, 1869-11-22

csped him. But tho rDore intelligent people Of 4
tho 6,ste viii hardly condemn him fuT not mak. |
is1 ynt1aa Of himself: rather would they coa-
nerd HIN for maintaintuR tha diguIsy Of q gen-
tenan. But b tho notion right or wrong, the
expression u vofy common tn lows, that, Nj.
Grinuel could hAvs from this people anything ho
would aas. II he hsd given Housseaa "as good or
better than ht sentn Fun COR part and, We ttlnk,
The pett q yey MApJ, this oDe thing Ia tho 2na-
tls@sn lite csuDot b made u balance OF tho
great rnany things he, a , msn anu ~ poli1-
eaan, h2a 6onh for 1owa- We rznnes forget that
be Wss tho original and steadtaas leader OF tho
Aboaluontzts Of th,n State, the Radtcal that led
bsavetJ on when the parry Wa hau.Aang aad
batting. Ws cannot forget that ho Wa one OF
the men Ut the fruns whsu 1ora was 20
rapidly Led from the wicked ru's Of Democsacy
70 the Righteous wsJa Of Rcp1bEcaa1sn. And
espec1nlly can We not forget tnat bS kH. Gecne.lA
tere1Wneo action N xta1s1rg tae lnuyement tot
an exu1 session Of thu Legtalkture IN fsea, tho
Iowa soldiers received the right to vote and, by
voting. Favet the State fson tho Democracy
BY these, and tusny other tttngs, haa Nj. 0stnneI
Won the grartudd and confidence Of the S,4te,
and e1txhIlahed hts ntness for the dtaunEushea
position for which hs Il now named AsAts from
bis ability and integrity, be has Al experience IN
national le<tzatIou, And N Acquaintance with tta
men Of the un,ea, thst would be particularly ben-
efcaL 10 pe1son serving out the shoet term.
There II q rer1 general feeling In faysr of giving
this plsce 10 m e1-CouxHc1snan, which Ia tide
setting strongly In Nj. Gr1nuenB aver. Tnere arc
many who think hts chances the beSr, aud We c1o-
not see bns they ato good. General vsude-
yer has good prospect for the plaee, snd would
Ill 1t well. As he resigned 4 seat Ia Congress to
80 into the army, 1t would be very nue way 70
ttdcrsc and encourage patriotism BY sending hina
back to aest higher than that he LEFT He E7s
ono Of tho best soldiers Iowa lad In the a1uJ,
and ID oue Of the best men It has IN peace. He Is
son who would make the State goot Senator.
There Is some talk Of J. B. Howell, editor OF the
keofnk Gate City, tor this position. lie has Been
ore Of the wheel.ho. Of the part5 IN loTa erer
sirce it, organization, and KonId represent 1t md
the s1ate TO general sathfact1on In rho seuate.
Judge W!itans, Of Clayton Comfy. u being
strongly urged for the piace. and has the quality
that would make btm An influential Senator.
Another Northern uxr-Colone9 Gilbert, OF Ala
uskee County-has been urged for the place, by
pttittons from The eonth ~ we'll II IRON his own
secttou~ There arc also Eeyesai other military
men strongly suKgested- 1t ts probable that the
soldier element Of the State would moro generally
unite On GtcttM James \. Williamson. thaa any
other one, and tho vote made Tor hin for Gov
ern0E In tho nrst State Convention that noatnated
Merrill stands ~ proof that he ts Is popular with
The people as the solllierz. lie u . nau Of good
measure tor the place, aud, 80 far as claim or
Worsh!Hess IL Concerned, there Is uone more 20.
Gene1ai Elliott ". Rice would also hare
many and influential zupportern, and haa
record that ersn this appointment would
fcAecely honor. Generals Trumbull, Wright,
Weaver, and Hedflck sre auy Of them worthy Of
the teAt, and eninept!J capsule o1 1iing il, and
either one OF them announced candidates would
at o1ce rally sirong support. Theirs is another
| soldier, whose rank was rot 10 htg b. but whose
| record was 10 lels bright, and who uves nearer
the hearts Of the people than Any ether man IN IT.
| who would occupy the seat Senatorial with .
i! Grace that but few other men would develop.
We mean Major Henry OCouno., our present At.
tozney General who entsred the army a pr,1ase
IN the Iowa Frat 4nd Ia the e1d wore With mod.
ea.v the slvef leaves, In place OF the stnt1 that
should have g.aced his shoulder. Nere he 10 al.
| Tow It, he would be the uau Of the short term;
ald the people merely let him OF now TO nave
him Tor one Of the long terms to cnEe. We hsre
not spoken Of General Dodge IN this connection;
Of course, he could sake the honor oves an5 oshel
candidate now IN the 1eid, Il he would accept It.
There arc several others naned, amoug whom
arc Hon. john A. Kstson, Of DesMolaes; Hon. D,
r. Stuhbs, OF Fairfield. and eI.Lleutenapt Gov.
esnor Eastmap. Of Eldors, Aesarz Eaatuan and
| hAson are old s1aReta In Iowa politics, and would
probably both develop considerable strength
Mr.. Stubba has good friends, and r1anr Of them
| md has done good ecTv!ce for the party IN TIT
| State Senate, and on the stump. We should eaJ
also that there would be general disposition t
give thta place to the Hon. Hiram Price, Il b.
No1id accept IL
Next important after the Senatorial electto:
I viii be that Of State Printer. For this there ar,
aeEcrn! reported candidates, Of whom we can Il
this letter. already too long, merely give tht
pau es, Ehcb mRI be ttated as fo1lows: F. u
Mills Of the Stafs Register, the present Incumbent
g. " Edwards, OF the Bnrlinason Kaak.E .Eyt; )
u. Howell, Of the Keokuk diatt City: ). n. He'd
rck, Of the 0ttumwA caurit1; and J. N. Dixon
| OF the 7tm1<1anee Standard the organ Of tn
third party In the last canrass)- The1e AZ
others naned, bat the ones given arc all wnic
ste promtleut,y mentioned. Co.opel Ba1aes, Q
the Dubuque Tim<4, It was thought, wonld be
candidate, bat has positively declined.
| For State Binder, au ONCE equally lucrative,
30, more 10, Than Printer, tAero are not 10 rnAn
candIdaiea- But three Afe thus far reported
the 1e!d, viz: j. s. Carter, present incumbent
Des Aotne4; Malcr t. G. B'askuar, Darlington
and J. J. Smart, Of The Waterloo Reporter.
The Speatezshlp Of the neIt House Ia alread
exciting considerable interest The foiiowtn
gentlemen are Bpoken Of in connection With II
rosttion: Hon. John Rusieli, Speaker OF The IA,
; House: Judge Murdoct, OF Clayton County: Ho1
C. Dudley, Of Wa7ello; Hon. A. R. Cotton, I
; | Clinton; Hon. n. E. Cutts, OF Manasra: and uo,
| ,ir. Harper, Of Des Moines County,
For ibe other Offices OF the Legislature canl
! dates are mu1srlylpN rapidly. For Secretary
tie Sepate We hare seen mentioned the names
JIM. Weast, Of Independence, the last Seer
tarJ: C. ". Hobart, Of Io~4 city: and Gcosi
Il. Powers, Of the Faat County Herald. For Chi,
Clerk Of the House, Charley A1dr.en, ex-edtor
the Asrshau Times, appesrs 10 have no o2pol
! hon.
Tie Legislature asscnhles the teth Of Jarua1
+ HKr