Tribune and telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1855-1856, 1856-09-18
John r. Potter.

oOh6 OSAOA'
This gentleman was nominated rs the Republican
candidate for Congress in this district by the Con
~entiOA which assembled at Racine, on Thursda,
last.
We presume majority of tho gentlemen wh'
composed that Convention are personally ncquaint
cd with Judge Potter, therefore the almost unanim
GUS vote he received from the start, may lie takcI
as fair expression of opinion to his fitness ant
qualifications, on the part of the intelligent gentle
mon who composed the convention.
For our part, from intimate personal acquain
tance with Judge Potter, embracing his priv ate al
we'll his public life, We are prepared to say. th'
convention, could have done no better than il did
In choosing candidate.
JHdge Potter is yet young man, lives in the owI
Of East Troy in Wsworh county, and though
lawyer by profession. lie a farmer by choice. Hi
title Of Judge arises from the fact that last spring h
was chosen County Judge OF Wslworth county
without opposition while absent at Madison in per
formarce Of his duties ono of the representative
from Walworth County, in tie assembly.
He is and has been for years devoted to tho Repub
lican principles. No man be truer, frmcr, o
more Jealous and courageous in dvaneing and sus
tanning those principles than will he.
AS for ability, he has abundance of it, as he hal
Clearly indicated time and again in the performance
of his legislative duties. No ADLER speeches have
been made on the floor, of either body, than Judge
Potter has made in connection with tho exciting
questions which were before the Legislature last
winter.
In short Judge Potter is just The man, in whatever
light you choose 10 consider him. Frank h onesi in
tegsnt able fearless. bold courageous, good natur
ed and benevolent; imbusd with the most humans
sentiments NIL subjects, emrhatically one of the
people, a laboring man with the crowd, sharing in
all their tolls awake to all their wants sympats;ne
with ell their needs and suffcrings in no respect
politician, schemer, an intrigue a seeker atte
yaficc lie is just tho who is entitled to tie sup
port of tho people lie is man IF the people, anc
should be the peoples man, as he will be. Wepre
dict that he will make his mark the floor of Con
gress, and that higher hoaors WI Le thrust upo!
him
We are aware, that in nominating Judge Potter
the Republican invention, ventured exper;
ment. 1t has Eesn said repeatedly that there was
no in nominating any who had not long
purse, and was not prepared 10 empty it freely IN
his own behalf Judge Potter is not rich. lie is
farmer with tie ordinary and average means of {
farmer and has no gold to scatter in the campaign
1t strikes us, that it bchoves the people to put al
end, to the disparagRg opinion of popular virtue
which the persistent repetition of the idea that
but rich man secure the popular suffrage i'm
plies. Judge Potter is honest and capable, and tina
ought TO be enoug Oh for the people This is not Judg
Potter's cause it il the peoples cauee If he ha,
oceans of money he should be expected to m
than hs legitimate share of il in the campaign
The People should do the work they must do it an,
We believe will do IT, Judge Potter we suppose
will visit and speak to the voters throughout tn
district, but urge upon voters not to look to hin
TO do all tho work and furnish all the snews Of war
1t 10 their work as well his, and wo feel a con
hdcnce they will do their share.