The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-03-28
THE HONS. WIN. MARTZELL AND
WIN. J ALLEN.

Elsewhere, IN this number OF the bull
LETIN, we publish significant article
from the Mound City Journal, OH the SUBJ
.ject Of the suggested candidacy Of Hon.
VIM. j. Allen for congress in this district
this fall. The article indicates purpose
on the part of Judge Aliens friends to
insist upon Mr.. Hartzell stepping down
and out to make room for their favorite.
We entirely agree with the Journal in
It's opinion that Judge Allen is not COM
mon man, and that MIR. Hartzell would
take pride in being succeeded by such
a man but we are not sure MIR.
HartZell can be induced to
believed that he would be honored by be-
ing displaced, at the end Of his first term,
by even SO uncommon a man as Judge
Allen. Indeed, we believe Mr. Hartzell
has taught himself to have no doubt that
denomination is his by right. We
therefore fear he would be unwilling to
permit Judge Allen TO enter the next
congress. He could not probably be per.
suaded to yield by being told, that, II he
should persist in not retiring at the end
Of the present congress, Judge Allen
might refuse to honor him by succeeding
him and it might also be useless labor
to endeavor to teach him, that he ought
to retire and permit the judge to enter
the house and stake rank with Cox,
Randall, Lamar and that class Of leading
'men''--that, in order to have this dis
trict represented by a gentleman who
could give to 1t national reputation, he
must 60 out and let Judge Allen enter In.
1t Is SO difficult to convince some people
OF some things. Even the fact that Judge
Allen, when he represented the old Thir.
teenth district, gave to that district ma
tional fame by his great abilities, would
not, we are induced to believe, make Mr..
Hartzell waver in his firm determination
to return to the seat he now fills with
so much satisfaction to himself.
With Mr.. Hartzcll we do not agree in
the belief that he is entitled to re-nomlna-
ton by right, and the threat that his sup
porters are making to be displeased II
Judge Allen should be nominated in his
stead, will not have tendency to make
his calling and election sure. Such
threats are. to say the least of them, in
discreet; and, if persisted in, may give to
the honorable gentleman cause to pray
that he may be saved from his friends.
1t should not be forgotten by MIR. Hart
zell and his friends, that Judge Allen, 1t
may be because lie misunderstood the
situation, acted very disntcrested part
In the Anna convention. Surrounded as
lie was by his Williamson county friends
and warm admirers from Union, Jackson,
Perry, Pope, Pulaski. &C., he could have
obtained the nomination II he had in
sisted upon it; but, pending ballot
In which he had majority OF all the
votes, for the purpose of preserving har-
mony in the party, he withdrew his
name. Mr. Hartzell was thcreupon
Nominated. In the light of these facts
II is not wise in Mr.. Hartzell's friends to
intimate that they will not support Judge
Allen heartily If he should be nOmi.
mated. They should change the tune
they are singing to one more agreeable
to Democratic ears.
AS at present advised, We favor the re-
Of Mr.. Hartzell. lie has
done nothing that makes his absence
from congress necessity. But we do
not hesitate to say that il Judge Allen
should be nominated he will receive the
support of the BULLETIN.