The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1857-10-14

the River Fails Journal in the following
manner. "The River Falls Journal, Of
this week comes out plainly and heartily
for the suppose of Mr.. Strong, giving as its
reasons that he is the regular nominee of
the Convention, and that he is the only
Republican in the district that can be
elected, one of those reasons we know to
be false and shall believe the other is, till
after the election" AS have heretofore
stated why Mr. Moore was not elected the
nominee. | would here ask, if all such
bodies have not the right to reconsider or
amend any resolution or action they may
take upon any matter over which they
have jurisdiction, previous to such reso-
luton having been declared as passed. If
such be the case then | would ask how can
Mr.. Moore be considered as such nominee
when he was never declared as such, nor
a resolution offered to that effect. leave
this question to be answered by those who
are better acquainted with parliamentary
rules, and here state that in my opinion,
Mr.. Strong received tho nomination in as
fair and honorable manner, as it was
possible any man could, and further, entire
" independent of what might be consider
ed Hudson or '.IIorse shed" influence as
the Transcript terms il, but by those who
consideren Mr. Strong q true Republican,
who ifelected, would geurd well tho inter-
ests of his entire district, with honor to
himself % well as to those who sent him.
] now come to the poiat in which I am
more particularly interested in explaining.
I viii omit portion that follows the
transcripts structure upon the Rivor Falls
Journal and quote as following. "The
Pierce Co. Convention expressed pref
erence for G. B. Cox, but most emphat
icslly some man who WAS resident OF nei-
Their Hudson or Prescott. To this end
three delegates were chosen who were
supposed to be of the same mind, one of
them, Mr.. Cox himself unable to 90, gave
his proxy to Mr. Tozer, who attended the
Convention, stated that he considered Mr.
Cox incapable of filing the Office properly,
and united with Hudson in electing
nan tromthat place. after the disafect-
ed delegates he'd bolted the nomination"
Now | would say in reference to the
preference expressed by tho Pierce Co.
Convention in favor Of Mr.. Cox, and
against man either from Prescott or
Hudson, that when Mr.. Cox gave me his
proxy he failed to mention either of those
facts; but just as / VISA on the point Of
starting, was informed tina: such was the
case by another gentleman who lives in
River Falls. Whom urged to take
Mr.. Cox's proxy and go with me which
he refused to dc. When I told him that
i'll acted atall, would act as free man,
thing which l am fast in saying, did.
# those who gave mo g seat in that Con-
,vontion were deceived in their man, it was
because they were not better Acquainted
with mo; for hal they been, they would
have Known that I would not act at all in
such matters, with halter around my
neck
think it entirely unnecessary for me
to state my reasons in detail, at the pres
ent time, for not supporting Mr. Cox at
the Convention, as it is well known
fact that he could not have received the
hearty support of St. Croix County, more
particularly Of Hudson. Ali who are &C.
ouainted with the circumstances of last
falls election and the course he then took,
know that he injured his popularity in
that County.
The assertions that | stated in the
Convention that I considered Mr.. Cox
incapable Of filing the Office properly"
and that | "united with Hudson in elect
ing man from that place." are both false
and have not the least shadow of truth in
them. ! did not exchange ono word with
any of the st. Croix delegation respecting
any one to be voted for in the Conven-
ton. The only men who spoke to me
for the purpose of log-rolling were the
two gentlemen from Eau Clair, and Mr..
Dill from Prescott, but when they found
L was very poor hand at that business
the subject was dropped.
In reference ito Mr.. Cox, l made
the remark to them in private con-
versaton that the course he pursued in
the election last fall, and also in some
other matters of q political nature of
more recent date which camo under my
own immediate observation, was such
that considered he was not a suitable
person for us to force upon the Conven-
ton. Not but what Mr. Cox as bust
ness man, a citizen, and neighbor,