The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1860-02-25
Lifting the Curtain--No. 4.
Court House STEPS,

COURT HOUSE STEPS,
OTTAWA, Feb. "a
There has been a great deal of swearing
among the clique during the past week on
account of the nomination OF Long John,
by the republicans, for the mayoralty OF
Chicago. Perhaps you will ask, what has
the nomination of Long John to do with
the politics Of La Sale county, l an
swer it has a great deal to do with it
Johns nomination is an eXtinguisher to
Judds prospects for Governor, and as one
of the leading members of the clique has
fixed his eye upon the L. S. Senate, when
TrumbulIs time expires, and to achieve
that end had linked his prospects in with
Judd, Wentworth's triumph tlattens out
the hopes of this would be L. s Senator,
as well as those of Mr. Judd-cause enough
TO set the clique in a tlutter! Now Went
worth is in for Sweat, of Bloomington, for
Governor; and Sweat favors Trumbull 5
reelection So you will see that Long
Johns nomination in Chicago has also
something to do with the politics of this
county. Then too, Long John is Love
lows right bower, Tor rather Lovejoy' S
Johns right bower) i. e. John wants
Sweat for Governor on account of his con-
sentative views in reference to slSEery. lie
thinks he can carry more conservative
votes than Judd can; and to keep the
abolitionists all right, he wants Loveloy
renominated for congress. II he can bring
all this about, then he'll make Sweat kick
Trumbull overheard, (for he hates Trum-
belly and John Wentworth will be THE U.
S. SENATOR. The Ottawa clique have just
got their eyes open to this superior gene
ralship of SOhanus Elongatus, and its no
wonder that they should swear. Since
Johns nomination several of the clique
(the ring leaders, have been in deep con-
clave-too deep for me. There is some
great scheme on foot, and l should not
be much surprised to find Lovejoy in hot
water before many weeks. The thing will
| be cooked up by the time the Supreme
Court meets when all its machinery is to
be put in motion. Arnold, the beautiful
whipped out opponent of Wentworth, is
! in the game A busy correspondence is
now going on on the subject; but no one
outside of the clique is allowed even to
con lecture what it is.
/ tell YOU, Mr. Editor, there is no fathom-
ing the depths of the schemes of this
band of political gamblers The more
investigate their operations the more des-
perate find their games are. While such
men have the control OF the republican
party in this county, let honest men stand
| aside.
Owing to the unexpected triumph of
Long John over the Judd influence in
| Chicago county matter have received but
little attention this week. can, however,
positively say that the clerkship and She
riffalty are settled. and. as a clincher, the
CLIQUE had their candidate for clerk elected
to an important position in the young
mems republican club. All the country
people will, by this means, have an oppor-
tunfty to learn his name. as it is to appear
regularly in the published proceedings Of
the club. The candidate for sheriff is all
right; he attends all the dances, saloons,
and revivals-takes an active part in all.
He goes in for the Chicago nominee for the
presidency when among republicans, and
when with democrats thinks Douglas will
be the next president In short, he's all
around the sap BUSH genuine republi.
can More anon. A SoFr Back.