The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1874-03-14

Hes. Jerry n. Wilson.
On or first Rage will be rnd
N artisle fre6 the LaFsenc@ ure
Press, eeart the EobabiH b Of
II. wi pom pen bfn6a nd
Gate "a Congress
The Evansville Journal says:
"The LAwrenceburg Press learns
! that Hon jerry Wilson, of Con
nersville, VIII, in all probability, be
the Republican candidate for Con.
gress in that District The only
/ objection to him is that be voted
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
his acknowledgedsablLty, and the
national reputation he has already
made, the Press thinks he can suo
cessfully make the race. Mr.. vii
son is one of the most influential
| members in Congress- He 10 re-
garded In Washington as an I'm
| compromising opponent Of jobs
and rings Plain and unassuming
in his manners, he is energetic
| AID industrious in the discharge Of
his duties, and his District viii not
be able to secure better repre-
sentative. Moreover, we feel con-
fident that his constituents can over
look the salary grab blunder in
view Of his usefulness and fidelity
in every other particular" "a. las
The indianapolis Journal Of che
18th, makes the following com
ments on the above:8s gg544g Z u
I'VE heartily concur in the fore
going, and should be glad te know
that the Republicans of the new
fifth District viii insist on, Mr..
Wilson making the race again. He
did, it is true, commit the unfor tn
nate error of voting for the back
pay measure, bat he also voted for
its repeal His sterling merits SD
far outweigh this single misfortune,
which was almost forced upon him
as Q !, necessity, to secure thsi pas
sage of fhis Union Pacific Railway
Investigation IN the interests OF, the
Government, that his constituents
can well afford to overlook or, at
least, to forgive it. There is no
member Of, the House, from any
State, of the same length of service
who has better standing in Con-
gress than Mr.. Wilson. He is
recognized there as an able lawyer,
. strong debater, on incessant
worker, and thoroughly honest
man. j, Neither the State nor the
country can well spare him from
his present place, and the Repub-
licans of his District win do wise
thing to keep him there" ~~i.
ea Samuel Little, of Connersville, in
letter from Washington City, da-
ted Feb. 26. thus gives his opinion
on the out look for candidate for
Congress in our district: -
II designedly close this article
by reference to the stand
ing of our own Representative:
Hon. j. Nj. Wilson. So closely
had his attention been devoted to
qualifying himself for the discharge
of his judicial duties, which he
performed with SO much honor to
himself and credit to the profession,
that /, in common with many 9th.
ers, doubted his success within the
political arena, and when he first
entered we were fearful that our
doubts were to be realized. And it
was not until he had entered on the
discharge of his duties in the second
year of the last congress that / rec
ognized the truth, that I had, en-
tirely moderated the talents,
energy and industry of the man;
and since I have had an opportunity
by personal observation to witness
the Difference paid to his Judgment,
by the almost incessant consulta.
ton of the oldest and most prom
inent members Of both Houses, the
Important trusts thrust upon. his
care, the dispatch with which he,
discharges his duties, and the uns
firing energy which enables him to
do double the work of any member
of the political age and experience
in the House. !. I can no longer
hesitate to give him the credit SO
widely bestowed on linn, both by
the press and his. peers in Con-
gress, as being the most promising
new member in the House. or
COURSE helilacks the experience,
knowledge and ripe judgement Of .
few older members, but he stands
higher now than the best Of them
did when they were no longer here
than he has been. Shall We profit
by his experience and talent and
retain his seryicess Win he accept
q nomination for reelection if ten
dered to hims On this subject the
Judge is very reticent, and / know
that it would be at a pecuniary
sacrifice for him to do SO. No
member with q family. can hive here
on the present salary and make
money, but The Judge is aspiring,
and whilst I cannot speak BY au-
thority, believe, or rather hope
that the people Will ask his services,
and when he is assured of their
wishes in the premises he win 90
cede to them. 1t would be very
foolish for us to reject his services
and send any of the talented new
men of our district to learn the
lessons he has already mastered. I
know but little of what our. Deoplo