Rensselaer Gazette, Volume 3, Number 18, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 August 1859 — Another Republican Candidate. [ARTICLE]

Another Republican Candidate.

The New York Atlas a Democratic paper, says i “The St. Lo ..is. Democrat, the ablest and most influential Republican paper in the ; West, advocates the selection of Gov W. Bissell o! Illinois, as the next Republican candidate for the Presidency. The editor , claims that he has all the necessary qualifi- ! cations for the office, has g'cat claims upon j tiie party, and can carry the State of Illinois | over Douglas, or any other Democratic can- ! didate. “We think the Republicans can select a j worse candidate than Bissell. He was form- : erly a Democrat, and possesses a great deal ol talent and energy. He con manded a crack | Illinois regiment in the Mexican war, is an effective stump speaker, and consequently vastly popular in the West. If a candidate lie would make a lively campaign. Why not i give Bissell a trial?”