Buchanan County bulletin. [volume] (Independence, Iowa) 1869-1891, 1870-06-10


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Iowa Congressional Nominations.
In the event Of the passage of the new
apportionmeat by the Senate, Iowa will
have eight, and possibly nine Representa-
tives in Congress to elect this year; two or
three by the whole State and one in each of
the six Congressional districts as heretofore.
Candidates have already been nominated by
the Republicans in the lst and 9th Dis
tricts, and quite lively discussion of claims
and merits is beginning to be INDUCED in
in the State generally. Because not yet
certain that an increase of our Representa-
tives will be authoriz d by law, but little is
said reg riding the candidates at large. Oar
preference for one of them was indicated IN
our paner last week. We notice thar john
A. kasson is ma ed tor the position. l. is
possible that others have been mentioned
whose names have escaped US. There will
probably be no lack of aspirants. The con-
vention in the lst District was held al Fair
field. June LIST, and resulted in the noinina
ton by reclamation of Hon. Geo. ". Nc
Crary, tie present member. Mr.. McCrary
has made an honorable record during his
first term aid will be reelected with u
sweeping majority.
In the ID District the convention is called
to meet at Dewitt, June 29th. There APP
pears to be no opposition worth mentioning
to the denomination of Hon. Wm. Smythe,
who i! not a brilliant, has proved himself
useful and acceptable representative Of the
people of his district
In this, the Sd District, the convention
has not ye. been called, and will not be
probably, until after harvest. ln the mean
time the multitude Of candidates will have
ample time to make lively canvass OF the
District 1t will be we'll fiji does not de-
generate into yindic,ive warfare.
In the 4th District, the call for the Con-
gressional convention is not yet issued, but
a most acrimonious controversy has for
some time been progressing between the
party friendly to the nomination Of Judge
Loughridge, and those who favor the claims
of Ex.Gov. Stone. II is impossible to guess
at the result, but we sincerely hoIe that
Iowa will not again be disgracel by the e.
ovation to any position of trust or dignity OF
that pompous bragsart and pol:rooa, Bill
Stone.
The bitter contest in the 9Th District be-
tween the friends of Palmer md kasson
was terminated at the convention held at
Council Bluffs, on Friday last, by the nomi-
nation Of the former on the first ballot, by
vote of 50 to 26. Without word in der
ogation of Mr.. kasson, we cannot refrain
from an expression of qualification at this
sound Republican, Frank Palmer. This
result in the face of conduct on the part Of
his professed friends calculated to have
most damaging effect upon his prospects,
shows how strong he is with the people.
The convention in the 9th District is
called to meet at Fort Dodge on the 10th of
July. As yet the prospect looks favorable
for the denomination Of Hon. Chas. Pome
roy. His Congressional career has been
generally acceptable to his constituents,
aud the two-term rule is in his favor.
Tue Montana Standard has found in the
proceedings Of a local Wonans Suffrage
convention at Marshalitown, degree Of
disinterestedness and sincerity which i. is
not willing to accord to its cotemporaries of
the press who advocate the same side Ct
the question, and accordingly condescends
t. discuss the points raised by the preamble
and resolutions of said convention with as
much candor and seriousness as lis sense
of the 'grotesqneness' of the movement
will admit Of We do not propose to STEP
into the place O the women at Marshall |
town and make an elaborate answer to the |
Standards article. Indeed it is unanSwer- !
able in the sense that there can be no an. |
aver when there is no affirmation. Il |
@a. we deny" AID we don't be-
:y' a@rar . reason tr is unhali~f !
Qaaliaa from The N trShalltpwa prearlsl. i, I
denies in tat7, tia, every human beieg ot |
full sge, s.sd a resident lor a proper time
on tie SOL # his uu,ion. who is required
to obey the law, is entitled to . voice in the
laws enactment, and that every such per-
son whose property is taxed for the support
of the government, is entitled to a direct
share in such government" but makes no
attempt to show up the assumed fal!acy of
the assertion. 1t gets very nearly on the
ground of the advocates, of suffrage when il
says:
Assuming that suffrage is right Of any
class, sex, Or body of individuals, either, by
virtue of It's numbers. intelligence, wealth,
or account .bility to any Of the provisions o!
the laws, is false start in the discussion Of
the suffrage question as regards women Or
any other beings. II any OF these items
constitute valid right to suffrage in this
country, women have the right by several of
them. But they don't, neither any one Of
them or all of them combined.
Now the truth is that the advocates of
"Olual w HIi Vase l'SiA
upon any Of these considerations except
possibly the last, but hold that neither num-
Der, intelligence, wealth or scr is the true
criterion of the RICH! to vote. Bat the
Standard SAYS that the real point at issue
is not, shall woman vote, but question
away back Of that which is being forced
upon the people by the agitation of the wo-
man question. That question, it says, is,
what constitutes the right to vote. |, seems
10 US that that is very proper question to
be forced upon the people Of a free country
whose theory, whatever may be its practice,
is government Of the people, By the peo-
pile and for The people" Bat the STANDARD
Gays that this question is being ignored by
the advocates of woman suffrage, notwi,h-
standing it had Just before affirmed that
they we're Instrumental in forcing it upon
the people, and also had quoted from the
Marshaltown platform a tolerably compre-
hepsiye statement of what in the opinion of |