Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1872-03-19
Republican State Convention.

BY the action of the State CoAvsn.
ton on Wednesday last the Rep-'
can party ofWisconsin staB' Adj
to General Grant for -Spieug0u
Resolutions Hefer, another term
Administro,;o. .Assed endorsing his
that ~ 80, !, and recommending
tionoI ,legates elected to the Ma
the, Republican Convention cast
ar united vote for his renomina-
ton. The proceedings were unusual
ly harmonious and the work OF the
convention is pronounced by the
press of the State most satisfactory
to the great mass Of Republicans.
Hon. George G.. Swain of Sank was
elected temporary Chairman, who
ANNOUNCED the Committees putting
at the head Hon. l.. b. Caswell on
Credentials, Hon. II. d. Barron on
Resolutions and Hon. A. K. Bushnell
on Permanent Organization.
Hon. Levi Hubbell was chosen
President of the Convention and
made ar admirable ADDRESS accepting
the honor aud calling the attention of
republicans to the duties OF the hour.
The following names for Presiden-
tal electors and delegates to the Ma
tional Convention were reported by
tho several Committees, and unani-
mously elected:
ELECTORS AT LAEoE.
r. Fletcher, OF La Crosse.
William X. Cramer OF MilwseEee.
DELEGATES AT LAKoE
Gil Meyer, Of Fond du Lac.
General Th)s = Allen. Of Winnebago.
Gen James BntllH OF Rock
Lucua Rairehild Of Dane.
PIRsT DISTRICT.
Eleetor jerome Nichols, OF wAukeshA.
Deiegates-Lucis Blake Of Racine, frankiLelsnd,
SECOND DISTRICT.
Eector-0eo swain, OF Sank
DelsgAtos-N Greene, Of Jefferson; W keyes
Of Dane.
Elsctor--Hon o d Thomas. Of Crawford.
DOlegats-Geo Rylanl, Of Grant, Arsbut Lud
Eoua7n DISTRICT.
Elector- Frederick HilEen. Of 0zaukes,
Delegetes-Ilon AsabeI Finch. OF Milwaukee; Hon
Prisby, Of Washington
FIFTH DIsrRIJT.
HlectOr-R Mcfetridge, OF Dodge.
Delegates-Hon Jsnos, Of sheboygan; Otto
FrOemel, OF Manitowoe.
SIXTH DISTRICT.
Elector-G Hoskinson, of Brown.
Deegates-G Paine, Of Winnebago W IL
wroe, Of outagamis.
aEvENTn DISTRICT.
Elector-Judge X. Bum, OF Monroe.
Dslenates-J II Thorn. of Eau Claire John Com
naHTH DISTRICT
Elector-I Barron, of Polk.
Delegates-W D McIndoe, Of Marathon; Thad
Pound, Of Chippewa.
Mr. Barron from the committee on
resolutions, reported the following,
each of which was received with
applause as read, and all were adopt
Cd without dissent:
Rssolped That we cordially endorse the platform o
principles adopted by the last Republican nominating
state Convention, and 10 that avowal Of policy w
invite the earnest atteAion OF the electors OF thu
state.
people of the country is Cue 10 the Administration
President Grant whose reduction OF the public deb
and consequent essening Of taxation, (under whose
recommendations we have reason to hope for turthe
equalization Of the Tariff Laws whose judicious an'
PsoPS and whose scent cent hG o. hfu VIZ
and pacific dealings with part Of the Union whcl
was GhhotiC Wncu ne uechule fEobluenL mas lustHeu
the highest expectations OF the great party tina
designated him Tor his present high place, and Of tn
voters Of the country who clothed him with executiy
power.
Resolved, That this Convention does most heartily
recommend that the delegates here elected to tn
Republican National Convention cast their unite
aud entire vote for the denomination OF Ulysses
Grant for President Of the United States
In addition to the above, and as 9
part Of tho platform, the convention
ro-affirmed the resolution passed by
the last Republican State Convention
in August.