Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1882-10-05

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Lafayette County, Wisconsin, will be
held in the court house. in the city of
Darling ION, on Tuesday, September
18th, 1882, AT TWO O'CLOCK p. M,
for the purpose of electing two delegates
to represent said district in the Republi-
can Congressional Convention to be
held at Monroe, on Tuesday, the 18th
day of September, 1882, each town being
entitled to the usual number of dele
gates.
Signed,
JOSEPH 5oH T H Honslrr, Committee.
ROB. RENNICK,
This notice Mr.. Rudd, the chairman
OF the committee, on the 30th of August
gave to the chairman of the county COM
mittee, Mr.. Helm. 1t was then con-
sidered by these two gentlemen, that
inasmuch as the county committees
call, which had then been published,
called the two assembly district conyen-
tions as well as the county convention,
this separate call of the assembly dis
trict convention for the western district
need not be published. and it was not
published, but remained in the hands
of the county committee. The county
and western assembly district commit
tees in whom, II or the other, GER
tainly rests the only authority to CO Il the
western district convention TO order,
did have notice of the hear at which il
should be called. Each of the district
committee had signed the call, and it
was in the hands of the county commit
tee. In any point of view then, this no.
tice was binding upon every person
who had any right to call the western
district %cOnyentian to order, from which
it follows that the district convention
could not be called to order until 2
p. M.
The county convention at Darlington,
was called to order at II o'clock noon
by MIR. Helm, the chairman of the
county committee. 1t perfected its
temporary organization, appointed its
committees on credentials and perma-
nent organizations, and adjourned until
2 O'Clock, p. m, for the double purpose
Of enabling its members to get their din
ner. and the committee on credentials
to prepare their report. The entire
Shullsbtlrg delegation to the conyen-
ton, including Mr.. Thomas Bright, one
of the Reyes contesting delegates at
Monroe, were present and participated
in the organization of this convention.
The contesting delegation from New
Diggings, including Mr.. Thomas Balm
bridge, also n of the contesting Reyes
delegates to Monroe, was also present,
and participated in the organization.
Mr.. Bainbridge, in fact. moving the adj
iournment of the convention until 2
o'clock. William Walton. the Keyes
contestant TO Il seat in the Monroe CON
v%entiou rs a senatorial delegate from
the county. vas also present and partici-
pated in the organization OF the county
conversion,
INN diately after the adjournment Of
the co,lty convention. Mt twenty min
utes p t12 o'clock, a secret convention
OF the eyes delegates, in the western
assem- district, was called to order in
the cott house, at Darlington. 1t has
Deems | by Mr.. keyes friends. promi-
! nently zen. Atwood, in the Madison
Journa that this convention was called
in a pr lie place. This may be. but it
was a secret convention, nevertheless,
called u time when all other delegates,
except hose who had been secretly in
formed Of it, were either at dinner or at
work on committee work. The testi-
mony taken by the committee on Gre
dentials of the Monroe convention. is
all one yay, and shows conclusiveiy that
no Hazelton delegate from the district
was notified of this convention, or knew
of its being held until long after it had
adjourned.
This secret convention was called to
order hy Mr.. Horslcy, one of committee
of western assembly district, who had
affixed his hand to the above call for
such convention to be held Il , o'clock.
.. m. Mr.. Helm the chairman OF the
I county committee, and Mr.. Rudd.
/ chairman OF the western assembly dis
trict committee, were both present al
the county convention when it adjourn
cd, which fact Of itself deprived Mr..
Horslcy Of any authority 10 call the dis.
triet convention to order. and clearl.
MIR. Horsley must have known he wa.
acting in an unfair and fraudulent MN.
ner. in calling the convention to ord,l
1T 1890 o'clock. without the knowlede,
Of the chairman Of the committee. ans
in viola Jon of party usuage when b,
mad signed a call for ? O'Clock, D. m.
and knew the Hazelton delegates all un