Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1894-05-31
AN EDITOR FOR CONGRESS.
Thomas B. Reid, Of Appleton, Seems
to be on the Right Road, and in the
fiddle of it, for Congress.


In the 9Th district the Democrats
talk of nominating Thomas R.
Hudd, of Green Bay. Mr.. Hudd
was twice elected to Congress from
the old 9Th district. The fact that
there are not two or three candi-
dates for the Democratic nomi-
nation in each of the counties,
appears to passably good evidence
that the Democratic party has
abandoned the hope of carrying
the district. If so, they are
fortunate, for the 9Th district, with
its immense manufacturing interests
and its fine agricultural districts, is
about as sure to 60 Republican
next fall as the Ist district is to
re-elect Mr.. Cooper. There seems
to be little reason to doubt that
Mr.. Thomas B. Reid, of the
Appleton Post, will be the Re-
publican candidate. Last winter
a Republican paper printed an
interview with a gentleman who
pointed out Mr.. Reid as just the
man to receive the nomination,
and went on to show that he
possesses the necessary ability for
the high station and was personally
SO popular that he would be a
desirable candidate. Within two
weeks all portions Of the district
were talking about Tom Reid for
congress, and within a month it
seemed to be very we'll settled that
he would receive the nomination,
and now it looks very much as
though he would be named by
reclamation. While it is true that
a very competent and worthy
gentleman, Ex-senator E. S. Minor,
of Sturgeon Bay, is in the field, it
is also true that he started in after
Mr.. Reds friends had made their
plans. When Mr.. Minor discovers
that he can not be nominated, he
will undoubtedly withdraw and let
the nomination go to Mr.. Reid as
indicated, by accla nation. The
editor is life long Re-
publican, has been connected with
Republican papers for more than
thirty years, is nearly 80 years of
age, a convincing and entertaining
public speaker and one of the
most enthusiastic Protectionist in
the Fox River valley. No one
but an avoWed and staunch
Protectionist could receive the
nomination at the hands of the
Republican party in that district.
While Mr.. Reid has been active
and jealous as a Republican all
his life, he has great numbers of
friends among the Democrats, and
it is predicted that if he is nomi-
mated Outagamie county, that has
sometimes given more than 1000
Democratic majority, will give
Mr.. Reid a majority because of
his personal popularity and the
interest in the county and all Of
its interests he has manifested as
an editor during the past fifteen
years. 1t is believed that if he is
nominated, he will visit every city
and village in the district and
address the people. He is possessed
of the brilliancy which would
draw about him a large following
in congress, and his knowledge of
public affairs and the needs of the
people of the district would make
him very valuable as a congress-
man, not alone to his district but
to the whole state. A recent issue
of the Milwaukee Sentinel con-
tanned two column article which
showed quite plainly that Mr.. Reid
would be the next congressman
from the 9Th district. He will be
the first editor to 60 to congress
from Observation-Disclosures Zcle-
svabh.