Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1870-05-17

- sAAS oOASSIlOn VI 1OnHTGSB- |
men. The canvass for the XLIId |
Congress is begun indeed, in MANY |
districts, it opened months ago.
Wisconsin is not behind her neigh |
bors. So far, however, the greater |
expression Of anxiety concerning the |
succession il this district, on the |
part Of the newspapers, has been |
made outside OF il. So importunase
have been some of our outside friends
that, in ono or two instances, they
have demanded of the coming Re-
publican convention certain nomina-
tions. While we agree that the mat |
ter is OF general concern, we submit
that the Republican party ofthe dis
trict is competent to make the selec-
ton, and hope that our outside friends
may give themselves no serious alarm
about it. Our past success warrants
the faith, that wo can yet manage
our own affairs.
Though we had hoped that it might
be deferred, the issue is now upon us
and in other matters not entirely to
our liking, we must admit the situa-
tiop and act accordingly. Hence,
we now accept the province earned
by labor and warranted by commu-
nifty interest, and granted by CON-
mon consent, to express our views
of the situation and pronounce our
preference among the several can
didates.
Among the candidates suggested
for the Republican nomination land
we believe all of them-certainly
more than have even a united local
support), are the following: Hon.
Allen Warden, of La Fayette county
Hon. S. s. Wilkinson, present II. S.
Assessor, Of Sank Hon. Geo. G. Ha-
zelton, and Hon. J. A. Barber, of
Grant hon. 0. B. Thomas, of Craw-
ford and Hon. James Bintliff, of
Green. There will be forty two del
egates in the convention. As the
matter now stands, relatively, assu-
ming that Gen. Cobb will not permit
the use Of his name under any circum-
stances, we think the strength of the
several gentlemen may thus be sta
ted /; Warden, La Fayette county,
votes Wilkinson, Sank, 6 votes, and
probably 3 (halD of Iowa. total
Ha2elton, 10 of the IL votes of Grant,
certain, with possibility of more -
Barber, the balance of Grant Thorn
as, Crawford, 3 votes; Bintliff, or
some other Green county man or
men, Green county, 6 votes-though
it is quite uncertain that Green coun-
| ty will be able to unite upon home
candidate. So we may really count
the 6 votes of Green with the 3 of
Richland and of Iowa as undeter-
mined aud that they will be given
some ono of the othor candidates or
DO divided among them. Who will
get them Our best information,
gained by careful review of the
situation, leads us to count most Of
them for Hazelton. In our opinion,
the contest will be between Messrs.
HaGelton, Warden and Wilkinson
and the prize will be- drawn by Ha-
zelton or Warden. We think Mr..
HaEelton's chance best, if Grant
county will do her duty If Mr.
BARRIERS candidacy amounts to any
thing, it will amount to the stupid
possibility Of taking few votes of
Grant county from HazeIton, for he
has no strength outside we make
this assertion, approciating it's force,
with full understanding Of the sit
uation. So, in our opinion, which is
based on a quite thorough knowledge
Of the predictions of tho people,
Grant county will give Us our next
menber Of Congress if she proves
true to herself For our part we
cheorfully accord it. Her large ter
ritory, her immense interests, and
her 200 Republican majority, entitlo
her TO this consideration.
Against the personal merits of any
Of the candidates, we have nothing
to urge. 1t 10 our good fortune to
enjoy, quite intimately, the personal
acquaintance of Messrs. HaZelton,
Thomas and Bintliff, and we have q
passing acquaintance with Messrs.
Warden and Wilkinson Mr.. Barber |
we know by reputation. They are
all very good men, and either Of
them would, under ordinary circum-
stances, make fair Representative.
But there is an issue in this contest
which rises above personal claims,
and which should govern the Repub.
licaa convention in it's choice it is
an issue of interest to the whole dis
trict, and Of especial interest to the
counties Of Richland, Crawford,
Grant, Sank and Iowa-the greater
part of the district. The same issue
nominated Gov. Fairchild for the
third term, over Senator Van Wyck,
one of the ablest and strongest men
of the State and the direct interest
Of this issue to the people of this
congressional district is vastly great
er, comparatively, than the interest
of the State at large. We refer to
the improvement of the Wisconsin
River. The work has been efficient
ly inaugurated by Gov. Fairchild and
some of our Representatives, and its
ultimate success 10 only question of
tina-that time governed by the
people. Let the people say in the
selection of their next Congressman
that they want and demand this i'm
provement; let them elect q man
identified with it,-one who is active,
energetic, and has the ability and
positive force to make way where
ono is not already prepared, and
the labor Of the people will be in
great measure performed. HazeIton,
Thomas and Wilkinson are, from To-
cation. directly interested in this
improvement, and Hazelton and
Thomas are fully identified with and
committed to its prosecution. On
this point, other Hazelton or Thomas
would be acceptable and, while it
would not become the people of
Richland to throw their influence for
a candidate who, by location, would
| be 8 Deratlye force on this iaaua II