Iowa capitol reporter. [volume] (Iowa City, Iowa) 1841-1855, 1854-06-21
DAvrsrosr, june 10th. 1854.

| DAvhSfosT, june Autns 1904.
rhe Clerk Of tie District Court, for Scott
County. returned froh your City yesterday,
With the cheeyisx iutelligsnes that upon him
had talleh tho DOmiuation 81 the whiwparty al
this DISTRICT for Congress.
There was nothing like rs much commotion
created, in consequence, a. might have been
anticipated. or expected.
Some OF the "Silver Grcys" INDUCED them.
selves lightly in the forbidden adiectives but
they accept the nomination and will support
Harrington as a sor: Of necessary evil.
The nominee affects TO feel the most perfect
and entire confidence in his election, but nc.
tons are said to speak louder [ han words, and
the simple willingness not to say anxiety,
which thoriDgton expresses to run as a can.
dIdate for re election to the office Of Clerk Of
the Court seems to say pretty emphatically.
that he does not rate the chances Of an election
to Congress enormously high.
great effort will undoubtedly be made
10 Introduce into this campaign the ques-
ton Of temperance, and hopes are enter.
tained that many Democrats may be Influenced
by tins consideration. to vote against Hemp.
stead and thus secure the election Of Thorinr.
ton.
The Governor has host Of warm and strong
fr'ehos IN this county, and though perhaps q
majority OF the party as a first choice would
have preferred Benton, there is no question but
what Mr.. Hampstead will receive the cordial
and hearty support of all the reliable members
ct the party I'VE hope and expect to hear as
favorable reports from the west.
The exclrsiOnists returned from st Parl 10
day. at our landing, the crowd was addressed
by oar Mayor Judge Grant, who was replied TO
oy comparatively short speech from ex- Presi.
dent Fillmore (by the way Fillmore ha. been
very successful recently in making short
speeches which tend here nowhere particularly,
who was followed by General Dix, in an az
Propria'e speech Of fifteen minutes. The Gen
eral Is fine spoken. and altogether is a .ta IL |
ing man he begins to show the marks Of age. |
nevertheless he "desiied the ladies' to under
stand that he was not much past fifty" The ex.
cnfsion seems TO have given general satisfac-
tion--and it reflects great credit upon the
projectors Mcssrs Farnham and Sheffield q hose
reputation for ability and responsiveness will |
be made by this affair still more generally and |
widely known: that they have entitled them
selves 10 It. by their connection with this road
seems TO be unanimously admitted.
he State ass0ci.siaa a the Congregational
men Of The cloih quite abundant. 1t is atai
ented, Observation-Disclosures like looking BODY
:. Noticeable among its members ia Rev. Nj. |
barney OF Massachusetts, who is here as agent
OF some one, of the many religious societies
which The old common wealth gets up.
maine Is represented by Rev. r Little of |
Bangor, whose reputation AS an elegant sur.
monize. proceeds him.
lfit were not like putting that "last straw
npon The camels back" would advise YOU.
hat the lyons Iowa Central r r bonds are sci
Ing at cents upon The dollar; there Is dis.
position on the part of some persons to censure
he Reporter for its course with regard 10 that
pad, bat the knowing ones saw all the while
hat you wanted them BOTH that it was fixed
act tia, one was to he built, and that conse
luehily you did Alright to help The weak one
llong.
SIMON