The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1868-02-15

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But ii is in The preliminary Congressional
campaigning that the greatest local interest
- AgW9l1sSssss TvN36agn4x 4A46 .
tenersf Melins ID THU State, q IN Others, IN
favor OF returning the menhera Who had -
alltimssfrmiy sseod sp ssaiasi No Exect-
tire trsachery. 1t was because be had ma
always 80 done. that Hpns John A.. Ksppp.
g. Is. Dodge. Mrl 0rinseM ONLY q mos
= who had renainAd firm, and true, aad sasA.
est, againsk s.my policy,'' vAs dedsaAsA.ss Bat
now the situation Is entirely different, and n
ssS;. a', e s q q R =.
monty lively contest for the Republican non-
nations. Since there - not district which
IS likely to- give sless then goo sternb-
iftan maturity, it viii b seen thAt the pripci-
cpal Fight cpnessed - ~ Republican parti.
After the nominations, honestly mA1s it q
only qnestion pf msj0tities. a.
III the First DistrieI, / have hoard offhrce
candidates--ahs pRsasstsnSmbmy Hon. Jas.,
I f. Wilson, ChAilma1 Of xths JadieiasS Com,
mittee ofthe House d Rspssssntatises; Nan
erAl Ma,hies, Of Burlington, and Mr.. AcGrA-
~, of ksokRk. Mr.. Wils0a hAs Seen 10 Con-
! Rress sance S6l, whom be vas ehete4a9 gil
the vacanny caused By resignation Of
General CARTS. Every intelligent person
knows Mr.. Wilson'S record since, aud the
very prominent part hs'has taken mi thk leg
isiation Of the coantsry Mr.. McGaey Is i
prominent lswyefsfs KsS&uk, Who hes been
10 the General Assembly, FIRST ID ths Hoase
and afterwards in tbs Senate. There b NO
nanofhis sgein the State ofmore promif and
no man Of bis age Of bstter mental develop
ment, OF the sssolid qualities. He cHBnot
be more Than about thirty years Of age. Gen
eral Matthias l. one OF the most Distinguished
ofIowa's soldiers, and possesses fne pofii-
ieal abilities. Other candidates will doubt
less be discovered before the copv sntion..
IN the Second District, noM ppSele6ted
hy Hon. Hiram Prics, ykO is1js8s6ty s1A6lu-
ed by his constituents, but who refuses to b
. candidate again, theresuill be . beautiful
quarrel. More than half a dozen men have
: aiready been talked Of good dsAlf and olh>
ers mentioned as likely Is emerge here1ller.
Hon. Jacob Butler of Muscaiine Judge Cot
Hubbard, Of Linn; Judge Richman and Nj.
McNutt, Of Muscatine, and Mr.. Ellis, Of Gin
tom have been tro.ted out BY the papers. Mr..
Butler has been prominent lawyer and pol-
iticjan in Iowa for nSafit score of years,
though very little in office. He received some
yotes for Upifed States Senator in the wing
Anti Nebraska caucus ia, lS56 In 1859 he
received largs vote in Conventiou for
Judge of the Supreme Court In IsS3hs
was elected TO the Legislature and Was ckb-
sen Speaker BY the Republican caucus by
acclauation. Hels man not only Of hlent,
but q real genins. and "a Little Of . ~p0sisiaal
stra,eg,st, perhaps, q almok .sang man who
ever lived He isefernaily Calling spade
SPADE. HIS ontsPokan Aatjts hays ksHe Inn
sont Of Office An accom- mked S11bAr,
who can translate 8 aifcuO spsSasAia he
Greek testament. or a Of joke Aristophanes,
more neatly than any d ID. iGtbe State. be
il vet sbrewd and successful business man.
He ought 10 have good deal Of sirsuglal.
OF Judge Cotton ! haze heretofore spoken at
lehsth Ia this correspondence. CoIoael
Smy,he was . candidate in 1864, and thought
of being one in 60, but postponed 90 acesaa.
Of the prodigious popularity Of M Price.
He il N eminen. lawyer, and sas tbs Colo.
pacity he did creditable. bat no. particular
. " coasplcous service. Judge, Hubbard. Of
the same county. being . candidate, ard =
man Of great personal popularity, there will
Tins be q lively fight IN that secties Of tue
district. The county gives Tie besv.est Re-
p.blsan vote Id the HtAre. Mr. McNutty of
Muscasine, now Representative in The Leg
islature for tho third time, will have mich
strength in certain quarters, An indefalis
ssahle wDrker and for souetimepDai4saeiy
before ia public, hes has nasg tstite
Fsuppdters wliD seskedn bis ehspse cod Eat
Judge hiehman is also Of Nuscatine. SO that
M Ella 4 Il oreseut rs sDis6iot "a ttorney,
and is universally known ia the counties
composing the judicial district as an efficient
officer. hot they only fpra little more than
kali of the poneE saihnN sdist&ct. ! should
not. oerhaps fairly report the situation, with>
out stating that Mr.: Tpsdsll, Of Clipson
County, my turn eus tu b. 4 nfdtdsta. II
g. hs viii, every BODY tnust admit. be Very
formidable one, with as many probabilities IN
his favor as ennld be atuA4onedhp y 1eger
of any one else. He is Gue stumper,
eauase.toed Radical tith shout Al The ele-
ments ofpopniarity, and with ample ability
10 representthe district with Distinction.
In the third District there will also be many
candidates. Colonel Allison, who has reps
resented the district With the creates. aceep-
staailay, could, probably, receive ths nenii
nation ne 50 desired. NJ. GRAVES, TIE
Mayor of Dubuque ;sNs. Burke, Of Bremen;
Judge Burdick aud Mr.. Cooley, Of Winnie
shiek fnot the haud-shakibg gentleman Of the
same surname Of Dubuguelj Mr.. pesriDg. Of
Mitchell; Mr.. Patterson, OF Floyd; Mr. Hob
son, of Fay4ita, sre MI all the gentlemen
who will come before the convention. All
theas have fsir. local Populations, and soma
are we'll known shrousiout The State. Mr..
Patterson Is now Ii 4he .Senate Mr. Deering
.hassn extensive acquaintance Mr.. Cooleyis
Sdergtocd 70 hsve theinsfde track ii thistime.
Judge Loughridgs, vnew representing the
Fourth District, seems TO be entirely accep-
table to.the great body of his COMMITMENTS,
sAdte have The pleading prospect of ranom-
nation without noticeabie sputest,
Ia the Southwestern District OF the State,
tha ffth in numerical order, and which embra-
ces ali that part Of The State west and socth of
Des MONIES, Frank Palmer. for eight years
past the editor Of the Stase RsQistsr. ~Deyspa-
per, Is acknowledged by all the best posted
politicians and observers OF the pstiilcaNhor-
tzosl to be the mpst likely To sasAeta Gener-
al Dodge who declines positively TO be a
candidate again, for the reason that be can
not stay insCongress without great detrinent
to lis private affairs Tia nSdeb q seseral
gentlemen, Of less o. mbre pfominf6ee, pave
bean mentioned as likely to come besorH tha
cohyention. but Idosbs shethef there WI be
sny serious contest. Mr.. Palmer beings one
of our oldest ard best eSitors, md : kood
public speaker also, confess that the pros-,
pees Of bis essy victory IL usa6ually gn1tify-
iur to me, as it is to most Of the newspaper
men Of the Stats--to all with whom tave
talked npon the snh3ect
In tkshi Sistn District thers has been
eome dissatisfaction with Judge Hubbard for
sos,e tine on acsouatof his fessepd Aetber.
tween Waits to lis constituency. h 14ll1ttl
be candidate again. ColopslS SEATS -.
Lieutenant Governor; Judge Porter, OF Har-l
din; Hon. Charles Pomeroy, of Webster Il
G. +. Garrison, Of Grundy, and Captain Cur
tbs, of BLACK uask, ATE the candidates thus
far brought on the course. cdl6na Scott 10
what yoa might call magnificent fellow, =
Radical Of the oiden time, when it was not so.
popular as il is now. He Is . fne pphlics
sraaker. But EemeroF, o. 3haVk q;
spsskss, has no ssperioe ID the State,
xhsn be happens 70 50 70 span king mood
which i 30 aiwsys. he xaa+ ; LAselai
Eiecsor ~ 1850. MI Ciarkso1 Is IN cd timp
editor, but for seven yeafs haS ho44 lieut..
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