Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1874-10-08
LYING LxrIe ORDINARY.

80 common IS IL 10r newspapers
to accuse each other OF misrepre-
sentation that the people have come
to read all newspaper articles with
degree of suspicion of their cor
rectness. This state of things has
been brought about by a class of
reckless falsifiers that have become
attached to the press, and the peo-
pie are not to blame for concluding
as they do. AS a rule this class,
as all other evils, attach to the Dem
ocratic party, and enunciate their
falsehoods in Democratic papers.
Below we make extracts from a let
ter written from this city to the
Madison Democrat, by the special
correspondent OF that patron Re-
form organ, pretending to describe
the Republican Congressional Con-
vention lately held in this city.
Hundred of spectators of all parties
having been present, it is unneces-
sary for us to do more than publish
the outrageous falsehoods, to have
them recognized as such by every
Reader:
MINERAL POINT, Sept. l6.
The Third Republican Congress
sioml Convention which assembled
st the Court House in this city on
t,e 10th inst was anything but "
harmonious gathering. The fight
for Congressman was the only ques-
Lo.. 70 De settled, and it lasted for
t 0 days; and sohea the nonti,.otion
aous ojsa0itlced there udS such q
scene Of e.rcitenaeat and coa!fusion as
Lhope neoer Jejore acit'teSSed IN q
Wisconsin, cOncentioH. Tile pro-
ceeeto.gs ace'e djsgrocefM throughout,
so mtch SO IN toct, ha on tie second
doy Of tie convention q nu0tber u
tic deiegates cdcuted their seats and
iet for their homes, aotth determi,,-
alton necer dgain to be .foosd Ia COM
pa,.y ,ciM such a corrupt, tcire-puli-
iag, otice-seehi,,g click. 1 don't be-
Lece Jim Lane G Co., III tie early
days Of bleeding hoasas, ecer COT
iec,ed more turbulent croeca.
The leading aspirants for Con-
cress were Hon. Geo. c. Hazelton,
Matt. Carpenter and BOSS" Reyes
pet, John &. Clark, OF Lancaster,
widely known as the BLACKSMITH
lawyer" and Hon. Ii. S. Magoon,
better known through southern
Wisconsin rs "Miss Nancy" on
"Uriah." The convention met at
the Court House ut precisely twelve
O'clock, and, after skilmishiug, the
Ma&oou men were successful in
elccting w, $. Westcott, OF Green
county. as chairman. This was an
suspicious omen, and 'ready hats
went high in the air Then the
appointing OF committees followed,
all in the Magoon interest; and
D. +. Hdldiaub, Of tie Pl0ttecjHe
Witness, ard special friend AID
champion Of Nagooa, ,cuS chosen
secreta,y. The evening session was
the most interesting par, of the
whole affair. The Court House was
crowded. Dr. ,tcjoa 0ad q .rae
more small .fjypoIaicia9S tclto sought
. gain n0toy7ay, trcr, coattaualy on
,eir feet mahj'g speeches, Tie hell
US a perfect paadeotoHtom Of gels
al ho0'i,tg, and cries Of 'ptt hin,
ottt," qrod'iS and c,oSeS and tlgoroas
rappu)gS of tie gacch ltloolsed for
some minutes as il the whole thing
would degeneratei into common not
and "bust up At length, how
ever, the turbulent elements were
stilled, after fashion, and business
resumed. Bat there was too much
bad blood in circulation to allow
the doing of anything decently, and
n motion to adjourn until morning
was put and carried, aua tic co,gu.