Demoine courier., 1855-07-19
THE DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION

Met at this place on Saturday last, &C.
cordiEg to previous notice. Twelve of
the fourteen precincts in the county had
sent up delegates, and two (Colum.
bia and Pleasantly had appointed no del
ega,es, bu, The vacancies were partially
filled by persons happening TO be here
from those townships. After caucusing
matters over on the streets, and getting
the wires all set-which occupied al
most the entire f~orenoon-the Conven
ton met and was organized by appoint,
ing Judge q. BIeGs, as Chairman, and
E. ID. BLACK, as Secretary.
A committee of three, consisting OF
Messrs. Henderson,, Black, and Jesse
Scott, of C~ompetine, were appointed to
draft resolutions. While the committee
were absent preparing their democratic
thunder" The convention was addressed
by Judge Biggs, who was astonishingly
severe on Wings, X. Ms, "Bolters
&C.. and particularly laudatory of the
''unterri6ed' Democratic party, which
he himself had SO often, and but recent
iy, ..bolted !" But the Judge was mum
on this subject. The convention was
also favored with speeches from Senate:
Ramsay and DR.. Wood, after which the
committee reported a tremendous batch
OF resolutions, the tenth part of which
we cannot now rseollect; the main fea
lures OF which, however, were denun
ciatory OF the X. Ms, an unqualified
endorsement Of Pierce's weak and cor
rupt Administration, and an endorsement
Of the Kansas Nebraska swindie from
beginning 10 end. Ir order TO put an eff
fec.ual gag on whoever might be nnmi
mated, a resolution was appended by the
committee pro'iding forir the adoption
before proceeding to nominate candi-
dates! and The taking of the vote there
on by Ayes and Nays; and though some
Of the delegates evidently thought the
resolutions a nsuseous dose, etill they
were. carried with bu. one dissenting
voicet
After the resolutions were adopted,
and the triggers were all set, the noai.
nation OF candidates was declared in or
der. Joseph Ii. Flint and George ID.
Hackworth were put in nomination for
County Judge, and on the first ballot
Flint was declared the nominee.
For the Office Of Treasurer aud Col.
lector, William McTn,ire and James ii.
Cartright were pu. in nomination. But
before the Convention proceeded 10 bal.
lot, DR.. Black, OF Agency, arose., and
said that Mr.. Carlright's name would be
received provided he would abide the
decision Of the Convention, (the DR..
well knowing wha. that decision would
be, as all the nominations were GU. and
dried before the Convention met.)-
Cariright, doubtless, supposing tina. they
were acting in good faith with him, so
pledged himself, and they proceeded to
ballot. when McIntire had 20 votes and
Cartright 00!-ihe man that nominated
Car,right having evidently voted for
Mcin,re!! A more glaring and com
,le,e scheme TO choke of a poor and
deserving man. was never gotten up
Whether Cartrighs will thus let them
bamboozle him we cannot tell; but as he
has not ordered us TO discontinue his an
nouncemsnt, we presume that he intends
10 be a candidate independent of the SO
called Democratic nomination.
ID. III. Michael was nominated for re.
election TO the Office o. Sheriff, wilhou.
opposition. Though we aoabs very
,auch whether he will find il SO easy TO
get elected as il was 10 GET the nomina-
lion. How he reconcilesr The platform
erected by the Convention 10 his own