Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1882-09-14
1--WE At n Time.
CONGRESSIONAL CONVENTION.

S'A VI thO oAotllOt COliiuiltCt.
Mr.. Arthur explained the double call
and stated in that connection that he
should like an expression from the
convention before adjourning as to the
advisability of calling the conventions
in a similar manner in the future. In
the hurry of closing up business, how
ever, this suggestion was not acted upon.
Jas. M. Hayden was chosen perma-
nent chairman and n. c. Holford secre-
tary. Sam'l Woodhouse then moved a
committee of three be appointed as a
committee on credentials. The chair
appointed as such committee Messrs.
Woodhouse, Schulter and Kleinpell,
who, after examining the credentials
presented. reported delegates present
from each of the towns in the district
together with their names. The report
was adopted and the committee dis
charged.
j. A. Street, of Lancaster, offered the
following Resolved That the dele
gates who shall represent the second
assembly district in the convention at
Monroe are hereby instructed to present
to the convention the following resolu-
tons. 1st. Resolved That we condemn
the present method of distributing pub
lie patronage through members of con-
gress and senators, as detrimental to
the interests of the people and as tend
ing to make the rule of appointment not
fitness but cunning in the manipulation
of caucuses. End. Resolved That we
approve of the action of President Ar
thur in vetoing the river and harbor bill.
That while we approved legitimate con-
stitutional Improvements of waterways,
of national Importance, we condemn the
appropriation of national funds to local
improvements.
j.. w. Bracket moved the resolution
be laid on the table for the reason that
the convention had no time to spare to
discuss the questions involved. Carried.
AL. Humphrey moved w. j. Orr cast
the vote of n absentee in the Glen
Haven delegation. Carried.
Col. Clark moved w. p. Stone of the
Lancaster delegation cast two votes, and
that portions of delegations cast the full
vote of the town where the credentials
so provided. Carried.
A. Humphrey moved that the con-
v%ention proceed to elect DELEGATES by
reclamation.
E. Pollock thought the motion unusu-
al but would not contend.
j. w. Bracket thought as they were
to hold two conventions and all were
anxious to get through as soon as posi-
BILE it would expedite matters.
j. A. Street thought that though the
other side had a heavy majority the
rights of the minority ought to be re-
spected. After some further discussion
the motion was carried.
j. w. Bracket then moved that Geo.
Kinney, of Potosi be one of the delegates
to represent the district at Monroe. T.
F. Baldwin moved to amend by substi.
tuting the name of j. A. Street. Amend
ment lost and motion carried by a vote
of 81 to Is.
A. Humphrey nominated n. C. Morse,
OF Bloomington, as the second delegate
to Monroe. j.. A. Street moved to
amend by substituting the name of E.
Pollock. Amendment lost and motion
carried by same vote as before.
A. Humphrey nominated w. B. Clark
as a delegate to represent the district
in the Senatorial District Convention.
E. Pollock suggested that the gentle
man had better give the whole five
names at once. Their side was in the
minority but vas taking it cool. The
following list was her presented by Mr..
Humphrey; w. B. Clark, Thos. Carthew,
A. Humphrey, Sam'l Okey, and John
Yeger, and moved they be elected as
delegates to the Senatorial District Con.
vention. Carried, a few feeble noes
only, being in opposition.
j. w. Bracket moved an adjourn
ment for thirty minutes previous to call
ing the Assembly Convention. The mex
ten minutes was taken up in the conven
ton e~ndeavoring to get itself into a tan
gle and then getting out again on The
question of whether one or two conven
tons had been called and whether, there.
fore, a ecess OF adjournment should b.
taken. 1t was finally decided that two
conventions was the correct solution
Previous to adjournment it was moved
and carried that the delegates presen
at the conventions either at Monroe o.
Lancaster, cast the full vote of the dele
cation, after which the convention adj
journed.