The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1869-07-29
About the G0vern0rshlp.
IFrom the Whitewater ReeIs,cr.l

Many Of the best Republican papers
of the State havs tsLen kindly to our our
suggestion to make Mr.. Speaker Thorn
son the next Governor of Wisconsin.
That sterling journal. the Grant County
Herald, says: I'VE hardly know of a
man In the State who would make bet
ter or ADLER Governor than A. NJ. Thom-
son. The Manitowoc Tribune thinks
"Mr. Thomson is an excellent man. and
that we will do well if he should serve
US" The Calumet Reflector saws: "He
is eminently qualified for the position. !"
Thomson, late Speaker of the House, is
growing popular for Governor Tho
Fort Atkinson Herald says: There does
not breathe man more entirely worthy
the support Of Wisconsin, Republicans. "
The Neenah Times affirms that the
popular feeling is growing in favor of
Hon. A. H. Thomson for Governor. !"
General Utley, of the Racine Journal,
has taken survey of the field, and gives
this testimony; "Mr. Thomson was elec-
ted speaker Of the Assembly for the ses,
sons of 1868 and SO, in which position
he acquitted himself with great credit
and won for himself hosts of friends.
He is man Of ability and fine culture,
and in our opinion, possesses all the ele-
ments necessary to make him d popular
Governor.
These are few of the friendly words
that Mr. Thompson Is receiving at the
hands OF his brethren of the press. The
time IS drawing near when the question,
Who will be Governor? will be settled in
Convention. There are several candi-
dates in the field. all of whom have
friends and most of whom are able men,
mon whom We would not hesitate to sup
port for almost any Office but in our
judgement no one yet named for the po-
sition is more capable or more honest
than the gentleman who seems to be the
favorite with our brethren of the quill.
The people need have no fear of him.
tie IS essentially one Of themselves He
understands their wishes and their wants
as well as any man in Wisconsin. We
know him. and we endorse him as
worthy citizen and an upright man. What
more need we say in his behalf.
(Erom tho Brodhead Independent
We are assured by the greater part of
our Wisconsin exchanges that A. NJ
Thomson, of Janesvile, is the man for
our next Governor We believe them.
Having connected himself with Wiscon-
sin politics at an early day, he is probably
as conyersant with the manifold compli-
cations Of our State institutions as any
other man. Bat this is not all, AS one
of our old ci;lzens remarked to us the
other day, che is his own man. He
cannot be bought nor sold He is peo-
pies man; and not a politicians man;
and he will serve the people rather than
the politicians and office seekers. He is
our man. On this subject, more anon.
From the shehoygan Times.l
Inasmuch As Gov Fairchild some time
since addressed letter to the La Crosse
Republican declining to be candidate
for third gubernatorial term. the people
are naturally beginning to look about tor
one worthy to be his successor, a. Nj.
Thomson is such man We have had
the pleasure of several years acquain-
tance with Mr.. Thomson, and we know
him to be not only man of ability, but
Of honesty, too; the latter qualification
a very important one in the selection of
public officers, AS u prominent Repub
iican Editor Of the State he has for sever
al years been quite generally known, and
still more SO as the popular Speaker of
the Legislative Assem- bly, for the past and
present years. Mr.. T. would honor the
position and we hope to see him fill it.