Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1896-10-22
For Senator 10Th District.
HON. 6. ii. BHxTER, THE REPUBLICAN,
NOMINEE.

Charles H. Baxter. of Lancaster,
Wis. the republican nominee for
State Senator of this district, is by
occupation merchant He was born
at Saltwater, Saratoga Co.. n Y, in
1871. He is son of DR.. Hiram Bax-
ter and came to Wisconsin in 1857
and located in Grant County, where
he worked on a farm until August
1860 when he became a clerk in a
store. He remained in this business
until 1862 when he enlisted in the
army as private in Co. s.Cf 25th
Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry and
was mustered ont of service after the
fall of Vicksburg; after which he
raised a company which became Co.
XIV in the 47th Wisconsin Regiment,
was elected captain of the company
and was sent to Department in Mid
die Tennessee. and by order of Cen
eral Geo. II. Thomas was appointed
Chief or Ordinance Department of
Middle Tennessee, and attached to
the staff eli Gen. VanCleve and Gen.
Melroy. He served in that capacity
until the end of the war and since
then has successfully engaged in gem
eral mercantile business in Lancas-
ter.
Mr.. Baxter has served as chairman
of the Republican Central Committee
of Grant county for the past twenty
five years, and has been a member of
the city council and also has been city
Mayor. He also served for eight
wears as member of the Republican
State Central Committee, has been a
member of the County Board of SUI
pervisors several times, and was the
first president OF the Southwestern
Wisconsin's Veterans Association, TO
which position he was reelected for
ten years, and was delegate AT
large from this State to the National
Encampment in 1885, and also to
Boston.
He was elected to the State Senate
in 1895. and represented the 10th dis
trict. composed of the. counties of
Richland. Crawford and the north
half Of Grant, and as a member of
that body made an enviable reputa-
ton throughout the state, and has the
endorsement Of not only the Repub-
lican but Democratic press. Il
Senator Baxter is entitled TO re-
election for the honorable record he
made in the last Legislature. His
services ere recognized abroad and it
will ue a surprise to the leading men
of thestate if Grant county refuses to
support for second term so capable
a representative. The following from
the 0conomowoc Republican and
| from the Mondoria Herald shows how
the senator is regarded in Waukesha
and Buffalo counties.
Among those whose names have been fa-
vorably mentioned for denomination aad re-
election to the State Senate at the coming
general election. there is not a member of
| that body more entitled to that merited dis
tinction than is Hon. 2. II. Baxter of Lam
caster. whether as chairman of the COM
mittee on claims or as an influential m ember
/ on the floor OF the Senate, none have made a
cleaner or more consistent record. To par
| ticularize- voted against the bin reiiev-
/ ing the state treasurers. because the plat
| form OF his party said 1t would not do SO: it
was mainly through his efforts that the in
| terest on the trust fund was equalized. He
voted and worked against a scheme to in
crease the salaries of certain officials. AS
chairman OF the committee on state affairs
| he was ever watchful of the interests of the
state, and any scheme to raid the treasury
| found an active and persistent opponent in
| the person of Senator Baxter. Such men as
he should be retained in public positions and
not carelessly set aside in order to pass the
offices around With the knowledge gained
by experience coupled with hrst-class bust
ness cal acity and natural fitness for the po-
sition there are grounds to believe his seryi-
| ces will be doubly valuable in the future.
State Senators Baxter OF Lancaster.
| Thayer of Ripon. and Woodwork of ELS
| worth have been renominated. Three bet
| ter men could not have been selected by their
respective constituents to represent them.
They are faithful stewards
Mr.. Baxter is a man of high moral
character. liberal education, broad
reading, logical reasoner, good
speaker and a gentleman bf most ex-
cellent business abilities He is a
man in every way fitted to make a
thorough going representative of his
district. His ability coupled with his
untiring energy has made him one of
the leading members of the state
senate.