The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1858-08-05
The District Convention.

eOhb W ao tIClQ ~ PistCG 1Co-
terday. though somewhat SHINY attend
ed, because Of the impossible state of the
roads, was yet marked by an enthusiasm
and good feeling which argues we'll for
the cause. The candidates were all
nominated unanimously by reclamation.
and there being no conflict of interest and
no consequent disappointment every
thing passed off pleasantly and satisfac
torily. The speeches were all good, full
of vigor, enthusiasm, and con fdence.-
That of Mr.. s. p. ADAMS, of Dubuque,
was worthy of particular notice. 1t con-
it.ined all the elements of humor, sar-
casm, invective, and eloquent argument
so happily blended, that it pleased while
it COMPOUNDED our opponents, and fired
every Republican breast with enthusiasm.
The Republicans of Dubuque have tow
er of strength in Mr.. ADAMS, that, we
are sure, they hardly yet have realiza-
ton of.
The ticket nominated will be found at
our head, and is one for which every Re-
publican can honestly and zealously la
bor--one for which~he can Justly indulge
feeling of pride. We admit that our
opponents have good ticket, but we
candidly believe, in no sense have they
one that surpasses our own. In all the
elements o. legal knowledge, business
capacity, and integrity of character, the
nominees upon our ticket will bear a fav-
orable comparison with those of the op-
position, and backed by a devotion to
the principles which, as Republicans, we
profess, demand of us our best exertions
for its success.
In B. w. Poor, our candidate for
Judge, we have another exhibition of
what manly ambition, aided by nothing
but natural talent, can achieve among the
free homes, free men, and intelligent
minds of this, our country-another ex-
hbit of the blessings of that free educa-
ton which is dilfused SO bounteously over
the hills and through the valleys of New
England. In 1889, Mr.. PooR left the
paternal roof, to seek in the world beyond,
a more liberal education and broader
field of action. He was then 81 years of
age, and until that time had been engag-
ed in cultivating the soil of his fathers
farm. He had received the foundation
of an education at common school near
his home in Vermont, but now endeav-
ored to perfect it by an academic course
Passing rapidly through this, he COM
menced the study Of law in the office of
Hon. SAMUEL A. WILLARD, Lamoille
Co., VT, and after years of study, du-
ring which time he held the Office of
Register of Probate. was admiiiAd to the
bar. Some of his fellow students have
occupied posts of distinction, and one is
now, or has been, chief-justice of Ver-
mont; yet their preceptor, Judge WILL
LARD, has been wont to say, as we are
assured by a gentleman upon whom we
can rely, that in the analyzation and pre-
paration of cases at law, Mr.. Poor far
surpassed every other student he had
ever had. Leaving Judge WILLARD, he
formed a law partnership with Hon. Au-
GUsTUs You've, then member of Con-
gress from Vermont. Some time after he
removed to Lowell, Mass, where he
practiced law for seven years, at time
when some of the master minds of the
Massachusetts bar were located in that
city. In 1852 lie came to Iowa, stop
ping temporarily at Dubuque, but after
wards removed to Cedar Falls. At Du-
buque he made the acquaintance of PLArr
SMITH, Esq, who soon afterwards offered
him partnership, and he then removed
permanently to that city, associating him
self with Messrs SMITH g. McKINLAY,
forming the well-known legal firm of
SMITH, McKINLAY d Poor, which has,
for years, done the heaviest law business
of any firm in Northern Iowa. He has
had, therefore, very large and varied
practice, and the ability and fidelity
which has always characterized him, has
gained him reputation second to no one
at the Dubuque bar. He is no advocate,
but in thorough knowledge of jurispru-
dence, in the analyzation and preparation
of cases, we have good legal authority |
for saying, that no man at that bar is his
equal. He is an interchangeable worker,
always prompt and always reliable and
if elected, there is no doubt but that the |
business of his court would be as smooth
ly, as ably, and as thoroughly done the
first week of the sitting, as it is now. AS
a man, Mr.. Poor is mild, courteous, and
universally popular.
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