The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1868-04-12
JOHN aCoTT. or story.

We promised . chat about the personnel OF
the Twelfth General Assembly. But our cor
respondent y LinksasAls," by Iisi Pinted
eschiDgs and sketehiDgs, has prsoecate 4
field, and We have no spirit to 60 cleaning
after him. Yet be has kept on the floor. We
leave him there and 90 directly to the Speak
er's chair. And because Russell, Of the
House, has gone and taken his Chair with
him-it having been given him By evy
complimentary vote Of the House, over
which be so well and satisfactorily presided
because of this; and because Link has
done his sketching for the most part IN the
Senate-on account of this, we will stay in
the Senate too, and |" do" in pencil, the pre-
siding officer Of that body, Lieut. Gov. JOHN
Scott, of Story county. Here is man not
so well known as he ought to be, not 80 well
known a. he will be, unless our divination
fail us. The nomination Of Colonel Scott.
by the last Republican State Convention, for
Lieutenant Governor, was reaction against
the presidents of Presidents. In the nation
the Wing party had been victimized by Vics
President, and the Republican party also;
and it vas determined to have in Iowa no
man for Vice Governor that We wouldn'
choose for Governor. Colonel Scott VA
nominated. he had been talked Of for the
higher Office. Those that knew him we'll
knew that he was good man and an able
man knew that he was the peer of Iowa'a
~hIout 90 ba I'D IL
ed. Thereby he became the presiding OFFS
Ger of the Senate in the session of the Legis-
lature just ended. He filled the place we'll
as twas known he would, albeit the place Is
not one greatly fitted to evoke the real merits
and power of man like Governor Scott
The position is repressive Of many Of the pos
tive elements in character. Scott has some
sharp and jagged edges, and We think the dis
oipline Of the place, by its repression, was
one he needed and that will benefit him.
Nov he goes from it, having proved fine ad-
ministrative officer and high in the estimation
Of the members Of the body over which be
presided.
He is prominently spoken of for Congress
in the Sixth District, to succeed Judge Hub
bard. We hope he will be nominated and
elected. Thereby viii the Republicans Of
the Sixth make wise choice. They will
have chosen the ablest man in their District:
they viii have chosen Representative Who
in ability and Influence will equal the best OIL
the Iowa Congressional delegation.
All this time we have talked to yon about
Gov. Scott, but have not presented him. Yet
is he very presensable. A large, strong man,
i've feet ten or eleven inches high, stoutly
ana squareiy buiit, with fair yet ford face,
and massive, almost burly and splendidly
developed head, covered thick with very
positive mixed light and auburn hair, that
has self willed and persistent penchsnt for
standing perpendicularly indescribabIe eyes
that look at you sharply and pierceingly from
behind inevitable spectacles. Interrogative
eyes, they are; not suspicious at all, but i'm.
perions: wanting to know what you wsnt Of
their owner, and ready to fash with indiena-
tion upon proyocation-especially the pro-
vocation of meanness or trickery. Forthese
John Scott will no. tolerate. He il SPLEEN
did hster of dishonesty or duplicity. In
capable OF trickery himself, and despising
it in others. What station he reaches must
be prize won BY his merit; he can never
get them BY wire-pulling or the arts Of the
demsgogue. He is incapable Of these.
Forsy-four years old q lawyer and editor; :
soldier IN the Mexican war the gallant and
able Colonel of the Bad Iowa Infantry in the
war for the Unioni . sound Republican an
honest man, splendidly endowed man in.
tellsctually; original, risht-principled, STAKES
manliks, the State has need of such men,
and We hope the strong sense, great ability.
honesty and high merit Of Gov. Scott will
win from his constituents the recognition Of
nomination and election to Congress. AN
the State would be proud of him a. a mem.
Der of the Iowa delegation.