Weekly Trinity journal., 1867-01-19
The Peoples Candidate.

We are grati6ed to notice that General Johr
Bidvell has consented to allow his name to b,
brought before the people of this State as a can
iidate fot Governor In recent letter to ,
friend lie says
81 am again in America, after having tray.
eled through Ireland, Scotland, France. Eng
land Belgium, Prussia, Austria, Switzerland
and Italy, as far as Rome. | could not. Of
course, in the short time allotted me. do full
justice to every object of interest: but saw
a great dea' and cough to make me love
America better than ever-enough to make tn.
crime of attempting to destroy our country a,
once the most fendish and unnatural act oil
deluded humanity.
AS regards my name being mentioned in
connection with the gubernatorial contest, all
have to say is, ] would feel pride beyond
what am able to express in mere words, to
be selected by the suffrages of free people
to preside over the affairs of our new and
promising State as Chief Magistrate If it is
the desire .of my friends, and they find me
available, and nothing in the future ntervenes.
am willing to repose my claim etirely in
their hands, and accept the nomination from
the loyal Union party, and none other provl-
ded | can do so without entering into combi-
nations which, if elected, would prostitute the
patronage of the State and destroy my own
sef-respect and independence. If am elected |
want to be Governor, and not something else p"
Our candid opinion at this time is that Gener-
al Bidwell will be found % available and that
it IS the desire of great majority of the Union
party to see him Governor of this State. He
has gained by his strict honesty and integrity,
his earnestness and devotion for the real efare
of the State and his answering patriotism the
love and esteem of his friends, and the respect
of his political enemies. We italicise that word
because we do not believe he has personal en-
emy in the State.
1t is useless to dwell at length in presenting
the claims of our present Congressman to the
Guoernatorial chair We only express the gen.
eral sentiment of Union men in this portion of
the State in particular, when we say that Gener-
al Bidwell is their FIRST CHOICE for Governor,
and that the delegates will go to State Conven-
ton instructed to vote for him over any other
candidate who may be presented.
We have no hesitation il expressing the belief
that General Bidwell is the strongest and most
deseryedly popular man the Union party 'can
bring into the field. His record IS untarr ished
his reputation in the ordinary walks of life, as
we'll as in political circles, is without blem ish
his qualification undoubted. Above all, he has
ever stood aloof from the class who make office
hunting trade, and who in their secret caucus
es delight in fixing up "slate." If such
would not have the " slate " broksn let them
see that Bidwell is at the head The people de.
sire an honest, frank and truly patriotic man at
the head of aflairs-one who will not prosti-
tute the patronage of the State and destroy his
self-respect and Independence We hope
to see the claims of the who rs now fairly
before the people universally acknowledged by
the press of the State.