, 1876-04-10

= Nc one can hoBitato an Instant In determining
ln his own mind which Of these threo mon
[wnshburnc. Dovoridgc, or culloml would call
out tho largest Republican roto. Washburue
would doubtless receive double the najotity
that any other candidate would.-leockford
I!e3fster.
We fancy that If Mr. Washburno did not want
tho nomination for Governor he would uos seek
1t; aud II tho majority Of tho party don't want
him, he won't bo uoninhtod. Mr. Washburne
has "ontered tho laets upon his merits. and
stands before thu party na . candidate on just
the HRmo bhais ~ any other candidate. Az gnch
ho III entitled to more honorable treatment from
| Republican pnuers than be Ia receiving from
aome Of them.-Bloominglon Pdntagsaph.
| We do not o1aggora.o whom we say that Waah-
| bnrt,o will carry 200 moro yotcB In Will County
than any other candidate named for Governor.
| Culom has great 1nany friends among tho TO-
| puhl[caps Of thia county. who personally would
| delight to honor him, and who have unqualified
Oh good IIcpublicaus' thoy aro willing to waive
all nero potsoDal considerations aud 60 for tho
| man that will draw tho ]argeAt vote In county
| and State. We ropoat that tLo Republican party
is In uo condition to carry doad weight or boost
unpopular candidhtes.-Joltet Republican.
1t Ia tsifo singular to SOC tho statc Journal
| pick out Waslburno from tho dozen or mora
candidates for Governor and nrray its columns
against him day nftor day, without anY tnt,ma-
with tho sunshine Of ITS favor. 1t ia not hard
however, to auproue that BryeEidge ID isE favor
Ito, but 1t ought to como out from iss cover and
80 declare; It. furnishes ~. tue best evidence - saas M
| WRy. Cullom Fort. 1udgWAy, and the others,
| nro treated with its Silent contempt. But tho
State In inrgo ani Springfield is not set 90 hiI!
| sufficiently elevated to illuminate tho whole Of
| ik.-CarlinptAe Democrat.
! The Joliet Sun knows wo1l enough. ~ docs
every well-inforruod Republican IN this vicinity,
that placing Bcyerldgo At tue head Of Tho etsto
ticket would damage the party In VIII County
hundreds OF votos,-wou!d imperil the county
Ticket md, more than probable. loBe the 1sepub-
licAus = member OF the Legislature. otill tho
Sun ia coyortly working to bring about this ycry
result. Az for the Ntpublican, IL demands TINT
tismen nnmed for Governor. shall be put in
nomination, n,-Whomsoevcr TINT man may ho.-
aud tlat no man slall DO placcd upon tho State
OF county ticket TINT wilt not add to a strength,
accoptabiIIty. and popularity. Republican.
Itis pretty well eottIsd that Wlnnebago County
will scud Doyerllqa delcsau%n TO thu stats couyo
uon-koekf kfori Journal, AprA1.
Tho aboyo must bo an Apsi-fool itom. II not,
who arc tho porsona wl,o HAYS "Hettl ed y this
matter It 10 goueraly unuarstood that tho poo
p!o lave something to say about such things
aud We nro not aware that they hayo yet spoken
III regard to this question. Tho tltno ia past
When q fow wlro-pulllng politicians eau put their
hoas,a togo!hcr and originate schemo which
they shall dictate to tho puop!e, saying who
they shall yoto for. Wo do not belluyo any anch
thing l.ns been dono. The Republicans OF W.,,-
nebAGo County arc competent to detorlnino tl:lH
matter for themselves. 1s isn't 1t pretty choeky
fur tho journal to assumo 10 sneak for tho ko'
puDltcans Of this unsy7-AocsJord Register.
It ia not worth while to attompt to disGnlse
! thu fact that, IN The coming campaign. the lss-
publfcanY Of Illinois must not undertake. to carry
my la.ne uucks OF fight Rny candidates. privato
oattIos Without stopping 10 d!scuss the merits
Of Gov. BeyorIdge, It III enough to say that hI,
courso has provoked crltlclAul, an1 that llo could
not command tile cordial aud active support Of
y all tho Republicans In thu 6sato, 1t IL well
! known that Lo was not nominated four years nSn
. for Governor. Hinco the days, II ws remember
rightly, Of old Gov. Ford, no Governor has bcen
! taken from the north part of illinois. The lle-
, publicans Of the north part Of tue State have
! bcon conteut with furnishing votes. and have no
] boon anxious for Office. Wo now haya candt
dato WHO. il illuminated at tEo ensuing btats
Convention. will poll tho entire Republican sott
in tho Htatp name that will Siy8 strength te
!. auy ticket TINT csn bo tuado UP. however care
fully seleciod. Let tue Republican Convention
head tholr ticket with l.. u. Washburno, aud tht
serrioa hosts OF iopub:icans. +" koepmS step Il
thu music Of tho union," will march on to vic
a tory.-S.er|l,s1 Gazette,