The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1860-05-02
From the Cedar Valley Times.
Republican State ConventiOn-Who
shall we Nominate!

The Davenport Gazette of the 18th
inst, in well written article entitled,
"who shall we nominate % brings out
the name of Hon. M. l.. Mcpherson, Of
Madison county, as suitable man, com,
ing from good locality, for the office Of
Secretary of State. We could cheerfully
support Mr.. Mcpherson, and will pledge
the party that. should he be the man
who it is seen fit to put in nomination,
old Linn will give him a larger vote than
any other county in the State. But there
are twenty men in the State who would
make as good officers for that position,
as Mr.. Mcpherson, and hailing from bet
ter localities, if we are to take the mum
Der of votes into consideration. We
have always endeavored to ignore the
word " locality" in all our political trans
actions but as the GozeHe has mention
ed it. it will please bear with us if we
should happen to speak of it in the same
terms it has done There is little spot,
north Of the AID parallel and east of the
Cedar river, in the State Of Iowa, that
has always worked for the Republican
ticket, through thick and thin, ever since
the party has been in existence but w
to the present time, it has been overlook
ed in distributing party favors. We in
vite the Gazete's attention to this fact
every large Republican county in the
State, except Linn, and some large Dem
ocratic counties = even Dubuque, the
very Gibraltar of Democracy, is not
overlooked, for she can boast Of mem
Der of Congress and State Printer-out-
side of this, we have not got single
thing. Now, is this fair and just? We
think not. AS the Gazette has spoken
out as to whom it is in favor of, we take
the same privilege, and nominate for the
office of Secretary of State, Judge Ia
Dor, of Buchanan county, as man pre-
senting all the requisite elements to make
a good officer, as well as a vigorous and
effective canvasser throughout the State
during the coming campaign. We be
lieye there is no man his superior, intel
lectually, in the State, or whose ability,
honesty and integrity rank higher among
his friends. When but little over TWEEN
ty-one he edited the New York Sun, fol
more than a year, taking the place o.
Richard Adams Locke, one of the fnes
writer's on the metropolitan press at thai
time. During his subsequent residence
at Northampton, Mass, he was run tol
the State Senate, by the Democrats. -four
times in succession, and was nominated
the fifth. but declined. Being in strong
Wing District, he of course was no
elected. He also ran for Congress;
against George Ashmun of Mass, in ,
powerful Wing District, and, although
defeated, ran far ahead of his ticket, re
ceiving more votes than any other mar
on the Democratic ticket. He has beer
repeatedly on the stump, and in 1855
spoke in the Capitol at Albany, and a
other places throughout New York State
with Lieut.. Gov. Raymond and others
He removed to Iowa in 1856, and du
ring the past three years has ofiiciatet
as County Judge of Buchanan county
with signal ability. Judge Tabor vii
carry more strength with the Republican
ticket, if nominated. than any other mar
in the State