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Newspaper
Prescott Transcript
Location
Prescott, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1859
Page
2
A Wisconsin Republican convention report details nominations for Governor and other state offices, with Randall accepting the nomination and Schurz declining the lieutenant governor bid. The piece attacks Barstowite politics, argues for anti slavery measures, and critiques Democratic positions and state advertising practices.
The article notes a year elected J. P. Walker faced a Senate demand to resign, paired with a charge that his bill support for California and New Mexico governance allowed slavery, provoking criticism of Democratic consistency and naming voters such as Juneau, Breymert, and Hobart among those supporting the resolutions.
A Hastings letter reports a poorly attended Democratic meeting with harsh attacks on the Minnesotian editor and Democratic leaders. It praises a Republican gathering featuring G A Nourse and J I Bakes and predicts strong Dakota County support for the Republican ticket. The Milwaukee News notes Northwest satisfaction with the GOP ticket and discusses a government stamp issue linked to public funding.
The article notes low river water harms grain transport with oats prices jumping from five to seven cents to twelve to fifteen. It suggests light stern-wheelers to pass rapids. It also reports a rare aurora borealis disrupting telegraph lines from Quebec to Washington, delaying a four hundred word India steamer report.
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