Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1872-08-28
z ear, in Advance.
NO. 40.
CAMPAIGN Notes

Governor. Congressional nominneo. T
]. Hall and W. J. Parman, formerly Interna
Revenue Assessor. Presidential Electors
Judge A. A. knight, of Jacksonville: 7 y
) LannehlH, of st. Augustine W. G. Stewart
OF tallahassee; D. Montgomery. of Madison
: All were unanimously nominated
HE resident committee hayino cbaroo .,
the arrangements for National Soldiers and
Sailors convention, to be held at Pittsbnro, on
the 17th of September, at a business meetino
Tuesday, determined to have grand torchigbt
! procession and mass-meeting of citizens dnr-
! ing the session OF the convention The re-
sponses received from all parts of the country
indicate that the convention will be one of the
largest ever held in this country. Annie ar
| rangements will be made TO accommodate all
who attend.
IIff Republicans Of Independence Iowa
/ had'a rouslnS meeting on Saturday night last
Mason's Hall was crowded with enthusiastic
/ Grant and Wilson men, eager to hear the
! speech OF Gen. Trumbull, of Dubuque, who
/ delivered an able and exhaustive discussion Of
the political issues of the day.
/ GEN. BUTLER declines to be a candidate for
/ Governor Massachusetts. He saws: ain
shall not allow my name to be used in the
canvass for Governor, nor in any manner to
the detriment of the Republican cause.'
The Republican Convention Of the Twenty
third Ohio Congressional District, re-nomina
ted Hon. E. McJunkin for Congress.
HENRY WILSON addressed an immense au-
dience at Brazil, Clay county, Indiana, on
Tuesday, and left for Charlottesville to speak
in the latter place in the evening.
The Republicans of the Third Iowa District
have selected W. G. Donnan as their CONGRESS
sional candidate.
IT is reported that the managers of the
Louisville Convention have determined on
making Charles 0'Conor their Presidential
candidate
THE old-lne Democrats of the Fifth Michi
gan Congressional District have called a mass
meeting for the Goth of August to select dele
gates to the Louisville Convention, on Septem-
Der Sd. The call is signed by Col Wm. Terry.
of Grand Haven, for the Executive Democratic
Committee.
AT South Bend, Ind, on Thursday evening
Yice-President Colfax introduced Senator VIII
son to a large outdoor gathering, who had az.
sembled to hear him. Mr.. Colfax spoke of a
shadow Of sorrow hanging over his home, re-
ferring to the illness of his mother. Mrs
Matthews, who is fast failing; but he came as
duty to welcome the distinguished Senator
who would speak the faith that is in him. Mr.
Colfax wished that the Senator might STAY the
morrow to witness this busy hive of industry
He introduced Mr.. Wilson as &c a man who had
! carved out his own name, and the fame which
belongs to him." The Senator spoke over an
! hour. His voice is much broken, and at
times could not be heard but short distance
from the stand.
A LETTER from Gen. Dix is published, H.
which the General states that he is incapable
of supporting Greeley for President without
utterly abandoning all his political principles.
AN immense Republican rally was held at
Utica, N. Y, on Thursday evening. Judge A.
S. Johnson presided, and made stirring
speech. Hon. Henry L. Dawes, of Massa-
! chusetts, made speech of an hour and
half duration, reviewing the financial policy
and results of the administration. Hon Ros-
coe Conkling spoke an hour, detailing, among
other things, Carl Schurz's charge in relation
to Grant and San Domingo and Pleasanton's
letter, saying Schurz had asserted what facts
disproved
THERE was great gathering of republicans
/ in mass meeting in Lawrence Kansas, on Sat
urday evening. Speeches were made by Hon
Sydney Clark and several others, and great
enthusiasm prevailed.
GOVERNOR GEARY states that the Repubi-
can State ticket in Pennsylvania will GER
tainly be elected in October. He stated that
the opposition 10 General Hartranft is con-
fined to a few discontented politicians IN the
eastern section of the State. The Liberal
Republicans have made no impression what
ever ON the rank and file of the party The
Governor has had personal assurance, from
large number of influential Democrats, that
they would vote for Grant in preference to
Greeley. For one Republican vote that has
been lost, five Democratic votes have been
gained.
MOSES W. FIELD, of Detroit, has been nomi-
mated for Congress by the Republicans of the
First District, and J. G. Burroughs in the
Fourth District of Michigan.
A REPUBLICAN convention at Memphis, Ten
nessee, on Saturday, nominated Sarbourn
Lewis for Congress.
ANDREW JOHNSON made two-hours speech
at Knoxville, on Saturday, IN which he rung
his accustomed Constitutional changes, and
favored the one-term principle.
| SATURDAY was a gala day in Fort Wayne In
the afternoon Senator Wilson spoke to large
and enthusiastic audience. In the evening
there was torchlight procession IN honor OF
/ the victory in North Carolina.
/ REPUBLICAN jollifcation over North caro-
! lima in Council Bluffs on Saturday, was ad-
dressed by Matilda Fletcher.
! For the comfort of our Greeley friends, we
would say that so far every election held thls
! year has either gone Republican or gwen large
Republicans gains, viz New Hampshire, Con-
necticut, Rhode Island, Oregon, North Caro-
lima, Tennessee, Kentucky. Maine Will follow,
and then all the others.
Two very enthusiastic political meetings
were he'd in Indianapolis Tuesday evening.
The Republicans assembled at the WlgWam
being addressed by Gen. John III. Harlan, OF
Kentucky, and the Democrats turned out Ell
masse with torchliSht procession, ire WORKS
and iilumina tions 4 heavy rain fell about
nine O'Clock. which interfered somewhat with
/ the enthusiasm and with the torch-bearers.
! The following is the State ticket nominated
by the Pinchback Republicans at Their con-
vention i'll New Orleans Governor, +. B. q.
Pinchback, coIcred; Lieutenant Governor, l..
B Harris, of Concordia Secretary OF State,
/ Geo. B. Laud, of Iberyille; Auditor, Jasper
BI3 ckburu. of Serr1brown Attorney General,
! A. P Field, of New Orleans; Superintendent
/ of Education. W. G. Brown, colored, of New
Orleans Congressman at Large, FL. G. Dibble,
/ of New Orleans Congressman for the First
District, Edward Butler, colored, OF Plaqui-
| mine Third district Thomas Il. Noland, OF
Iberville Fourth district. Madison Wells, OF
/ Rapids, also Presidential electors and alter
mates.
! HARVEY MEYERS is the Republican nomme
! for Congress in the Sixth Kentucky district
! He has two Democratic opponents.
GEN. LOGAN spoke to a large audience at
Cairo, on Tuesday evening
A LARGE Grant and Wilson club has been
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