Dodgeville chronicle. [volume] (Dodgeville, Wis.) 1862-current, 1875-09-03
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Their County Convention on last
Monday.

Auelr COuuLy convention on letS
Monday.
Either owing to want of proper ad
vertising, or, what is more probable, owing
to lack of interest among the masses the
"great party of the people" made but
slim show at their county convention al
this place on last Monday.
The delegates present assembled at the
Court House, along in the afternoon, and
were called to order by Geo. L.. Frost
chairman Of the county committee. Hon
VIM. E. Rowe was called to the chair, and
Geo. Crawford and NJ. j. Briggs were
chosen secretaries.
A committee on credentials was appoin
ted, who reported full lists Of delegates
from seven towns and the City of Mineral
Point.
The following is list of the delegates
present: ~
Arena -(EntitIed to Z delegates) -rressnt--Wm
e. Rowe. q. c. Meigs, Geo. McFarIand-3.
Dodgeyile-(EntitIed to 14)-Preseht-Win. I'll
Hooking, n. j. Briggs, John Eilwood, Geo; Ii. frost
]. D. Higgins, John, Rowe, Thos. Kennedy, Robert
Wilson, James Ryah-9.
Observation-Disclosures to 11)-Prese MT G. Egan
Martin Phalen-2.
Mineral P clint Town james James, james Nc
Mullen, VIM. Reese, VIM. B. Parkinson Gull dele
gation)
Mineral Point City--(Entitled to III Present
M. Nj. Cothren, NJ. NJ. Strong, H. Van Dusen, j. M
Smith, Albert Watkins, John James, G. Lanyon j
@. Cummings, Geo. Crawford-9.
pulas SIX shager, B. Gabbler, Ans!ey Gray,
Ridgeway-lE Entitled TO S)-Present-J. Paull
Owen Short A. Hamilton-3
Waldwick-Joseph Beecher, James Heath, James
Kitchen, (Full delegation.)
On motion, John U. Baker was elected
delegate to cast the six votes Of Linden,
G. W. Strong was elected to Castillo four
votes of Mifflin, ard Richard Dunstan to
cast the three votes Of Wyoming.
The convention then proceeded to elect
Senatorial delegates to represent the coun.
ty in the Reform State Convention to be
held at Milwaukee Sept. 8th.
Hon. Moses M. Strong nominated Judge
Cothren, saying that he (Cothren) was
strongly In favor of the denomination OF
Gov. Taylor. VIM. B. Parkinson, Vim.
E. Rowe and James Kennedy, ST., were
also nominated, and the first ballot res
suited in the choice Of Cothren and Rowe,
which was made unanimous.
Judge Cothren then asked the indul-
gence of the convention for few minutes.
He hadn't taken part in many conven-
tons, lately, but still he was Sound upon
the goose" He had always been Dem
ocrat, and when that party was whipped
so badly and so often that it had about
"petered out" he had seconded the efforts
of those who were in favor of the best in
terests of the country in forming this Re.
form party. lie expected now to resume
taking an active part in politics. His
heart vas in this Reforn movement. He
was in favor Of the denomination OF Gov
Taylor, as he doubted not all the delegates
were, but--ho had Sc en- that there was
some pretty strong opposition to Gov
Taylor among some prominent Raformers,
and he didn't know what the extent Of
that opposition might be. It might not,
after all, prove expedient to renominate
Taylor and Of course Reform" conven-
ton should never go back on expediency] |.
lie hoped the convention would not insist
on instructing the delegates.
Hon. Moses M. Strong then took the
floor. He had seen the slanderous docu-
ment issued by the five Reformers; but
he wanted the Iowa county d,leg to go
up to Milwaukee and say that o very large
and full convention Of the Reformers Of
this county had unanimously instructed
them to vote for Taylor's denomination
which struck US as asking good deal Of
the delegates, under the circumstances.
Other speeches were madc-both for
and against instructing he delegates
but it was finally decided to instruct the
delegates to.vote for Taylor's denomination,
unless majority Of them should become
convinced that it was inexpedient to do SO.
Mr.. NJ; J. Briggs and James Kennedy,
Sr., were then selected as delegates from
the Northern Assembly District and VIM.
B. Parkinson and John u. Baker to rep
resent the Southern District, after which
the convention adjousned.