The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1872-03-30
INDIANA POLITICS.
Special Correspondence Of the Gazette.
CoNNERsvILLR March, 23.

Special Correspondents Of the Gazette.
CoNNERsvILLR March, %.
I notice in your paper OF yesser-
day a communication from 0. K,
of this city, which with your per-
mission l would like 10 make some
common 8 upon, as it is calculated
to produce wrong impressions in
some localities. We presume the
writer is some transient visitor;
or at least lie appears to be better
acquainted viii, the hotel and
pigeon business than be is with
the politics Of county end dis
trict
AS regards the hotel and pegeon
business, VIC will not take issue
with him on that subject, for we
presume in these matters he is
better posted than we are. Your
correspondent very facetiously
goes on to say that Claypool and
Wilson, of this place are both
very able men and both candidates
for Congress in this district. He
then says Claypool is the strongest
man in the city and county, and
will finally get the nomination.
His reasons are: "First, he is
ablo and convincing on the stump
with much experience, and in the
heat of campaign is calculated
to bring into the fold the unde.
cided floating VOTE" Now as to
the convincing" part, we have
nothing to say; but as to the ex-
perience on the stump, we don't
know where that experience be-
gins, for we never knen of his
making dozen political speeches
in his life until his present CAM
paign. Second, he says there is
no settled opposition to Claypool.
as a candidate, no factions formed
against him. no old scores to pay
off and finally. if nominated. will
carry everything, while Wilson
will if nominated, have great op
position.
AS regards what the writer says
about factions we think he will
find there is one at least forming
that will, by the 1st day Of April
| DO a hard customer for Claypo1l
to get over. The two last charges
! your correspondent makes on Will.
son are simply ridiculous. His
(rst charge is, that two years ago
Julian was defeated by Wilson for
nomination, consequently Julian's
friends will not support Wilson if
nominated. This charge is pre-
posterous and damaging to the
party, and slur on the friends of
Julian in this district. Julian's
friends are composed of some Of
the best and truest men in our
party, and none know better than
they the popularity Of Judge Will
| son, and they are proud that .heir
champion was defeated. if defeated
at all, by man of such marked
| ability, and to day there are many
of them working hard to secure
his nomination. while some are
doing what they can for Claypool,
following the Golden Rule, do
unto others &C. This l am glad to-
see, for it looks like the old .r0u-
bles in this district would soon be.
obliterated. have not Il shadow
of doubt but that Claypool or VIII
son can either of them be elected
il nominated. That Wilson will
carry his county and get the nom
nation there is hardly a doubt.
and there is no one who knows
this better than Claypool and his,
friends We concede to Claypcol
very fair vote under the circam-
stances. and shall not attribute It
to his unpcpularity in not receiv-
ing the nomination. Wilson 8
course i'll Congress has been en-
tirely satisfactory to the people,
and they intend and feel it their
duty to honor him with another
! term in Congress. VOTER.