Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-09-13
The Republican Nominations.


The Republican State Convention
at Madison on Tuesday last, nominal
ed as our candidate for Governor, the
Hon. VIM. e. Smith. On the infor-
NAL ballot he received 100 votes out
of total of 265, which is much bet
ter than we expected. lie was then
nominated by reclamation and amid
hearty applause. Of course the HER
AID is satisfied with this nomination
tor, as one of our contemporaries tells
us, "The HERALD Gid it with its little
Ratchet" There are in Wisconsin
larger men than Mr.. Smith, just as
there were in Washington '5iger
men than old Grant," but better
man than the Hon. VIM. E. Smith
could not have been nominated. Hon
est. pure, active, considerate-in every
way he is a man for whom the people
ought to vote, and for whom all Re-
publicans will vote who are not, like
Ephraim, joined to idols. For two
terms he served the people as State
Treasurer and has ever since been re-
garded as a first class man. The
Madison Journal says,
"The nomination is strong one, and there
is every reason to believe Hon. VIM. +. Smith
will be the next Governor of Wisconsin"
And the Milwaukee Ere. Wisconsin
speaks out in this manner:
The nomination of VIM T. Smith for gov
ernor was forcgonc conclusion, simply be-
cause the people expected and demanded it.
1t is not often that the electors of Wisconsin
have the opportunity to vote for 80 unexcepe
tional a man for Governor His moral and
personal character are of the highest. His
integrity is stainless, for that was tested in the
Office of State Treasurer His ability is con-
ceded, and his freedom from extreme partis>
anship invites the support OF good men of all
parties. In truth, the Democrats viii find ii
extremely difficult to point cut any personal
objection to Mr.. Smith.
We are proud that the convention has pre-.
SNHtCu " btlC pcOpiC Il 30 tulluCiiGJ
worthy of their suffrages, and enc who, il
elected, will minister the state government in
a spirit Of the largest patriotism, and with a
purpose that the welfare of the whole people
will be the guiding star Of his administration.
The other nominees are as follows
For Lieut.. Governor, John NJ. Bing.
ham, of Chippewa Falls.
For State Treasurer, Richard Guen.
Their, of Winnebago.
For Secretary of State, Hans b
Warner, of Prescott.
For Attorney General, Wm. E
Carter, of Grant County.
For Superintendent, W. G. Whit
ford, of Rock County.
These nominations are not entirely
satisfactory 1t may be they are a:
good men as those of our own choice
but it would have been better for tn,
ticket and the party if the choice 0
this District had been regarded. TIVE
years ago it presented the name 0
J. G. Holloway and he was rejected
This year it offered Joseph Book an(
instead of accepting our offer the Con
vention said who should be our can
didate on the ticket. We we uld lik,
to know whether it is the kind of mel
that Grant County sends to the Con
ventions that makes them exercise /
guardianship over us 7 VIM. K. Car
ter is rs good man as could b
placed on the ticket out his nomina
ton was not asked for at this TIM
and was complete surprise to him
Properly brought forward there is III
mar for whom we could work an,
vote for more cheerfully aud, If he &C
cepts, he will either add to his tickle
or run ahead of it in this DSstric
more than thousand votes. W
will support the ticket-the two Wn
Els very heartily, and all the other
unless we except w. c.. Whitford, con
cerning whom we are at present i
some doubt.
A rather lengthy platform wa
adopted. 1t starts out with a bos
resolution on qualification" but th
other planks, Judging from the outhn
we have seen of them, are sound. On
favors civil service reform. One call
for modification of the patent law:
One rejoices that the policy of tn
Republican party has upheld the ma
tional credit and brought as so nea
TO specie payments, and calls for
restoration of the silver dollar TO il
former place as money, and for tn
harmonious circulation of gold, silve
and legal notes as money" One eA
presses heartfelt sympathy with tn
conditions of the working men VIII
are willing to work, and wants Stat
and nation to do something for them
One opposes any further bestowal 0
public lands upon railroad corpora
lions. These are all good--goo
enough for the Greenbacker as we
as the laboring mar.