River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-06-03
CONGRESSIONAL.

he call IOf u hepuDllCdI OOl5IeS-
sional District Convention to meet in
the village of Sparta, Monroe county,
Wisconsin, on Wednesday, the 9TH
day of July, 1880, at IL O'Clock A. NJ,
for the nomination of candidate for
Congress in thiS-the SeVcnth-COn-
gressioLal District. appears at tho
head of our editorial columns to-day,
in which convention this county is en-
titled to FIVE delegates. The issuance
of this call formally presents the
question as to who shall succeed Judge
Humphrey in the House of Represen-
tatives and will doubtless prompt a
more general discussion of the matter
than has heretofore obtained.
The more prominent asplrants for
this position are Hon. Joseph G. TLorp,
| of Eau Claire, and Hon. William L.
Price, of Jackson. Less conspicuous
in this connection is Hon. Noah D.
Comstock, of Trempealeau, who has
expressed his willingness to serve his
country in Congressional way, while
Hon. II. l.. Humphrey is strongly sus-
pected of a desire to be once more
''vindicated.
The "local pride of the st. Croix
Valley four years ago gratified the po-
litical ambition of an excellent judi
cial officer by securing the Congress
sional nomination for Judge Hum
phrey, and two years age, out of re-
gard for that political rule which uSu-
ally accords a second term. the party
throughout the District by common
consent accorded him denomination
and consequent reelection. The fact
that in no portion of the District, eX-
cept possibly in St. CroiX county, is a
third term for Judge Humphrey being
advocated, is an intimation by thepar-
ty that it has catered to the 'Iocal
pride of the St. CroiX Valley in Con-
gressiOnal honors about enough for
the present, and it is also well deiin-
ed hint that there are other localities
whose claims are equally valid with
those of this region. In advocating
the nomination of one other than Mr..
Humphrey the respective localities
that have candidate are asking only
what they have heretofore conceded,
and we are frank to say that we do not
share in what seems to be the inclina-
tion of the st. CrOiX county politicians
to place the votes of st. Croix and
Pierce in the pocket of Judge Hum
phrey for the purpose of making a
"swap'' with Price. The Republican,
ism of William I. Price during the
past ten years has not been of that
| quality which commends him to the
support of the Republican party and
he is one of the most bitter fanatics.
He estimates his own wisdom as much
greater than that enunciated by the
Republican party and would hesitate
little if any to sacrifice the interests
of the party to satisfy his own erratic
whims. He is just the kind of man
that the true Republicans of this Dis
trict do not want for their Representa-
tive in the next Congress.
We DO not enjoy the pleasure of a
personal acquaintance with Mr. Thorp,
but he is widely known by reputation
/ as one Of the many successful business
men of Eau Claire. serving the thirty
second senate district i'll the State Sem
ate in 1866 and 1867, and the thirtieth
district in 1872 and 1878. He has an
excellent home endorsement and Is
youehed for by those who know him
well as staunch Republican, a man
Of strict integrity, of genuine fidelity
to all trusts reposed in him, and We
have faith 10 believe that should the
Republicans of Pierce county eoncedeto
the Chippewa Valley whatit has here
tofore accorded 10 this portion of the
District, by the election of delegates
favorable to the nomination of Mr..
Thorp. they viii never have just cause
to regret il.