Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1869-04-15
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From Chicago Post.
IOWA.
Tine Coming Political Campaign
candidates for Governor a md
Lieutenant GOyernOr-Judge
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From Our Own Correspondent.
MrscArlSE, Iowa, March 80.
Iowa is political cauldron boiling
| evermore. In short, we never let up
The reason is, l suppose, because we
have general election every year
Even years, we elect Secretary o1
State, Auditor, Attorney General
Treasurer, Register Of State Land OF:
fee, etc, besides Representatives in
Congress, and certain county officers
Odd years. we choose Governor,
Lieutenant Governor, Judge of the
Supreme Court. members OF the Gen
eral Assembly, and certain other
county officers. This keeps things
moving lively, The General Assem-.
by to be chosen this year will have q
Senator to elect to succeed Mr.. Grimes
who has ably represented the State
for nearly dozen years-wi,h such
great and acknowledged ability, in fact
that but for his vote on the impeach-
ment trial he would be reelected
against the worlc. This OF itself, were
there not mucn Of loca! importance to
come before the Legislature, would
give the comm. campaign uncommon
Significance, and invest it with unusual
interest TO the citizens OF the State
generally and the irrcpressible lobby
particularly.
There is virtually but one candidate
for Governor. 1t is true knot o;
politicians got together as learn, in
a Des Moins saloon, the other evening
and discussed some "corn-pressed and
the gubernat orial question. concluding
to put up the Hon. Ezekial Clark, OF
Iowa City. Mr.. Clark is thoroughly
first-class man and Radical. but Gov
Merrill will he renominated by accla
nation in spite OF all that, or any
other man. The Governor has not
carried the Executive office of this
State around in his hat, and let the
wind blow away his hat. lie has let
the American eagle alone severely. He
has SO constantly attended to the duties
OF his office that correspondence has in
creased three-told In substantial
merit, he is the fest Govrnor We have
had since Mr.. Grimes.
Candidates for Lieutenant Governor
are scarce Col. w p. Hepburn, OF
Page county, one OF our most brilliant
young men, has been spoken OF. He
has the ability for any otficr Capt.
Woodward, of Lucas, may be brought
out again. He came very near get
ting the nomination two years ago.
Both IT these gentlemen have editorial
experience; ami it is q remarkable tact
that Iowa has always had uncommonly
fine men for Lieutenant Governors, Il
majority OF them having been editors
The Hon. John +. Dillon, now Chief
Justice, viii be renominated tor Judge
of the Supreme Court. He is our
most scholarly lawyer, a man Of every
personal virtue, judge OF the greatest
industry, integrity, learning and abil.
ity.
The contest for the Senatorship, cx-
cept on the second election OF both
Mr.. Harlan and Mr.. Grimes. have been
the most animated ever occurring in
the pol tics OF Iowa. The choice OF
the latter's successor is going to be no
exception to the rule. Present indi-
cations show that every politician in the
commonwealth, trcm those who COM
prehend the political affairs OF the
State down TO those whose genius reg
ulates the cross roads, will take
part in the contest. A large number
OF names have been mentioned in the
connection, som2 ct them being those
OF excellent gentlemen whose niodesty
would forbid their thinking of such .
thing; some OF persons who have been
politically dead and buried tor con-
siderable period; others thus forced
into print would certainly fail OF an
election to our efficient and intel 'ect.
ual constabulary force from any town
ship in the State; ~hilst one or two
are principally noted for their brilliant
stealings in the Indian ring, aud stand
Tar better chance OF being struck by
lightning aud translated to heaven in
coacl, and tour than they do OF ever
representing this State in the United
States Senate.
Col. Allison, Representative in Con.
gress OF our Third District; Hon. +. II.
Williams, OF Clayton county: Hon.
George G. Wright, one OF the Justices
OF the Supreme Court; and Hon. JAS.
+. Wilson, late member of Congress,
are the gentlemen from whom the
choice would be likely to be made, il
made now. Tue south having always