The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-09-08

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bsioEs III, Nd regard sle action of
these delegates as abovc rsproach,
and perfectly satisfactory to all
honorable mon. 10 fact they could
not, as men Of honor, do otherwise
than they did.
BID. NHws II have road your
article headed ''The Keokuk County
Delegation, with surprise and regret.
You would mako il appear that the
Keokuk County delegation commit
ted q great crime In not casting their
votes for Judge Sampson in the late
Congressional Convention.
Now, sir, as I was ono of the Keo-
kuk county delegation, / feel il my
duty to reply to that article, and in
SO doing to state the facts in tho
case, which are substantially as
follows: The recent political contest
in this Congressional District was
between Gov. Stone and Hon. Will
liam Loughridge. Each county had
its favor1te, and chose its delegates
accordingly. Whom the two con-
tending parties arrived at Oskaloosa,
they counted their strength. Judge
Loughridge had q majority Of all the.
votes in The District. His friends
met in caucus, and Z counties out Of
the IL pledged him Al votes, when it
only required 80 to give him q
majority over all other candidates.
Now was Keokuk county to turn
traitor TO the other ok counties, after
We had all battled 30 long and so
hard to secure the man ofonr choice,
and when the battle was won, when
We know that victory perched upon
our banncrs-if we could depend
upon human pledges? Pledges SOL
EMMY made one to the other, that
we would faithfully cast our votes as
the Z counties had instructed us to
do, and as very decided majority
| of the voters of the District anxious.
~ desired that We should do. Ia the
face of all this was the Keokuk
county delegation to sell itself to the
opposition? merely as q healing
balm to the wounded pride of tho
defeated Stone? Mr.. Editor, / am
proud to say that when I submitted
to the delegation the proposition
that was made to me by Che Hon. j.
B. Grinnell, they. rejected it with
that frmness and decision that char
acterizes men who cannot be bought
and sold as merchandise. You say
that Stone, Clark and Meyer offered
to withdraw. Generous souls Of
course they did, for they knew-as
every one else did-that they did not
stand the ghost of chance to get
the nomination. There stood Lough-
ridges Al votes between them and
tho nomination. Of course they
offered TO withdraw. Who wouldn't2
YOU Mr.. Editori even you, would
have donslikewise.
Now at this stage of tho proceed
ing was the time that tho opposition
was so magnanimous as to make
those liberal offers. The question
with Thorn was simply this we are
whipped, and badly whlppcdl Now
for strategy / We can no longer
depend on our own strength, wc
must buy out the other party. SO
which county shall we try first 2
Keokuk comes first, but sho stands
firm to her honor and tho man of
her choice. Wapello comes next
Gen. Hedrick is offered tho nomina.
ton if he willsell them Wapello. /
hapened TO hear the firm and deci-
| sive reply-"No, gentlemen I am
neither an individual nor political
traitor" Next comes Appanoose-
but here let ne draw o veil over the
history suffice it to say that we
wero betrayed and defeated.
Now in conclusion, lot mo say q
word in regard to Judge Sampson
than whom1no nobler or purer man
lives in the State of Iowa. He is one
of the brightest stars of our County
and of our State, and / hope and
expect in due time to use my hum.
BILE influence in an honorable way
(not dishonorable) to secure his
nomination for Congress in this Dis
trict, when he will receive the nomi-
nation, not as a third party compro.
mize man, but as the first choice of
the people, and whom Political dema-
gogues and pseudo editors no longer
manipulate the party, but are exor-
cised and cast aside rs foul and
polluted ulcer from the body, afor
they shall gnaw file, and fee unto
tho mountains of Hepsidam, where
the lion roareth, and the wbang-
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Very truly yours,
e. q. WILSON.
p. S.-You say that You have to
meet tho first Republican who does
not severely and earnestly denounce
the course Of tho delegates. In an,
swer l would say that we were
appointed as delegates only under
the pledge that We would support
Judge Loughridgc. We selected
only such men as we, know 10 be
warm political and personal friends
of his. Now if they condemn us for
doing the very thing they appointed
us to do, then / will admit that they
selected the wrong delegates. II
this county desires to send delegates
TO represent. them in Conventions
who are ever ready to play the
Chameleon, they will have to select
different delegates from the six they
sent TO Oskaloosa. G. G. W.
CLAIMS For BoUETIEs.-The Sec
ond Auditor of the Treasury Depart
ment has issued circular under
date of August 18th, in which he
saws No action can be taken ON