The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-07-15

publican party OF Wisconsin was organized
] in the Capitol Park. He took palt in its
/ organization, and had ever since been q
] constant and earnest worker in promoting
the interests of that party; he believed,
most firmly, that in its success, the true
interests of the State and Nation would be
best ad vanced and protected.
We have met to discharge an Important
duty. A State ticket was to be nominated
by this convention /; and he fully believed
that the men placed upon it, would be our
State officers for two years from the first Of
January next. Two years ago, orr party in
this State, was defeated, but not disheart-
ened. With harmony of action here-and
/ from the temper of the members of the Con-
vention. he did not doubt the action would
be harmonius, and with the presentation of
good ticket, he locked on its success o. the
polls in November next as sure thing.
Victory this year was important, With
view to the Presidential election next year.
He cid not believe that defeat this year
would necessarily lead to defeat next year
but success with our State ticket in Noyem-
Der next, would render success next year
much easier, and much less labor would be
required to achieve it. Let us, then. put in
nomination 8 good ticket, and go away
from this Convention with the full deter
minatiop that we Will elect it /; work zeal
onsly and unitedly to secure that result
and he felt entire confidence thatour action
here will be ratified by the people at the
polls.
or Credentials, Organization and Resolu-
tions were elected and the Convention took
q recess till O'Clock 2. n.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The Committees on Credentials and
Organization reported and their reports
were adopted. The following were
elected officers:
/ President x-Gov. J. T. Lewis Of
Columbia county.
Vice Presidents LIST Dist, II. M.
Sharpe of Walworth County; 90, 1. L.
Baker OF Sank, Sd, John E. Hoover. Of
La Fayette; 4th, Angus Smith, OF Mill
waukee; Sth, G. Luling, of Manitowoc;
9th, George Gary, of Winnebago; 7th,
T. L. Nevins, of La Crosse; 9th, Hector
G. McRay, of Chippewa.
Secretaries-5. S. Fifeld, OF Ashland
county; Henry Casson, of Vernon; W. Il.
Bennett, of Iowa; E. D. Coe, Of Wal
worth.
SPEECH OF GOV. LEWIS.
Mr.. Lewis, was conducted to the chair,
was introduced by Mr. Atwood, and
: made telling speech, of which the
following is brief sketch:
Permit me TO tender you my sincere
thanks for the honor conferred. shall
!, endeavor to do my duty lmpartially.
We have met to lay down aplatform and
nominate candidates. We have good
men, and if we put them in nomination
they will be elected. Applause I
have been associated with the people of
Wisconsin for thirty years. have seen
them in the halls of legislation, in pri-
vate life and on the, field of battle. /
have seen soldiers abroad, the PIusslan
| army, before It's victories and after, and
the French army before its defeat, but
have seen no better men any where than
here in Wisconsin. Applause | re-
member the words of Gen. Sherman,
wheL be said "If you send me as good
men as you have from Wisconsin, we
J, shall be satisfied. Thele are no better. !"
i [Applause.
q TThe nominations were given last week
and will not now be repeated
Hon. Harrison Ludington having
: been nominated for Governor by accla-
nation committee vas appointed to
} wait On and inform him Of his nomina-
, ton.
MR. LUDINGToN's ACCEPTANCE.
Hon. Harrison Lu5in gton was intro
, duced to the Convention as the Repub
: llican candidate for Governor and receiv-
ed with great cheering. He said:
Mr.. PRESIDENT AND GENTLEMEN OF
3 THE CONVENTION 81 am Informed at
l l have received the unanimous nonina
tx n for the office eff Governor. | thank
, you for this high honor, and [ will leave
nothing undone for my own success and
the success OF the whole ticket. There
is great responsibility resting on us
this fall, and it is important that our
. action should be harmonious. am glad
g to see that it has tesn SO to~day. At
l the proper time will address letter
to the Convention accepting the nomina-
: tion ami expressing my opinion with
E RESI- eet 10 the platform, which has not
yet been adopted. ! think you again
; and I hope that your confidence will
prove not to have been misplaced.
: Three cheers were then given, with a
! Will, for Harrison Ludington.
;, MR.. EAToN's ACCEPTANCE.
r The committee to wait on Mr.. Eaton
). here appeared with him and he was
i introduced by Gov. Lewis as the nom.
:, inee Of the Convention for Lieut. Cover,
nor. When the applause which greeted
him subsidized, he said
GENTLEMEN OF THE CONVENTION
Accept my sincere thanks for the honor
, conferred upon me, in placing ne in
}. nomination for the second highest posi-
r ton in tho gift of The people | accep'