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

before YOU in a truthful and dispassion.
ate manner, the facts which led to the
secession from the regular Congressional
Convention at Monroe of thirteen of the
fourteen delegates from the county o.
Dane, and all the six delegates from the
county of Green, who then organized
themselves into a boiling convention
and nominated a boiling candidate fol-
Congress, the Hon L. ". Keyes. after
the regular convention had placed in
nomination for that position the present
incumbent, the Hon. Geo. G. Hazelton.
1t is an immutable law of the Repub-
lie, settled beyond question, by the ter
rlble struggle for national existence
through which the country has recently
passed, that the minority must submit
to the fairly expressed will of the ma
iority. This principle is the corner
stone of the Republican party. 1t met
a denial of this principle by an insolent
minority upon its accession to the on
troll OF national affairs when Mr.. Lincoln,
the first martyr President, was inaugur-
ated in 1861. The result of the terrible
struggle which followed was the over
throw of the insolent minority who de-
MED The principle, and the complete
v%indication of the principle and of the
Republican party, who were its adyo-
Gates.
So deeply is this principle craven in
the hearts of the people, that the deyo-
tion to the party of those who deny it,
will be at once questioned, and their
patriotism as well.
Nominating Conventions are the in
dispensable means by which the Repub-
lican party has and must continue to
control the general Government. If,
for instance, The policy of seeding
from end boiling the regular action of
congressional conventions, of which we
have this example in our district, is to
prevail in very few Republican districts
throughout the land, resulting in the
election of Democratic Representatives
where Republicans should be elected,
the mex House of Representatives will
be Democratic. The next Congress
will have control of the legislation of
the Nation when the next President is
elected and will discharge its functions
at the counting of the electoral vote,
which will elect the next President. 1t
requires no special acumen to see that
the next Presidential contest will be a
close contest. 1t is within the range of
probability that the country may again
in 1891, as in 1876, stand upon the very
verge of an interminable dispute be-
tween rival candidates, both claiming
to be President of the Nation, which
may threaten the peace, and even the
life Of the Republic. In that event how
fG4 VFntIXv IIslGfTnlls tn fhn nnttntpx- -
this boiling policy of q few ambitious
men, who, if they cannot rule are de-
termined to ruin, resulting as it may,
in the election of a Democratic House
of Representatives whose influence
would be immensely felt in the decision
of such contest.
Republicans will indeed be recreant
to this vital principle. for which they
and the country have suffered SO much,
and the observance of (which is so essen
tial to Il future welfare, as n party and
nation, If they do act, as n man, frown
down this attempt to disintegrate the
party and cndanger its prospects, by
secession.
Our object is to place the facts in this
case SO plainly before the people that all
will fully understand them. relying upon
their patriotism and devotion to the vital
principles OF the party, to solidly sustain
the right, and meet and crush in its in
cipiency this determination of q few to
ruin when they cannot rule.
The Congressional Convention was
regularly called at Monroe on the 18th
Of September, 1882, to nominate q can
didate for Representative in Congress
from the district. Dane county, which
now for the first time is a part of the
district, early presented a candidate for
the position in the person of the Hon.
+, W. Reyes, of Madison.
Grant county presented a candidate
in the person of the present incumbent,
Hon. Geo. G. Hazclton. The three
counties not presenting candidates,
Iowa, Green, and Lafayette, were d.
vided IN their preferences, as between
these two individuals, Green being OPP
posed to Mr.. Hazelton, though not
primarily favoring MIR. Keyes, while
Iowa and Lafayette favored Mr.. Hazel
ton. The counties were entitled to rep
resentation in the Monroe convention,
on the basis of two delegates from each
Assembly District, and four delegates
from each Senatorial District.
Dane county, comprising one Scna-
torial District, and five Assembly Dis
tricts. was entitled to fourteen delegates
in the convention. Grant county com
promising, one Senatorial, and three
Assembly Districts, was entitled to ten
delegates. Iowa county, comprising
one-half a senatorial district and two
/ ouga,,, Il- Dict V;ate x-a ohfitloI IN Siy
delegates. The counties of Green and
Lafayette, together, comprise a sena-
torial district; and each county com
prises two assembly districts. Under
an arrangement which has always ex-
isted between Green and Lafayette,
since they have joined in a single sena-
torial district, the two counties having
about the same population, Zach Of the
counties in a county contention, has
elected two of the senatorial delegates,
to which the senatorial district is en-
titled. This arrangement was acted
upon 81 the two counties IN this instance,
SO that Green and LAFAYETTE, were each
entitled 20 six delegates; two senatorial
delegates from each, to be elected by
the county conventions of the counties;
and two delegates from each u the
assembly districts, in the two counties.
The congressional convention comprised
fortv-two delegates. The successful
candidate must have at least TWENTY-FIVE
votes.
Early in TIE Dane county
elected her fourteen delegates, favorable
to Mr.. Keyes, not however without con
siderable opposition on the pant of Mr..
Hazelton's friends in that county. These
delegates were instructed to use all
honorable means to secure the nominal
ton of Mr.. keyes. Green followed. and
after a very spirited and close contest
in her northern district. between Mr..
Hszelton's friends and his opponents.
elected her six delegates. all OF whom
We're opposed to Mr.. Hazelton's nom
i|natiOu, most Of them also opposed TO
Mr.. keyeS' nomination. though pre-
ferring that gentleman to Mr.. Hazelton.
Green county two senatorial delegates
were elected by a county convention.
This secured twenty votes opposed to
Mr.. Hazeltou's nomination. Grant
county next elected her ten delegates.
all pronounced Hazelton men. Iowa
then elected her six delegates. after q
most spirited contest between the friends
OF Mr.. Hazeltoa and Mr.. keyes, the siS
delegates elected being pronounced
Hazelton men. Exclusive of LAFAYETTE
then. Mr.. Hazelton had sixteen votes.
and his opponents twenty votes. The
contest then narrowed 10 LAFAYETTE