Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1874-10-01
fErom the Prairie du Chen Union l

We have suffered somewhat of defeat at
Mineral Point, Mr. Magoon, OF La Fayette,
having been nominated on the l33rd ballot,
which stood Magoon %, Hazelton II and
Clark g. 1t was the most exciting convention
ever held in the State, The convention met
at noon on Tuesday, and after getting organ
lied, ballotted until eleven O'Clock at night
without a choice. having reached SO ballots
which stood, Hazelton 16, Clark H. Magoon
49, The next day at p m. the 193rd ballot
was taken which ended the unexampled con
test, with the result as given above.
We exceedingly regret the defeat of Mr.
HaZelton, for the reason that he is by all odds
the best qualified of any of the candidates for
Congress, and would have served our people
better than Magoon or any other candidate
who went before the convention. However,
as we cannot always have our choice in these
matters, we gracefully submit to the dictates
of the convention.
We have been intimately acquainted with
Mr. Magoon since 1851. He is warm heart
ed, genial, honest man. He was born in this
State in 1882. He has been through several
high schools and universities, and was made
soldier at Drennon, KY, Military college in
1851. He once held professors chair in the
University of Tennessee, studied law, and has
been practicing in La Fayette county for the
past seventeen years. Aside from serving as
district attorney for two years in that county
| and one term in the State Senate, he has not
| been connected with politics. He is man OF
honor, and a gentleman of learning and cul-
ture, being popular in his part of the district
because he is we'll known. He will receive the
united support of the Republican party.
The platform adopted by the convention is
M with the demands of the people, asserting
| that the State should have control of railways
within the limits of justice; favors the inn
provement Of the Fox and Wisconsin rivers;
| return to specie payment; a IcEehuc tdilIf,
| and honest men for Office
| From the Rchland County Republican,
The Republican Congressional Convention
| held at Mineral Point last week was fully at
| tended and although the struggle for choice of
| candidates was long, close and determined, the
best of feeling prevailed throughout, and very
general satisfaction is expressed with the result
| Hon. Geo. G. Hazeton was our first choice
| for Member of Congress for many reasons which
were urged t a proper time, and not now nee
essary to be given. Mr. Hazelton is man of
| decided ability, unusually gifted as public
| speaker; of great energy and of determined
purpose; of generous impulses and sympathetic
| nature, and whom we with many of our fellow
| citizens would have been glad to see occupy a
seat in Congress
The successful candidate and nominee Hon.
Henry S. Magoon is man of good ability, fine
education and unquestionod integrity gen~
tleman in all respects and whose friendships
are strongest where he is best known. Right
on all questions effecting good citizens, he is
man Of the people, and life long residence in
this State and Congressional District makes
him familiar with our general and local inter
ests, and we have no hestancy in saying that
he has the purpose, as he unquestionably has
the ability to ably and faithfully attic nd to them