Hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1843-1845, 1844-07-11
LocoFocO CONVENTION,
1.-THE dog-star RACES"

A most fearful meeting Of the faith
full and unterri6ed was held in this city
last Saturday and such kicking Of the
traces, sparring, wrangling. confusion
and hubbub, was never before seen in
these parts. A lot Of old mad-cap
women would not have so disgraced
themselves as did these loco delegates;
they had noble precedent, however
the late Baltimore Convention. One
man was continually jumping up and
crying Il motion, Mr. President
another wanted to expel the Skunk
leader-a third endeavored 10 revolu-
tionize by resolutions. One wanted
this man for Delegate, and another a
different one. A resolution passed de-
claring that the nominee should re-
ceive majority of the votes present.
This worked very we'll until Henry
Moore was put in nomination for
Treasurer and received more ayes than
nays, though not majority Of those
present, as several did not vote. Mr.
NJ. was not palatable to some, and,
though elected as the others, still he
must be choked off. So, up rises a
testy hen, and sets up clucking,
whereat all the little chicks huddled
together and were still as mice for a
minute, and the old coo ks stretched out
their necks as the hen delivered herself.
Observation-Disclosures and
Dutch votes" seemed to be the theme
and forthwith Mr. Moore was un.elect.
ed and Mr. Blickhahn nominated, and
successfully. in the true, progressive
democratic style.
A resolution was also introduced dis
tric,ing the County. The combative-
ness of the delegates now became fully
developed. This distrcting they
could not Standard such a time =
Up rose Ajax, with
"An eye like Mars, to threaten and COM
mand,"
and harangued the crowd; or as
Homer says:
So spoke the son of Saturn, kindling war
Inevitable, and the gods set forth,
With minds discordant to the bloody field!
mot that Jove, Ajax, or any such per-
son or celestial, was present on this
memo rable occasion, for indeed the
parties were of the lesser luminaries
and not the larger. Oh ! no, the mas
ter-spirit was not present.
I'll have you to know
There are sweepers in high life
AS we'll as in low,
and I'll not s,Ueep UNLESS l am paid
And now there was
- fearful gathering seen,
On this eventfu. day
For those were there who ne'cr had been
Engaged in such frav;-
But faithful to their party scall,
They ran with hopes high strung,
With hedDifg breasts and saraee grin,
With stamping rage and shout of men,
BY factions clamor gathered in,
For liberty TO battle then
Their friends and not their foes among
We do not suppose any blood was
shed, any eyes gonged or noses broken,
for after the adjournment quite mum.
Der were very animated and good ma
tured. There was such a confusion
and SO much bobbing up and down that
we cannot give regular description
of the scene. One introduced resolu-
ton, which aOas not noticed, but after
wards another spoke Of something of
similar nature. when up,rose the first
and ''wi,h truth severe declared his
sentiments in relation to the matter
Another, with savage grim" starts to
his feet and like one of old cries
l am Sir Oracle,
And, when ope my lips, let no dog bark,
and SO they continued till the suns
rays admonished them to
depart. They finally. succeeded in Sc.
lecting ticket which we publish in to-
days paper.
Progressive Democracy.
The locos of this County have NOM
mated seven delegates South Of Film,
and one North. The portion North is
about twice as large as the Southern,
and contains near one third Of the pop
ulation of the County. This represent