Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1865-04-06
The Senatorial Question.

The question Of who shall succeed
Mr.. Harlan in the U. s. Senate contin-
ues to be agitated by the press and
politicians Of the State. So far as
Northern Iowa is concerned, since Mr..
Allison's refusal, the tide seems to be
setting pretty generally in favor of
Ex-Governor Kirkwood. 1t appears
that the movement in favor of Col. Al
lison was set on foot by Gov Stone,
at the time he visited Dubuque, and
that Col. Allison was not consulted in
regard to it. So soon as Col. A. arrlv-
ed home from Washington, and learn
ed the state of affairs, he promptly no
tilted Gov. Stone that he would not &C
cept an appointment to the U. 5. Sen
ate-preferring to retain his seat in
the House Of Representatives to which
the people had elected him.
There can be no doubt that Cover
nor Stone had decided to appoint Col
Allison to the Senate for the purpose
of securing votes for himself, for that
Office. That game being blocked, he
will probably make no appointment /;
at least not till after the State Conven-
ton. We have plenty Of good men
in the Sd District for the Office of SEN
ator-Judge Williams, Is. I. Hunt,
Reuben Noble, f. E. Bissell and others
but not one of them feels confident
that the majority in the General As
sembly would elect him, even should
he accept the appointment from the
Governor. Hence they are unwilling
to be used as a cats paw in pulling
chestnuts from the fire to be devoured
by another, and that other shall we
name him?
As already said, the current of opin-
ion in this part of the State is strong
ly in favor of Ex-Governor Kirkwood.
We believe he is supported by every
loyal press in the Sd Congressional
District, if we except, perhaps, the Du-
buque Times and the West Mitchell
Press-both of whom appear to be in
terested in advancing the schemes of
Gov. Stone. We shall regret it if the
Sd District cannot have the Senator
but should the fates 80 decree, our pre-
ference will be for Mr.. kirkwood. We
need not speak Of his merits or claims,
nor of the merits or claims of any can
didate. We have plenty of merito-
rious men, and as to the "claims" of
candidates, we do not recognize them.
1t is said that Mr.. Kasson is secur-
ing the support of the Missouri Slope,
but should he obtain the whole western
half of the State he will only have
about one-sixth of the voters. Hon.
]. F. Wilson will be presented by the
Southeastern portion of the State, re-
CARELESS of the fact that they already
have one of the Senators. They act up
on the principle of taking all that they
have the power to take, and persistent
~ ignore the interests and rights of
others. e.. ....
Besides the support of the North,
Gov. Kirkwood will be largely support
ed by the central portions of the State,
and is undoubtedly the strongest and
most popular candidate. 1t need not
be expected the. Gov. Stone will relin-
quish his "claim," and his strength is
supposed to be "lying around loose
in different parts of the State. His
"claims of " freeing Iowa from the
draft" and thereby hangs tale) was
big thing. For this the Copperheads
at least all swear they will vote for
him. .
1t is well enough to take survey
now of the Senatorial ground, yet it
does not appear that any definite con-
clusion can be arrived at. After the
meeting of the State Convention we
shall know more about it.