Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1888-05-24


tee, who said:
GENTLEMEN OF THE CONVENTION:
From the name of the adoption of the constitu-
ti0n under which we live, two great principles
have divided into opposing parties the people Of
the United States-one party. under the leader
ship of John c. Calhoun and jefferson Davis,
have coutended that the bonds OF Union were
only limited co-partnership that could and
should be dissolved whenever any party desired.
The other party with Webster and Lincoln as
expounders, declared that we were a Union, one
and inseparable, to last forever. From the peo-
Plies ballots. cast in 1860, the disciples of Cal
houn under the leadership of Jefferson Davis
and Robert E. Lee, took an appeal to the sword
and for four years. long and bloody war prevailed
in our free land, led by Lincoln and Grant. The
believers in an undivided Union won the battle
for the free. and demonstrated to the world that
the United States was a Nation. Twenty years
after the war over, Grover Cleveland, by the
carelessness of the savlours of the country came
to the Presidency. In the last year of his power,
he departed from the presidents established by
his predecessors, and instead of sending to the
congress message on the state Of the Union he
sent platform for his party, which read, las
great reformers we must have free trade This
is the great Issue that is presented to the Ameri
can people. Shall our own industries be pro-
tected and fostered, or are the interests of the
subjects of the Queen OF England paramount to
ours? You have met as representatives of the
people ofthis congressional district to elect two
delegates and two alternates to the National con-
venton whore head for the Nation for the next
four years will be nominated. (Applause. Select
as your delegates men who yenerate the wisdom
OF Washin gton, the Father, and who have faith
in the principles that governed Lincoln the
Saviour of the country, and if they succeed in
nominating WiscOnsins favorte son, Governor
k-(tremendous applause) no matter If his
feet and hands are large, he has heartand brain
10 match-.hey will have placed before the nation
the peer of the martyred Garfield honest old
Jerry, in peace and war, always at the very front
Of duty. Cloud and prolonged applause.) Or
that other soldier for the Union who carries in
his body the lead hurled by treason, that other
patriot, hero, jurist statesman, Walter @.
Gresham, (loud applause) and you will have
nominated man, who, as soon as the ides Of
November come, will boost out OF power the
| Buffalo Sheriff, whose chiefest delight as the
head Of the Nation seems TO have been TO make
Lamar the Rebel Brgadier. the expounder of
the laws of the country he tried to destroy an d
who has seemed TO be most happy when he could
veto the pensions that congress had voted to
Union soldiers.
On motion, Calvert Spensley of Iowa
county,was elected Temporary chairman.
and r. h. Sabin, of Dane. was chosen
secretary.
| On motion of G j. ROLLS, OF Dane, the
1 chair appointed committee of five on
credentials. which consisted of G. j.
ROLLS, of Dane;J. b. Treat, of Green; N.
Olmstead, of Lafayette; WIG Chandler,
of Grant. and S. w. Reese, of Iowa.
On motion a recess was taken to await
the report of the committe on creden-
tails
/ When the convention was again called
to order by the chair. the committee re-
ported the following delegates entitled
to seats:
Dane eounty-Senatorial: George E.
Bryant, r. l.. Sabin, c. j. ROLLS, S. A.
Harper.
LIST Assembly District-Chas. M.Dow,
Chas. Il. Green.
% District-H. I'll Helms, j. G. Rowley.
50 District-Ole Barton, s. f Bronson.
4th District. l.. Hacker, o. Nj.
1 Thornton.
Green county Senatorial: w B Haw-
/ thorn, j. c. Zimmerman
/ 1st Assembly Distriet-H.C Putnam,
J. b. Treat.
| ID District YanPatten. IS. Wad-
dington.
Grant county Sen2torial:J j. Is. Mccoy
/ A. &. Morse, ID. T. Parker
LIST Assembly District. w Murphy
Joseph Allen.
/ ID District Chss. A Dewitt, ". e
Chandler.
Sd District Chss. A. Armstrong, Al
Pipkin
Lafayette county Senatorial: G. f
Osborne, Michael Holland.
ist Assembly Distriet-k J. Wilson