Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1876-03-29
STRONG h coTHaEI.

tHo I'dPoi p'"AH'y sS"' '' " "
Strong does not propose to with
draw from the Judicial contest, and
from those qualified to speak for Mr..
Cothren we learn that he too intends
to appear before the people as a
candidate.
With good reason Mr.. Strong feels
outraged by the managers OF the
Boscobcl meeting, and betrayed by
Cothren, whose candidacy renders
the success Of either OF the two i'm
possible. That Mr.. Strong's party
friends should complain at the man
ner in which he practically FORE
stalled them, and rendered the nom
ination of any other impracticable,
is but what has been known for a
long time, and having encouraged
him by non-action, and even by the
direct action Of county committees,
to hope that they would submit to
his usurpation, they do him great
injustice to change their course at
this late day. After allowing him
TO go on for two months in the be-
lief that no organized opposition
would be met in bis own party !;
devoting every energy and much
money to gain success, there Is a
refinement Of cruelty in their now
repudiating him, and ruthlessly dash
to the earth the hope they had so
long permitted him to enjoy. Had
these Democrats called n convention
only month ago, or even refrained
from advertising that no convention
would be held, Mr.. Strong and his
friends would have had little ground
FOR complaint. But taking the ac-
ton they have at this eleventh hour,
they deserve condemnation for the
"trickery, fraud, hypocrisy and per-
Gdy" charged by Mr.. Strong IN his
card.
Mr.. Cothren, it appears, vocifer-
ously urged upon the madcaps OF
the Boscobel meeting the folly Of
nominating any one with Mr.. Strong
in the field; yet, when it became
necessary for him to stand in the
breach with a plain, positive aud
unequiyocal refusal to accep. the
nomination rendered him, he was
not equal to the occasion, bat SUI
pinely allowed himself to be used rs
as Instrument in the slaughter Of his
friend, 1t is Useless that Mr.. Goth
rem pleads uuwilliugpess to occupy
the position he does; few will fail to
appreciate the Transparency of his
claim that he could not help accept
ing True, ho could not prevent the
meeting from nominating him but
that he could not have nulihed the
action of the meeting if be so de-
sired, is not entitled 10 eredence.
Suppose he had said to the meeting
that, Notwithstanding their action,
BE would not accept the office, but
would vote and work for Mr.. Strong,
who believes that the meeting
would have persisted And even sup
pose they still insisted on nominat-
ing him, what effect would the ac-
ton have if the nominee went before
the people Though the papers,
10y letter and IN person, and
urged them not TO vote for him, bat
70 sustain Mr.. Strongi To sensible
men the answer suggests itself. 1t
is stated that Cothren wa. induced
TO accept by threats made, that II he
declined, he need never hope for
prelermeut at Democratic hands
that hoping for Congressional honors,
he dared not run counter to the
wishes of the BoScobel caucus This
Is too much for belief--that the can,
dilate was whipped into .lle sacrifice
~ his FREUD aud the stult.aQation OF
himself ~ appeals TO his selGhApess