The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-05-09
WISCONSIN REPUBLICAN STATE
CONVENTION.

The Republicans of the State met in con-
vention at Madison April 30 and elected
the following delegates to the National
Convention at Chicago, and also the men,
bers of the State Cen raj Committee:
First District-H. A. Cooper, Blaine FIRST
choice, Sherman second; John j. Sales,
Sherman, Arthur.
Seconds. S. Barney, Edmunds first
Lincoln or General Sherman second; w. T.
Rambusch, EdmundS, Sherman.
Third-Calvert Spencely and A. c. Dodge,
both fer Blaine.
F. c. Winkler, Edmunds-Arthur or Arthur
Edmunds.
Fifth. e. Mead and C. Estabrook both
for EdmundS
Sixth-Charles A. Clark and A. NJ KIM
ball, both for Arthur
SeVenth-C. NJ. Butt, Blaine; O, F. Tenn
pie, Blaine, Edmunds, Sherman.
Eighth-George B. Shaw and Horace A.
Taylor, both for Blaine, then Edmunds.
Ninth-Alex. Stewart, Blaine: D. A.
Ellis, Blaine, Arthur.
The following platform was adopted after
a spirited discussion:
ReSOlued That this convention has no in
structions to offer the delegates to the Repub-
hcan National Convention, except to urge
them to lay aside all merely personal prefer
ences, and after due comparison of views
with the Representatives of other States to
unite in supporting for President and Vice
President of the United States the candidate
whose nomination will, according to their
best Judgment most surely tend to harmonic
the party and to assure the continued ascend
ency of its principles in the administration Of
the Government.
Resolved, Further, that we cordially approve
of IA raFso cnet Not
Administration, and we express the almost
universal sentiment of the Republicans of
Wisconsin in commencing the wise, consist.
ent and statesmanlike manner in which Presi-
dent Arthur has discharged the duties of the
great Office that devolved upon him under Cir.
cumstances such as to render the successful
and satisfactory performance of its functions
task purely difficult and arduous.
That the basis of representation in all fu.
ture Republican State Conventions shall be
upon the basis of the vote cast in the several
counties at the last preceding Presidential
election. Each county shall be entitled to
one delegate for each 500 Republican votes
cast, and one for the majority of a fraction
thereof. Each county shall be entitled TO AT
least one delegate.
Resolutions instructing the delegates ia
propose the name of General Fairchild in
the National Convention, and to vote for
him, were defeated. The following was
then passed unanimously:
ReSOJUed, That we hold it to be the undis
puted and imperative duty of the Govern
ment without further delay to create such
rules and enact such laws as may be neceS.
sary to forthwith allow and to pay to all hon.
oraby discharged soldiers now living, and to
the heirs and legal representatives of them,
all just claims for pensions, back pay and
bounty to which the Jaws entitle them That
we deprecate and disapprove the princi-
pie and practice which requires claim
ants in such cases to make an arbitrary and
stronger proof, in order to recover what is re-
quired by the common law and customs in
matters of business and proceedings in court.
That under such rules and regulations the Re-
publicaas of Wisconsin insist and demand that
sufficient force lie employed in the respective
meritorious claims within the least possible
period of time.
II. A. Taylor was elected Chairman OF
the State Central Committee by acclama-
ton. The convention then took a recess till
eight o'clock, when the members elected
from each Congressional District an electOI
and two members of the Central Committee,
as follows:
First District, elector, A. w. Ostrander;
committee, j. e. Heg, Simeon Whitley; I'd,
elector, Daniel c. Van Brunt; committee,
| George w. Carter, G. K. Pier; Sd, eector,
Joseph Harris; committee G. A Baxter, }. G.
Monaghan 4th, elector John Rugee; COM
mittee, George NJ. Pasohen, J. r. bingham;
5th eieetor, g. S. Brown; committee II. G.
Rugee; committee, John Hicks, VIII Girls
void; 18th, elector, w. M. Fargo; committee,
G. r. Irwin, A. l.. Slye; Sth, elector, A. Ander-
son; committee, J. w. Graft, W. III. Hunting
ton; 9th, elector, e. l.. Brown; committee, H.
G. Hetzel ID. p. Pulsifer