The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1874-04-18
4 RIT OLE GOSSIP.

IL is astonishing what an amount Of
excellent timber we have in this congressional
district to make congressman Of We never
would have suspected the extent OF our wealth
in that regard but for the following gossip
which we find in the Springfield correspond
ence of the Chicago tribune OF course, rs
the case stands, our inclinations To go into the
contest are inclined to be some what Hearty:
The seventh district comprising La Sale,
viii, Kendall and Grundy IS represented by
the Hon. Franklin Colwin, of La Sale. This
is Mr. Corwin'S first term In congress, but he
served in the legislature, and was speaker of
the twenty.siXth general assembly. His princi.
nal achievement as congressman was the ap-
continent of Mr. Radcliffe, his son-inaw,
receiver of public moneys. He looks after
his own household. OF course he will run
arain, and Elmer Baldwin, the senator from
La Sale, will measure swords with him.
Hart, of La Sale, "a much more active man
than Baldwin, will try to beat both or either
for the republican nomination, OF before the
neoplc as the farmers candidate. Dave"
Richey-formerly Republican, who lives
in Eden township--is spoken of AS the agrl-
cultural standard bearer, and it is believed he
can run away with Corwin, Baldwin or Hart
in La Sale county Mr.. lloldridge, neigh
Dor of Mr. Rchey, is also man OF mark
among the anti monopolists, and SO is II. L.
Mead, secretary of the La Sale County farm
er's Club. William, better known as Bill"
Gilman, Mendoza, who managed Judge
Craig's campaign, has friends IN the district
Kendall will furnish Louis Sheriff. as can
didate, probably as r republican, and George
Uollenback, Il decent man, with sense enough
a.. l.. ~, CHI (,rnp1V will nrpSpOt
Ray. merchant doing business in Norris
a nice little gentleman, now in the house of
lie has been one OF the few
members who were anxious to adjourn, as he
could make more than So day at home. lie
came to Kane county in 1852, and taught
school at Chicken Grove, near Canada Corn
ers, not very far from ST. Charles, enduring
all the hardships to which pioneer peda-
gogues were exposed. He has risen to atfiu
ence. r. II. Slosson is the other candidate
from Grundy. Lott Scholheld, lawyer and
farmer of Kendall county, who lives on the
road between Lisbon and Newark, was the
farmers candidate for County Judge last year,
and was beaten by only a few votes. He may
try. Imsbog, of Eorkvillc, who was a mem
Der of the twenty-iXth general assembly, longs
to be crucfed as candidate for Congress.
There is no doubt that he will 90 if he gets
chance. He is a wonderful temperance man,
and would get the temperance vote. Charles
Snoad, of viii, is talked of, and VIII presents
two other aspirants-Amos Savage, repre-
sentative, and Goodspecd, who runs the
republican political machine, ana
thinks he ought to be rewarded. Savage is
savage on farmers outside the party, where he
believes there is no salvation. lie Will change
his tune before he is a year Older. Brooks,
senator from viii, would take democratic
but nothing else. He il
thoughtful and decent man. Wash Arm
strong, of La Sale, would also take demo
cratic nomination, but he doesn't think it will
do him any good, as the farmers are sure to
carry the district. Mr.. Armstrong has been
in the legislature at intervals since 1915. lie
ran for congress as a Douglas democrat
against Lovejoy in 1853, when Lovejoy beat
him and Leroy, the Breckenridge candi-
date