Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1853-02-02
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Tho Senatorial Contest in Iowa.

The Senatorial Contest in Iowa.
The recent Senatorial contest in
Iowa, in. which no little interest has
been felt, both in and out of the state,
and which resulted in the re-eiection
of Gen. Gro. W. JoNrs, desery cs from
its peculiar character, a more than
ordinary notice from the Democratic
press. Gen JONES having served 10
| Senator from Iowa, for four years, as
delegate in Congress from Michigan
and Wisconsin for five Sessions, ani
having filled various posts of public
trust with honor to himself and sa,is-
faction to the people, it is not sur
prlslng that the poisonous shafts Of
envy should have been directed to-
wards him by those who desired to
succeed him. Being warm and
Jealous Democrat, andhaving taken
a bold stand among the Union men
during the exciting session OF 1850,
of course he had to meet the COM
bined forces of Whiggery and Aboh.
| tionism: This was not ALA cor
rupt Neutral press (who in nunber)
conducted by pseudo Democrats, who
sought to supplant Gen. JoNEs, and
sustained and supported by Wings,
undera pretence of patriotism, waged
a most infamous. personal and si-a.
| derous warfare against him. .....
These neutra! editors, having once
acted with the Democracy, wrle en-
abled the better to SOW the seeds a.,
/ disalIec,ion: and both had great
hopes ofdividing the party aad beeou-
ing coalition candidates in opposi.
ton to the Democratic nominee
} Successful at the Congressional cleo
ton in August, in dividing the De-
mocracy on a local question, and
thereby foisting a Wing into the
House of Representatives from a
largely Democratic District, they
fought with great confidence and
boldness. One of them had taken
for his prototype a late coalition
Senator from another State, who had
been successful in q similar contest,
and the other was fresh from a trial
to obtain place and power at The
National Capital through division
Of the party there. ...n.
But even this was hot all that Can..
Jones had to contend with. Not lcss
than twenty candidates for Senatorial
honors were arrayed against him, and
were at the Seat Of Government urg-
ing his defeat with the view of con.
centratlng a majority Of the Deno--
cratic votes on themselves, should nt.
be dropped. ... #s... .ana
This was the situation of thin -
, when, on the 10Th Of December il
, caucus of the Democratic mcmbcgs
of the Legislature was held. The
" lirst ballot was an informal one, and
was had for the purpose partly of as
certaining the preferences Of tho
+ members, and partly to cnable some
to give a complimentary rote e tJcQ,
Il candidates. OF the sixty-two Demo
. cratic members, 80 voted for Cen,
JOS Es, 20 scattered their votes among
6 ten otho candidates, and three were
i absent Gen JoNEs would have re-
ccived about is votes, or three
= fourths of the whole number. But
the feeling was SO decided in LIS
. favor thatit was deemed unnecessary
10 to go into another informal ballot,
> and he was therefore on the first ftr-
IS mal ballot, unanimously nominated as
/. the choice of the Democracy. On
i the succeeding day (Dec. 3lsD the
X two Eolses were in joint convention,
IN and on the first ballot Gen. Jones
was elected, receiving the entire
IN Democratic vote, and also the vote
ID of one wing member.
The result, we trust, will have the
at effect to deal a death blow to the
IL faction of Disorganizers,' who not
n for the first time, have tried to sad H..
upon that young State mo party
alias Whig Senators. 1t is therefore
a cause Of gra,ulation to every Ma
]! tional Democrat, as well as to many
personal friends of Gen. JoHEs. But
n nc the Democracy Of Iowa, and the
" people Of Iowa, have other causes 70,
" JOY. For no person that has cvei
!. filled a seat in the L. S. Senate
=. seems to have been more succ ccesstu
" in hcnefitting his State, thGn ha.
all Gen. JONES, and certainly no one i.a.
ro been able to secure to himself Gn> Il
ardent and warm personal fiicnus i.
for Congress. May he long continue i.
20. ENJOY the confidence Of the people
and may his career ever be as sue
'p. cesstul as it has been.