Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-09-19


on the floor of the convention, where he
was presented to and addressed the con-
venton as follows:
Mr.. CHAIRMAN AND GENTLEMEN OF THE
CoNvENTION:-I am informed by YOUR
committee that it has been your pleas
ure to place me in nomination for the
office of governor. 1t is a great honor.
to be nominated with SO mnch unanim-
ity for a position SO honorable and SO
responsible; and [ desire to thank YOU
with all the emotions of q grateful heart
for this distinguished mark of your conf
dence and regard. In announcing my
acceptance of this nomination; [ beg to
say that | do it with q deep-a very
deep-sense of the responsibilities as
sumed. If elected, | shall hope so to
discharge the duties of the office as to
meet the approval Of all those who have
at heart the true interests of this state.
Applause. shall labor to secure
those objects in which We all have a
common interest and concern, and
which are calculated to promote the
public welfare. [ shall give my most
hearty support to all such measures as
will tend to develop the resources with
which our state is SO richly endowed, to
the end that production may be in
creased. tabor more amply rewarded,
and general prosperity secured to our
state. Applause. [ am aware that
hold Of your duties here, and
[ do not wish to trespass
upon your time; but [ cannot close
without expressing my firm conviction
that at the coming election the people
of Wisconsin will take no backward
steps. (Applause.) Their motto and
action will continue to be Forward"
Our political opponents, [ am aware
are largely counting for success upon
the stringency of the times which we
all have experienced to a greater or
less extent, and upon the selfshness
which hard times always develop. But,
gentlemen, | congratulate the people of
the state upon the fact that the skies
are frightening, and upon the
fact that at no distant day
hard times and depression in business
will belong to the things Of the past,
The effect Of our abundant harvests and
the reasonable certainty OF az foreign
demand therefor at good prices is al
ready being felt to such an extent that
we may safely conclude we have enter
ed upon new era of business prosper
ity. We may point with pride to the
record of the republican party in this
state, to its able, honest and efficient
administration of the state government
for SO many years. 1t has always la
bored to secure the greatest good to the
greatest number. 1t has always been the
earnest friend of the laboring man and
the champion of the oppressed every
where and as it has been in the past
so it is to-day, the champion Of hui
man progress, freedom and equal rights
We may therefore with the utmost con-
iidence submit its claims for the contin-
ued support of the people. Irenew the
expression of my thanks for this nomi-
nation, and [ will close by saying that
if am called upon to occupy the ex-
ecutive chair of the state. the public
good will be my chief aim and my
constant care. Applause.
The convention then proceeded to the
E1RSI 1NFORMAI BAlI1IOI
for lieutenantgovernor, which resulted
as follows:
Alexander Arnold. -. ................ IS
Joseph Treat....... Observation-Disclosures. 70
James NJ. Bingham ............. ..-.....-.... SO
John d. Rountfee... ..................... ii
W II. liner neutrality-suspicious.. ....... d
scattering ..................... .......--,.-.
Total vote cast Observation-Disclosures. ....... 253
Necessary for choice. 121.
FIRST FORMAL BALLOT
). Treat. ......-.....-... 10Y
Scattering. B
On motion, Hon. J. NJ. Bingham, Of
Chippewa, was declared the unanimous
nominee Of the convention.
Mr. Bingham being brought before
the convention responded as follows:
Mr.. PRESIDENT AND GENTLEMEN OF THE,
CONVENTION. i understand that YOU
have nominated me for the office of
lieutenant governor and requested my
presence Like the improvident mer-
chant, you first make your purchase
[ have not the vanity to suppose that
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count Of any superior qualifications
over others, or that I should add any
very material strength to TIE ticket,
but having nominated candidate for
governor who represents the f. >lcial
and business interests, or in other ', ords
the capital Of the country you thought
it meet and proper, that you should
nominate for his lieutenant a represent
ative Of the other element of which So
ciety is composed-labor. The true
Frelations Of capital and labor have been
serious problem with financiers and
political economists for years, and am
not sure that you have settled it salts
factorly, but the voice of the conven-
.tion is potential and endorse it.
You may not have demonstrated
your political sagacity, but you have
shown your kindly sympathy with
labor.
The reform politicians so-called, tell
us that the republican party has accom-
plished it's mission and performed its
work and should retire and give place to