Rensselaer Republican, Volume 16, Number 40, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 June 1884 — A Card. [ARTICLE]

A Card.

Never having been nominated for any offee by any party convention, and now, having no prospect nor desire to appear as a candidate before the Congressional conventions, I will be pleased if no voter in the county shall write my name on his ballot—as his choice for Congressman. Creditable persons have told me that a false impression existed: that I was a candidate before the Congressional convention. Such an impression, by the common law of politics, does a great injustice to my integrity, and your freedom of choice, and justice requires me to say that there is no foundation for any such rumor, more than would apply to any other Republican voter in the county. There may be created a prejudice against the citizens of pur county, if we are too clannish and local in our expressions for official preferment. Such a prejudice may exist, as a fact, and do much harm, and yet not be founded on solid reasons. The voters would do well to so vote as to promote harmony and unity in the party, looking to present, as well as future triumphs, and not provoke local jealousies and dissensions. I believe that, for the office of Con- • gressman, at least, our voters would do well to place on some of their tickets the names of some good men who, by the accident of residence, may not live in Jas. per county. Local modesty forbids that more than two or three out of four of the candidates voted for by us, on June 21st, 1884, should reside in this 'county. As far as I know, several good men will be supported, as candidates, before the Congressional convention:. The voters should each take his choice, leaving out of consideration the writer, who, for prudential, political and personal reasons, prefers that no vote shall be cast for him, as a candidate for Congressman at our precinct mass conventions. * I have warmly advocated our method of selecting delegates, and, looking to future harmony, make the above observations.

S. P. THOMPSON.