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anil wp will carry 1rIrcpnsn nGalnas Tillen M any
othcr snHn that tic democracy cah bring forward.
IN GENERAL.
IOWA,
TILE HnMtNAIIoN Ann hnMIHEn IN TILE rf1sT
INV 4

~ W ~
TIE NOMINATION. AND NOMINEE IN THE FIRST
CONGRESSIONAL DISTINCT.
tn ne Editor NJ The Tribune.
BURLINGTON, June 3-UthGr tlutteR hare In
tcsfcrcd with MI earltcr luttcr to your paper, III
reference to tho Congressional nomination in
this district. as had been anticipated, tlu coll
test tn the Convention wAs between Cnl. j. G.
8tone, Of Burlington, and the Hon. ~ A. MrCoit,
Of Fairfield Tllc Hon, I, +. Wilson was tic llcnvy
hacker Of AfcCoid, the Inter having t,ecn Inv
student In Ills nfllrc. 1t Ia quito natural, uner
these circumstances, that Mr.. Wlsun stlo,lld
consider Mr.. McCuit's election the next hcst
tAtng tn being elected himself. 1t Is
very satisfactory to hase u fricnl
III Congross, who will cnrsy ont one's Wishes, ea.
pcclally when ono wIsics 10 be continued N n TOW
crnmcns Director nf the Union paeAc Railroad, and
10 havc hts bsot.cs rrtalne ass Pension Agent nnd
lepnsit the funds III one's bal,k, and more csrccal
ly when ones brother has only held that place
about fourteen years. But ihls Is not what start
cd out to tell yol,. Mccoid and his friends went
!nln the Convention very confident ~ Anccss* Eoi:
s Phr; 5 mot no n
their truops 10 the best pnrsihln advantage Pr.
haGs their hr.t strategic work vas IN making Mr..
vru kept him nf the 1nor, md estUprcA him from
pcFsonal appeals to the delegates at thc critical
momcnt. Se one realized tuis more tnly than
Mr. Wilson hmtc!t. ind hence he sought to UT
.'into itie belly Il Ills speech !" in assuming his
reached The "rarrrd edge "af proprety under the
circumstances, ns,d showed tht ''tr,ie inward
ne:." Of III. 'Ersat 1n! good nat," =, Yet :an:
candidate were MT cast down. ny ihe action
q stc!r presiding officer, bnt moved on
VIZ e09ns'' &c maeno" en en nS"ass .s &c
syfsss;s 5 :! #: *isi 3 .s S?
the other conutict were withdrawn, and the Con.
stSas received III vote4 nil NJ. his;'stl ii! sois.
and those who had undertaken to manipulate 1}a
nomination, It Is highly auttfnctory to lnrEc ma
Yt ne x1's o & Co., ~ sons ns'y q e s f
Lieutenant IN ihc First iowa va Cavalry, Ia eams
General a the department commanded BY Den.
,nnks. Through the long years Of his service he
,a,lample opportunities to cntct himself but h!s
would admit Of nothing of t.fa kind. and he srft
,I he reryes nS"r In nnr.e INT rcl !" Thy eon.
consequences Of duty 10 s country wu,l perform.
cd. Since tho cose Of the War Col. stonn I,sh
bucn prominent cltIzeu Of Burlington. lie has
has novrr filed any publ tc position: ile In u man
Of very pronounccq opininns on nll subjects. aud
hc ss ysry pcs'nr ,na rangent way of exliess,
a. f. "hefo be stands on any Important
0f corruption In public aatrs, md has srcat dk.
gust for The incrr machine politician. III yiow&
ti,tsc facts 1t is not Mt all surprising that'c Is
wnr.n adm!fer of Secretary Iir!Atow's pnbc and
private re~1rd, mud tlrn, believer III Him IN our
Presidential standartl.benrcr. Az l have bciore
advised yoti, Col, Stone il man of lne peraonnl
appearance, Of Eood sducatiun MID Il fire public
spsaker: llc will makc m nbis,. bril1lant and
good majority, and will make m Influential ind
tncarruptiblc member of ConYscss,--one who will
be n crudt 10 Iowa unl 10 tho Etcpulllcan party
people Will maintain them, whether assaulted by
the flcbcl element Of the South or tho corrnp.
tlontuts. no mnttcr where thcy may hall FROM All
ChnNpons Of atcalH, VI whatever kin1, will give
him Wide hetth-ths Hing politicians Will ilayo
no business with ll,m; hut the friends Of honesty
Witty ana iaia pa1IIc nts aerva1t ~:s ate W. u a