Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1851-07-30
The Election.

Our annual election will come off on Monday
next, and as this is the only opportunity We
shall have previous to the contest, we have
few last words for the democracy Of johnson
county. Ali the officers tobe voted for at this
election, are connected exclusively with the
county government, and ~ more importance
belongsto them than il generally conceded
Indeed. Il y Of the utmost copsenuaneat enk1n
public Mls.sts Of the county, n wlicll elel y
citizen is deeply concerned. and to the dcmoc.
sasy, that the candidates whose names appear
at the head Of our columns, should all beelect-
ed, and If they are not, it will be an inexcusa-
bic negligence or detection ON the part of those
who have the power to do it. For Judge, sur
yeyor and coroner we have heard of no candi-
dates in opposition to our excellent nominees,
and presume their election may be assumed MS
certainty. For recorder and supervisor, al
though there are opposing candidates, we look
upon the opposition merely nominal. For
sherif-which is really the most important of
all, considered politically or o,herwise--a por-
ton of the wings have conceived hope of beat
ing our old friend Capt. InIRH, and are making
him the main if not the only brunt of the con
test. In this, we regret to say, they find aux
iliares in very few democrats, who suffer
their private griefs to control their better judy
ment in the matter. The reliable democracy of
the county are thus advised, In advance of the
onset, ut what quarter their lines will be as
sailed by determined effort of the enemy, and
they owe it to themselves and their cause not
to permit their attention to be diverted to minor
or collateral points, but to repel these concert
ed assaults upon the sheriffalty with vigilance
and determination. AS the wings have evil
IDENTIFY deferred all other hopes to this, we may
expect resort by them to every possible trick,
falsehood and cxpedient whereby they have a
hope of taking vote from Capt. IRISH, or of
giving one to his opponent. Let this truck
and-dicker spirit Of our opponents be met with
an inflexible purpose on the part of the democ-
racy. to maintain the principles and usages of
the party, and all will be well.
Deeply notifying as the defeatof CAPT.
lRrsn would be if opposed by argularly nomi.
mated honorably endorsed whig candidate, il
would be ten fold more dishonorable to the de-
mocracy ofthe county, should they permit HIM
to be beaten by the rattlebrained non descriept
who has been brought out by the sole agency
.s---na n accAa~atrAAy cAcctcd, would no the
mere automaton instrument of-that office
begging old wcathercock, Major DeForest We
are not mistaken when We assert that Gil De
FoREsr's candidacy is the result solely of his
fathers manoevering; and if elected by accident,
that "the Major" would be the de facto sheriff
of the County-an infection which discreet
men Of all parties, and democrats especially,
may do something more than pray to be reliev-
ed Of The lucubrations of "Huguenot" and the
exciting conflicts of the "coal house caucus"
would be decidedly agreeable to all parties. in
comparison. In such an event, indeed "the
Major would be very likely to put the univer.
sal wing party in leading strings, as well as
use up the democracy generally. Why, upon
the mere strength of Gus announcement, his
''predilections' are SO strong in that direction
that he makes semi-diurnal trips from Powell's
to the Republican Office lest the green professor
who manages that concern, should, in his anx-
iety 10 promote the general interests.of whig
gerry, discover that Gil has been known to Wis
it the town once or t,cice, having no "important
business" to transact! This is no fancy
sketch. and ifthe democracy ofthis county desire
TO relieve themselves from such an infection for
the twoyears ensuing, they will rally to aman,
on Monday next, and, Indignantly frowning
upon every overture the enemy, whether reg
ulars orguerrillas. viii! vote the unbroken tick
ct which stands at the head of our columns