, 1873-09-01
Inside History as to How It's Ticket
Was Nominated,
Something About tho Nonlineos.''Mr. Koycs'
Reelection as Chairman Of tho
State Committee. -.
The Democrats and Liberals to Hold a
Slate Convention at Milwa11.
kee, Sept "a.
From Our Otcn Correspondent.

cation next morning moro thnn pRrt OF a 1n1l
report Of tho Republican State Convention held
here on the 9th, part Of which was les to DO
forwarded in the afternoon, all of 1t within fivo
minutes Of tho 11:30 p. m. Adjournment, yot
none WAS Bent much before midnight. have
waited till roturns from different 'arta OF tho
statte showed how tho action Of tho Convention
"tooliA" before giving ltttlo inside history OF
Aow its lticket cnno to be nominated
THE CANDIDATES
aro an follows: Governor, g. @. Vashburn, OF
IaCrosse; Lfouteuant-G Governor, :. Il. Baker,
of naclno; s,Aqrctary Of State, W Young OF
sauk; ssate Trcsa.suror, Olo G. Joh'son' OF hock
Attornoy-Gonoral,\ L. T. Frisby, ofWaahington;
Superintendent Of Nchools, RobeS dEaham, OF
Wnnebago; CommeSBouer Of Imnfgratlon, q.
r. Lindmnn, Of hlilutFukee.
Tho tickot is pretty we'll dist buted locally,
though most of tho bomneos arc from the
southeastern part Of tho State tho First and
Fourth Districts having each wo mon. Tho
Scandinavian is tho only Goroigt elemont,-Mr.
Johnson being Norwegian, II. Lindman
Bwodo
sunpn1eE
Tho action Of tho Convention, In ono part or
another, BupriBed everybody that felt any intor-
est IN it.. Correspondents and others who mado
special efforts to find out thu probabilities gen.
orally anticipated some other nominations than
&hoso made for all but two or threo ofIices. An
entire "now deal having Leen mado, It WAS
surprise that the opposition to continuing
E. ". Keyes as Chairman developed SO little
strength, and TINT ho was 30 triumphantly re-
olectod. Some, perhapa, wore astonished that,
in tho face Of their defenBe by a Senator with
friends to reward and enemies to punish, no ono
questioned tho proprioty Of tho emphatic COLI
domination Of Congregational, ,back-pay and
increase Of salary, Of Credit hlobilier and other
corruptions, embodied In the platform.
THE DELE9ATES
wore representative men Of the purity, and dnlc-
gates we're present from all but one or two Son-
ate and Assembly Districts in tlle State, and
they wore represented by proxy. Some eight
or ton mon had two votes, and one three. Out
Of gome $50 present, about fifty had been mem-
bors Of the Legislature, and many others had
often been to stnte Conventions before. No
mon,bors Of Congress- wero delegates, though
Hazolton McDill, Rusk, Sawyer, and Williama
wore here during tho Convention. It los been
alleged there wero gront many Postmanters
but The number did not exceed hali-a;dozen, ka;en,
holders. Many of thom camo here bent on
clenning out i. ". Keyes, Chairman OF tho
State Committee, and that mythical body, the
Madison Regency" whose mon'bers it would
trouble my ono to dosignato.-- and not to do
whatever they wanted dunel This feeling waB
stimulated by the special friends of Mr. Thom-
son, who felt that influences here had been
largely instrumental in marching him OH the
course.
"JusE BEFORE THE BATTLE
Tuesday night aud Wednesday morning there
was vast amount Of caucusing by delegations
from countios. button n-holing, advocating Claims
Of fcandidateB, figuring, and making combinations
Until well into tho forenoon Of the day oi tne
Convention the general opinion WAS that H. j.
Eaton was ahead for Lieutenant Governor thai
tho denomination Of Brooso Tor Secretary wat
probable, and that Of Baetz for Treasurer NOR
ally cerlain. Tho feeling for an entirely nov
ticket, however, constantly ganed strength, and
when the Convention met, everything Was very
uncertain.
kion, and, AZ pre-arranged tho Hon. l.. =. Cns
wcll, OF Jefferson who has felt as il ho ought tc
havo been sent to Congress before this was
made temporary Chairman A. A. a.peaee. offering
John Nazro, Of Milwaukee, to please itB deleKa
lion, waB made President. and also mado good
ittle speech; after which, aud the offering OF .
Democrat. Fred ". Horn. who sonrod on The
Democracy after it's Greeley combination las
[all in favor Of building mud operating railroas
and telegraph lines, the Convention was road.
for busineHB.
Con. @. g. Waslbnr1,. in striking contraa
With the sharp contest with which he WAS no'n'
nntcd two years ago, was renominatad ~ acclu
mution with entire aud hoarty unanimity, es
prorsivo Of the satisfaction Of the people gen
orally with his administration OF State aIatrt
He was BOOB called in, e1presEed his thankl
nromsea 70 sGFSG In in0 r%o} r%So}o tg ~ ~ ra"aross
the pass ana uo nts t wno.e ~ auss Ss,aysI t%nt
- fnd n ta aa nuu ~ e neonc in Il
r,,oatiana M now .o;tnting T Tia nmblie mind. III
~" IL wssi, rscn;ya1 v man ~ a n,rtio
@ 1 H. -, M ~ ~
h1lG inr;,1 nlS o'0''o' 40 '4 W ~ 1A' ''o0'A''
'o'''' 11rurxsaar GOVERNOR.
Robert n, Bakor' Of Hacins' wae within
t.uoot. ~ ~ nom;nat3o, on lie f3rst hs,1ot 'estn
eo'fh q T,ton h. 20 and y " VI r. III Hiner bv a.
e. r. H. nott hailot he m received yotes moro til,
.aoI,"i 10 n1as ~ na,oinste him. Th;s was Il
.nos .aw,ls of variety Of cauaes. lie Ind Il
;snuo ,.n'art ~ nearly ill the delegates from d
'aph%oee 81 ngn nal{ Of tho state, whe Eat,
ou'd mnt cnmmand all those Of hiB southuoste
@ a;strct Il had boon understood that Eat
w.a hacked by Chairman Keyou, which VAS re
ha nGn wemtad to weakon j. T. Bennett Of noe
fraU GnU ""th tho same district. far Attornt
Gcnerol' went for Baker. The St. Pa