Soon after his admission to the bar he was appointed Lafayette County superintendent of schools ; he was twice subsequently elected to that office . In 1887 he was elected mayor of the city of Darlington and was re-elected in 1888 . He was city attorney for Darlington for several years , and was elected county district attorney in 1892 . Martin was a member of the Republican Party 's state central committee for four years ; was president of the high school board for Darlington from 1895 until 1910 . He was elected from Wisconsin 's 1st congressional district as a delegate to the 1908 Republican National Convention held in Chicago , 1908 , which nominated William Howard Taft for President of the United States
1908 Republican National Convention
1908 Republican National Convention
Harry C. Martin