The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1877-10-06
wheel horse ssHon. Moses M. .Stron,

the little. piping voice of Roger
Spooner. the youngest and only
democrat Spooncr in the family,
with cheek unsurpassed: would op-
pose the good old man.
Hon. Nelson Dewey the first gov
ernor Wisconsin ever had, was
there with an eye black and full of
fire. His voice was seldom heard.
Then we had "the gentleman from
Milwaukee" e"-somess German who
would pep up and be mad about it.
Would want each nominee to pledge
himself against prohibition. at is
shust of as mooch Importance as is
dis greenback question, what your
all talking about" l didn't learn
his name, but he made lots of fun
even if he was dead in earnest.
The Taylor men were not in good
standing at the Convention more
progressive men were wanted, and
who were not in any way identified
with the Taylor administration.
Sat. Clark was moving spirit
and strong Pratt man. While
Hon. Matt. Wadleigh voted first
and last for Judge Mallory. Col.
Bird, Ex-Gov. Taylor's private sec
retary was strong Mullory man,
while Dave Fulton, of Hudson,
worked earnestly for Parker. Ed.
Keogh, wary Hibernian politician
and III. Kraus, city treasurer, both
of Milwaukee were the leaders of
their delegation. Jas. S. White
the present city comptroller OF
Milwaukee was the most prominent
candidate in the field for Secretary
of State, but when the governor
ship was given to that village it
ended the aspirations OF all other
applicants from that section. JEFF.
kuehn, present Asst. Treasurer was
in the field for the nomination, and
if the governor had been chosen
from some other locality ard Mr.
White beaten, that would have left
Milwaukee still unrepresented; then
JEFF could have walked over the
course moderately easy, as Strum pf,
who was also candidate for the
same Office, from Milwaukee, Gid
not seem to have the united infu-
ence of his home delegation even.
E1-Congressman Eld1idge was q
locker on. He shows the marks OF
time through gray chin whisker
dyed black. "Charley" as they call
him ct home, has been placed On
the retired list since the good old
days of back pay grabs.
BRAINS OF THE CONVENTION.
The newspapers were well repre-
sented. First was ourselves Of the
TIMES. Modesty on our part for
bids any more lengthy notice, but
we stood IS high as any OF them,
(and only half an inch shorter
though q shade lighter than the
next Secretary of State.) Then
came Henry A. Chittenden of the
Milwaukee Commercial Times, Hon.
H. G. Botkin formerly editor Of the
Chicago Times, but later of the
Milwaukee Sentinel, represented the
Associated Press. Col. e. A. Calkins
was there with his eye glasses send
ing specials to the Chicago Times.
Jack Brundage of the Grand Rap
ids Tribune was the only editor
with plug hat, and he looked well
too. DIR. Magam of the Milwaukee
News, was around with a knowing
look, while Sam, Ryan Of the Apple
ton Crescent was among the ablest
there. G. L. Sharretts, of the Hud-
son True Republican, looked as
though he didn't care a d. dime
who was nominated. He had the
most contented look of any man
there. The landlord of the Patty
House told me privately afterwards
that those Hudson delegates in No.
40 reduced his profits very much.
He said he could feed an average
democrat and make money, but
those St. Croi1 fellows beat him.
Geo. w. Peck of the La Crosse
Sun didn't seem to eat much, yet he
was full all the time too. Maj. At
wood of the Madison Journal had q
very distingue look. He has only
been home a short time from Switz-
erland, where he was vice consul,
under Hon. Horace Rublee.
Taken altogether the convention
was a credit to the party. The To-
cation selected for the meeting was
a poor one. The hotel accommo-