The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1855-07-24
RATIFIED.

Great tun was anticipated on Saturday
svsning At the Democratic Ratification
meeting. and consequently great numbers
OF people were en- hand at the new mar
kst place to participate in the amusement
But the farce turned out a fzzle, and ev.
erybody was disappointed. !. vas near
y 8 o'clock before anything was done pub
Ii siy, though. privately, certain persons
were busy IS majors, and it va. evident
I , At things were to be hushed up. A,
last. when the patience of the audience
Wa nearly exhausted, the chairman of the
previous meeting got up, and in a low
tone Of voice. heard by scarcely half the
people. said this was the adjourned Dem
scrstic Ratification meeting. that the mo-
sioa to ratify, postponed to this meeting,
was nov up, and those in favor Of it
would Say ''aye." and contrary, "no."
The ayes had it Of course. A motion
was forthwith made to adjourn, which the
chairman put and carried, and SO the
ratification democratic meeting was ad.
iouTned, rot without hiss.s ard leers
from some Of the people.
TIE crowd stood in blank suspense
They had come to see come fun, and were
not disposed to leave Without some fun.
% they called Justify for Turner, Sample,
Hornish, Reddington. Marshal. &c, &c.
After q time Sample made a f, rem arks.
He thought this meeting had been ad-
journed to give Turner a Glance 10 de.
Tend himself. Grave charges had been
made sgainst him and he ought to be
heard il he had anything TO say. Demo
srsts should not tie gagged. &c,
After some time spent in calling vari-
Gus persons, Capt. Heaight responded in
NJ Of his peculiar and humorous speech \
e.. Loud calls were made for Turner,
and At last Col. Patterson appeared and
said thss Turner would not speak, but if
any body had any difficulty to settle with
him. he could 60 10 Turner privately and
settle il. 1t is understood that Turner
was present all the time, but from the
strenuous efforts Of the luglemen, was
prevented or dissuaded from saying any
thing. This. We rresume. was an essen
tial part Of the programme which had
been privately concocted.
]. P. Hornish followed and said be was
ready to meet the issue which he had
made, or to meet any charge against him
self in the same way that i. was made.
AZ 10 the attack upon him in the Morning
Glory, ne had written a reply, but had
seen denied . hearing by the editors. The
ticket had been ratified, and every demo.
crat must 60 it. Men had a right to
change their opinions. 10 60 from the Wing
party to the Democratic. or rice versa, and
were received with open arms, and it
would not do to proscribc those WHO had
joined the Know Nothings, "for if we do
cut OF their heads, uhat ,cin become OF
the democratic party p This sentiment
was received with loud applause, and
HorLish continued for some lime.
Rsddington III n came forward uud
went IN for the ticket as NJ mina.ei, and
for his part he was not going to f. h I any
issues with democrats Tor two weeks. @,
until after the election. This indicated
another part Of the programme, nd wa,
the only noticeable poinsin his emarks
n. W. Sample followed il a speech
got up after the meat-axe style. IL
thought this ratification business. wa
managed BY bogus democrats, that tn
Dispatch Was bought. owned. controlled
and used by bogus democrats TO serv
their own interests. that they had made a
attack on the sheriff, and were now gas
gsaC any explanation or discussion, an
ohst for his part be was a democrat Of iii
ldslSns, and was too Independent nj to b
sohtxellsd by such a vile. filthy. unp,inc
Piled crew. He dwelt for some time o
psrssnal matters, between himself and Ii
MosVing Glory, and was somewhat Sc
v1re Sld bitter. After which the crow
aspsrted in peace. So eadrd the hxzl'