The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1869-02-25
WAITS FROM TEa MA.
TIONAL CAPITAL.
About Iowans,

WASHINGTON, d, G., Feb. Is,
Washington is tnl: of iowans.--
Oh see them on the street corners.
You lind them on the floors of Con.
gress--in the lobby rooms, in the
galleries, at the Hotels, barber shops
and-in church. Bverywhere they
arc popping up, and | almost feel
that am waited to the tlawk.Eye
State, the Gland of my birth and pride.
Town, noble, radical, enetgetic, loyal
little Iowa! I'm always glad to
meet ono of thy children, whether it
be on sea or land, in Washington or
elsewhere. Iowa girls are prettier.
smarter and healthier, Iowa corn
is better and longer, than that of
any other State in this broad cast
Union.
We have had regular Iowa DO.
litical camp meeting here for the last
ton days. Let me detail. Colonel
Chapman gave fine reception to
folks one week and jude Cooley
gave another the next. We have a
large number of now arrivals. or
fresh fish, as the boys in the army
We're wont 10 say when recruits were
brought into camp. Hon. J. B.
Grinnell, ex-member of the Lower
House from your district, is here hob
nobbing with the boys. Mr.. Grin
nell is in good health and spirits, as
genial and social as ever. ~. B." is
good man any way you can fix it.
don't know if he is grinding any
axe or not. If he is on that line /
hope he may come out ahead with
something to carry to the next col
umn. J. A. Stright, Esq, one of the
editors of the Des Moines Valley
Gazette, at Eddyille is also among US.
| never had the pleasure of meeting
him until the other day. He is one
of our plain, practical, commons sense
sort of men, who makes no pompous
parade of himself. His modesty and
quiet unobtrusive manners are only
equaled by his thorough knowledg GO
OF matters and things generally. He
Is well posted, and the more / con-
verse with him the better like him.
Col Geo. G. Tichenor, of Des Moines
has just arrived. | have not met
him, but understand he is floating
around somewhere. Then there are
Col. Frank Bridgman, w. H. Cork
bill, e. r. Weaver, Major Henry
| OConnor, John A. Kasson. M. L.
Fisher, E. G. Morgan, George W.
Bemis, Geo. Jocelyn. and General
G. w. Clarke, formerly of the 34th
Iowa Vols. Our member elect from
the Fifth Congressional District
Frank Palmer-is now here, and is
stopping, | believe, at the National
Hotel. l have not yet made his ac-
quaintance From what l have
been able to gather of his career, |
feel considerably proud of his sue
cesses, for he is emphatically "one of
the press He is Il veteran in the
newspaper cause. | always liked to
sec those chaps rule the wave
whenever they choose to do SO. I
like Colfax. | am pleased to see
that "Jim " Blaine of Maine, has a
fine prospect of being the next Speak.
Ell of the House, for he was a typo of
the first water. So with Palmer
He is little more than forty years of
age, having been born in Manchester,
Indiana, in 1927. When quite small
his parentsrcturncdto Jamestown, N.
Y, where he received the benefits
accruing from four or five "terns" at
school, one OF which was received at
an Academy. When about fifteen
years of age he was apprenticed to
learn the printing business. He
served thrco years and afterwards
stood 1T the case one year in Now
York City as ajourneyman. About
| the year 1917 he returned TO James
town, and became foreman and cdi-
torof the establishment where he was
apprcnticed. Sometime during the
year 1913, while yet in his minority,
he purchased half interest in the
"concern" and remained as partner
ten years. In the Fall Of 1853. he
was elected to the Lower House of
the Empire State, being one of the
youngest members of that body, and
the next year was reelected by the
argcst majority ever cast for any
candidate in that District. In the
Fall Of 1858 his mind wandered . est
ward, and Dubuque was his landing
place. Together with three other
gentlemen he revived the Dubuque
Times and in the Winter of 1860 was
chosen State Printer. His official
duties calling him to Des Moines,
he moved hither, purchased the
Register, and was elected three more
times to the State Printership.-
About one year ago he sold the Reg
lister to Mills & Co, retaining the edi-
torship Of the paper, however, and
continued in that capacity until he
received the nomination for Con-
gress, which action was unanimous
on the part of the Convention, in
which twenty three counties was ir.
terested, as no candidate appeared in
opposition to him. Mr.. Palmer is a
gentleman of fine personal appear
ance-has good head on his should
ers, and will doubtless sustain the
reputation our noble young State
has attained in the halls OF National
Legislation.