Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1869-02-25

years. An Irishman BY birth, he hss
lived in "Old Linn" from its earlv set-
tlement. He lived in Iowa before lows
was . State in the Union, and has I
brother who was q member of the frs,
General Assembly of the State, and
now after q lapse Uf twenty-five years
is again a member! Col. Smyth va,
Judge of the old Fourth Judicial Dis
trict more than fifteen years ago. He
was one Of the three commissioners tc
revise, eight years ago, the laws OF the
State-a work which now forms the
body of the statutory law Of the Com
monwealth. As Colonel Of our Thirty
first Regiment of Infantry, be made ar
honorable record 10 the war. OF stu
dious habits, strong common sense
familiar knowledge OF law, incorrupti
BILE integrity, and the capacity Of ut
tering his thoughts clearly and forci
bly, when ION his legs" he will make {
valuable and highly respected member
Of Col. William b. Allison, elected
from the Third District for the fourth
time. it is unnecessary to speak, for thu
reason that all the intelligent people o
the country know him well and respec,
him highly. 1t msy not be amiss tc
say, however, that desperate efor,
to defeat Mr.. Allison, both at the nom
mating Convention and the election
was made. To this eud, the powerful
Dubuque whisky ring shed greenback.
and printers ink with uncommon lib
erality. All in vain The disturb net
in the solid ranks of the true blue Rad
icals OF the Third District was only lik,
little bit of contemplate ripple i,
the midst Of the "far resounding sea
which engulfed the Democracy and tn,
Sore Heals in . common ruin. Thil
fine victory, evidence of deserved pop
ularity, Tor him who will now stand q,
the head Of the Iowa delegation in the
House, is received with the liveliest
satisfaction BY the Republicans of the
State at large
1t turns out that every county in the
Fourth District gave majority for the
reelection of the Hon. VIM. Louoh.
ridge. Thus far in the Fortieth Con-
gress, Judge Loughridge has behaved
very handsomely, unless the least pos
sible squirming on the grsenback quss-
tion may be Get down - of another
sort OF behavior. He 10 both . hard
working member, and successful de-
batter in the Hall, and with the expe-
rience he has acquired. and shall 40.
quire during the coming short session,
will at once take take position among
the prominent members elected on the
ticket with Gen. Grant.
As for Francis w. Palmer, elected
by . majority of about 1000 in the
Fifth District, he is the Schuyler Col.
fax OF Iowa. A practical printer, and
y first-rate one, an editor OF long expe.
rience and a first-ratc one, Radical
''ot the most straightest sect" aud .
man without guile in private life, he
has been for some years, uncommonly
popular with oil tho brilliant men Of
the young America wing OF the party
IN ail poriionss Of the State. He has
been State Printer for eight years, in
which capacity he inaagurated and car.
ried out the glorious policy Of con-
Quoting that Office without stealings,
thereby showing there IL something
new under the sun after all. First as
editor OF the Dubuque Times, and since
as editor Ut the State Rey.stsr at Des
Moines, he has shown great capacity
in the newspaporial line. There 10 no
one in America to whom Mr.. Palmer,
in history, in mind, in disposition, can
be 80 we'll compared IS schuyler Col.
fax = dozen years ago, and I predict
that in Legislative ability, personal pop
ularity, and influence in Congress, he
will be very much such man - Mr..
Colfax was. He is moreover one OF
the lew red-hot Radicals who can ham
Gle political wires with coolness and
whist in smashing out the
bottoms of chairs in the terrific energy
with which he explodes over . good
joke,SAe can beat the world. In the
ordinance he will unques-
be placed among the great
gums.
Judge Hubbard, who has laborious.
~, and always pluckily in fight, rep.
resented the Sixth District for six
years, now gives way to the Hon.
Charles Pomeroy Of Fort Dodge. Mr..
Pomeroy has done . great deal OF can.
vassing IN the State, twas Presidential
elector ia l860l bat has never held any
Office Of profit. He has, unquestiona-
bly,, made some OF the finest stump
speeches ever delivered in Iowa. but 10
too much Of scholar and has too many
Of the finer scnsibilities to succeed lin
ell weather" He il not one OF your
rough-and-tumble political showmen
who can 60 through ON the programme
mo pOstponement on account OF the
But let him be feeling we'll,
and mentally, and he j. the
most effective orator Of our State. He
is man of . great deal OF culture, OF
the most generous impulses, and OF the
most brilliant talents. whilst in unaf-
fected modesty he 10 without an equal,
suspect, on the tace OF the wide earth.
He will not, consequently, make any
nolss in Congress tor > good while;
but IN committee rooms, where the |
work is done, his influence will b large,
and he propably rise into wide and en-
during popularity, and, most likely,
achieve 3 brilliant reputation before
,is constituency will permit him to re-
ire to his farm and his books.
C,,ch oro IN hriof Aha man ~Uh<.n