Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1874-06-25
4 woRn oE CoRnECrIoN.

A WORD Of CORRECTION.
1t is reported that DR.. G, c. Warden
is not candidate for Congress, in sin
cerity; that he is being used, and init
mating that A. H. Hamilton was go
used two years ago. We have refrain
ed from noticing these little filings,
one Of which afRaered in the Oska-
loosa Herald, and again copied in the
Sigourney Neans. 1t sften happens
That 1t is not best to try to convince
men who will not be convinced. It ia
an old adage, and quite truthful too,
that certain persons minds are very
fruitful of suspicious OF wrong. Isit
fair? Ia 1t justice? IL there the first
spark of generous confidence in our
fellows, to make such allegations
against man without one particle OF
proof, and against the avowed denial
of the party charged. Mr.. Hamilton,
at the earnest solicitation Of his friends
of Wapello county, two years ago,
was a candidate for Congress. Judge
Loughridge, the Hon. N. M. Walden
and Gen'lJ. B. Weaver were also can
didates. Mr.. Hamilton did not attend
that convention, but was represented
there by Gen. J. M. Hedrick, Capt.
S. A. Swiggett, VIM. McNett, and the
balance of our delegation. The old
contest between Judge Loughridge
aud Mr.. Walden pervsded that con.
vention to large degree; q contest,
which, unfortunately has engendered
much III feeling. We have only To say
that the delegation from Wspello
county soon saw sufficient to satisfy
themselves that there would early be
a combination which would defeat Mr..
Hamilton, and would also defeat Mr..
Loughridge. Acting upon their best
judgment, they merely anticipated
such combination, aud dropped Mr..
Hamilton, and by their vote, nominat-
ed Mr.. Loughridge.
The delegation may have been mis-
taken, but they are not usually mis-
taken, and Mr.. Hamilton, having Civ
en- them carte blanche to use their
bestjndgment, he never complained Of
their action. Mr.. Hamilton was q
candidate as sincerely AS was any 9th.
er man, but we grant with not the same
hopes of success. His friends hoped
that in certain events, he might be
nominated. The second choice of
Wapello county we have no hesitation
in saying was Judge Loughridgc. He
wonld have carried five out of six
votes of the Republican party here as
against any other candidate outside Of
the county. tits utter folly therefore
to say that Hsmilton's name was used
in the interest of any man. No man
unless he be one who is embittered
against Mr.. Loughridge or Mr.. Hamil-
ton, or has sinister motive in view,
can now make such charge in regard
to that contest, if he has taken any
pains to inform himself. The sandi.
iacy Of Mr.. Warden is a. honest,
as sincere as is that of any other
man in the District.
True he has not been on the track
for two years, for one year, or for even
three months, but as good citizens a.
Wapello county has, have brought him
ont and he will receive the hearty earn
est support Of all those who know him.
One thing DIR. Warden sciU not do and
that is, 60 around soliciting support /;
snd when we say this we mean NO die.
paragemeDt to those candidates who
do, but we mean simply to say that he
ia the kind of man who wtN not do
such work. Therefore, If long stand
ing as candidate, or even frequent
candidacy, or the buttoa-holing of men
by the DR., is necessary to make a man
sincerely candidate, then he does not
ill the bill. But if the honest an
n0uncement of au honest man, can
satisfy his fellows IL the earnest sup
port Of the very best Republicans of
Wapelio county, and to which these IL
not one that VIC know Of excepting,
can make man in truth candidate,
then the DIR. is one. We know the
gentlemen named as candidates-all Of
fhem--and not one is superior to the
Doctor IL fitness to serve the people Of
She 9Th District in Congress. He IL
peculiarly fitted to be sound practi-