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Show 1'iamWr l llul.llrn Party Dead. 8L Paul. Minn., Dec So.-Chnrlee K. Plko la dead at lit residence In thi city. In early life he waa ono of tho flrat Free Hollers, and one of the founder of the Itepnbllcan party In Mnssachu. sett. In 1817, while a member of the Maine legislature, lie nroto tho resolutions reso-lutions which according to tha custom of that time brought before the people the name of Taylor for the presidency. Later he wa one of tho group of the first lEcpubllcane i tho Massachusetts legislature. In 18J7 lie removed to Wisconsin and founded the Oshkosh Northwestern, which during the war wna n radical supportei of Lincoln. In 185S he waa appointed solicitor of the Internal Hovcnue department and assistant at-turner at-turner general of llm United States. |
