The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1877-10-06
FULL FACTS FROM FcN DU LAC.
Detailed Dcings Of Democrats.

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Detailed Dcings Of Democrats.
Editorial Correspondence.
Fox DU LAC, WIs., Sep, 27, III.
Over two hundred and fifty dele
gates assembled in State convention
yesterday. 1t was perhaps the larg-
est and most representative body of
Democrats ever convened in the
State.
AS our readers will have seen a
full account of the transactions in
daily papers ere this is in print, we
will not attempt to go into details.
We were called to order at noon
yesterday with the bland Hon. 10.
Rankin as chairman. After q few
moments spent in preliminary busi-
ness, candidates for Governor were
nominated aud balloting commenced
at once. The process of calling off
each delegates name the voting
uiuc eccs and the recording of the
same took up considerable time,
and rot until the fifth ballot at seven
o'clock il the evening was Judge
Mallory finally chosen as the nominee
for Governor
LIEUT.. GOVERNOR.
The OTHER officers were mora rap
idly chosen Hon. Romance E..
Davis WHO made a gallant fight for
the CoTeruorship was unanimously,
though after considerable debate,
nominated as Lieut.. Governor. MIR.
Davis has represented Dane county
IN the Senate for several years. He
is strong man and would probably
have headed the ticket but for the
objections of old line democrats to
him. lie was formerly arepublicsn,
GreelyiZing in '72, which the old
stock claim was too new a conver-
sion to constitute him dyed in-the-
wool democrat.
SECRETARY OF STATE.
Hon. Jno i. Hayes, Of Ripon, af-
Ger some sharp bailot.ng was finally
successfully chosen. Mr.. Hayes
parents sre from the North Of Ire
land, he himself being born in Penn
sylvaaia SO years ago. lie is a distan.
relative Of Jas. Buchanan. He is a
fac type Of man, standing six feet
t0o and one half inches in his socks,
and weighing two hundred and fifty
pounds, lawyer by profes-
sion, and his speech after being
nominated mad him hosts Of friends.
Geo. Peck of the blonde mule
Samantha made vigorous run fcs
this Office, but his rcd mule evident
ly had too much mineral water and
not v<otes) enough to run him
through.
STATE TREASURER.
Jno. Ringle, Esq., CT Wausau,
Marathon county, after much ballot.
ing was finally chosen
lie has been county treasurer ot
his county and is now deputy Co.
Clerk. His brother is editor Of the
paper there. Mr.. Ringle is the
youngest man On the ticket, only
twenty-nine years old.
ATTORNEY GENERAL.
Joseph IL. Morrow, of Sparta, is
the nominee. There were ten OF
more announced, among whom was
Mayor Bailey of Eau Claire, who
was candidate for Judge against
Judges Barron and Clough. Mr.
Morrow is forty years of age and
has resided at Sparta for twenty.
one years. ''Joe." as they call him
at home, where we have met
him, is rated as one of the
best lawyers in his part of the state.
SUIT. PUB. INSTRUCTION.
Hon. Edward Soaring was nomi.
mated without opposition for the
office, though considerable feeling
was manifested against him by his
enemies for his decided action ia
the school book question last win.
ter.
PERSONAL NOTES.
General Bragg, the well known
commander Of the "Iron Brigade y
was leading spirit in the conven.
vention. He is a cutelittle fellow and
as quick as a steel trap. AsI was
the only representative from Lake
Superior the doughty little warrior
sought me out, and enquired fol