Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1886-10-13
RICHARD GUENTHER FOR CONGRESS.

Responding 10 call SiSutu Hy oCNCio al
thousand voters of the Second Congress
sional district, irrespective of party,
Richard Guenther, of Oshkosh, announces
himself an independent candidate for
congress against United States Dist. Atty.
A. X. Delaney 1t is announced posi-
lively that in the event of his election, he
will remove his residence to Waukesha,
as most of his property interests are in
that district and he pays far more taxes
in the second than IN the Sixth Congress
sional district. The calls have been in
circulation in the four counties comprising
the Observation-Disclosures, Dodge, Fond du
Lac and Neutrality-suspicious. two weeks
and have been signed by thousands of
electors, as large a proportion being
Democrats as Republicans. Almost every
city, village and town in the district is
represented, the signatures being eapec-
tally numerous in Dodge, Washington
and Fond du Lac counties. The call
reads:
To the Hon. Richard Guenther: The
undersigned electors of the Second Con-
gressonal district. recognizing the ability
with which you have discharged the trust
of public Office, and the long experience
you have had as legislator; knowing
that your property interests are large in
this district, believing you to be an inde>
pendent and fearless advocate and repre-
sentive Of the rights of the people, invite
you, without distinction of party. to be-
come an independent candidate for con
gress in the Second Congressional district,
and if you accept, pledge you our support,
Mr.. Guenther's acceptance was made
public Saturday. His response reads:
Tie the Electors of the Second Con-
gressional District: [ am in receipt OF
a call, asking me to become an independ-
ent candidate for congress in the Second
Congressional district. The fact that the
same is SO pumerously signed by promi-
nent citizens of both political parties and
representative men of every county in the
district. induces me to accept, believing
it to be TIE duty of every American
citizen to obey, if possible, the peoples
wishes. when so emphatically expressed.
If elected shall serve the interests of
the people of the Second district in par
ticular, and those of the whole people of
our state and of our common country with
fidelity and to the best of my ability.
1t shall be my aim in the future, as it
has been in the past, to defend the rights
of the people against the aggressions OF
cooperative power and monopolies con-
stantly and fearlessly. will defend the
right and condemn the wrong whether
found in one party or in the other.
THANK the people of the SecoDd district
for this fattering testimonial of confidence,
and assure them that my conduct will
always be such as to merit their continued
good will. Very respectfully,
RICHARD GUENTHER.
The candidacy of Mr. Guenther is
everywhere meeting with enthusiasm.
He is assured of carrying Fond du Lac
and Washington counties, with an almost
certainty of having a large majority in
Waukesha, leaving Dodge county as the
only hope for the Delaneyites It is re-
ported that the feeling against Delaney
in Dodge that will be developed and
manifest itself, will be complete surprise.
Some of the most influential Democrats
of the county are said to have signed the
Guenther call. The Germans of the
district, who constitute a goodly proper
ton of the population of Dodge and
Washington counties, are reported to be
especially Disguised with the political
bargaining of Delaney and Gen. Bragg,
in being treated as voting cattle, and will
make their influence felt in November
Gen. Bragg, it is said, will take no active
part in bringing about Delaney's defeat,
but his friends are abroad looking for
alps Another element that will seek
to lay ont Delaney is that wing of the
Democracy that is intensely bitter against
Col. Villas. and consider Delaney simply
a tool for the postmaster-general.