The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1850-06-13
rar nrMocRATIc NOMINATION.

THE DEMOCKATlCaNo'"l
Th,, Democratic Convention held in 'hisp place
- last Thursday resulted ia the choice Of LIN
c,ots CLAax, Of Dubuque, Is the nominee OF the
par.y tor Representative 10 Congress. We were
pre.en, during the ballo,ing, which was long aud
tedious. An informal ballot gave wilson, OF
Dubuoue. aud Carleton, Of Iowa City, each TWEEN
,.y.one Yotee, the balance, fourteen, scattering.
A. the Delegates from Des Moines voted Tor
neither of these candidates, the number Of votes
TO which that county was entitled gave her me
abalance Of power" Aided by M"sca"ae-
which with determination 10 pursue her ant
mostly seainst Scott, Cedar aud Johnson counties
to the ~b.ter cnd,'' deserted her own interests
by refusing to support those OF Cen'ra' iowa-
De. Moines county succeeded in stav'ng Oh the
nomination, until Judge Wilson finally appeared
in person and withdrew his name a. candidate
before the Convention. Tho Des MONIES dele.
cation ,hcn-followed by Mascatine--gave their
votes for Mr.. C ark, Of Dubuque, and thus secu-
red his nomination BY = majority Of ten.
We cannot ,ay thu, We felt no interest IN the
resul, Of this Convention. We had hoped that
man from Central Iowa would have been cho-
sen, tina, il the Wing candidate were defeated,
the interests OF this neglected portion OF our
State ould .,il be represented in Congress.
Alter the nomination, we understand, speech
C. were made BY two or three gentlemen resi-
ding in Central Iowa, who bitterly detained
agains. the injustice that had been done the
Democrats Of this portion Of the State. -Ihey
had been wilingto support any man tor candi-
date that those Of the north and south would Sc
lee, from Central Iowa, but asthis portion OF the
State had never yet been represented IN Con-
gress aud had not even been granted State Oh
nee, they had clnmcd and insisted upon !, as q
right; tina, RICH, had been denied them and ngain
were their interests to be disregarded IN Con-
gress.
Were all the State officers selected at tho
Democratic Convention held yesterday at wa
City, chosen from this portion Of lows, Il would
BY no means compensate for the loss Of Repre-
sentative. We do not regard this question IN
political light; while we cherish the institutions
and deeply regard the interests Of our common
country, we love more those Of our own state
and Of our own portion OF the State. We q
Central Iowa, have more than the advancement
Of political opinions at stake. Wehayc our owr
immediate interests to advance, and should re-
gard them a. paramount 70 all other considera'
tiane. A sectional spirit, under some clrcum
stances, is . bad one to inculcate, but when we
see that feeling manifested in other places the,'
advantage, and our own interests neglected } cal
alter year from the want Of i, we arc not only
juss6able, but would prove recreant to our duty
did We fail TO urge upon those around US, whose
interests without respect to party, are identified
to think more highly OF those interests and les:
Of which party may FREEDOM nate in C'ngres'
While the political principles Of single melnbe'
Of the House Of Repress natives make differ.
ence 80 slight as scarcely ever TO be observed
his sectional prediiections work our veal or NO
Thus has it been with the Representatives from
this State now in Congress, and thus will il con
sinue to be, so long as we sacrifice to the gra,if
cation Of political feelings our sectional inter
este.