, 1870-01-18
IOWA.


From sAb ks Noines Rr11steyt Jdn. II
PUBLICAN esusns heid list evening ine gteat seas-
torsal coutes1 has ended in the se!eottoa Of Hon.
George G. Wflga1, ot our State 6upiema ConIt,
FOR TIE regular a1cceAaton, aud Of James B.
ho~ el, E.Q editor II tns kcokut G1t< Guy. to
The vacancy UCcas.oned By the resignation Of
aaS5 afs s1sea a. a. nssa
est, ont ofshe state as well Is u 4 The alecton
Of &ucceasos 10 Senator having ths nallonAl
os e19 tas
sire among our o'npsop'e TO send q man Tortn,,
Geelge G. Wight. sae gentleman ehossn. vas
t. Q Indiana suite Unlyersl,yt from which scaool
b. gIaaaa,ed In t53s. After leaving school he
rsd la1 With bis brother, Josepa a. Wntgnt
Of !s aea.h Minister to Pensala|, a. Rockvlle, ~
that State. In lSiO be came 10 lowa IN hunt OF
tort-se,, and set.!ed ID ", xan j. haren s,, County.
be removed 10 Des Menea. His asss onlce
Vsa Prosecutor Of Van Buren, County, and his
next that Of State Senator irom tag same coaoty
Wh,9, and cuptlnued IN tnat faith It'll that party
dled nld the Republican party Mas formed. In
sts;es i - ssnator, 6us the Wing vote than VS.,
about Ike tae Democratic vote noT, a3d
Ina coz puEent therefore wss empty. y
III Tas,ee s Of III he % sapIeme Court Of tae slate Ia
ls:o be wss Eomlnased for the s9ue position, but
declined. In 1853, 70 .eyer, Judge Stockton. 9of
cod, unt olictitt, rendered the posuuu TO Judge
Wright, WHICH Has accepted. Tn8 appointment
was made ia June,-tu NoEeacer na was
elected bg the people to dn out the urex-
PRED tern. IN 1865 he MA. again nominated.
elected, aEd 10 now serrlrg out the term. In
1861 he was rendered the Presidency Of the
Safe Unisersity, but deeltnedi Tas one Of Tue
Ioaudefa ara professors Of the 10 Ta Law School.
aad alter the State azsur,ed charge Of il wa4
elected hy tna Trustees 10 the chair Of Coosdtu.
uoi a., Cllmlnal and Real Property Law, 10 which
lasor ha has given part OF his ttme up 10 the pres
eut. The degree Of IL D. vas conferred upoo
iowa state Unru7iry, and also by ha Al.na Huler,
This IS a brief ard Imperfect s1steh Of lie
Of She ccutess for the seuator for the short
/ tern, we hare ro1n and rtne 0nlS for b11et men-
tion Ct the sncceEsfu candidate, leaving fnrsner
! con ment On the nstter fot anot1er isaue il uea
| city, emigrated from Ohio to Iowa u tho year
1s40, nrd Ike JsdRr Wright, settled 9! Keosaqna,
| in Van BQ1en County, ~ which place, In l54a,
| be conmeuced The publication OF the De-
| Aotnes 1'auey Vhfg. In 1856 he bought tbe
~ fak R .na s n,e 70 taas sheh
journal he ts publishing q the preaent time Hes
rrauEate Of the M1AlDl Unlseralty, Of Ohio; has
bteu tueiees Horxer 10 polt'c3 lot twen1y.1ve
| yealp, and Until nnH without reward II VIII
| be remembered that 20 vas Presented By tue
| the Guatemala Mission, which WAS gtveo By
| Grant to EtIa* hudson, Of Burlington He Will
rou 60 10 Washington IN position which VIII
| bnoW that the people Of foEa vii honor MIN
[ themselves, esen II he could not be houortd BY
I PTee,deut1ai appointment. de fs worthy Of and
| win ably Ill The ptsce to which be mas been
po1nit atedt Proper mention Of the nouafao,e
gentlemen who wefe hts competitions Nc arc
I nnatle to RfVe TIL another tE3ue.