Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1848-05-17
Another Candidate i'm the Field...
Clear the Track for John Don.
key!

AOVsseSs N0sssssO0sS HI sne Elel0e.s
Clear the Track for John Don.
key!
Since the publication of Mr.. Clay'slette
"To the Public" other notable individuals
have resolved to test their popularity bv
race over the Presidential race course
From what follows it will be seen that the
great Embodiment is to have a form;-
dable antagonist in the person Of the ven-
cradle JOHN DONKEY, of New York, be.
tween whom and the Embodiment, SAYS
contemporary, there is a striking resem-
blance in style, if not marked similarity
in the length Of their ears. Johns official
organ publishes the following:
by Magnetic Telegraph.
FOR THE JOHN DONKEY.
Address by Hon. John Donkey.
HIS NAME SUBMITTED TO A NATIONAL con.
VENTION.
John Donkey has given publicity to the
following address, authorizing his name to
be submitted to the National Convention
TO THE PUBLIC.
The verious and conflicting renorts
which my friends have at verious time,
(but constantly against my will, caused
to be circulated in regard to my intentions
with respect to the approaching canvass
in relation to the next Presidency, appear
to me to furnish proper occasion for a
full, free, frank and explicit exposition Of
my feelings, sensations, emotions, desires,
hopes, wishes, views and expectations on
that subject: This it is now proper to
make. With strong disinclination to the
use of my name in connection with that
office, (Which my past life has SO strik-
ingly illustrated,) l left my stable Just as
the crop of grass was beginning to be cut
into, with full determination to announce
to the public in some suitable form NV
desire not to be thought of as candidate.
Upon getting out into the world once more,
however, all my cid ass-pirations came
back upon me in full force, and deter
mined to try it once more for the last.
Accordingly , within the last three
months, my friends, seeing the direction
in which my inclinations pointed, have
represented to me on all occasions, suita-
bic and unsuitable, that l was the only
hope Of the country, and that the great
Donkey party would inevitably be dissol-
we'd, if ENTHUSIASTICALLY in the free
States; where l own such large numberSs
of slaves; that at no former period was
there so good chance OF my election as
at present; and that the great States of
Communipaw and Unadilla would almost
certainly cast their votes for me; that
Communipaw would more certainly bes-
tow her suffrage upon me than upon any
other candidate, and that Unadilla would
give her vote to no candidate who did not
wear whiskers but me; that there is
better prospect than has heretofore at any
time existed; that Shirt-Tail Bend itself
would unite with them; that no candidate
can be elected without the concurrence of
two of these three great and powerful
States, and none could be defeated upon
whom they should all unite; that great
numbers of our fellowcitizens, both Ma
tives and bloody foreigners" who were
deceived, and therefore voted for me at
the last election, are eager to do so again.
and that all things considered; ! ain just
the boy for President.
Since my return to my stable, l have
calmly deliberated on all these matters,
and have used up several states in cy-
pherinp IN the result bv which am con-
WINGED that my duty to myself, to my
friends, my consnience and myself, de-
mands that should sacrifice the great re-
pugnance l have for being before the pub
lie and should consent to become once
more a candidate. In the mean time, |
take pleasure in informing such of my
friends as may have pledged themselves
to old Whitley, that am not angry with
them, and that they may all vote for me,
the same as if it hadn't happened.
JOHN DONKEY.