The first Republican County Convention was held in the Court House in Janesville

The evidence

• “GAZETTE.] The record of the Republican party of Rock County is as brilliant in its successes as. that cf the Republican party of the nation. For twenty-five years it has gallantly held the fort in old Rock, and at the age of twenty-five it is as honorable in principle, as strong in the faith, and as powerful in numbers, as when it swept the county in 1854. The first Republican County Convention was held in the Court House in Janesville, on the 12th of October, 1854. The call was signed by L.”

  1879-history-of-rock-county/12-rock-county-ch06-politics-war-record.md, PDF p. 441 / book p. 445

  Butterfield, C. W., et al. The History of Rock County, Wisconsin: its early settlement, growth, development, resources, etc. Chicago: Western Historical Company, 1879. Cornell University Library via the Internet Archive, archive.org/details/cu31924028871585.

  Grade A: Found on a page of one of our sources

  

• “and at the age of fifty-four is as honorable in principle, as strong in faith and as powerful in numbers as when it swept the county in 1854. The first Republican county convention was held in the court house in Janesville, on October 12, 1854. The call was signed by L.”

  1908-brown-rock-county/25-political-history.md, Vol. 1, PDF p. 557 / book p. 517

  Brown, William Fiske, editor. Rock County, Wisconsin: A New History of Its Cities, Villages, Towns, Citizens and Varied Interests, from the Earliest Times, Up to Date. Chicago: C. F. Cooper & Co., 1908. 2 vols. archive.org/details/rockcountywiscon01brow, archive.org/details/rockcountywiscon02brow.

  Grade A: Found on a page of one of our sources · may repeat 1879-history-of-rock-county, so not counted as independent