Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1870-09-07
A SCRAP OF POLITICAL HISTORY.

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The Republican Convention of the
Sixth Congressional District, convenes
at Sparta TO day TO place in nomination
= candidate for Congress. The contest
up to this time has been an exceedingly
close one and we fear has engendered a
sense Of bitterness between persons and
localities that cannot soon be forgotten.
We hope, however, the Convention will
do their work fairly and well, and en-
dsavOr as far as possible TO ensure har-
moDy and unity in the party in order
that the candidate named may receive IFS
undivided support at the polls.
Il is now well known that this Assem-.
bly, District sent two delegations to the
convention. While discussion of the
matter can be Of no particular service at
this time, still il is duo to the Republi-
can voters of this county that a full ex
position of the entire proceedings be laid
bsfors them, that they may know the
fscta in the casa, and furthe rmore, that
the transactions of the boiling faction
may 90 on record and add another chap
ter 10 the political history of Pierce coun-
~.
Psrcsiving that the sentiments of the
people were strongly in favor of the
nomination Of Judge Price, as against
Gen. Rusk. and believing that this pub
lie sentiment was drifting 10 the right d.
fectiou, we early espoused the cause of
Mr. Price with the firm conviction that
he was the best man Of the two to rep
resent this locality in Congress. This
statement we do not make in disparsgs-
msnt Of any Of the other candidates for
they are oil good men. But q choice
must be made and we took the man who,
We thought, would best subservc the In
tereEis of the Northwest.
The Taylor and Dale. faction, for rea
sons best known to themselves, chose to
support Gen. Rusk. Tho clique had no
positive strength in this county but with
the cunning and diplomacy of practical
politicians they drew to their aid every
assure that could be conceived which
would influence tho masses In favor Of
Rusk, and where no issues existed they
were easily inverted aud used for the &C.
easion. The Herald iu IFS extreme anxi
city to disagree with us, fell an easy vic
tim to their wiles. and KiInball, Taylor
and Dale consolidated their strength fol
Rusk. Knowing we'll tho combination
going on, we felt assured the county
was so strongly Price that no danger
would result from their coalition. To
ward the latter part of the canvass We
heard that kimball was personally cal
ling up its friends TO support Rusk be.
cnnse it was a printing issue; or. in 9th
or words. that the result of this conven.
ton would determine the result of the
next. This was The strongest string they
had and thew harped upon it long and
loud. Now thee lection Of delegates fol
this Convention had about rs much tC
do with the county printing as it did
with the Franco Prussian war, or the
Punishment of Napoleon. MIR. Kimbal
to attempt TO betray the interests of thi:
county and sell it out to John Dale wa:
bad enough, but to rally bis friends
good and lruo n en-to aid him to do j
with the false pretext that bis county
printing was involved in the contest wa;
the basest of frauds. In portions of the
county where John Dale was obnoxious
young Kimball was sent to influence the
primary meeting, with printing plea
OF course it had IFS effect and delegate:
came up from several towns friends o.
Judge Price and favorable to his nomi
nation and bitter enemies of the John
Dale clique, but ready to vote for RusE
because they supposed the public pat
ronsgs of the Herald would be with
drawn if they supported any other man
Kimball and Woodwork had raided
through Hartland, Trenton. Salem. Rocl
Elm, FL Paso and we don't know how
many other towns, urging them TO send
delegates for Rusk, because the JOURNAL
was supporting Price, and the wicked
proprietors of that excellent family pa
per we're playing Lutte Tsylor's old game
and trying TO get all the county printing
away from the Herald. The eonss
aaence was, those towns sent Rusk del