Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1848-12-13
Election Of United States Sena-
tors and Judges.

We ststed in postscript to portion Of our last
edition, that Gen. AUGUSTUS c. DODGE, and Gen.
GroReE w. JoxEs, had been nominated for U. 8.
Senators by the Democratic portion of the members
Of the General Assembly, on the evening of Tues
day the sh, after our paper had gone to press. On
"Wednesday evening Hon. JOSEPH WILLIAMS was
nominated in caucus as the Democratic candidate
for Chief Justice, and Hon. JOHN F. KINNEY; and
Hon. GroaoE GREENE, were nominated for rc-elec-
ton Tor Associate Justices Of the supreme Court Of
Iowa. 4e..t..,a eps gE..5s ea.asn
Ats O'Clock p. NJ. on Thursday both houses went
into Joint Convention, all the above nominees were
elected, every Democrat in both houses voting for
them. On Senators the vote stood thirty-eight to
nineteen, Ill the Wings voting for William H. Wal
lace, and Ralph P. Lowe, Fsqrs., judges it stood
thty-nine to eighteen, the Wings vo,ingfor steph-
en- Whicher, Esq, for Chief Justice, and James How
81 and Timothy Davis, Esqrs., for Associate Justi-
ces. Mr.. sprott, a Wing of Lee county, making a
small experiment upon defunct possumism by vo-
ting for Democratic judges. #
After repeated failures to elect, and over two
years existence State, with representation in
the U. s. Senate, the above announcement is highly
gratifying to the Democracy, well to the people
Of the State at large. As to ability
deserts Of the successful nominees, over opposing
democratic aspirants truth and justice demands that
we should say, (and do say it with prde) that among
the Democracy OF Iowa, there many others equal
" competent and deserving of this, the highest hon
or In the gift of the people Of free State. The
friends Of the unsuccessful candidates, however,
viii doubtless submit as they themselves have al,
,4v,a III
Gen. DoDoE, the "War Horse'' Of the Iowa De-
mocracy, filed the high post of delegate to Congress
from this Territory for three sful terms with
honor to himself, and both honor and profit to his
constituency. Upon retiring, he was nominated as
Democratic candidate for United States Senator at
both the regular and adjourned sessions which
ceded the present meeting Of the General Assembly.
But false snd treacaerous representatives. of a
strongly Democratic constituency truckled to Wing
bribery and intrigue and he as often defeated.
Bat whigsery rued the day that it detained the War
Horse'' at home for with Gen. Dodge upon tie Dem
oeraic electoral ticket actively engaged during the
past summer and fall throughout the entire State,
federalism has experienced two most signal defeats
In consequence of these things his election was
garded certainty by the Democracy Of the entire
state, long before the meeting Of the General AS
semtly.
Gen. GEORGE w. JONES, is too we'll known to
neel a commeodatory notice at our hands. He is
an old and sterling Democrat and whole souled and
accomplished gentleman. As a Delegate in Con-
gress from the Territory Of Wisconsin, fof which
Iowa was then part he was justly celebrated for
his talents and stirling integrity. he was
appointed by Mr.. Van Buren,, Surveyor General of
Wisconsin and Iowa, and having been oustcd from
LIT oaice Turing John Tylers administration, was
reinstated BY Mr.. Polk
OF the judges elected we need say nothing, they
being already suficiently we'll known to the people
Of the State. That they are we-deseryng and COM
peten it is only necessary instance the fact that
their nomination and election by the Democracy is
merely confirmation 10y set Of members almost
entirely new Of the Democratic caucus choice and
GubernatoriaI appointments at the last two sessions.
The case Of Chief Justice Williams, however, is
partial exception to the latter portion of the facts
above alluded to he having been dropped at the last
bat reinstate act justice, at the present
sion of the General Assembly.
Judge Wiliams-has with the exception of the
past year, presided over our Territorial and State
courts for period extending back some ten years,
not only with honor to himself, but we may be in.
dulged in the remark that few men in similar sta
ton have made fewer enemies or more friends in
the same period Of time. Judges Kinney and Green,
although possessed Of less experience the bench
were, before their appointment, young men of ach-
nowledged and promising talent at the bar. 1t is
enough for them to observe, that thus far they have
even exceeded the most sangune expectations of
those who at first advocated their election to the
Supreme Bench.