The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1868-01-23
eDrs Morsrs, Jah.. 10, 1855.

State Printer, brosheTss Rich, Rnssel
and Edwards being used ri
fa' hsthc ! present. Theirs So
4 prodigious quantity Of election
leering done in this contest. On III.
Part o2 some, it began even before
the legislature was elected, and .wds
pursued with anssnerGF and parse
verenee wprthy Of great oanss.-
Much ink Was shed IN HwritiAg Y
cahdidatesn and Afterwards toi ths
senators and representatives selects
Nor wersi their eforts s0r6ned Y
the50 candidates thomaslyess : TIE
honorable StephenJ J. ". Tabor, who
is paid thirty-five hundred dollars 4
year and tho ordinary stationery
stealings; for being fourth Auditor 81
our national treasury, got up a most
touching form ofspistle, which, be-
ing daily copied by clerks in his Of.
flee, who got from stwelye,o eighteen
hundred dollars per annum for hy-
potheticai services forsthis republic,
was sent all over the State, in the
interest Of Mr.. Rich. The result 81
these great labo-s Of this great man
(who maintains ofice under A. John
SON with . serenity that il lovely
amounted 10 about ono hill Of beans.
s1fosses partssrixas asnastt ridiculous ssrss!'
Nor was tho fourth Auditor Of the
Treasury alone in his labors- Mr..
Wilson, representative in Congress
from our first district, also labored
for Mr. Rich, and exhibited palpable
hostility toward the candidate he
would naturally be supposed to sup-
Edwards, Of tho BnrlingS
ton Ha,ok~ Eye. It is also stated in
inside political circles that Col. ALI
son, Of the third district, also labor
ed to secure the election Of Mr.. Rich
but of this have no positive infor..
NATION. Mr.. Wilson's iabors are::well
known. Its also we'll known that
the HACK Eye has not roared that
gentieman rs gently en- 'tworo any
nightingale, since his impeachment
report. Thus yesrs Of editorial ssr>
vice in his behalf are blotted out and
sxpuuged from his memory, BY : sin-
gle Difference Of opinion. Such is
the wretched ingratitude ofrepublicsl
But mot only did this Washington
ring, Il ] may 50 ssy, work hard for
n. Rich. II had hssvy rsinfores>
ments in Iowa. Governor Kirkwood
was here. Hon. Robert Finkbine
was here. Other noted politicians
wero here. They worked, and sxhor
tod, and log-roIled, and besought and
swore. And the result OF I'LL the
labors Of 50 many noble politicians.
continued through many months and
eliminating in . tremendous splurge
during the past few days, was that
Mr.. Rich, out Of 1l9 voter in the
nevor received more than
thirty-two! So far as the state prin
ter contest shows, the Wash-'
ington ring was smashed into little
bits Of pieces, for which all the people
will say Amen!
And they may well. say SO, with.
out any the least disrespect for Mr..
Rich personally. He is one Of our
best mon and writer's, as clever .
fellow as ever lived, with fine head
full Of ane brains. Mr.. Edwards
ran very we'll, receiving on the last
ballot in caucus 48 votes 70 IS for
Mr. Mills, the successful candidate,
Mr.. Russell, Of the Davenport Gax-
stte. the only other. candidate before
tho caucus, received 81 votes on tho
first ballot, and lost ground right
along, till his name was Withdrawn.
He ought to have had moro votes
than he got. But he was not can
didate till late, and is. afflicted with
all bis abilitiae and political and per
sonal urrightness, with . certain
modesty which Is refreshing, but m.
usual and Improbable in ! fight Tor
Office. He ard all the defeated bow
Cd to the decision Of the caucus with
commendable good nature. Mr..
Mills is . "good egg" and his sue.
cess will doubtless be cheerfully 40
quiesced In by the party generally.
For the public information it will
be well to state that tho reason Gen.
Hodrick and Mr. Ingersoll refused to
allow their names TO 60 before the eau.
Gus was because they thought the fight
was bigenough any how. They made
= great deal Of fun Of the other can
didates for several days, and then,
to use an admirable mixed figure.
like the melodious dyingsw grace
fully snnffed themselves out! In all
seriousness, they had not been can
didates in any Just sense, .netther
having done asything whatever in
his own interest.
| may therein be mistaken, but
think that the important subject oi
tangle-foot will occupy no little oi
the time and discussions Of this win.
ter's session. The democrats ON
: unimons.' I suppose, ior : judicioua
liesnss Law, whatever that may -
and the repuhlicans Ars mixed up !,
good deal in opinion. Ths resnlt may
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