The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-07-01

give them their hearty and undivided support
and we hope they may win"
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A LsSalle paper named Willard Smith, Of the
Mendoza paper, for county clerk. Willard is not
ambitious; but his paper says for him: "Mr.
Smith has received many letters during the past
few weeks from different portions Of the county
asking him to consent to be candidate for the
office and he has consented to make a fight for
the nomination" Beware of the voice OF the
charmer, Willie.
Here 10 another, from the Peru Ne,cS: "Mr
Walter Reeves, Of Streator, is announced as a
candidate for the Office Of county judge. Mr..
Reeves Is one OF the active republicans OF the
county, q man of character and ability, and any
ticket that may be nominated by the republican
convention will be strengthened by his name. !"
And here are u couple more from the Streator
Free Press:
There Is prospect that the greenback party,
In conjunction with the laboring men, sustained
bv such organizations as the knights of labor
will place in nomination this fall candidate for
state representative and congressman, and per-
haps other offices. For congress the eyes OF the
workingmen are turned toward Fawcett Plumb,
OF streator, ex-state senator, who was elected in
1874. on the granger democratic ticket. He
would make an able officer.
Of the many ssplrants for legislative hoLors in
this district, none are more worthy than Wright
Adams, of Mission. He is gentleman eminently
fitted for the position. logical, clear and able
reasoner, and one who would faithfully repre-.
sent his constituency. His geographical loca.
ton is also in his favor, living as he does in a
section OF the district that is most often neglected
when the states are made up. Mr.. Adams can
didacy should be favorably considered by the
convention.
Then there is P. Talbot, for probate clerk "who
has been for nine years deputy county clerk"
| CONGRESS.
On last Friday Senator John +. Marshall, of
the Yorkvile Record, made pilgrimage to Otta.
wa. We suspected something. Here it is, com.
ing from Plano and sent to an admiring world,
vid the Chicago Tribune: "YOur correspondent
has just returned from visit to La Sale county,
and while there inquired into the congressional
situation. 1t seems to be conceded on every
hand that the Hon. William Cullen's return i,
beyond question. The politicians say that there
is not town in the county where those favor
ing his denomination are not largely in the ma
ority-notwithstanding it is understood the
friends OF Wash Bushnell are making "quet
hunt" and will put forth strenuous efforts to
secure his nomination. But it has SO long been
an established custom in this district to homo,
representatives with the compliment of q
second term that the Bushnell element canno,
reasonably expect anything but another defeat
much worse then they suffered two years ago
Besides, it is admitted on every hand that Mr.
Cullen has looked after the interests of his con.
stituents with unusual care and fidelity. Sc
Cullen will meet with little no opposition in
Kendall county this year. Two years hence,
however, Kendall County will make desperate
| fight for the honors. Two candidates for the
place in 1884 are already known, Senator John
r. Marshall and Jeremiah Evarts, who is at
present county clerk, and has been ever since
the War. The latter received the solid vote OF
this county at the last congressional convention
for sixty.fve ballots, when Will county united
with La Sale and ended the fight by nominating
the present incumbent. Kendall county has
long felt tina. she has been ignored in the dstri.
button OF congressional honors, which OF course
is owing to the small vote she controls in con.
ventions. Notwithstanding she has never had
a representative in the halls OF congress she has
always rolled up a big republican majority, often
saving the district from defeat in off years, when
the vote Of LaSalle and Will counties have been
SO evenly divided, on account of the floating
vote-miners and iron-laborers. Du Page county
being small and a stranger in the district, will
probably make little noise this year, having her
hands full to secure the nomination Of c. E.
Wright for his old place in the state legislature
Dupage also looks upon Cullen's candidacy with
favor" SO Marshall is "laying for it, himself.
Well, we'll, will wonders never cease?