Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1855-09-27
IRoNToE, Sept. 18th, 1855.

Iorego any remarks OF our own tnls
week on Representative.
IRoNToK, Sept. 18th, 1855.
To the Editor of the GallipOlis Journal:
DEAR S1R:-We are told by the two
young men who went from this place to
the Republican Convention, which was
held in your town on the 18th inst, that
G. G. Hawley OK this place was nomi-
mated as the Republican candidate for
this district for Senator.
Now inasmuch as we did not claim
the candidate for this county, and was
willing to concede the same to any one
of the upper counties this year, and as
we did not know that Mr.. Hawley had
any aspirations in that way, we wish to
know how that nomination was brought
about, for when we heard of the affair
we were taken entirely aback and per-
fectly surprised. Mr.. Hawley is a
young man, from the Western Reserve,
or somewhere else who has not been
long in the county of Lawrence, and
who is not even well acquainted with
the people of our own county, Tor per-
hsps am little too fast, for some of
these Reserve Yankees are acquainted
with every. body, l believe, whether
they ever saw them or not, l will
therefore say that the people of our
county are not acquainted with him.
And as for myself, Notwithstanding 1
have resided in the same town with him
for year or two, do not even know
what his politics are, (if he has any.
1t may not be best to have any politics
nowadays, if aperson wants office.
We hoped and expected some man of
positive political principles would be put
in nomination this fall. One in whom
we could all place confidence, and for
whom we could cheerfully cast our
votes, instead of an intrigueing Yankee,
that not even his own neighbors ever
suspected of dreaming of such a thing.
The convention was not fully represen-
ted from this county, for the reason that
we expected to vote for some person
who resided in one of the upper coun-
ties, and we supposed that you would
bring forward a "good man and true, I"
and that was all we asked, but if we
cannot be provided for in that way, and
are asked to vote for this boy, we wish
you to inform us through your paper in
what way or manner he procured his
nomination, what his politics are, and
what we may expect from him in case
he is elected. If you cannot answer
these questions, and this young Haw-
ley is the Republican candidate, and
we are not presented with another can
didate through the American party, the
old Wing party, or one who will come
out independent, we viii be compelled
to vote for the Democratic candidate,
or not vote at all for Senator, for we
cannot cast our votes this fall without
knowing that we are voting for a man,
and one too upon whom we can rely.
We strongly suspect that this affair
was concoction of the two young men
who went from this place, the one to
procure the nomination of the other.
Please give us their maueuvering and
votes in the matter. Did they cast the
entire vote of Lawrence county for any
one of the candidates presented by any
of the upper counties, or did they SC
| divide their votes as to prevent a nomi.
nation being made of any one of youl
candidates? These are facts upon
which we want information. We had
Republican meeting here, on Friday
last. at which your mot our) candidate
might have informed us in reference tc
: the matter. but he kept us dumb as an
Egyptian mummy.
5 The candidate which you, or some
body, presented to us, is. said to be I
Know Nothing, Il presume say moth,
r ing, for if he belongs to the America
lparty he is ashamed to own it in pub.