Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1876-03-01
gov TWAS DONE.

got upon the ticket as Elector At
Large in opposition to the wishes OF
the delegates from his, the third dis
trict; and as no explanation Of the
paragraph has been given, the fol-
lowing statement of the facts in the
case may not be uninteresing:
AT 10 o'clock in the forenoon on
the day Of the convention q caucus
of the delegates from the Third Con-
gressional District was held, and
candidates therein nominated for
! district delegates aud district elector.
The caucus also unanimously recon-
mended that the name of Hon. j.
Allen Barber, of Grant, be presented
to the convention for the position of
of Delegate at Large. During the
noon recess, meeting of a majority
! OF the third district delegates was
| had, with those from the seventh
district, when it was discovered
| that the intention of the friends Of
Mr.. Barber was to recommend him
for elector ut large instead OF delegate,
and accordingly the mistake was
rectified by the passage of motion
to that effect, and correction of the
report Of the caucus proceedings !;
and those delegates who were not
present ut the second meeting, (es-
pecially Mr.. John E. Hoover, of La
lrayette,) were generally notified Of
the correction, aud also of the fact
that the seventh, first and fifth dis
tricts were favorable to Mr.. BARRIERS
election; and during the afternoon
session Of the convention, the report
Of the third district caucus was sub
mitted, with the name of Mr.. Barber
as elector at large.
Mr.. Keyes' resolution, providing
that a committee be appointed to
recommend candidates for electors
and delegates at large being passed,
Mr.. Hoover, of Lafayette county,
was appointed on that committee as
a representative of the third district.
This committee meeting just before
supper, it got out that the name of
Francis Campbell was to be present.
cd to the convention for elector at
large, instead of that of J. Allen
Barber. Great excitement at once
prevailed among the delegates from
the third another caucus was called
to assemble Immediately, and Mr..
Hoover invited to be there and ex-
plain. This he did by saying that
Mr.. Barber having been first recon-
mended rs delegate, he did not
feel bound to present his name as an
elector in accordance with later in
structions of the district, but instead
presented the name Of Mr., Campbell,
and it was accepted by the commit
tee. a motion was then unanimous
ly passed 10y the caucus, requesting
Mr.. Hoover to so before the COM
mittee and endeavor to have the re-
port changed to accord with the
wishes of the district, which, how
ever, he significd a determination
not to do. By the time this caucus
adjourned, the convention had re,
assembled, the report of the COM
mittee presented and adopted, and
Mr., Campbell made candidate for
elector at large, in opposition to the
wishes of his district, 10y contempt
bic. dishonest trickery such as would
disgrace q clique of Five Points
reporters.
That Mr.. Hoover was the origins-
tor. or sole manager, of this disrepu-
table affair, viii not for a moment be
believed by those who know him
and his friends. Beyond doubt he
was led TO place himself in the I'M