Carroll free press. [volume] (Carrollton [Ohio]) 1834-1861, 1858-06-23
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Harrison Congressional District.

0AAaI Ne@aAsA4AAT NcAoA aah al
Harrison Congressional District
The contest far1 Congressional nOmina
too ia the above district By the aspirAnti
"a tie Republican Party. is beginning lo
var little warm, aud As We have been !
resident orthst district for some 20 or NOR,
yea ave will take the privilege Of remind
ing our Republican readers in that District
as 70 The claims Of some Of the candidates
Being neutral ia our position as an editor
-yel a democrat pefsonaly-ve hope all
concerned viii receive our remarks without
ofspcs.
some year ago gOhR. A. Bingham, Of
cadiz Harrison county, received uomi-
nation, from the Republican and Know.
Nolhing Parties, and was elected to Con-
gress. Since that time he hss received a
second nomination, was elected, and bss
served four years in that position IN ALL
We have nothing 10 saw as The manner in
which be has discharged bis duties to his
political party. We believe he bss done so
TO their satisfaction, unless i should be bis
vote against the admission Of Minnesota,
asa sia,e. Some o. the foreign voten'who
cast their suffrage for him may object to
hs action iq the premises rs bis vote is re-
corded with tha. Of the Know Nothings.
But enough Of that.
Mr.. Bingham is gentleman Of talent
90 ore will deny that. He never had
much experience as parlamenlarisn pre-
Fious TO his entering congress, aud was rath.
er more OF a private in the political arena,
than leading spirit. lie las had lis
term according to the usages of parties in
this section Of the country; and With th s
he should be satisfied, as be is more than
paid for any servics rendered bis party pre-
rlously. Then bis county has bad her
khare Of the spois, and this should be an
additional argument, if there is anything
in precedent, against his denomination.
The county entitled to the nomination is
"little Carroll, and this being the case, Of
course the name OF Gen. E. r. Eckey,
suggests itself as the man who should in
COint Of justice, talent, and experience. re-.
ceive the nomination in that District. Gen.
.ral EckIey has resided in the district over
20 years, He has served bis patty most
faithfully during that time. Even when
their banner irailed in the dust, and all
seemed lost to his party, he has by his per.
sOnal appearance through bis county, won
for them the victory which seemed 10
threaten TO al, defeat. We know this,
for we have contended against bis inhu.
ence; aud have felt were he away. victory
would have been with the opposite party.
There is no man in tie Republican party,
in The northern part of the State, who has
done more for the success of that party
than Gen. Eckley, He has without doubt
spent more time and money, than any man
in bis district, TO keep bis party in power,
and has never held position during that
time, that would pay expenses.
He has Lad more experience in parlia-
meutary tactics, than any other man who is
likely to he candidate, having served sew.
era years in the Ohio Legislature. and that
too when knowledge Of deliberative bodies
was absolutely essential.
Then TIE District has been democratic
up to 1854, and should it now lavish its
favors all on one man, and one too who
was never hard worker; We should think
not. il justice is part of their creed.
Take in connection with these facts, the
additional fact that Gen. Eckley is as taleh-
ted man as any other that party has TO
place on the track, and we see no reason
why he should not be the nominee of his
party iJr the coming campaign We
know ofno man in that District who is
more Of a gentleman, better friend, and
kinder hearted man than be is. We hold
his party justly owe him the nomination
ns politician and man; in addition to
lhe claim-just claim of Carol county,
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