The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1866-05-09
WEDNESDAY. NAY ., 1866.
The Conventions and the Candi.
dates.

The Republican Congressional Con
vention Of this District has not yet been
called We have heard Of only two
candidates the Hon. j. B. Grinncll
the present incumbent and Judge
Loughridge Of Oskaloosa. The latter
is undoubtedly good man and wants
tie office; but these are no times to
satisfy aspirations or pleas candi
dates. The people want the best man
that can fill the office of Representative
in Congress to their interest and the
benefit of the nation In this District.
the Hon. J. D. Grinnell is that man.
lie has been tried and found willing,
tried and found able, tried and found
! efficient. We well remember how, that
anring his first term while the rebellion
was raging, he fcarlessly attacked that
Wiley Copperhead, Fernando Wood,
who was endeavoring to poison legis
lation with his ar,fnl schemes, that wei G
intended to better snbserve the Temo-
cratic party & even the rebels Id they
were our country. Other members were
there Of as much ability, perhaps, and
more experience than Mr.. G'innell, but
none had his moral courage to attack
and expose the tricks and treacher, of
this arttul politician. He deserved
urea, credit for this throughout the
Union, and at home he received it by
being awarded a second term, he has
stood up boldly f,r a national policy,
npon the reconstruction question, which
will preclude traitors or their cats
paws from entering Congress he has
stood up for ameiorating the condition
IF the millions of freedmen in our
Union whose night of ignorance and
aeep degradation is the immediate
curse Of slavery he has made himself
the Champion Of the West in his fer
vent and lucid advocacy Of q protective
tariff, especially upon wool, a staple in
which western faf,ners are dealing il
to quite an extent and soon viii very
largely. lie has always exhibited 4
disposition to discharge his duties
promptly and faithfully as law maker
TO the best interest Of his constituents
and the country. Another irnportan
reason why he should be re elected Is,
that generally new members have but
comparatively little influence, beyond
their simple aye and nay, when called
upon to vote. They are seldom ap
pointed as chairman upon committees
-an important position. This policy
Of returning faithful and tried Repre-.
sentatlres beer pursued for yearS
with the South and through it she has
been able to carry many measures,
which never would have been engi-
neerea through by new members. We
should profit by it. The East has al
ready commenced to and why no' the
West. We say they should, and
especially on this account should Mr..
Grinnell he returned. We are quite
well satisfied he will be.
We published the call of the State
convention last week. Il is to be held
At Des NJ ines on the Goth Of June
There are several aspirants in the field
FOR number of the offices to be filed
and Ill seem to be very good men.
There arc in the field for Secretary o'
State, ia mes Wright Of Delaware co.
the present incumbent, Ed. Wright o1
t'e,lar county, late speaker ofthe House
Col. Smith of Clinton CO., Gen. Glas
. row Of " avne CO., late Col ofthe 23d
infantry, and Senator Stuhhs ct Jeiler.
son county. We think tho chances are
between the two Wrights. We believe
) the convention will weigh well theil
claims and place the right Wright upor
the right ticke. and then oil men who
vote ,ish, viii vote fer Wright. be hi
Ell or Jim
q The present Incumbent IS serving h,
second term. and has given genera
{ ! satisfaction so far as we can learn. W,
publish elsewhere to day an article abou
Ell. Wright to which We invite the at
|teu,ion Of our readers. 1t istaken from
the paper published in the county 0
his residence, and Of course know
what it says.
o. For Attorney General, We have in th