Judson Is It

Again Washtenaw has returned from a congressional convention empty handed so far as her candidate for congress is concerned. The only gain for Washtenaw noticeable is in the prestige of the boss. Wm. Judson is once more the absolute boss of republican politics of the county. He has the republican politics of the county. He has the republican organization by the nape of the neck and the seat of the trousers and can throw it wherever it suits his sweet will to hurl it. This is clearly proven by the action of the delegation at Adrian.

It is undoubtedly true that all sorts of promises were made to Mr. Wedemeyer by the Jackson people. Of course he is to be the political heir of Mr. Townsend four years hence, but four years is a long time to wait for the fulfillment of political promises. Did not Congressman Smith make the most solemn promises of like nature four years ago and reiterate the same two years later? How did he treat them at the Adrian convention? They were absolutely repudiated. As a result of these promises unfulfilled and the countless number of similar ones made to would be post masters and others, Smith was slaughtered, 'tis true, but this availed nothing to the Washtenaw man who was to be Smith's heir. Will the bait to Washtenaw thrown out by Jackson in the promise of a four years distant heirship result in the same way?

But it will be observed that Judson came into his own at once, as was the case four years ago and again two years ago. He is not obliged to wait until somebody dies the political death to enter into his heirship. His reward is now. One part of his reward is alleged to be a by no means small voice in the disposition of Washtenaw post offices. But this is, probably, not his chief reward. The move by which Washtenaw was thrown to Townsend was born in the brain of Senator McMillan in the interest of his stoolpigeon, Bliss. It was carried to Adrian by that other great light of republicanism, Tom Navin, and there Bill Judson was inoculated with it. He, taking the delegation by the before mentioned parts of its anatomy dumped it over into the Townsend enclosure. Bliss has always been peculiarly weak in Jackson county with Townsend on the congressional ticket it is thought some, at least, of Townsend's strength will go to aid Bliss in return for Bliss' help in nominating him by turning Washtenaw to the Jackson man. For all this Judson is to bask in the sunshine of Boss McMillan and his Governor Bliss, and constantly hear the acclaim, "Enter thou into the joy of thy lord." And during all this joy for Judson, the Washtenaw candidate, if there be consciousness beyond the political grace, may cherish the hope of a political resurrection four years hence. But no one understands better than the "Red Chieftain" that "the present alone is ours." Great is Judson.