, 1870-01-11
WISCONSIN,,
Tho Vacancy in the Second Congress.
Atounl District and tue Skklfe to Elll
is-AlA Things Ready for the Ncsw
Legislature.

Tho Vucancy in the Second Congress
Atounl District and tue Skkife to Elll
is-ALA Things Ready for the Ncw
Legislature.
iFRoN CUE SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE
MADISON. Wiz, jan 10.
Only brief remarks we're made Al the uonsten.
tA,1cns Iureral Of Jour deceased membsr OF Con-
grlse, Hon. B. F. Hopkins, on Toesd1y. A fa-
neral discourse commemorative OF his lite and
seIvtcef, and pointing out the eHsona OF hlB DEATH
was Preached yesterday ut The CONGREGATIONAL
Church, whereof the widow and some Of the
relatives are nenbete. by the pastor, Rev. c. II.
R,chArd3- II WAS quite eloquent, and
very appropriate to the occasion. Avoid.
Irg exaggerated panegyHc On Que side, aad
the narrowing up ef the feelings OF nesr friendR
which 60 many ministers seem to regard tncum.
bent On them on snch an occasion, 1t brleny
sfetcbet Mr.. HopLios' career from the time he
left his home, IN Washington. New York, At the
age Of II, coming Yes, as a telegraph operator at
the sge OF 20: showing bo = his energy, aagac,ty,
ard Industry had given him large measure OF
srcress IN bubtleat, and tracing briefly his public
career In the State Legislature aud the nntioqal
councils duIlrg the last nine years; sho wlnR how
he had been devoted to The public welfare, seek
Ing !ts pronoElou by generous mea4ures worthy
Of the future which he saw before hls State ano
coau'I!s AQo alhHfs 4o1al 10 th9 great principles
OF freedom, tustlce, and human brotherhood. His
liberal charity 10 The poor was referred 10, aud
his readiness to asA.at In all good enterprises, and
ZONE lnsl2ht given to tho history OF bis later
daSf, when, for year, he had been 1oraoodiuR
death. AID before others thought OF 1t had been
preparing for II; acd how in his lpug slcEness, he
had been dwelling much Tn the thlnKa that are
impe1lshable, aud 1ea,lDg Oh the Almighty arm md
praying God to receive his soul, he stepped acroas
the border OF the sp!rlt realm. The
hlehfst Lesson or the PIovl-deuce which
called him away was thAs the br17ht.
nets Of Garth Is dream, that its Joys and Ritts
Should be 70 used as To purify and eunoo!o our i'm
nortal part, that Te may ba tsted for the aorIoas
realities o! the better land and eternal lie.
The Governor has issued proclamation, calling
for special election on the 18th OF February, 10
I'll the vacancy occasioned by Mr. Hapsins death,
and The Republican Convention TO nominate a
candidate vii soon be called. There Is large
Republican majority In The distltcl
and 70, uness something entirely un-
expected should Occur, 1t will copttnuo
to bo Represented BY q Republican. Wno the
looming map " is does NOT clearly appear ss set,
though intrtgues for the success1on began betore
MI. unpllns Nas In his grave, nnt, indeed, weeks
before his ceato, unless rumor Il false. The dis
ts'ct embraces four c0uotle1-Kock ard Columbia
largely Republican; Dane, closely contested by
the DeEocracys but for many years. through hard
work On the part Of Republicans, giving them 4
good majority ard Jencraon, Democratic by eoue
hurdredf, though the Republicans nox and then
manage to cleo: county ttl:er or txo. There Is
no iacE OF cauddates, for tue Second District has
acquired the reputation CT having more than
my other II the State Of men willing to have
official nonors thrust upon them, and able to wear
them well.
The newspaper dlcaslIon Of the question Of a
successor was opened BY the Fort Atkinson Herald
warmly presenting the claims Of L. B. Car sell, q
lawyer Of fatr ability In that place, who
was a member OF the class which grad.
usted at Neloit College In 1854, but did NOT
complete his course. and who hal Eeveu OF the
ten votes OF Jefferson County In tne pro.racted
contest fer the uomtIaton which took pace Ia
1856, when Mr. Hopkins only obtained the uoa,-
ina1ion on the second day OF the convention, by
tare majority, On the 156.h b8llot. Tnere are tvo
other candidates from Jefferson Comfy, j. J.
EEoR, OF Waterro6u. an able lawyer and politician,
and Hon. j. II. Bingham, OF Palmyra, who has
terved several terms In the State Legislature, and
developed abundant capacity as lawyer, orator,
politician. and legislator, for 4 Congressman.
The location Of the three candllates from snIs
county, ole IN tho north, one in the centlal, and
ore In the 1cutheastero part OF the county, Win
some elements OF personal feeling. Il likely 10 pre-
vent the delegates iron this county being unit
on anT one.
The Jsnesville Ga.ette, IN Al elaborate double
leaded atticle, c:ains the vacant place for Rush
Comfy, on tho ground tbat abe has q mos, WORTH
candidate IN the person Of Hon. Chas G. Wl1lisns,
Of Jaueeytlle, now Seun.or-a we1l-trained
lawyer, brilliant orator, thoroughly veraed III
national questions and the interests O.. his dis
trlcf, and man OF unexreptiouable character
and that bhe furnishes more Republican majority
than all the rest OF the district, though, We pre-
sume 1t will be conceded that, owing to the char
sctct Of her population, less labor Is required to
bring out that majority than In any other county.
To the argument that Rock County has no clsIm
for Representative, having furnished MI. Sloan
for four 1eaIs, while co other comfy but Dane
has been honorcd with Representative, It re-
spouds BY setting forth tha, other counties have
had other cfllces: for instance, Columbia iuzuuh-
Ing Chief Just.ce for ten years, L,euteuant
Governor. Secretary Of sta'e, and Governor in
time past. ard has now the once Of Secretary Of
State and United Statea District Attorney: that
Democratic Jefferson County has furuiahed
IN Attorney General four yfars, a
State Superintendent now, entering On hts second
term. the United States Revenue Assessor for this
District and Revenue Supervisor for Lou,s,ans
and Alkausas; that Dane has Governor now
serving 4. third term after one as Secretary OF
State, md The Cnllcd States AHsessorsntp half o
term, furnished the Minister TO Switzerland, aud
one OF it, Citizens had been twice elected to Con-
R1ets: willie Rock had Aent luenbert 10 Congress
for year,. and secured the appointment Of Chief
Justice TO Idsho, onlst1pg to mention that Gover-
ror Harvey. Secretary OF State, and then Gover-
nor, waa citizen Of RocE, sud that United StAtea
senator Csrpenter y al kuppotted a. jts repfesen-
tatve nau, and passing over some other appont-
nents. TIE pAues Of two other cltizena Of Rock
County have betn Il Eentioned-Hon. s. J. Todd, Of
Be!o:t formerly Senator, ana j. 4 Bennett, OF
Jauesvil'e- both men Of high abLlty and character
~ men apd !lTyeN
The Portage Register presents tho claims OF
Columbia Con1tT, specially urging the import
Acce Of having q man Who will lnboy 10 promote
tne interests Of that part OF the district In the Fox
AID Wisconsin River Improvement It mentions
three card.daies-Israel Holmes, Of Portage, :
lawyer Of Roou ability but not very widely known
ouaide OF his county, to whom Columbia County
adhered peIStsteuuf throughout tho prut1ae&ed
contest Tor nomination IN 1856, E1Etn2 him her
four votes al the lime, and getting for him 20
many votes from other counties that he GANG
within Gee Of securing tho nomination.; Hon. q.
W. uaale1on, Of Columbia, formerly Senator, now
CItted stttea Di.t!tt Attorney, and wel.no~u
~ N accomplished oratc1 throughout ,he State
and district, acd Bon. Jonathan Bowman, OF
Ktioourn City, who has served nve Jcars in the
Legislature, where le ranked among thu most
prominent and emclenr member1 ana Z
wcll.ktoEn lawyer. 1t saJs all three
len are worthy Of pohllc trust and confidence,
ard that colun ols County will Ia q unit In sup
port OF ore Of them.
In this county the uamea Of several gentlemen
have bean mentioned, manly without their coa.
sent, trclutlrg Mir. J, c, Hopkins, brother OF our
deceased Representative, and leading lAMJef.
Hon. E ". EeJes. our present Postmaster, who
wAAMr. HopkinA' uoat Intimate FRIEND, and either
OF whom would Il axe good Representative, but
neither Of whom would take tne ros ZION; Hon. s.
D. Hastings long S.ste Treasurer, yer1ed In public
Affairs, and nan Of the highest character but
who Is tot understood to have any aspirations IN
that direction; Hon. c. r. GIl late Attorney Gen
cral, Who WAS, but Il not candidate. Hon. r. B.
Slndersop, late Of Columbia County from which
he WAS Senator, now living on farm near
this city, and Bon. II. Il. Chandler, who hAs
uots os.hiiy represented the eastern district OF
this county ID the Stats Senate, and IL now men,
be1.elecs TO the Assembly, but neither Of whom
uLder existing circumstances are pushing thel.
cba1 cea 10 The nomination. It il felt here. ho.-
ever, that DA1e CountJ Ia fal1iy entitled 10 the
Representative, to fill ont Ar- Hopkins mex.
pred term, and to designate hts soocess:f, and
tiers IL = very general expression IN fAyor ot
nominating General David Atwood Of the State
Journal And there is every probability that 1aae
County viii undoubtedly present his nAme-
The Legislature metts on Wednesday. Tho
AAQ1 " tuG CQ0ltAt to& SFCAAc4 u kAo 3AAo@IAoN
seems 1ncer1Alu-Mcssrs- Bingham. Dewey, and
Chandler oti1g tse candidstes, and Nj. Btng.
ham1 frerds tho most confident OF succeis. A.
two Of the candidates are from this district, the
ConE1esttonA election m&Y tomnMcate matters
somewhat The members viii dud all IhtnR4
ready for theI reception, the Capitol wish ii
beautiful dome entirely completed, several add1-
uonal committee Eoorns finished, elegant roK ca1.
pets On the nooEs Of the Benare and Assembly
coamoe,a, and otner tnpsoTcueus4 mAda-
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