Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1869-02-25
Stlttt Wis .ttllaup.
From the Ch,caGo:: Evening Post.
IOWA.
THE UoNaRHs sIoNAL DELEoA,
TlON ELLIOT.
PEN AND INK SKETCHES OF THE oHsrLxxE,

When the last apportionment gave
the people of Iowa six Representative
in Congress, instead Of the two OF the
olden, small potatoe time, the choice
fell upon men of more than ordinary
ability aud character. The Hon. James
+. Wilson, then ling the unexpired
term OF General Samuel r. Curtiss who
had resigned, was chosen for the new
first district, Hon. Hiram Price tor the
second, Hon. William b. Allison for
the third, Hon. J. b. Grinnell for the
fourth, Hon John A. Kasson Tor the
fifth, Hon. A. w. Hubbard for the
sixth. These were the Representatives
Of the people Of Mis- State during tho
momentous era Of the war, and their
names must continue to be associate ed
with the history OF the times. Messrs.
Wilson, Price, Allison and kasson, par
ticularly the first three, have achieved
a national reputation, and are strong
with their immediate constituencies
whilst Judge Hubbard has remained
as true as steel during his long period
Of service, and Mr.. Grinnell mi ight have
been Governor of the State but for the
lamentcd fact that his pugnacity in the
rotunda of the Capitol was so greatly
inferior to his pugnac,:y in the Hall Of
Representatives He and Mr.. Kasson
were defeated for nomination in 1866,
but Of all the six, Kasson only ever
swung around the johnson circle for
any length of time whatever. And the
.'consckcns OF that manoovcr," though
it was very brief was to SWING the
gentleman off the delegation in Con.
grcss. So in the present Congress,
Iowa, has but four members first elect.
cd in 1862. In the next Congress, all
will have disappeared, except Col. Al
lison OF Dubuque, who has just been
elected by magnificent majority tor
the fourth time.
/ believe that Iowa will, IN the For
ty-first Congress, maintain the credita-
bic position in the national councils
which has been thus far secured. The
Hon. Geo. w. McCrary, member elect
from the First district, will have no
easy task to perform in gaining the in.
duencc and standing Of James +. Will
son, the chairman Of the Judiciary
Committee. But he will do it! The
Springfield (Mass.) Rep.bliess had q
heavy editorial, soon after Mr.. McCra.
ry's nomination, regrett;ng that . man
of 4r. Wilson's sound sense and prac-
ticai ability had to give way to mere
stump oratorl Nothing could have
bee mo,e just to Mr.. Wilson, or un.
just TO Mr.. McCrary. The simple fact
is, there were never two men whose
qualities, style Of public
npaakilg, and habits Of study and Of
thought generally, are mora alike than
these two men. Ne man ever saw Mr..
McCrary spread his wings and soar
aloft," any more than he ever saw Mr..
Wilson do that thing. He 10 q very
much finer debater than he is an ora
Tor. Without tho benefits OF an early
education, he has mind very
strong and very clear by nature, and
well cultivated by years Of study, years
of uncommonly close application. In
English literature he is quite thorough
y read, and in British and American
law and politics is n completely in. |
lormed, perhaps, - any man who has |
been elected to the Forty first Con-
CREWS, Ben. Butler and John A. Bing-
ham 'only excepted, If they. Az a
speaker, hs is strong, clear, nervous,
aud is never guilty OF any Of the tricks
Or clap-traps of oratory His sanding |
- . lawyer may be known from the
Eact that he successfully fills the place at
the bar vacated by Mr.. Samuel +. Mil
ler upon his appointment as Associate
Justice Of the Supreme Court of the
United States. Mr.. McCrary has serv.
I'd six years in the Iowa Legislature-
Two as = member of the lower House,
md four IN the Senate, Vi which latter
body, on all questions Of law, he was
The unquestioned leader. As modest
IS he is worthy, there can be no doubt
that he will slowly but surely rise to
An eminent position in the House OF
Representatives.
Col. VIM. Smyth, who is TO succeed
Hen. Hiram Price from this (the Sec