North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1868-07-08


There is great activity among the Radio
ais of this District. The candidates are
many, and, generally, respectable in tact
and talent, though none Of them above
mediocre in either line: indeed we have
no great men in that party now except G.
and G.. of Washington. The smaller fish
are busy with the crossroads men and
country justices to get the ear of the
nominating delegates, the most Of whom
seem to be looking to a windfall that may
| reach the SCI arate case of each. Dubuque
| furnishes two of the strongest samples of
the M.-C-on-the brain disease, Messrs.
Allison and Graves: the former is at Wash
ington attending to his duties and appar-
emily caring not for the canvass, but it
wont do to guess William is not playing a
strong, quiet game in the Iowa Third. j.
X. Grave IS out spoken both by letters
and vol as to his desires, and ex-
pectations too. We like G. for his earnest
b~luntness on the subject: he made us a
social visit on Monday, and admitted that
he was at work the best he knew, and he
cl aims to have the best track for nominal
ton. Price, through the last Neps. bur-
lesques the lesser candidates numerically.
His satire almost seems to say that his own
claims to honor have been overlooked, but
of this, no matter. We think the demo
Gratis may as we'll prepare to meet a Dubu-
que man on the stump: outside that city
the radical candidates are mere flyers
or small posters indicating that there is to
be a convention.
The democrats are so used to defeat in
Iowa, that candidates are not so plenty
among them. The current Of public
opinion is so changed, however, that
prominent gentlemen of our party are
willing to stake the chances Of an cleo
ton. We regard the chances "fair.'-
IT'S gratifying to notice how actively men
are canyassing public affairs and how in
evitably their reason points to democratic
policy as the only shield against the Ma
%tional, State, Congressional and localleach-
es who fatten on the toil-producers
of the country. We do not, by any means
yield this District to the opposition. We
believe a vigorous anvass will beat them.
The omens favor it. The palsied condi-
ton Of the country demands it, and Ac-
tivity will bring it. Among the more
prominent names of the Democratic party
are John I. Stoneman, of McGregor, VIM.
r. Mills, j. II. O'Neill, Of Dubuque, and
A. G. Case, of Nashua. Either of these
is sour choice > so also is any other one
who is capable intellectually, trustworthy
politically and man-like socially. STONE
NAN can canvass the district as elector
and for Congress. at the same time. lie
would probably. decline the dictatorship,
and by the appointment of the State Gen.
trail Committee, another would take his
place as elector this would give us tuo
on the stump in the Sd District:
JOHN is not ambitious we know, but it
would be a labor of love with him to ''go
for'' the best man the bond holding cor
morants can trot out. An acquaintance
Of IL years with him at McGregor, ena-
bles US to say, that no Democratic audi
or Democratic mar will object to his
logic, or the manner of its delivery. The
he will not seek, but if the re-
luirements of political truth point to him
Is its advocate in the Congressional Can
7ass, he will commence work, On demand.