Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1854-11-25


the National order.
CINCINNATI, Nov. IA.
believe the report sent you yesterday
o.,he meeting OF the Grand National Coun-
I'll Of Know Nothings in this city. is correct
| understand they will assemble about noon
,s.sorrow; but now learn that twenty
,vo States. and not swenty-eight. will Be
vp,esen.ed on the occasion. The object
| Of the convention is not to make an out
and, u, aominaiion Of candidate for the
Presidency, bat to transact the usual bush
,es before the Council, and elect Chief
q the Order Tor the whole Union. II is
sufre,,ed 10 ne, however, that this chief,
whoever he may be, is to be considered the
Know Nothing candidate for the Presiden-
" Of the United States.
With this suggestion in view, il becomes
ialeres,ing to look at the chances Of the
lf.sen, candidates for the Office OF the
Cssf Of the Know Nothings. Five indi-
,tuals will probably come before the Con-
tpntlon:
Gen. Sam Houston, OF Texas;
Gen. Winfield Scott, New Jersey;
Hon. Jacob Broom, OF Pennsylvania;
Hon. Milard Fillmore, OF New York;
Hon. John VI. Clayton, Of Delaware.
The chances OF Houston are deemed the
ea. He is considered an available man;
noS opposed to IRISH Whiskey and lager
er; has, during the past year. organized
pwHds Of four hundred and fifty local
dse', or councils; has plenty OF military
boy and romance: is Western man liv-
y =, the South, with a Northern and East
20 reputation lately acquired: and has been
'esden, Of the Republic Of Texas.
All know Gen Scot, and his antecedents;
vt the salient point in the brave old Gene
afa life with the Know No,hings, is his
amous letter in favor Of change in the
la,uraliza,ion VS. from five TO twenty-one
The time i takes native born American
acquire the right to vote himself
arm, This celebrated letter lost him
'sa' many foreign votes in 1852, which is
aought to be in his favor a. candidate on
ne Know Nothing ticket.
Jacob Broome 10 not so well known, al
aough he was candidate for the Presi-
ency IN 1859, aud received votes in Penn
Sanla, New Jersey and Massachusetts.
pa' hr. Broome is known to the Know
Neh'ngs. He has been for years toiling
me native American cause is the faith
Wen may say, of the order, has just been
eeied member Of the next Congress. and
VI oe treated with fraternal kindness at
ae convention;
Now We come to Willard Fillmore. He
amember Of the order. John NJ Clay
~ ss!sso. II is known, too, that all the
nlnofe wings Iincd the Know No,hings
'M purse, and hand, at tho late election
your State. It's also stated that when
7 Fillmore was on his late tour at the
''n. with Hon. John p. Kennedy, the
.40' OF native American novels, with
.'aes lad IN nati.e American forests, he
ssa more OF less in the organization Of
s.u' 'wo hundred aud sixty Councils, o,
NY ooses. SO ! am told ] am also
= 'ua' ne Is on intimate terms with Sam
y. W was In New York on the 18th inst, and
!. .asto have visited Massa chusetts on
.''n INST, and you can tell better than
A.. .'a whether or net he took the New Ha.
u :. VAN after your election.
,, ,.an NJ Clayton comes last, because he
NV. not member Of the orders
=. .tnaidate for the Presidency, and dom,
na. a.u"on for anybody But in these
NJ aMcu't to tell what may turs up
b' %.vn ny the refnlgence Of his genius a,
~ "a IN his late letter to som body II
Hadelphia, has been tho means NJ orao =
,d tu,'e number Of lodges. and there
ipe,avg 'pe spread Of the wings of tn,
"'''eah eagle all over the country.