, 1879-06-28
The Republicans VIII Celebrate
Their Silver Wedding
Rv a state Convention on
- the 23d of July.
L,va1v Contest Likely to Arise Over
tte Nomination for Governor.
The Hon. Harrison Ludington
Win Be Again q Candidate.


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p.s1 ,ro ,o,.ura n ut,on. hut M. ye.r n.
nu ~ - ,,,o e,a,c Ccntrol romrnit.cn /. slrcaav
s.. fnr ,bc f:o,,vcntfon To he hcd on t]c !y,I of
gur W., Thc ye,,on o,.trnrd far hi. eorlv caIl
~ ,ha v,ola,,on of nreceftent !, that Il il the
.s,.s.af,, eas onntvcr,nrr ~ ,hc orrnnizat,on Of
,o non,,h,tcon marty in tbls Ato,c and lint II IA
n,o,,t.r th5nr In co1chrotc n In n nttnr man.
Tho a,riv ca1, ha, r1vo,, sornc flf..ntitfac.
nes "o s a.-.ss .as s.m nsar.o i, IN toai,cd
ton IN certain qua1Iers' occauae II 4ooase
upon as II ma1o In the interest OF tic
nrc.ont State officers, uho arc charged
Nth hovnc formetl sypd,cate among them.
selves ann ifiends 70 secure .ne's o"h sc'e,es'
ton, OF rather thctr caoenlnatlon,-tlelr re.cec'
tlon being assumed to 10 easy enough from tho
prcseut aspcct df potl.ical at1airs In Wisconsin.
9nh rNhshsr RI SITE a,n' "fr,onSs a.s,aI na,u
arc all hcpubileans' ahd' aaF'"e sefee" on'9 QUO
term each Of two years, they are naturally an1"
lou, not to retire from scr7lcc, but to continue
feeding Ut the public crib. In Justice to all Of
shes aFe all Industrious und compotont oflleors,
against whom nothing ser1ous Is alleged TO their
ofacial dtscrcdt. Gov. Smith has administered
~. ,ffoIr. ~ Nj. nf3cc so a. tcavo ltt,rc canse
wv a'l"ia ~ 80 A.. s..s.. h.r ,an. rso,,
OF eomplaint' ana Tue othefs nase aone as "cal
Is could bo reasonably expected. The whole
ltst OF State officers, however. could easily bo,
.tt..,.s - H., no,u,,roa,, ,,-tv
distinguished members OF tne Hepuo''caa party
In WIsconsln, md there 'a good deal
Of feeling existing III favor OF chapEe'
This branch OF tho party Fay that
Il the holding Of State Office Is an honor aud
s.nse.,,r s,h.r. t,,erc nrc ~ many oyaf1nhle and
espeea5 "ne1o a'st" are ~ A.as ..',,,.s a.a
worthy members @ o. the paety y mno ate Wiling 70
ssEte e a @ II s nnc }ssM y snc aS
labor Is ~ TINT en- reasonably be required o. Of
than tho ret ot MS colleagues IN y ihs 4;i ststs
Camtol-2bnoAtoue 10 the GU e,asGc Is q. neinE m,a
nder md less obisettonnbls form, or; be b. aEcntle-
naa VINO ms ailsaay aeryeu sn9 panc ~ an. yas
Gus Ways, and hGiu Eoou 'nnny !uc.attso 9isse
before no Was eaea anon 10 a., o t easee
he ear o. 9r II hot rouebas NJ ' - H.
Hc ilas oeoa q 1nemoor q got" a osaucaes q ~
leetslnturc, Sneaker Q! Lne hsseno'}, ntata
Prison commtssioncr, State lrcaSater gll ior four
years, ana Governor ooe 'csd dvo,ato o se9ss ao ,
ne ~as aa nr,ac1ni. onG u n.tstrd
thht G0Y. Laa!neton saouta s s!ana a1a
aside and give MIN chance. II y now pt9-
posed gu the psrt o. many gooa AepnnMsana
tlat alf. shlitn snai! take III" oMn MGaieine'
md Quietly step Gown ana out an !Gs tnc ptu' ,o
session pass IhGy say ttat ' . ~
haa not hocn s'enallzoa ny sucn pfa,uaat acts o.
fsatesiAnsip ~ & Lu ast tyiiini " nsnt
EonFe.tMlon M ~ sslcGs Auosns! eane; Wau; 1n1s -
y oil oyer tho Wat, md IT. y thought change
aoes not necessarily lnSo1So o'aastef'
HIT or roL1TioAt HisToK1.
II will be tHcnty- five years tho sd Of July-the
day that tic Convention Is rallcd-sIuco the
That rear It failed to elect any Of It's candidates,
but two years later, In 1850, II elected its
Governor, Coles Bashford over "nlln Bar
stoW. bya small majority. ln 1868 1t elected
lta Governor, Treasurer, and Attoruoy.Geu
stnl,-tho Democrats succeeding In clectlng
lie bnlonco OF tho ticket, From
1858 to 1873 the Republicans carried their cntire
Etutp ticket every ycar without slip By maiort-
ties ranging IRON 600 TO IS, 700. Then came the
tnso aal sfs .men t TnG@
rank and hie, and the nomoesatle candidates
WIG % all ELECTED By ma1oFftce varying from
!W TO loo ~ Was Tue s.. Teast.on ufan iolloW
sasatJ.grao, aud oack.pay s.tndics; Thirty
eGht thousand Republicans that had voted fol
Grant ID 1879 stayed away from tho polls and
neglected m to vote t. 10. Coy; Washnutn's 1e-c!cc'
eroor for the f1rst time tu seventeen ycars, and
when such competent and available person Al
notmueh encouragement foF, any other mau, te
The 6tutc. .......0
It was under such uufaYorable circumstances
lhat tho Republican State Convention mot it