The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1892-08-27
By AcclaIllatiOIl.

yention tor this the new Tenth Dis
trict, was held at Cumberland on
"Wednesday. The Convention was
called to order at $50 p. m. The com
m,ttee on credentials had not much to
do as there were no contesting delega-
lions. and their report to seat the dele
gates presenting themselves was
adopted
Mr.. Hall, of Dunn county, intro
duced resolution that any candidate
that accepts nomination for any office
pledges himself not to accept rail
road pass. On molten of Mills, OF
Douglas county, the resolution was re-
ferred to the committee before argu-
lnent to report. Recess taken aud
committee came and reported against
the adoption OF the resolution ut this
time, but favored a general law. Hall
spoke against the report, and Bradford
Of st Croix in favor The report was
adopted with few dissenting votes.
Mr.. Woodworth, of Pierce county,
then nominated Mr. IIaugen in a short
but very effective speech, and the noml-
nation was seconded by T.. q. Mills, of
this city. AS soon as Mr. Mills sat
down Mr.. B. F. Willard, of Chippewa,
arose and moved Mr.. Ilaugen's nomi
nation by acclamation This motion
was carried with great applause and
there was not mo" in the conyen
ton, and this is Mr.. Haugen once
more our candidate for Congress.
1t is well for our city that Mr.. IIau-
gen is such fine specimen of the big.
hearted, generous Norwegian stock
that he is. No man can and does more
readily forgive his enemies than Mr..
Uausen, and while Superior has again
done all she could through her local
manipllatiens to defeat him. Mr..
IIaugan will first be re elected, and
secondly, he viii keep right on doing
MI he can to help us III all things per
tainin. to national legislation 'ln the
future as in The past, and no thought
of retaliation for Sights shown him
will be entertained.
The following brief biographical
sketch of our candidate may be inte-
resting to the thousands of new Corners
i'll Superior, who have not a personal
acquaintance with him:
Nils Z. llaugen, of River Falls,
Pierce county, was born in the Parish
Of MEDIUM, Norway, March 8, 1919;
graduated in the law department of
the Michigan State University, in the
class of 1874; is by profession law,
YER came TO Wisconsin in 1851, ana
settled i'll Pierce county; was phono-
graphic reporter of the eighth judicial
circuit for several years, and on the
eleventh circuit from July, 1876 TO
MAY. 1878; was elected as a Repuhli
can to the assembly for 1879, and re-
elected for 1850; was elected on the
Republican ticket as railroad commits
sioner, that office having been made
elective by the legislature of 1881, re
ceiving So, 500 votes against 80, 40 for
Ambrose Hoffman, democrat; 1850
for John Nader, prohlbtlonist, and
6,6Ol for T. &. Brulson, greenbacker.
lie was re elected i'll 1881, receiving
162, ll6 votes against 1i5,ool for Con
rad kreZ, democrat; 1862 for Henry
Sanford. prohibitionist and 3,346 for
John kcifer, greenbacker. At
special election on January Is, 1887,
to fill vacancy caused by the death of
W T. Price. he was elected to the
fiftieth congress for the full term be-
ginning March I, 1887. receiving S,l5o
votes against 6soS votes for Samuel {.
Johnson, democratic, and 800 votes
for Peter Traux, prohibitionst; re
elected TO the fifty first congress, and
again reelected to the fifty second
congress for the full term from March
1. 1891, in 1890, receiving 7,609 votes
against Is, oil for w F. Bailey demo
s.rat. and :.,9ll for W. {. Jones. pro
hibltionist