The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1857-10-21

feelings do SO, it was their duty to resign
and let those act who could. But this dos Mt
appear to be NJ. Tozers view OF the mat
ter. While he admits that he was posted
as to the views of the County Conven-
ton on the Senatorial nomination, he
makes no attempt to show that these
views were not correct, or that they do not
accord with the views of the Republican
party throughout the County, nor docs
he offer any excuse for SO gross breach
of trust, but claims it as his right and
glories in his acts. certainly do not
envy Mr.. Tozer the honor he acquired by
his course in the Senatorial Convention.
There are two or three peculiar points
in Mr.. Tozer's letter which l wish to no
tee. In speaking of the nomination Of
Mr.. Strong, he says:
"hlr. Strong received the nomination in
as fair and honorable manner as it was
possible any man could, and further, en-
tirely independent of what might be con-
sidered Hudson or 'horse-shed' influence,
as the Transcript terms it, but by these
who considered Mr.. Strong a true Repub-
lican, who if elected, would guard well the
interests of his entire district, with honor
to himself as well as to those who sent
him."
Now / have never heard Mr.. Strong's
Republicanis,n- or his qualification for the
office of State Senator, called in question.
But was his nomination made entirely in
dependent of what might be considered
"Hudson influence?" Did not the Hud-
son delegates vote for him9 And did
they not use their influence to induce 9TH
crs to vote for him! If the Hudson del
egates did nothing for Mr.. Strong, through
whose influence was Mr.. Towards vote
changed? Was it brodght about by Mr..
Tozer's influence! The latter supposition
would not look well by The side of the
following paragraph, which we find lit
tie farther down the column:
"The assertions that l Stated in the
Convention that considered Mr.. Cox in
capable of filling the office properly and
that l united with Hudson in electing
man from that place. are both false and
have not the least shadow of truth in
them. l did lot exchange one word with
any of the st. Croix delegation respecting
any one to be voted for in the Copven-
ton. The only men W ho spoke to me for
tho purpose Of log-roling were the two
gentlemen from Eau Clair, and Mr.. Dill
from Prescott, but when they found was
a very poor hand at that basiness, the
subject was dropped"
| would infer from this th at Mr.. To
ger, ''went it on his own hook" entirely,
neither granting nor receiving favors.---
Bet if voting with Hudson delegates and
those known to be in the interests of Hud-
son, for a man who resides at Hudson, is
not ''uniting with Hudson in nominating
n man from that place." in the name of
common sense, Mr.. Tozer, do tell me
what would be!
My opposition to the nomination of a
Hudson man, did not arise from any per-
sonal prejudice but from desire to Sc
cure harmony in the Republican party
| There are several men, both in Hudson
and Prescott to which l could give
hearty support were assured that their
nomination would promote harmony in
the party. But I felt quite confident that
the nomination of any man known to be
in the interests of either Hudson or Pres
colt, would not promote that unity of ac-
ton, without which Republicans could not
hope to succeed. And l have every rca-
son to believe that the views entertained,
by me, accord with the views of the Re
publicans of Pierce county, and of the
Senatorial District generally. All l ask
then, IS that tho delegates to the Senatori-
al Convention-and especially those who
are so fast in asserting, that they acted
with entire RECONNAISSANCE the respon-
sibility of their own acts and not attempt
to shift that responsibility on to those
who advised them different course.
G. w. CAIRNS.
River Falls, Oct. 10th, 1857.