Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1869-09-10
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Paris, that Hon. James w. Grimes,
of Iowa, has resigned his seat in the
United States Senate, to take effect
Dec. LIST, and that he will not return
to this country until next year. His
health is somewhat improved, but
not sufficiently to enable him to re-
sumo his public duties at the begin
ming of the next congress, and, being
unwilling that his state should lose
her proper representation at WASH
ington to wait upon bis permanent
recovery, he has transmitted his
resignation to Governor Merrill. His
term of office expires on the 4th of
March, 1871. The election Of his
successor for the unexpired term will
devolve upon the legislature, which
will meet during the coming winter.
by the withdrawal of Senator
Grimes from the national councils,
the state of Iowa loses her ablest,
wisest, and most influential public
| Servant-a man who honored his
place far more than he was honored
by it-and the nation Loses. in like
manner, one Of its most far-seeing
and upright defenders. 1t has been
the common remark of all men who
have been much in Washington du-
ring the past ten years, that Senator
Grimes knew more of what was GO
ing Oh there than any other man in
public or private station. His al
most instructive perceptions and his
almost intuitive knowledge of men
coupled with an indomitable power
Of will, made him prominently a
This leaves two vacarcies to be
filled by the next Legislature, the
unexpired term of Senator Grimes
and a successor for six years. 1t will
add to the interest of the contest by
placing more candidates in the field.
The Davenport Gazette has the fol-
lowing on the Senatorial Situation
in Scott County:
The State Register publishes dis
patch from Davenport giving the
names of the Scott county Republi-
can nominees for the Legislature,
and proclaiming these as favorable to
Judge Wright for the United States
Senate. If the meaning of this is
simply that the gentleman mentioned
are friendly to Judge Wright, the
statement need not be questioned,
since no Republican Legislative rep
resentative from Scott county, if
really representative, could be other
wise than friendly towards one who
is so widely esteemed as is Judge G..
G. Wright in this part of Iowa. But
if it be intended to state that the
Scott county nominations of last
Saturday were made with reference
to the candidature of Judge Wright
for the United States Senate i'm any
such sense as to imply pledge to bis
support, it simply misrepIesents the
facts. The Republicans of Scott
county have not indicated their
choice for the United States Senate
in any manner. They have wisely
avoided the mistake-the positive
folly, as we think-committed in
some parts of the State, in selecting
candidates for the Legislature with
sole reference to their personal pre-
ferences and personal pledges for 9
Senatorial candidate. Therefore they
have simply nominated and will
elect gentlemen i'm whose ability, in.
tegrity and judgment they can re-
pose with confidence, end will leave
them to vote for Senator, as on 9TH
er matters of State concern, accord
ing to their views of State interests
and their sense of duty as represent.
atives of the people, in the light
given them when their decision must
be given and their votes cast. II
may be well to note, also, in this con-
nection, that there is no sort of truth
i'm the story, taken up by Musca-
tine paper, that the nominations OF
last Saturday were based on an al
lodged candidature of Hon. III. Price,
for the United States Senate. Mr..
Price. as has been well understood
here by all who cared to know the
truth, has not been, and is not can
didate for that position.
In a recent letter from "Silas
Slick"-C. w. Hobart, Esq.-from
Fairfield to the Chicago Journal we
find the following account of a con-
versation he had with Hon. J. +.
Wilson: In answer to my interro-
gatary whether or not he would be a
candidate for Mr.. Grimes seat in the
United States Senate, he replied that
he would not, that he did not wish
to be counted i'm the contest. "Mr.
Wilson, would you not accept the
position, should the next General
Assembly choose to elect you? I
inquired. "Well, that is horse of
another color" be replied. "But
very few men woald cast a position
of that kind, coming i'm that unsolic-
tied manner, behind them. Yet /
do not desire any political position !;
L lrave been long from home, and am
heartily tired aud disguised with
political life in Washington, and now
choose to remain with my family"
MIR. Wilson was offered by President
| Grant either one of four Cabinet
positions, all of which he promptly
declined but, after second urgent
request, he accepted the Secretary
ship of State, on condition that Mr..
Washburne should not embarrass his
dutieslof the office. This was not done,
therefore Mr.. Wilson declined the
portfolio of State, and turned his face
homeward."
The Independence Bulletin is in
formed that Mr.. Allison will make
no effort to obtain the office.
Ia hast weeks Bulletin we find the
following:
We were permitted a few days
since to read letter addressed to one
of our citizens by gentleman hold