The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1878-07-18
COUNTY POLITICS.
10 TIE EDITog:

AS cctuDSf, tla month ceIeOfflt4u Tor
/ political conventions, approaches, local
issues and prospective candidates are
having bestowed upon them by our cleo
! tors q measure Of attention AMI degree
Of interest that viii gradually enlarge
and intensity until the nominations for
I the several county offices are made.
/ Custom or caution, or both combined,
seem to impose upon editors of party
/ newspapers a sort OF Introduction which
Restraints those gentlemen from discuss
! ing. in advance of the nominations, eth
er the prospects or the qualifications of
aspirants 10 local offices. But as tllis
species Of political embargo does not ex-
tend to correspondents, for whose views
printers and publishers are not response
| bic, | feel Mt liberty to offer for the con
sideration of your readers, and as items
of news, the names of certain persons
who are prominently mentioned" as
probable candidates on the democratic
side, for some of the places to be filed
at the next election; aud to connect
Herewith such comments as cannot
transgress propriety or give olfense, and
which III any event reflect such opinions
and speculations only as the writer en-
tertalns and has heard quite generally
expressed by others who are informed in
those matters.
Senatorial honors seem to lie easily
and securely within the reach of Senator
Rankin, should he desire REORGANIZATION.
In case he shall defer to the wish of
many who would be pleased to see him
represent this district in the next Con-
gress, he viii receive the cordial and I'M
divided support of the delegation from
this county.
The office of Sheriff is, from present
indications free-for-all prize, for which
there are already several entries, with
the odds laid on the field and conflicting
opinions as to who is the favorite. P.J.
Pierce, Fred Seeger and Capt Witten-
berg are named for the position, each
having numerous hackers who predict for
him first place III the struggle: while
there are yet some outlying towns to be
heard from, within whose borders the
requisite material is so abundant as to
Justify them in an attempt at Sheriff
making.
Mr.. DAIMLER and Mr.. Wickort are I'M
derstood to be candidates for re -nomin-
alton to the offices Of Treasurer and
Clerk, respectively. The satisfactory
manner in which they have heretofore
filed those positions will go far toward
securing them another term therein. The
opposition to either of those gentlemen,
if any exists, has not yet been developed.
In the First Assembly District strong
efforts will be made to put in nomination
for the Legislature, Mr.. Carey, OF Nee
me, who is now urged for that place by
many Of the most influential and intelli-
gent citizens OF that district Il may be
said without disparagipg the claims of
others, that no more suitable choice can
be made, nor one Chat will better repre-
sent the most respectable and progressive
elements Of the party in that portion of
the county. Mr.. Carey has well-estab-
lshed reputation for ability and strict
attention to such public duties as have
been assigned to him; and his friends are
as firm and devoted as they are numerous.
Mr.. Wits will doubtless be put forward
again by the democrats Of the Third
District, unless he declines further ser
vice, in Legislative capacity. His dis
trict gave republican majority Of LOT in
the last gubernatorial election, and in
the last presidential campaign it gave
Hayes a majority Of 135. Dir. Vits's
popularity is we'll attested by his having
received majority OF 1913. None but
man of unexceptionable character, poss-
ing the esteem and confidence of his con
stituents, could achieve such a result
under circumstances so unfavorable.
OF the other local affairs, OF which no
mention is here made, may have some
thing to say when probabilities as to
them become more clearly defined.
July IS, 1878 \.