The Van Buren press., 1874-10-27
What the State Papers Say Of the Inde.
pendent Candidate.
The Hampstead County telegram

election, whatever neither does Hynes.
Thomason's candidacy will only strength
en- Hynes, but not sufficiently to elect
him.
The White County Record says:
But short while ago Gen. Hugh f.
Thomason upheld man who is known
as the meanest radical in Arkansas, and
who never did anything for our people
contrary was always known to be against
us-yet he was for him.
To-day he bols over at the thought of
our people voting for man who, here.
tofore, was Republican, but when the
peoples rights were in the scale and the
Radical outfit in the act of out counting
it again, went openly and assiduously
for the people, at place where it was
badly needed, too-Washington.
Reckon the difference arises in the fact,
that in the success OF his Radical he
would have gained. Whilst in the sue
cess of the late Republican (Wilshire)
but now Of us, the people gain-but
Thomson nothing in particular.
The Helena World gives Thomson
this greeting:
Gen. Hugh +. Thomson, of Crawford
county, gentleman of considerable abil
ity, but unfortunately one who has never
used that ability as it should be used, is
boiling candidate for congress in the
Third district, and is making the canvass
against Hynes, the radical, and Wiltshire,
the conservative nominees Gen. T., it
will be remembered, was prominently
spoken of in connection with the radical
nomination for the governorship before
it was known that Baxter would not
make the race Gen. Il. will receive, no
doubt, great many votes? Especially
those of democrats who appreciate our
present situation and who believe in sus.
tanning the action of their convention.
and of those foreigners whom he labored
SO zealOusly for in 1856 and 1857?
Says the Clarksville Enterprise
We've often heard of men being black
balled by the Masons, Odd Fellows ana
other secret societies, but Hugh f. Thom-
ason is the only man we ever heard Of
being black balled by the knights of
the Lone Star" Then, to make the mat.
ter worse, they black -balled him all
around the circuit until he reached the
last place Of holding court, when he was
permitted "to see himself as others see
him. The reason of his being so axi-
Gus to join the order was that he had
been informed that it was "political or
ganization and destined to be popular.
And again this hit:
Ii Thomason can succeed in electing
Hynes.-and any man with half sense can
see that is just what he's playing for
won t the honors of United States circuit
judge, of the Western district, vice Sto
ry removed, fit him splendidly? OF
course this Judas Iscariot to whiggery,
know nothingism, democracy, and every
thing else he ever belonged to, wouldn't
accept it Oh no!
And the Little Rock Gazette says:
To be elected himself Gen. Hugh F.
Thomason has not the slightes hope
That is not his object evidently. His
game is to weaken Wiltshire, the demo
cratic conservative nominee, that his
a" friend Hynes" may succeed. He does
not deal openly and candidly with his
people He well knows that no power
on earth could induce them again to vote
for Hynes. lie therefore seeks to dis
tract and divide them, and he offers him
self as the instrument to accomplish that
nefarious purpose.
Gen. Thomson is not sincere. From
the very beginning he has sought to de
ceive. He does not want democratic
triumph, and his course warrants the be.
lief that he does not want new consti-
tuition. He saw it would be madness to
attempt the defeat of the constitution by
the people. His only hope lies in another
reconstruction Of the state by congress
He well knows that the election of Will
shire would lay all such hopes in ruins.
Hence his anxiety for the success Of
Hynes-thc man Hynes who once terri
bly, deceived the people who voted for
him, and seeks the opportunity to do it
again.
Gen. Thomson is sensible man
that he is man Of ability no one dis
putes. lie is only wanting in heart, and
in that he is terribly wanting. He is as
able to draw correct conclusion as any
man, and he knows as well as any man
that his present course will rebound alone
to the advantage Of Mr.. Hynes. the radi'
cal candidate He wanted place on the
democratic state tcket-he wanted to be
governor, something, anything. But he
was disappointed, and he has not the
heart to bear the disappointment. Rather
than his iancicd wrongs should go unre-
venged, he would pull down the fair fab
ric he has himself helped to rear. He
well knows that the election Of Wiltshire
means non. interference by congress IN
our affairs, and as well knows that to
elect Hynes is to invite such interference.
TO the election Of Hynes, and the de-
feat of the democratic nominee, Gen
Thomson is bending all Of his energies
He has turned his back upon his own
people and given his hand to their enc
mics. SO be it, 1t is for the people now
70 take care of themselves. Let them
" whistle down the wind,' oil such as
Gen, Thomson and his " friend Hynes''
And this is from the Bentonville Ad-
vance:
We see BY the Fort Smith Herald Gen.
Thomason announced as an independent
.,ndidate for congress from the Third
District We had thought Gov. Bakers