The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1868-05-14

| ~ The. contest, for the nomination Of a
candidate to succeed, the Hon. Hiram
Price I'm Congress, resulted, after . pro-
ilonged bat entirely good naturpd strug-
che. in the selection Of Colonel William
Smyth, of Linn countS.d The action of
the Convention will be heartily APP
proved by every republican IN the dis
tfict, While different candidates had
,stroog, personal friends who labored
with zeal 10, secure for their respective
favorites the high honor of a nonlina-
ton, the acqniesence In. the i,choice of
Colonel Smytho was unanimeus and
hearty, as will be seeal blythe full pro-
ceedinsss Of the, Convention published
:. 'fnsIuwa where he has resided for
twenty eight years, there is ito man
whose record Is purer than tint of Colo
mel Smy,h. Ii the, various public sta
ltions n. has been called upon to fill. he
hast been distinguished for fai htaluess,
aud entire devotion to the interests of
the paopie. lie has never swavercd in
his SUPPORT Of great principles, nor
made sacrifices for expediencysL 1t is
well known that he was a consistent
I" A bolitionist - in this state, when to
he such was 10 sacrifice all hope of polit-
teal preferment ...L.ss.f. . .''t&7"
~,
nd ennigrated to this country when he
was fourteen years Of age. He settled
in the county of Linn two years after
his arrivl in the country, and has been
a resident Of the county ever,since. + He
il pse-emiieiftly "a self-fnade man.
Poor and without education when he
made his home in Iowa, he is now re-
garded as one of the atiest lawyers in
the State, and has acquired in his pro
fession n fair fortune. While yet a
young man lIe was elpcfeI Judrc OF the
District Court. subsequently lie served
his country as a Senator in the Legisa-
ture He was CHOSEN. on account OF his
legal abilities, as one of the commission
ers to codify the laws OF the State. IN
1862 he cntered the service as Colonel
of the Thirty-SeconI Iowa regiment.
aud continued to hold the position until
the arrival of the regiment at Savannah in
the great Georgia campaign Stewart,
in his History of Iowa Colonies, notes
that Col. Smyth's merit as a soldier
consisted in his kind care for his men,
aud in his great bravery. Personally,
n large man and rather portly. In his
department lie is kind, candid and Dig
nified. He is reported to be the only
able and responsible man in his part Of
the State who has no enemies"
We are confident of the election of
Colonel Smyth by majority as large
a. any ever given in the District. He
will do us honor in the national coun
ellis, aud will be a fit successor to our
present member of Congress.
Of the resolutions adopted by tho
Convention little need he said. They
are short and to the point, covering the
issues that are before the people in this
campaign. The great question upon
which the people Of Iowa are this Fall
to decide, is properly given the promi-
nence it deserves. Manhood suffrage
is endorsed without an if, an and or a
but. The Second Congressional District
takes the advance in pronouncing une-
au:.eeal!y for Equal Rights, and sends
greeting to the conventions to be held
in other Districts. Let them do like
WISE Davenport Gazette.