Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-10-12
to the Highest Court.

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The Peace Committee which met
at Madison on the I'd inst. failed to
accomplish what was most generally
desired by Republicans throughout
the district After great deal of
difficulty they succeeded in fixing up
an arrangement whereby both Hazel
ton and Keyes were to withdraw.
The latter was aillin' while the for
mer proposed that he should con-
vene the delegates who supported
him at Monroe, to ask their consent.
These delegates assembled at Dodge
Vile on Friday last, and by a vote
of 20 to ., declared that Geo. G.
HaZelton must not withdraw, and
unanimously adopted the following
resolutions:
We, tne delegates of the Republican Con-
grcssionnl Convention, held at Monroe, Sept
II, and constituting M joity of that Con-
yention, In Informal meeting held at Dodge
Vile. this 9th day OF October. 1882. do insist and
declare
That the Hon. Geo. G. Hazelton was and is
the regular nominee of that Convention and
the choice of the people of the district. A
contestng delegation claiming seats in that
Convention, from Lafayette county, was Sc
curpd by ,.aIIpuspg plaudpsfiupIy instituted and
held in towns, the large majority of whose
voters were favorable to Mr. Hazelton, and for
the express purpose of thwarting the popular
viii;
That, If Mr. Hazelton should now withdraw
from the field as the nominee Of that Conven-
tion, he would no. Only do great wrong to the
party and the people, but would establish the
dangerous precedent that whenever ambitious
politicians desired to defeat the peoples choice
they have only to send Il contrasting delegation
to "A nominating convention, thus paving the
way for bolt, and by this means secure
withdrawal of the regular nominee as well as
that of the boiling minority, and name a cam
ddatc on whose merits the people have not
passed and who is not their choice;
That such precedent. once established, in
augunates system of fraud more dangerous,
because more refined, than ever prevailed even
in South Carolina;
That II Is the firm belief of those delegates
that it is far better to be defeated at the polls
10y an opposing political party, in honorable
contest. than to seek transient victory by
giving countenancc to such fraud. from
thorough canvass of our respective localities.
we are convinced that the only man who can
,nrr I'll nf ba ri N.pn unjn tod
candidate of the party to victory is George c.
Hazelton; but II that banner always the ban
ner of justice, right and honor must go down,
it can never fall in Il worthier cause than in
yndeatng the lawful choice OF n majority as
against the claim Of nm Illegal minority;
That we have, however, the confidence, based
in a rapidly growing sentiment, and the con-
vctions of the people that we are right and
their rcsoute determination that the right must
prevail;
That with Mr.. Hazelt Oh ~ our standard bear
err our yindcaton and our triumph ut the polls
Ia assured.
We, therefore. do insist in the name of the
constituencies we represent in the name and
the highest interests Of the party, in the name
of honor, justice and Republican principles
that Mr.. Hazclton stand and now is, our chosen
and only regularly nominated candidate, and we
for ourselves and our constituents do pledge
him and the party he represents, our most
hearty encouragement and support and be
speak for him the aid of all who believe that
the win of the majority, expressed by n free
ballot and honest count should prevail AZ well
In the deliberations of party conventions IA at
the polls throughout the land
Signed by the twenty-five delegates who
voted for Hazclon ut Monroe.l
MANY Republicans who readily
admit the regularity of Mr.. Hazel
tons nomination and will give him
their support at the polls, disagree
with the delegates as to the wisdom
of their action. We think it mis-
take, and can see no reasonable
ground to hope for any other result
| than the election of the Democratic
nominee. In this thought we believe
\ majority of the Republicans of
Iowa county concur, Yet they will
stand by their colors az brayc sol
dicrs do even after they discover
that through bad generalship they
are placed in position where the
best of effort and the greatest of
sacrifice may be without avail.
TnE so-called "Independent" Con-
vcntion of the First Wisconsin Dis