Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1875-01-28
UNITED STATES SENATOR.
Proceedings of the Republi.
can Joint Caucus.
Carpenter, Washburn. RubIee, Dixon,
Smith, Fairchild and Lyon,
the Candidates.
Matt Il. Carpenter Declared the Unani-
nous Nominee.

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the Senate Chamber, Friday evening,
January %, 1875. pursuant to call,
for the purpose Of nominating a can
didate for the United States Senator,
the proceedings were as follows:
Caucus called to order by Senator
III. N. Davis, of Rock, Chairman of
the joint Republican Caucus Commit
tee.
On motion, Senator Holloway, of
Grant, was made permanent chairman,
and Messrs S. A. Harrison, of Mil
waukee, and r. j. Flint, Of Dunn,
Secretaries.
A call of the roll was ordered, and
the following Senators and Members
of Assembly responded:
EENAroRs-Barron. Bleekman. Baker, Bryant. Camp
bell, H. N. Davis Hiner, Holloway Potter, Qunby,
Rounds. Scott aud Weeks.
Accommodations, Adams, Barlass, Baker,
Beach, Bunker. Burdlck, Calkins, Callahan, Caskey
Coleman, Crosby, Dakn, Ellsworth. Farnsworth, FL.
field Fisk Flint, Halbert, Harsh Harrison, Hodgson,
Hunter. Jackson, james, jeffrey Jones. Kershaw,
Leigh, Lloyd. Marshall, Merit; Nelson oMeln
Osrander, Plocker. Robinson, schlichting, scoheld
Sharp. Simmons Smart, Thomas, Van Setback, and
+. W. Horn.
Mr.. Durdick, of Rock, moved that
the Caucus proceed to take an inform
al ballot for candidate for United
States Senator.
Senator Quimby moved to amend
so that TIE vote be taken UiUd U0ce.
The amendment was adopted, and
the motion as amended was carried.
Senator Barron, in the following re-
IL ,,pncnnfnd fhn NJ M at
thew ii. Carpenter.
Mr. CHAIRMAN: Because | live in the State
of Wisconsin, and expect to spend my future
years therein, | have pride, in common with
my fellow members, in its good name and fame
abroad believe we all desire to serve it in
our official capacity as faithful and as well as
we can. | know of no better work than we
can do for il here. this winter, than to re-elect
Mathew II. Carpenter United States Senator.
| 1t has been my fortune to learn from personal
knowledge and observation something Of the
| career of this great and brilliant man. at the
scene of his labors in the National Capitol. |
believe, as think a majority of the Republi~
| can party now in the State believe, and will III
| the future believe, that he has been faithful
| and as Andrew Jackson would say, capable
and honest" Not one of us could travel in
any Of the States of this Union, during the Sen
atorial agitations, of this year without hearing
| euloges uttered and admiration daily express
| ed in connection with his name. Words cons
| corning him are such We're heard In the
| DAYS of Daniel Webster, of its orators grand
| LAWYERS and statesmen Mr. Carpenter has
made Wisconsin known throughout the land.
| He has impressed the country with the thought
| that such Senator must have an intellectual
| and discerning constituency. Citizens OF Wis
| cousin have walked the corridors OF the Ma
tional Ccpito, buildings and the avenues OF its
city. inches taller when their Senator has been
| heard there IN making up his official record,
| Senator Carpenter has put some things there
| on that will not come TO his after pages lie
is generous and forgiving. The people OF WIS
| cOnsin will be generous and forgiving to NM
| He has learned wisdom as you and |, Mr..
| Chairman, have learned it, from the sad school
| of experience.
| 1t was my privilege, as it was my pleasure,
| six wears ago, 10 be honored with the duty OF
presenting to the Legislative Joint Republican
| Caucus the name of Gen. C. G. Washburn for
| this position. We made the best rally for
him that we could, but we're outnumbered, and
| submitted to the will of the majority and ReN
publican party custom had faith in General
| Washburn then, and | had faith in him now
and his in loyalty to Republican. do not
| think that, when the time for election OF
| United States Senator comes, any act OF his
| will be given towards lowering the banner to
which he has so long been devoted. | wish
| that could to night feel that General WASH
burn, whose political fortunes have followed i'll
| every convention where his name has come
since became a Republican, is the most lu-
| dicous and better advocate of Wisconsms ms
| terest at Washington. But do not believe 1t.
| In the future, hope-at no distant day-to
| 6,I ,ovSo1f ocrafD his for other hon
| ors than this.
arose to say this much, ard in this manner
to present to this Republican Caucus the name
| of Matthew II. Carpenter as its nominee Tor
| United States Senator.
Senator Quimby presented, as a suit
able candidate for United States SEN
ator, the name of Hon. Cadwallader
| G. Washburn, whose eminent ability
and qualifications for such position
are so well known to all the members
of this caucus, and anything he could
say in favor of Them would be entirely
unnecessary. That in presenting the
name of Mr.. Washburn he did so
without any authority from him or
his friends, directly or indirectly; that
he did so in order to afford his friends
| participating in this caucus to ex-
press their preference for him.
Senator Campbell, of Lafayette
moved that the caucus proceed to
take an informal vote for United
States Senator, pending which Senator
Bryant, of Dane, explained his posi-
ticn as follows:
Mr. CHAIRMAN:-I am here to-night to exer-
else the highest right of Wisconsin Senator,
to vote as duty demands. This convention
having voted to proceed to the nomination OF
a United States Senator uiud 0oce deem it my
duty representing. as do, the Capitol city Of
the State, to explain my vote NY constitu-
ents are greatly divided; my friends, among
whom | have spent all my manhood, are ar
ranged on either side; which ever way turn
| see bitter thoughts if not calumny following
NV vote. | have no intimate personal &C
ouaintance with either Mr.. Wasbburn or Mr..
Carpenter, neither of whom were my hrSt
choice, but one of whom, | believe will be
YOUR Senator, and between whom | must
choose. In common with other Wisconsin
soldiers who served under Grant, Sherman,
| and Mcpherson of the dead, honor General
Washburn for his bravery, respect and love
him for the many kind and generous acts he
uiQ lot HIS anu but COtiitdNtS- y ANh ''N'iHN"'
Carpenter never spoke but sir, have hon
ored him since his address to the First Wis
consn Regiment (Col John Starkwcatherl to
which regiment, the Madison Guards, com
many representing the aboriug men OF the
Capital city, and which was the first company
in Wisconsin rendered for the suppression of
| the rebellion, and which had the honor to
command, belonged. | read with longing eyes
and greatful heart while | was amid the
swamps of Tennessee. the cane breaks of Mis-
sissippi, the bayous of louisiana, the valleys Of
Alabama and the plains of Georgia, during the
four wears that followed, his patriotic address,
DC As Senator he has made mistakes
webster made mistakes; but did the commone
we alth of Massachusetts, cruelty the God like
Da mel? And are we of Wisconsin, when the
low mnttered threats of a rebel bandit are
he ard along our southern horizon; when the
old rebel veil seizes the organization of the
legislature of a sister state; when a rebel Gen
eral from Georgia struts and threatens in the
United States Senate; when eloquent Carl
Scburz is supplanted in Missouri by guerilla