The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1872-08-01
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j HOW wB STAND.
The State Republican Convention OF
the 2lst of August is charged with tn
nomination Of candidates for Secretar.
of State, Treasurer Estate, Auditor o
State, Register Of the State Land Office
and Attorney General. Honest Joh,
Russell for Auditor, Col. Brown fo
Register, and NJ. E. Cults for Attorney
General, seem to have no opposition
This suits US. The first two are now
on their first term, and No. one men and
officers. Mr.. Cults fills the unexpired
term of the gallant Henry O'Connor
and we heartily desire to ratify the se.
lection Of the Governor. In reference
to Gen. Ed. Wright, Secretary of State
and Major J. w. Rankin Treasurer o1
State, we have this to say that these
gentlemen are now on the last year OF
their third term, making. six years in
oil. They have dune well we have no
word of fault to find with them, but
much in commcndation Of them; they
are both able gentlemen, and have
been most excellent officers.
Now however we do think that no
matter how good men and officers Gen.
Wright and Major Rankin are, they have
been honored by the Republicans suf-
ficently SO far as the bestowal upon
them Of their present Offices is con-
ccrned. Six years in our opinion
Is quite long enough tenure of these
places. Never in the history of the
Republican party of Iowa, have we
given the fourth term to any one in
our State Offices. We are satisfied a
large portion of the party of the State
are restive under the attempted inaugu-
ration of the policy of retaining men
SO long in one Office. We do think that
the best interests Of tho party demand
that heed should be given to this feel
ing.
Thinking as we do, while at the
sametime we entertain the most kindly
feeling for Gen. Wright and Major
Rankin, we cannot avoid the convie-
ton in our mind that they should
not be noainssed for a fourth term.--
Having said this much in all sincerity
as Republicans, laboring for the gem
eral interest of the party, we have only
to add, that we favor the nomination
for Secretary Of. State, of Josiah T..
Young, Esq, of Monroe County, and
for Treasurer of State, Col. John w.
Hammond, of Jasper County. Ifthese
gentlemen shall be nominated, we
shall be gratified in their selection,
but if others shall be chosen, we shall
of course, as heartily endorse them and
work for them as though our choice
had been regarded.
The New Supervisor Of Intsrnal nsvs-
nue..
VIC Iahe lrviil A->cHsUCsu ~, ".
the 25th inst, dispatches under date Of
the Gath inst, from Washington d. c.,
giving the names of the new Supervi-
sors. 1t will be seen that Gen. j. M.
Hedrick is retained as one of the ten.
We confess that we are glad of this,
entertaining, as we do,sa just pride in
the success of ouT.fellow-townsman and
feeling that his faithful and skillfal
performance of the duties Of the place
for fifteen months past has established
for him most excellent reputation at
Washington and secured his retention.
We were aware that this action, so
far as it concerned the General, had
been had on the 24th inst, and he
left in obedience to telegraphic sum
mons from the Department, for Wash
ington, on the same evening. Let it be
noted in passing, that on the very eve
of Presidential Election, this corrupt
and extravagant Administration, ac-
cording to the Greeley of the last nine
months, and the democracy, once in
grey at Vicksburg and Appamattox,
as well as elsewhere, has at the call of
economy, dispensed with fifteen very
important Offices and thus shorn SO
many gentlemen Of Federal positions.
If the Republican party had the least
disposition to make use of unfair
means in the contest how easily could
this matter have been delayed until af-
ter the battle.
1t is burning shame and dis
grace upon the American name, that
the great Soldier and pure Statesman,
Gen. Grant, should be SO mercilessly
and causelcssly malinged as he now is
and has been for months past. But
truce to further remarks. Here is the
dispatch:
The following Internal Revenue Su-
pervisors are retained under the new
law reducing the number from twenty
| five, to ten: w. A. Simmons for New
England S. b. butcher ior New York !;
Alex. 2. Fulton for Pennsylvania, New
Jersey, Delaware, Maryland and the
District of Columbia; S. T. Powell for
Ohio and Indiana; ID. w. Mum for
Illinois, Wisconsin and Michigan; n.
w. Perry for Virginia, West Verginia,
North and South Carolina, Georgia
and Florida; CIV. Emery for Ken
tuckey, Tennessee, Alabama, Missis-
sippi and Louisiana; X. II. Cobb for
Missouri, Kansas. Arkansas, Texas,
Indian Territory and New Mexico
L J. M. Hedrick for Iowa, Minnesota
Nebraska, Dakota, Montana, Wyom.
ing, and Colorado; l.. Nj. Foulke for
California, Nevada, Oregon, Washing.
ton Territory, Idaho, Utah and ArizO.
ma. The services Of the remaining
fifteen are dispensed with.
1hs Heps eE the SsutA.
The Missouri Caucasian boasts tina
it was the first paper to nominate Hor
ace Greeley for President, and it nov
supports him with all its might. Righ
under the names of Greeley and Brow
it keeps its platform of principle