Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-09-21
THE MONROE CONVENTION

Congressional Convention which
met at Monroe last week For the
first time IN tie history Of the Sd
District there appeared two sets of
individuals from a portion of the
district claiming seats IN the con
Nention as delegates. Aside from
these contestants the convention
stood evenly divided for and against
the nomination of Geo &. Hazelton
One party claiming seats were fav-
orable to lIazelton, and if admitted
his nomination was assured, the
other claimants were az positively
opposed to him and if they were
admitted his defeat was certain.
Under such circumstances the i'm
portance Of a careful consideration
and just determination of the merits
of the contending claimants for seats
was at once recognized by all 1t
was, perhaps, too readily assumed
that the pre- JUDGES of each side
were too strong to expect an unbi-
ased Judgment of the merits of the
contestants, claims from either, and
that whichever faction secured the
organization of the convention and,
with n majority of the committee
on credentials, would use the ad-
vantage to count in the contestants
favorable to themselves regardless
Of justice. Hence, a determined
and prolonged contest for the tenn.
porarv organization seemed newt
able.
Pursuant TO the published call,
the convention assembled at , .. IN.
on the 9Th, and was raped to order
by Hon. w. 5. Wescott, Chairman
Of the Congressional Con mittee.
About half 4 dozen motions and
counter motions for the election of
n temporary president were rapidly
made and lost, on tie vole of 20,
to 90, Contrasting delegates not
voting) when JONI Is. STICKNEY, of
Dane county, voted with the Hazel
ton element and secured the election
Of +. A. orion, of Lafayette, by
vote of 81 to 10. Chas. A. Baxter,
Of Grant, was then elected tempo
rary secretary without opposition.
After slight diminishing a com
mittee of three on credentials was
appointed by the char, consisting
of Calvert Spcnsley of Iowa, G. w.
Parker of Grant, and W. 5. Yves
colt Of Green Committees on res
Clutions and permanent organization
were then appointed without strug-
gle, and the convention took recess
for few hours.
What was termed the desertion of
Stickney, naturally aroused intense
feeling, and from that moment until
the adjournment, bad blood dubbed
Undisguised. Before the committees
were ready 70 report several adj
iournments were had, until Friday
afternoon, when q ajority of the
credentials committee reported IN
favor Of seating the Hazelton dele
gates from lafayette, and, through
the aid of Stickney's vote, the same
was adopted. Then developed a de
termination Of the anti-tlazeIton
DELEGATES 10 rebel. w. III. Chandler,
on the part OF the delegates from
Dane, and w. S. Wescott for those
Of Green, appealed to the conven-
ton for an adjournment till eight
o'clock Saturday morning. This
the majority refused to grant until
permanent organization could be
effected; when Prof Chandler arose
and said that the delegates from
Dane and Green wished leave to
retire from the convention for the
further considering Of what course
theyshould pursue in the premises,
and the delegates from those counties,