Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1874-09-18
THIRD DISTRICT
Republican Convention I!
A Long but GoOd-Natured
Contest.
Hon. H. S. Magoon Nominated
on the l2oth Ballot.
THIRD DISTRICT
THE RESOLUTIONS. Be-, &c.

lbdtC a NodANN1S ~ SOa'S AS-~ 80
the third Wisconsin district assembled
at the City Hall, Mineral Point, at IL
o'clock H., on Tuesday Sept. %.
The convention was called to order
by NJ. P. Rindlaubj chairman of the
Congressional Committee, and effected
a temporary organization by eIecting
| w. S. Wescott,of Green county chair
man, and NJ. P. Rindlaub, of Grant
county Secretary.
Mr.. Wescott, on taking the chair,
thanked the convention for the honor
conferred On him, and in neat and
appropriate little speech expressed the
hope that the deliberations of the con-
vention might be harmonious and result
in the choice Of candidate who would
be triumphantly elected at the polls.
| After appointing committees, con-
sisting of one delegate from each coun-
ty, on Credentials, Permanent Organ
ization and Resolutions, the conven-
ton took recess till 8 o'clock P. M
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The convent ton re-assembled at 3 p.
m. and was called to order by the tenn
porary chairman.
The committee on credentials, re-
ported the following persons entitled
to seats as delegates in the conventions
Crawford county,. F. Williams,
0. B. Thomas, 4. N. Mcdonald, JAS,
| Turk.
Grant county.-Geo. Cleminson,
Josiah Hall, A. w. McNair, Joseph
Harris, A. earn, NJ. p. Rindlaub, Geo.
r. Frank, Frank Gillaad, O. G..
Hathaway, VIM. G., Wilcox.
Green countY-W. S. Wescott,
Grin Bacon, G. X. Dennison, G. w.
Mitchell, DR.. Sherman, John LUX
niger.
Iowa county.-Jno. I'll. Vivian, s.
w. Reese, j. w. Rewey, j. Z. Smelk-
or, R. l.. Joiner, A. Campbell; Kear
ton Coates, Alex Wilson.
Lafayette county,. B. Wad-
dington. Thomas cambridge, Francis
Campbell, Geo. Hawley, Erastus
Farnham. John Armstrong.
Richland county-G. L. Laws, Phil
ip NJ. Smith, II. L. Eaton, Jas. Wash
burn, B. T. Washburn, David Som
mers.
Report adopted.
The committee on Permanent Organ
ization reported-for President, W.
S. Wescott; Secretary, NJ. P Rindlaub;
Assistant Secretary, d. Sommers, which
W as adopted.
The com mittee on resolutions then
reported the following.
Resozued, That it is now, as it ever
has been, the duty of the Republican
party to maintain the integrity of the
Union,t secure invoilate to every class
and condition full protection of their
rights of person and property; and we
commend the energy and wisdom of
the administration in restoring order
in riotous and lawless localities, in the
faithful execution ofthe laws and in
preserving the rights of the people.
2 That under the u. s. consti.u-
tion Congress has the power to regu-
late all commerce among the sever
al states; that the state has the power
and it is its duty, to provide by law
for the regulation and control of rail-
way transportation within its own linn
its; and we insist that the people shall
be shielded from the unjust discrimina-
ton and extortion of corporations enga o.
ed in the transportation ofthe products of
the country; and we positively deny that
there is any desire to do injustice to
these corporations, but only to so regu-
late their management as to prevent
the imposition of unreasonable bur
thens upon the people, and to mete out
equal justice to all.
That.the establishme Mt of a relia-
BILE water transportation and communi-
cation between the Mississippi river
aid the Lakes by the National Gov
eminent thro' the Improvement of the
Wisconsin and Fox Rivers, is of para
mount Importance to the people, not
only of this state, but of the whole
northwest; and We earnestly favor such
action on the part of congress as shall
accomplish that object at the earliest
practicable period.
That we are in favor of a return
to specie payment as soon as the inter
ests of the country will permit, bnt are
not in favor OF violent change which
might be oppressive etherto the debtor
or creditor class; and We believe that if
our national revenue shall continue to
be kept in excess of the expenditures.
tina fact alone will in a reasonable
tine bring our circulating medium to
par with gold.
That in our judgment the most
efficient and satisfactory means of rails
ing the larger portion of the revenue
to meet the obligations of the Govern
ment is from duties on imports: that
such duties should be so low as to make
sure of the amount required, and to
fairly distribute the burden of taxation
upon all sections of the country and
all classes Of people. A tariff for rev.
efue Is evidently indispensable. but It
should be 50 adjusted as to be least nre-
- all