The weekly Oskaloosa herald. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Iowa) 1855-1885, 1874-08-06
JUDGE SAMPSON AT HOME,
From SigourneY News.


AS shown in another column of
this paper, he, whose name is at the
head hereof, is the Republican nom
inee for Congress in this district. He
.is now AZ years of age. He has been
a resident of this county since 1s43,
when his father came here with his
family from Illinois and settled on
what afterwards became a farm in
Washington township. His boy.
hood was passed on the farm, receiv-
ing such advantages as the winter
schools of that early day afforded ;
unsatisfied with which, on arriving
at manhood he obtained for himself
fair education at Mt. Pleasant, in
this State, and at Galesburg, Ill.
Having been admitted to the bar in
1855 he settled in Sigourney where
he practiced with remarkable suc-
cess until 1861, when he entered the
army as Captain in the 5th regiment
of Iowa Infantry. In this capacity
lis peculiar characteristic as a stu
dent at once evinced itself. In lieu
of working for promotion he set
about qualifying himself for his new
position. But "the Office sought the
man" and he was commissioned Lit.
Colonel of the regiment before he
even thought of having his name
presented for the place. In this Ca
pacity he served until October, 1864,
when he resumed the practice of the
law at this place. In 1865 he was
nominated without opposition and
elected to the Senate, served one
term, and in 1866 was elected Judge
of the District Court, and reelected
aoithoat opposition in 1870. AL
though he has been found competent
for every position in which he has
been placed, yet his laurels have
principally been won in the Judge
ship. From the time he first took
seat, he has not had a superior on
the District bench of the State and
now there is no Judge, either Dis
trict or Circuit, who approaches him
In ability or popularity. He is en-
phatically a student. During the
last eight years there has probably
not been law student in the Dis
trict who has studied as many hours
per day as the Judge. With splen-
did legal mind, with untiring indus.
try, and as impartial as the law itself,
he has built up for himself reputa-
ton in this District which will never
be surpassed. Whoever may be his
successor will find it difficult TO fill
the mantle. Had he desired sec.
ond reelection, we believe he would
have had no opposition-certainly
none for nomination. But he soon
let it be known that he preferred to
return to the practice and remain
with his family. He was Emporium
ed to enter the list for the nomina-
ton as candidate for Congress, but
refused, not desiring the office and
having supreme adherence of
seeking the place. In the ,conven-
tion, the delegates from his own
county-every one of whom prefer
red him above all others-voted for
another at his solicitation until the
nomination was utterly thrust upon
him. He does not feel at liberty to
decline. We now present him as a
candidate, knowing full well that his
election is cure, and having an abid.
ing faith that he will be equal to the
place. In every position where he
has heretofore been tried, Lawyer.
Soldier, Legislator and Judge, we
defy the world to point to single
instance in which E. 8. Sampson has
been intentionally derelict. 1t il
eminently fit that we have such 8
man in Congress.