Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1860-09-07
Charles H. Larrabee.

The Democratic Convention at Fond du
Lac, last Friday, rc-nominated Judge
Lar1abee for Congress, in this District, by
vote of as to 80. We were not in the
least disappointed by the RS 1t. The
Judge had hardly got warm in his scat at
Washington, before be began to look for
ward to the succession, and he at once COM
menced operations, which he has diligently
prosecuted ever since in the way of fixing
up things for denomination this fall But
he had considerable difficulty. after all, in
obtaining it. A respectable number of
delegates in the Convention, representing
large portion of the Democracy of the
District, were opposed to him, and voted
steadily against him from first to last
His course last winter Disguised them and
they would surely have thrown the little
gentleman overheard, had he not been
backed in the convention by packed dele
cations which it is asserted he, himself, had
a hand in manufacturing expressly for that
occasion. Much dissatisfaction was felt, and
not a little expressed, at the means resorted
to by Larrabee to thwart the wishes of the
party, but the Convention finally went
through the motions of declaring his nomi-
nation unanimous 1t is significant fact,
however, and one that must be peculiarly
annoying to ''our Elijah, that it was not
done until after resolution censuring him
for his ultra pro-slavery, officiating speech
last winter in the House of representatives.,
was offered in the Convention by dele
gate; though the same was finally laid up
on the table. There were, however, %
votes in the negative, on the nation made
to dispose of the resolution in that way.
This shows conclusively that there are
those in his own party and not small por
tion of its members at that, who take ex-
ception to that speech and to the dough-
face-ism on general principles, that charac-
terized Larrabee's course last winter in
Washington. His votes for Know Nothing
Speaker also told against him, as they will
hereafter work to his disadvantage during
the pending canvass. His foreign born
constituents who are too intelligent to be
led by the nose by Democratic politi-
clans, will be apt to cut loose from his sup
port, and will not be very likely to aid in
continuing him in a position in which he
has sought to elevate one Of their life long
and sworn enemies to place and power
We shall have more to say upon this SUBJ
ject hereafter and shall also lay before
our readers next week copious extracts,
from his last winters speech, if not the
whole of it, which was the ground work of
the vote Of censure proposed in last Fri
days Convention. We think there will be
no difficulty in putting quietus upon Mr..
Larrabee and relieving him from all further
services, after the fourth of March next,
in behalf of "the largest Congressional
District in the Union" which it was his fire.
ouent boast last winter be had the honor
of representing in the lower house of Con-
gress.
AS we write, we have not heard whom
our Convention nominated at Ripon, on
Wednesday, but we have no doubt he is a
good man. If our friends have only given
us nominee of that kind, the Third Con-
gressional District will once more be placed
in the hands of the Republicans. Before 60
iag to press, we undoubtedly shall hear
who our candidate is. and know who is to
have the honor Of extinguishing the light
of Judge Larrabee, in November