The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1867-01-30


In our ffss article on the Governor quea.
tion we were in serious earnest: in on,
subsequent ones we confess to having in,
dulged, q little, in fun. Every town seem
ed to want Governor, and it was our du
ty to name some Of the aspiring gentle.
men who belonged to the dominant party.
Allowing candor to still further dccoy Us,
We admit that our wish was--and we have
not changed tito get up q slight roE
among our ambitious opponents, with a
view to their possible defeat by true,
constitutional, democratic candidate. We
confess again that We have no political
partiality for either Of the anti-Law and
dis" order candidates - personally We
like several Of them; otherwise we have
no choice.
In the Dubuque Daily Herald Of late
date we find letter from New Hampton,
Howard Co, Iowa, which is amusing if
serious, and decidedly 1urlesque if meant
for mischief. The writer commences by
putting the County Seat, its people and its
business, and sandwiches between the be.
ginning aud close Of its letter as follows:
"This is also tho honored home of ex.
Senator Powers, who is now being urged,
in various quarters, by his hosts of friends,
as the next republican candidate for gov
ernor Of Iowa. The ex-senator has no
purchased press to herald his merits or
urge his claims, but that there is strong
under current in his favor among ''the 10y
al masses" Of northern Iowa none can
doubt. His friends urge, and justly too,
that he is entitled to the Office. No man
has brighter military reputation, and
none stand higher as literary men or &C.
complishcd lawyers. If undoubted pat
riotism and courage deserve reward, he
will be remembered. The boys in blue
are in earnest in the matter, and the rival
candidates must make room for the hero of
Pea Ridge.
Col. Samuel Merrill and Levi Fuller are
also northern candidates, but neither have
the ability, popularity or strength Of Pow
ers. Merrill is good man and prides
himself on his financial ability. But his
talent has been confined to private gains.
While Merrill has been fnanciering for
himself, Powers has demonstrated his
greater depth of intellect by Strengthening
out the affairs of a county. Merrill was
content to deal in calico and sugar, while
Powers built Court House!
Fuller's friends urge him as an old-time,
consistent republican, and place great stress
on his splendid ability as an orator. The
Doctor is an eloquent talker, but is mere
pigmy compared with our candidate
Those who have listened to the impassioned
strains of eloquence that fall from Pow
ers' lips, as he pleads for injured innocence
or as he dilates upon some favorite theme,
will never forget the orator of New Hamp-
ton.
Powers has stoed aside to accommodate
radical ofice-seckers several times, but in
this case his friends are bound to keep him
on the track. Last fall he withdrew his
name from the canvass, when certain of
success, to make way for Hatch, an inferi-
or man. He also carried the county unan-
imously for Allison, not allowing his own
name to be used as a candidate for Con-
gress. Such patriotism will be remem-
bered by our republican friends. Not a
radical paper has spoken of Powers, but
when the time comes the politicians will
find that the people are determined to have
their choice. If he is nominated his in
tense personal popularity would secure all
the votes here, regardless of politics.
If the above don't startle the other cam
didates we shall be startled " BY the Pow
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