Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-09-15
Another Interesting Primary.

The following was written by 4
prominent republican of the town
OF Rldgeway, and sent Us for publ
cation:
Rip0EwAY. Wis. sept. 1lth. 1882. The farce OF
holding caucus gone through with at
Jennletou on the 9th inst. The meeting was
called IL order 10y ex-senator Campbell. Rev.
mos JARVIS was elected chairman and Benia-
min Evans, ESq.. secretary. Mr.. Jarvis on taking
| the chair made short speech expressing salts
| action at seeing the caucus we'll attended.
MI Campbell then addressed the meeting, aud
the following Is synopsis OF Ms remarks: He
was opposed 10 the nomination of Geo. c. Hazel
ton because lie reSorting 10 bribery, fraud
and corrupt practices TO secure the nomination;
and, raising his hand, said he swore hy high
swear II on the bible. that emmiSSareS of Geo c.
| haZeitHu had approached him with brides TO
| pack the canclS of the town of Ridgeway for
HaZelton-the lirSt bride being Sl4OO office for
! himself, his son, any friend he might name,
| but he scorned the offer. Another Of Geo C.'>
friends then came and drawing out his pocket
book, asked him tn name his price 10 support
ltazeltau, and he was rePulsed i'll like manner.
| lie WAS then approached by :. W. Reese; and
! he told HIM the only condition on which he
would support HaZelton, that he. Reese.
should hang the Editor of the nodgeville Chron-
lcle. Before making the condition known
Mr.. Reese assured him IL We're possible IL
should be done. OF course after he named the
condition Mr.. Reese excused himself The
speaker then cited the cases OF the Moscow
uient move III HaZelton'S interest III McFar-
land III Dane county. MIR. Campbell also
denounced the Wisconsin Eagle as having
dl>Sraced the town in the last county conVeu-
ton aud other DodgeVille pap suckers came
! Ill for some singing announcements for their
persistence III sticking their fingers il the
hdSeWdy political pot
ID. d. Evans then got the floor, and a question
was raised As 10 his night 10 participate III the
caucus, he being resident of Dodgevllle. The
chairman decided the meeting was Ia judge
OF his eligibility. \ motion was carried that
he was Il member of the caucus He then
: read letters from =. w Reese and others de
/ nying the Moscow and Waldwick frauds Mr.
Hughes, mail agent between Milwaukee and
Montfurt. an appointee of Hazeltou, then made
a few unlmPorMnt remarks, and produced a
sup OF paper containing the names OF ten del
eSateS and moved that they be the delegates
to the county convention, which was promptly
seconded and question called for: but Mr.
Dan Jarvis got the floor and moved as an
amendment that one person be allowed to
nominate one delegate only, 50 rs To secure
lair representation from all parts of the town:
at which there was perfect turmoil of con
fusion this not Suitlng those who had things
cut ami dried 10 send packed delegation
10 Dodgevllle. Ii was with difficulty that the
chairman restored the meeting IL order and
was continually interrupted by cries OF the
motion first particularly from two men who
had been partaking 10 freely of Hazeltou whisky.
Mr.. Jarvis Jr agalu got the floor in support
of his amendment and Campbell told him he
might just well swallow it, and Jarvis re
t0rted that he didn't want To swallow itwhulu>alc
swallow il hen forced TO- and went on 10 show
the utter untairneSS of such proceeding He
had no objection 10 the men named, but did
object TO one man naming all the delegates
and picking them from one quarter OF the
town The amendment was put and lost. The
motion was then put and carried. but some
IazetOn men protested against the unfairneSS
Of the whole proceedings: and the Hazeltou
men were seen voting against the motion and.
after the caucus was over HaZelton'S supporters
characterized it as an outrage such as had
not been seen i'll Ridgeway politics before; the
usual plan being for each delegate To be nom
mated individually; but Hazelton money and
IIazelton whiskey there in such force
that honesty had To take back seat. Mr.
Fred Theobald then asked the privilege of
speaking n few words without interruption.
He concluded with the remark that he hoped
the Democrats would nominate Mum smith.
The meeting then adjourned. II Wa t,.-,> ....
10 heal the split.
During the caucus the pi>hun0uble Geo.
IIazelton was at Baruevald he told two black
smiths TO 90 help the caucus and he
would run tie shop. And as the shop is next
door to saloon, the proprieturs OF which
were both nj the caucus shouting hlSkilN for
Ilazelton, il is to be presumed he ran the
saloon too; and no doubt their cash receipts for
the day would foot up Il handsome sum.
\ prominent Norwegian said: Il would not
have believed ii unless / had seen it ana
viii never vote the damnable fraudulent Re
publican ticket amy more.