The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1875-01-28
TIE SENATORIAL QUESTION.
Address Of the Anti-CarPenfer Men Z.
Setting Forth their Reasons for
Opposing Him. and for re-
fusinS to go into Caucus.
To our Constituents

bers of the,Assembly of the State OF
Wisconsin, having declined to go into
Republican Caucus Friday evening for
the purpose of nominating a candidate
for United States Senator desire to state
to you the reasons which controlled our
action.
At the time of our election we were
either pledged to oppose the reelection
of Mr. Carpenter, or it was understood
between us and our constituents that
we would do so. Our constituents, we
know, at the time of our election were
nearly unanimous in their opposition to
him. The reasons for that unanimity
of opporition are well known to all of
you All those reasons exist to-day ;
and nothing has since occurred to vary
Mr.. Carpenters record as then made
Up. Our opinions then conceded with
yours, and nothing has since occurred
to change them.
The Republican party at it's last State
Convention adopted the following re-
solutions
Resolred, That the Republican party is re-
Sponsible only for such measures as it endorses
and approves. and for an honest and faithful
administration of the government; and cannot
be expected to vouch for the individual hon
esty, in all cases. of those they promote to Of
fee; yet. when such are found unfaithful or
I1o
from the public service and punished. We de-
nounce all official frauds and corrupt legisla-
ton, whether in land grants and subsidies to
railroads, in Credit Mobiliers, in the man
agement of the revenues.
RESOLVED, That we disapprove and condemn
the recent measure by which Congress allowed
addition compensation to itself, for past SER
vice, and demand that the provisions of that act
10y which Congressional salaries were increased.
shall be promptly and Internationally repeal
ed.
These resolutions practically pledged
the party not to uphold or 1ndorse Mr..
Carpenter, but to dismiss him from the
service of the Republican party.
After arriving at Medison and con-
satisfied that there was a decided maj
ority of the eighty-one Republican
members who occupied positions similar
to our own. We were anxious to go in
to caucus at the earliest possible mo-
ment, and nominate candidate for Uni
ted States Senator, satisfied that the
sooner the Republican members took
action on the question, the more nearly
would they represent the wishes of their
constituents.
Unfortunately, majority of the COM
mittee appointed to call caucuses was
composed of the friends of Mr.. Carpen-
ter, and neglected OF refused to issue
the call until eight days had elapsed
from the time of our assembling at Ma
Olson. In the mean time there appeared
at the Capitol a tremendous lobby, COM
posed in large part of minor Federal APP
pointees, Us well as several distinguished
citizens in high official position, and all
their efforts appeared to be directed to
the end of winning converts to the sup
port of Mr.. Carpenter.
When the Caucus was finally called,
we became satifed that these overshad-
owing and insinuating influences had
done their work and that majority had
been secured pledged to support Mr..
(toy,Da,,Aor IN hn {fo-1oy,c I'd
into It under these circumstances, it
would have been with the full knowledge
that we were to be used as the means OF
securing his reelection, the object which
of all others we knew you desired to de-
feat. As the only means of carrying out
your wishes and of giving the people 8
chance to be heard, we felt constrained
to refuse to go into any Caucus thus
constituted, and to continue our resis-
lance to Mr.. Carpenters return, trusting
to an open ballot in the Legislature to
defeat him.
We are not boilers. We are Republi-
cans, having the honor and purity of the
party deeply at heart; and because this
is so we refuse to allow ourselves to be
make parties to transactions, which il
sanctioned by the party, can only lead
to its overthrow and lasting disgrace.
Dated Madison, January %. 1875.
b. III. Coates, John Schuette,
b. l.. Washburn, N. Osborne,
j. r. Rowlands, j. f. Newell,
Ole Anderson, r. Mitchell,
X. Coates, J. 3. Dwinneu,
S. L. Nevins. Marcus Barden,
Frank Leach, \. d. Comstock,
d. T. Welch, L. S. Chase.