Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1877-09-20
Hon. VIM. E. Smith.
From the (Madison) State Journal.

From the (Madison) State journal.
William Z. Smith is native of
Scotland, and was born June 10, 1924.
He came to this country at an early
age, and received a good education.
He resided for a time in New York,
then in Michigan, and settled at Fox
Lake, in Wisconsin in l849. He is a
merchant by profession. His fine
abilities very soon attracted attention,
and he was elected to the Assembly
in the Fall of 1850, and ranked among
the most prominent members. of that
body during the session of 1851. He
was a member of the Slate Senate in
1859, and again in 1865. In this
body he took high position. as one of
the most thorough business men in it,
reliablennd true to the best interests of
the State. For four years, commence
ing with 1866, Mr.. Smith served as
State Treasurer. In this position he
was very popular. His business ed
ucation and experience was brought
within requisition here, and united
with his gentlemanly manners, he
made one of the best and most popu-
lar officials the State ever had. He
discharged his duty with snch fdel-
ity to the State, that as the time ap.
preached for nomination of a State
ticket in 1869, his name was brought
prominently before the Convention as
a candidate for Governor. At the
end of bis second term, he devoted
some time to travelling in foreign
countries, and returning in 1870, his
friends in The Fox Lake District
elected him to the Assembly. When
that body met, in January, 1871, Mr.
Smith was chosen Speaker with great
unanimity. In this position as in all
others, he proved able and popular.
Soon after this session closed, Mr..
Smith became the head of the extern
sive and popular wholesale grocery
house of Smith, Roundy & Co., OF
Milwaukee, Which city has since been
his residence. He again visited Eu-
rope in 1875. We have thus touch
ed upon some of the prominent points
in the life of Mr.. Smith. and they
give ample proof of his eminent quail
iticatlons to fill the Executive Chair
Of the State. In private life, Mr.
Smith stands deservedly high There
is no stain upon his character By
nature and education, he is true
gentleman, who would adorn any POI
sition in life. Being well-known and
very popular with the people, there
is no reason to doubt but William E.
Smith will be the next Gov ernor OF
Wisconsin.
From The Milwaukee Sentinel.
Mr.. William Z. Smith, the nominee
for Governor, is representative
business man of Milwaukee, a man OF
| culture, of considerable experience in
public life, and one whose sterling
honesty is recognised by all with
whom he has come in contact He
is one of the old '49ers, and his po-
litical record has been made in the
Wing and Republican parties. He
was member of the Legislature in
1850, representing Dodge County,
| and served two terms in the State
Senate he was member of the con.
vention in 1854 which organized the
Republican party; he was twice treas
urer of the State. He has occupied
numerous other positions of trust and
in all acquitted himself to the satisfac
ton of his constituents. He will, as
Governor, reflect the highest credit
on the Republican party and on the
people of the State. He proposes tc
make a vigorous campaign and IN
questionably his personal popularity
and political record will be an ele
ment of strength to the party.
From the Whitewater Register.
We have not the opportunity tc
| speak of the nominees individually
this week bnt can say truthfully that
the Republican party never submit
ted 8 ticket more unexceptionablei in
every respect. for the suffrages of the
people of Wisconsin, than now
Hon. VIM. e. Smith, the candidate
for Governor, has lived in the State
since boyhood, and as business man
a public officer, and Christian
gentleman. his reputation is without
stain or blemish. Such men as VIM.
E. Smith honor and ennoble our pol
itics, and when such men are named
for Office they should receive the
enthusiastic support of the people.
We arc personally acquainted with
all the other nominees OF the
convention, except one, and know
them to be men of ability and probity
and worthy associates of the head OF
the ticket.