St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1888-03-01
In THE FOURTH low \.
Hon. William Fuller Will Not BE
Candidate Again.
Special TO the Globe.

Special to the Globe.
MASON CITY, To-, Feb. 29.-Never be-,
fore in the history of North Iowa poll
tics have judicial and congressional
matters received so much attention aSt
at the present time. 1t is the all-absOrb-
ing topic in political circles, and at
every gathering of consequence men are I
present adept in political management
and methods working for their favOrite
candidates. In the Fourth congressiOnab
district, comprising the counties of
Clayton, Allamaku. Winneshiek, Fay
cite, Howard, Chickasaw, Mitchell, .
Floyd, Worth and Cerro Gordo it is us
ually understood that William E.FulIer,
of West Union, the present representa-
tive in congress, will not again enter the
race. Howard county will present
the name OF Hon. John McHugb,
of CrescO, man eminently
qualified to fill the position. Mitchell.
county will present the name Of the gal,
liant Col. Sweeney, of Usage, a man off
good, sound mind and unquestioned in
tegrity. Another of the popular men Of
the district, and who will 90 into the.
convention with strong following, is
ex-senator John ID. Glass, of Cerro
Gordo. Outside of the gentlemen above
mentioned, there are number of lessers
lights awaiting the thaws of June to |
give current to their little boomlets.
But warmer than the congressional -
fight will be the Twelfth judicial. En-
braced in this territory are the counties
of Winnebago, Hancock, Worth, /
Cerro GordO, Mitchell. Floyd, Rut-
Ter and Bremen: emserr: Nov ., on the,
jurist, George W. Ruddick, of Bremen T.
county. In 1868 he was elected circuit
Judge, but in 1870 he was appointed dis .
trict Judge to fill the vacancy caused by {
the resignation of Judge Fairfield, of
Floyd. He was renOminated in 1871 /.
over Hon. /. w. Card, of Mason City.
and completed his term. He received I
the nomination in 1872 and 1876 without /
opposition. In 1880 he went into the
race and had pitted against him Hon.
Richard Wilbur, of Cerr0 GOrdO, who
lacked but PA of a vote of being NOM !
mated. He received the nomination
and was again elected in 1884, and is I
now closing his twentieth year as Judge /
of the Twelfth district. 1t is now not !
well understood whether he will be "a !
candidate or not. Be that as it may,
the west part of the district are making (!
strong claims for the position, and
should their claims be recognized, on !,
Cerro Gordon viii naturally fall the
honor of the nomination. 1t is no Sc /
cret that two of Mason City's eminent
attorneys, Richard Wilbur and John G. |,
Sherwln, are after the coveted prize, I
and it is probable that upon one of these !
gentlemen the mantle will fall. 1t has I,
been sixteen years since the west part
of the district has had the judgeship,
and out of this time has only been rep
resented two years by a district attOr-
ney. Mason City is the largest city in
this section and is most accessible by
railroads. 1t is generally agreed that
the convention will be held early in
June at Mason City, probably in con-
nection with the judicial convention.
The congressional district has Repub-
lican majority Of 1,SOO, the judicial of
$500.