, 1864-07-16
THE NEXT CONGRESSMAN,
Hopes and Expectations Of the Dlmmeehrats
One Vote Hove In for Sherman,

The coming Congressional canvass promises to
be exceedingly interesting. The number Of can
didates who are willing to eerve their country Ia
extremely nnncroui There ATE hundreds OF men IN
Chicago who arc oisposed 10 make aluost aug sat
Rice Of time and money for the right to attach the
cabli,istic letters u. c. to their nanes The nom.
tnatipg Conventions will be like 1hvsc spoken Of
by A14ingtUn-places where "touly one viii be
appointed, and many disappointed"
The Copperheads have Kept very quiet upon the
s,tnh, Tney Try properly con
majority Of betw. Ell t~o and three thousand aud
few are willing to enter the canvass, and expeud
1heir time and money with the certainty Of being
beaten Their only hope OF snccteB IL in the dIvis-
ions Of the Republicans. They expect that IN q
ce1tain CONTINGENCY an Independent candidate
will be run. IN which event, they think they have
Among the candidates. Oh the coppcrhead pro-
eramme. 50 FIR mentioned ia po'1tical circles,
ComitEy, Corporation Cs1n-el B. +. AVE. S1u4 VsrQ
Little Fuller, Wabash c. Gsudy, rnd Ho7ssln She:.
man. Alderman Roberts <hanccs Tor the nomIua-
ton would be considered the tess were he not
engaged In prof tecnung to final Issue his great
libel suit against the editora and reporters Of the
TE1agkMEs Tk Y In that s9:t he hopes TO gain verdict
Congressional Donors in Chastendom. Roberts.
therefore, will not consent u run. Alderman CO
misky has better thing In view. He Is a cands
date for Commissioner Of PIb1ic Works, and vii.
decline the Congressional nomination Cofpora
t,oo Counsel aver will ruu-tf his Wtshes are con
snitsd. As i prepared to run for anything from
Little Fuller and Wabash c. Goudy, will do to
talk obout. We presume there is no serious talx
Of placing ei;he! OF them In Nomination. Tney
vote Of their purity IN any Copperhead Ward.
Hove -in-Sbe1msn will very likely receive ths nom
nation. He IL rich 1nd will give down 1peralIy,
to lcse sight o We need hssdy I tell Of On: resdees M
that we are body. eoul and hreec6ea for lie Mayor.
we shall not quarrel with him, because Of his
onate a.ts Of reading and wiring are not his, tne
serious failing out be had in bis early days With
SCHOOLS and echoolnaeters, should not be remem-
aente, il should NOT be forgotten that be abounds
IN thorse eeuBe, md that, for the natlonil
leGisIatnre is tor better: We 90 Tor Mayor shsE-:
Ill., msn he is onF esndidate aga,nst ts field
&c 10 entitled to this honor Tor various rcasons
fr.t be hss n income Of 10000 yesr, AID could
se + ae5 70 psy fof tee Second
md ueage, iamiitarity gained By loae ezvefience
IN lbe Common Council Of the City of Chicago;
sasssa s1t he for Is bis petite sansr. man ood and as ssa
Fourth. he le remarkable for the acuteness
Of his discernment, and Tor the brillnncy Of Ills
intellect; Filth because Of his entire familiarity
The ne1t Congress: Sixth, becauee he is learned
man; Seventh, becauee Of histhorough knowledge
Of the horn-boos and the d,ctionury; Eighth, Be-
honesty; Tenth, becauee Of bis iucor-
1uphtahty; Eleventh, because be more highiy
ssieens a '..ri=ger'' than an irish ian,
taSt :, esdsnsea r n,s eonsentins to lhe Appoint
quartest instead Of an Iri-hm1n: Twelfth. becsuse
be san concentrate lie voses Of the ''Demoeracy"
loyalty and devotion TO the Ulion. Hers are
BAKERS dosen Of frrt claes and conclusive reasons
shy We shall support Hovein for the Congre seion.
i rsce In prefer. nee to Alderman Roberts, Alder
nsn comiskT, CORPORATION Connse: B. F. Ayer,
1tse ttsk Fuller; ri, Wabash c. Go1dy, Or Any
Q accept the nomination, II rendered,
nd We hope he may ret 1t. We like to encourage
modest merit. We beg to suggest that there Will |
q NO necessity Of taking Alderman Woodaan OF
M ne C1inptroile1 TO post him in his decisions
nd Eolingf, 90 there is always standing At the
tgha gEaoS, q The spssakEerss chair page Fho
racelu'iy will the ''democratie' Speaker arise in
Is and striking bis dess with bis ma!leI, ask
D pc allowed TO explain few pinks for the infor-
,ation Of Congress, ard request ,hc members to
lloW ~ him to hoce in lev remarks for the s1te Of
aet4d0fing Hsness. The Mayor l. our man a,.niust
he held.