Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1844-08-09
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MuscArlNe. Although the Democracy have
sufIerd a partial defeat in this county, when
we take into consideration the odds We had to
contend with, we are at loss to discover
| from whence the Wings are to obtain their
| glory. The Ticket presented BY the onven-
ton, so far as the requisite qualifications were
| concerned, was unexceptionable, but Personal
difficulties and private piques, which could not
be overcome by the explanations of the candi-
dates and the persuasions of Their friends, were
found 10 exist. the consequences Of which were
that many Of our Democratic friends took an
open stand against some Of the nominees, TINS
weakening the strength Of otter candidates on
the ticket, and were active ia their exer'ions,
| while others were secretly engaged in furnish
ing fuel for the Wings with which TO fire up
their opposition. Our oppolents were uncom-
| promising in their hostility to our candidate
for Sheriff, against whom their opposition was
mainly directed and schemes the most dshon-
orable were resorted to for his defeat. Even
his private character was assailed-nothlng
being too sacred for their shafts of smalice to
be hurled a. opposition Of the strongest kind
was made to the election Of others, but
with esss success. After all their exertiens,
the Democracy carried majority Of The ticket,
Gen. Fletcher, one Of the Democratic candi-
I J,toc fop noIorato bo fool- no ovouud III af
the people were capable Of electing their judy
es, in opposition to Gen. Lowe, leading the
field for that Office. The following are the
persons elected, the Democratic candidates
having star III prefxed to their names.
Delegates.-*J. E. Fletcher, Elijah Sells,
r. P. Lowe.
Sheriff-Geo. w. Humphreys.
Recorder-*lrad C. Day.
County Commssioner-*Cha Nealley.
Treasurer-Jno M. Kahn.
| Commissioners Clerk-*Geo. Earl.
| Inspector, &c.-*W. S. Ayres.
! We shall next week be enabled TO publish
| the official returns.
JACKSONVILLE this county, Wyckoff and Gra-
ham, Democrats, and j. S. kirkpatrick, Wing,
were elected as Delegates, and Ansel Briggs,
| Dem. Sheriff.
SCOTIA. w. Campbell, and Jas. Grant,
Denis. and E. Cook, Wing, elected to the
!. Convention. The remainder of the Demo
cratic ticket was successful. Three years ago
she was federal. Well done Scott.
JoHNsoN.--Gov. Lucas, and Henry Felix
ner. Denis. and S. H. McCrory, Wing, are e.
lected 10 the Convention, and Nj. P. McAis-
ter, Wing, Sheriff. The other par, of the
ticket ~as about equally divided. We are
truly rejoiced at the election of Gov. Lucas,
and the defeat Of DR.. Bowen, as the former
! will prove useful member, and the latter
| would have beeu one of the greatest bores
with which delberaiive body was ever af-
A;o.ed. Linn, Denis. whlg:del. & Shift.
LouIsA.--in consequence of her large num-
Der of candidates, (l4) elected three Wing
Delegatesr and Democratic Sheriff.
! OLD DEs MONIES has swept the platter, c.
Letting the entire Democratic ticket by an av-
erage majority of more than 100. Three cheers
for Des Moines.
In LEE, the Democrats have elected seven
out Of the eight candidates for Delegates
Two Democratic candidates running for Sher-
if, the Wing candidate succeeded by small
majority. CEDAR, Dem. dels. and Sheriff
In Jefferson the Democrats have made a
clean sweep of it. and even In HIGH HENRY
have elected one out of the five Delegates,
and their Sheriff and Recorder.
| A letter TO the editor dated at Fort Madison,
Aug. T. says that in VAN'BUREN. too, the en-
tire Democratic ticket is elected, so it will APP
pear that with the exceptions of Musca,ine,
every county has done well SO far, depfiving
the wings Of even Corporals Guard in the
| Convention. Who will not now say that 10.
wa is Democratic! Hurra fer Polk and Dial.
| las!
~. We would advise certain wouldbe
great man in this place, who makes himself
quite bnsy in discussing the merits Of certain
persons in this town, since the election. to be-
ware how far he sufforc hic preindicoc N c,r