Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1882-10-12
Cutting the Knot.

In pursuance with the announced
agreement with the subcommittee APP
pointed to examine into matters in the
third district, Mr.. Hazelton called a
meeting last week of the delegates who
voted for him at Monroe to consider the
propositions submitted at Madison. The
meeting was held at Dodgeville, Friday
the 18th, and every delegate was pres
ent. The meeting was marked with the
greatest harmony and after short inter-
change of views the following was I'M
animously adopted.
We, delegates to the Republican Con-
gressional Convention held at Monroe,
| September 14th, 1882, and constituting
majority of that convention in infor-
NAL meeting, assembled at Dodgeville,
this 9th day of October, 1882, do insist
and declare, that the Hon. Geo. C..
| Hazelton, was and is the regular nomi-
nee of that convention and the choice of
the people of the district.
That the contesting delegation claim
ing seats in that convention from La
Fayette county, was secured by eau
cuses clandestinely instituted and held
in towns the large majority of whose
votes were favorable to Mr.. Hazelton,
and for the express purpose of thwarting
the popular will.
That if Mr.. Hazelton should now
withdraw from the field as the nominee
of that convention he would not only do
great wrong to his party and the people,
but would establish the dangerous pre-
eedent, that whenever an ambitious
politician desires TO defeat the people S
choice, he has only to send con-
testing delegation to a nominating con-
vention, and thus pave the way for a
bolt, and by this means secure a with
drawal of the regular nominee, as well
as of the nominee of the boiling min
GRITTY, then name candidate on whose
merits the people have not passed and
who is not their choice.
| That such precedent once establish
| ed, inaugurates system of fraud, more
dangerous because more refined than
ever prevailed, even in South Carolina.
That it is the firm belief of these dele
gates that it is far better to be defeated
at the polls by an opposing political
| party in honorable contest, than to seek
a transient victory, by giving counten-
ance to such fraud.
That from thorough canvass of our
respective localities, we are convinced
the only man who can carry the
standard of the Republican party to
victory, is the regularly nominated can
didate of the party-the Hon. Geo. G..
Hazelton. But if that banner, ALWAYS
the banner of justice, right and honor,
must go down it can never fall in a
worthier cause, than in indicating the
lawful choice OF majority, as against
the claim of an illegal minority.
That we have however the confidence,
based on rapidly growing public senti-
ment, and the convictions of the people,
that we are right. and their resolute de-
termination that the right prevail, that
with Mr.. HazeltOn as our standard
bearer, our vindication and our triumph
at the polls is assured.
We therefore do insist in the name OF
the constituencies we represent, in the
name of the highest interests of the party
in the name of honor, justice, and repub.
lican principles. that Mr.. Hazelton stand
as he now is our chosen and only regll.
larly nominated candidate, and we, fol
ourselves and our constituents, do pledge
him and the party L-replesents our most
hearty encouragement and support,
and bespeak for him the aid and support
of all who believe that the will of the ma.
jority expressed in a free ballot, and an
honest count should prevail, as well in
the deliberations of party conventions as
| at the nollS thrnnrhont the land