Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-02-22
Representation IN Republican Con
vention.

EDITOR OF IHE ii ERALD:-AS the
representation lin Republican Con-
vention) OF the different towns, for
the next ensuing four years, will be
based on the vote cast at the last
Presidential Election, L think it will
not be out OF order to discuss,
whether representation In our Coun-
| ty Conventions shall be based. as
heretofore, on the whole vote cast !?
or on the Republican votes cast in
the different towns? [ have talked
this matter over with number of
Republicans and fiud that they all
agree with me in the opinion that
the fairest and only true way is to
base the representation on the vote
cast by those whom we claim to rep
resent in such conventions; namely,
the. Republican vote. When town
caucuses are called to elect delegates
to K publican Convention, those
caucuses are participated 10 only by
Republicans. A Democrat has no
right and is not allowed to vote
therein, 10 consequence of which
those delegates represent only the
Republicans of such towns, and not
the whole people. Then why should
the representation be based on the
whole vote, when all the votes are
not permitted to have voice in
electing such representatives Be-
low L give statement taken from
the Official Canvass of the last Presi-
Dental election. showing the Repub-
lican vote, the Democratic vote, and
the number of delegates each town
n Grant County will be entitled to
in County Conventions. under the
old basis of one delegate for everv
so and one for a fraction over 25
votes cas-. at the last Presidential
Election. 1t will there be seen that
the town of Potosi, with 215 Repub-
lican votes, has IL delegates Ian.
caster, with 37o Republican votes
has II delegates; Boscobel, with 253
Republican votes, has s delegates !;
Fennimore, with 283 Republican
votes, has 7 delegates; Bloomington.
with PIP Republican votes. has 6
delegates; Smelser, with 224 Repub-
lican votes. has 6 delegates; Hazel
Green, with 252 Republican votes
has 9 delegates. All those towns
have larger Republican vote than
Potosi, except Bloomington, and all
have a less number of delegates to
represent them 10 Republican Con-
vention, except Lancaster, which
has the same number of delegate s as
Potosi, and 161 more Republican
voters. 1t will further be seen that
Muscoda. with 115 Republican voters
has 6 delegates Wingville, with 11S
Republican votes, 4 delegates Little
Grant, with 119 Republican votes,
has B delegates; CassviIle, with 100
Republican votes, has 5 delegates
Lima. with 1874 Republican votes,
has 4 delegates; Ellen boro, with 1876
Republican votes, has 3 delegates
You will see that Muscoda, with a
smaller voting population than any
of those towns, still has larger rep
resentation IN Republican Conven-
ton. You will see tn, injustice of
such basis of representation at
once. Delegates at an Assembly
District Convention representing a"
minority OF the Republicans of such
district, have it in their power to
nominate candidate for member of
the Assembly. This should not be,
and cannot be if the representation
at our conventions is based on the
Republican vote. hope this ques-
ton will be brought before the next
Republican County Convention in
its proper light and action taken
| thereon. REPUBLICAN.
Statement showing the votes cast for Presi,
dent and V!ce-President in the different towns
in Grant County, at the last Presidential
| Election.