Delegates to the Baltimore Convcn-
ton, elected by the State Convention at
Milwaukee on the 18th inst:
Delegates at Large-James Il. Doc
little, f. S. Bragg, Gabriel Bouck, John
W. Cary. Alternates-S. I. Pinncy, Jcr-
~ Dobbs, Geo. krauskopf, John Lawler.
DISTRICT DELEGATES.
First District-D W. Small. John
lIackett Alternates-H. G. Ninslow,
John Mather.
Second District-Gco W. Bird, \. c.
Cook. Alternates-J. s. Trip, IL. d.
Bath.
Third District--U. II. Gray, Nelson
Dewey. Administered. T. West, De
los pulford.
Fourth District-Gco. II. Paul, b. $.
We'll. Alternates-F. W. Cotzhauscn,
W. A. Pors.
Fifth District-E. C. Lewis, Joseph Vi
las. Alternates-Carl Filler Henry
Bertram.
Sixth District-C. A. Wcisbroi, John
p. Hume. Alternates-John Fordyce,
NJ. 7. Lindsey.
Seventh District. H. Weatherby,
Theo. Rodolf. Alternates-E. L. Ives,
Il. F. Wilson.
Eighth District-W. 7. Galloway, s. A.
Psase. Alternatives. \. Taylor, 3.
Rinsle.