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Newspaper
Oshkosh Democrat
Location
Oshkosh, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1852
Page
2
A lengthy botched OCR lists Free Soil and Democratic presidential nominees, with George W. Julian and William A. Graham among Free Soil figures, Franklin Pierce and William H. King for Democratic options, and numerous local offices. It includes editorials urging voters to consider party principles, morality of voting, and responsibilities to future generations, plus notes on newspaper printing delays and candidate withdrawals.
The South Assembly District Democratic Convention met Saturday with strong representation. On the first ballot Lara M. Miller was nominated for delegate. Col. Miller described as energetic and capable. The article notes the party’s early organizers and business interests shaping the ticket amidst calls against slavery.
A report from the Whig Convention notes Jerome Reed as Teaper and Edwin Wheeler as Secretary, with ballots nominating Bowron for Clerk of the Court and Mawer for Register of Deeds, among others. The Democratic convention declines a Senate nomination, endorsing Hashford’s views and nominating Breansrat for Senator and Heath for Sheriff.
A Tribune letter from Freemen asks editors to confirm if John P. Fule is a Temperance man. The writer, disillusioned with Rum Democracy, notes Fule’s long standing Republican Democrat ties and philanthropy. The editor allegedly responds affirming Fule as a Temperance man.
The text argues that inquiry into General Scott and General Pierce serves party zeal, noting that Scott’s higher pay reflects longer service, not greater merit. It cites the Commonwealth office in Boston with figures on editors’ speeches and orders, and reports an Irving Book Store sale of school and religious books, with vendors in Milwaukee and Philadelphia.
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