▁as ▁Governor ▁of ▁Wisconsin . ▁He ▁received ▁ 7 4 1 ▁votes ▁to ▁ 6 3 3 ▁for ▁Republican ▁inc umb ent ▁Henry ▁A . ▁P atter son , ▁and ▁was ▁assigned ▁to ▁the ▁standing ▁committee ▁on ▁the ▁jud ici ary , ▁of ▁which ▁he ▁was ▁elected ▁chairman . ▁He ▁ran ▁for ▁re - e lection ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 4 ▁under ▁the ▁" D em ocr atic ▁Reform " ▁label ▁( the ▁Reform ▁coal ition ▁had ▁begun ▁to ▁dissol ve , ▁and ▁Taylor ▁would ▁lose ▁his ▁ 1 8 7 5 ▁bid ▁for ▁re - e lection ), ▁but ▁was ▁un se ated ▁by ▁Republican ▁Hir am ▁M err ill , ▁who ▁drew ▁ 7 9 9 ▁votes ▁to ▁ 6 9 4 ▁for ▁Win ans . ▁Win ans ▁served ▁as ▁a ▁colon el ▁on ▁the ▁staff ▁of ▁Governor ▁Taylor ▁in ▁ 1 8 7 4 ▁and ▁ 1 8 7 5 . ▁ ▁He ▁returned ▁to ▁the ▁practice ▁of ▁law , ▁and ▁was ▁elected ▁to ▁the ▁Assembly ▁again ▁as ▁a ▁Dem ocrat ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 1 ▁from ▁the ▁new ▁ 2 nd ▁Rock ▁County ▁district ▁( the ▁City ▁of ▁Jan es ville , ▁plus ▁the ▁Town s ▁of ▁Jan es ville ▁and ▁Rock ) ▁with ▁ 8 0 6 ▁votes ▁to ▁ 6 1 8 ▁for ▁Republican ▁Oscar ▁F . ▁Now lan ▁and ▁ 1 0 9 ▁for ▁Pro hib ition ist ▁G . ▁W . ▁Lawrence ▁( Rep ublic an ▁inc umb ent ▁Franklin ▁Lawrence ▁was ▁not