Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1870-07-14
About COngrcssnlcM.

Ahc unay @! Inc Aeluoilc"a party
is very important, and any action
that will tend to disintegration or
disruption should be deprecated by
all. We shall very much regret, and
all good Republicans will sincerely
regret, if the fierce personal warfare,
now raging in this District, shall cul-
inmate IN permanent injury to the
party. That it is having that tend
cncy already, is well known; that
such will be the ac'ual result il either
Mr, Stone or Mr.. Loughri,lee is
forced by indiscrec, friends upon the
party, we very much tear.
Mr.. Loughridge Will no, go into
the convention with any delegates
from his own county. His own
neiyI:hors, at his own home, do no,
stand by him. lie has been charged
with venal,y in the disposition OF the
Postcffice, Il, Oskaloo q. and, not
withstandiny his presence there, be
tore and during the primary contest,
his ncighbors We're not satisfied OF
his innocence, and he was repudiat-
ed. Whatever may be the truth re.
specting this matter, there is AT ug-
ly look about it that should put all
good citizens upon their guard, and
make us consider if we can afford to
carry dead weight, in the person
of either Mr. Loughridgc, or Mr..
Stone, against each OF which enough
has been charged aud proved to
render his nomination Of ali eatrem
~ doubtful policy. Wa cannot at
lord TO furnish clubs to the Dem
ocracy with which 10 knock out our
own brains. To nominate either
Mr.. Stone or Mr.. Loughri1ge, will
be TO place whole arsenal at the
disposal Ct our enemies, and they
viii not be slow TO take poscsslon.-
Some Of the most ardent, and many
OF the most influential. friends OF
each candidate declare that they
will no, support the other candidate
if nominated. Il is true that party
action should not Lc inlIusnced by
idle threats. but when determinations
TO bolt party nominations have such
Unsuitable causes as these appear to
have, some attention should be gwen
to them.
Notwithstanding this fierce per-
sonal war. the friends OF each candi
date would have plenty of pre,ex,s
tor seeking to force the party to de.
eide as between themselves and their
enemies, if tllci: candidates outlook
was promising. A glance at the sit
uation will satisfy any one really at
figures that neither Mr. Lough"idge
nor Mr.. Stone will have a majority
in the Convention. Mr. Stones
friends only claim twenty-nine dele
gates, which, With lama county S FIVE.
Will not give him enough Votes by
five, Mr.. Loushriases friends clam
tor him already only thirty-o.:c votes.
and the FIVE from lama county, ifyiv
en him, will still leave him three be-
hind. We have serioas doubts If
Mr.. !.oughridge goes into the con
ycntion With more than thirty-two
votes. e;cn if Is carries Tama coun-
ty. It can ti.us plaialy be seen that
lama county, ii for either MIR.
Louyhridge or Mr.. n.onc, cahnot
nominate either.
AS we said last week, when the
leading candidates tail of success, the
srrcst and safest course is, TO take
up man, acceptable to AL. and IN
whom the whole party has confidence.
Wien VIC see that our candidate
cannot be successful, 10y reason OF
causes that are immutable, We are
not wise to endanger tho unity and
harmony OF the party by further per
slstcEce.
At this time, we are not compelled
to take up a candidate who has even
vulnerable heel. We can find one
against whom nothing has been said
that requires to be re,rac,ed. The
nomination ot Hon. Rush Clark Will
,nsure harmony. His ability will 90
honor to the party. He is acceptable
to all PORTIONS Of the District lie is
obnoxious to none. Those who
know him best give the highest ties.
timony in his favor. We have had
a personal acquaintance with him tor
. decade, AMI tl.osc OF our readers