The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1856-03-22

ship Of6cers.'' All Democrats, whether
members Of the club or not, were earnestly
invited to attend Post Master Patterson
was Chairman, and his clerk, NJ. j. Ashmore,
was Secretary. About twenty-five Demo
Gratis were present, and the rests majority
were outsiders.
The first motion was to nominate Demo-
cratic candidates for Mayor and Marshal.
MIR. Sample opposed the motion on the
ground that It was generally conceded, by
old and well-tried Democrats, and others,
that there should be no-party candidate,
and that the interests of the city were para
mount to the chicanery of demagogues.
MIR. Turk supported the motion, because it
was time TO organize on general principles
the Presidential election was approaching,
&c.
The motion was put and carried by mea-
vote. According to the programme pre-
psly prepared, 10. Davis then moved to
oint q committee of one from each ward
- Nominate candidates. Capt. Heaight, d.
B. Smith, and Sample opposed this motion,
and exposed the game which certain clique
was trying to play of on the Democracy.
Lawyer Edwards moved to amend the motion
by app ointing tpo from each ward. The
amendment was accepted and carried, but it
evidently deranged the chairman's calcula-
tons. For after naming 10. Davis, 10.
Stotts, Dr. Wynan, and Ad. Hine, he was
banked. 1,co from each ward wasn't down
in the bill. and so they called on DR.. McGu-
gin to serve, but he hadn't time. Jo Knight
was opposed to the nomination; Belknap
ditto; Capt. Silas was suggested, but ruled
out of the ring Tom. iieaight declined, and
Guy Wells did not respond. So the lst and
4th wards were only represented by one each.
The committee retired. and in the interval
ID. b. Smith, being called, opposed this pro-
eedure, and questioned the authority of II
few unknown Democrats TO dictate TO we'll
known and long tried old liners, &C.
Committee returned, and reported Henry
Newton, for Mayor, and Nm. Stotts, Jr., for
Marshal Motion to adopt report. Sample
opposed it; said it was packed operation,
got up by few young men calling them
selves Democrats, &c. But even if their
authority was recognized, twas unprecedent-
ed to take up no-party man like Newton,
for Col. Albertson had declared aloud that
he was not party candidate, and Newton
himself said the same thing at the Cattarau-
gus meeting.
FNt1 .l, ~ l. fa1,
racy. d. Il. Smith sustained Samples posi-
ton, and denounced the action Of the meet
ing us factious, preconcertcd, fxed-up, and
not obligatory on any old Democrats. j. P.
Gratis supporting him. lie was called to or
der by Capt. Silas on the ground that Curtis
was not present. But the chair sustained
Hornish. who then finished his TRADE.
Capt. Heaight rose to reply; was inter
rupted by cries of ssquestion question
order" The chair said he was out Of order
But he persisted against all preconcerted at
tempts to put him down; said he was mem.
Der Of the club, had been here lo years, was
alpays Democrat, and had nerer bolted q
nomination, as majority of the wire pull.
ers here present had done.
Ad. Hine. That's a id lie.
Capt ii. retorted and said that Hine, tbs
chair, and in fact pretty much all Of them
had bolted time and again Iine here IN
terposed some objurgations which we dom
remember, to which Heaight replied an
not going to waste time bandying words will
blackguard. If you want to get up fight
just pitch in.
After some further confusion the vote wa.
put. The Chair decided that the motor
was carried, although a large majority OF
those present voted against it as we under
stand But Of course, the Chairs democrat.
ic instinct enabled him 10 distinguished the
simon pure, and, of course, he knew before
hand that majority of them were "right OF
the goose And SO Henry Newton, the nc
party candidate Of the Cnttaraugus meeting
is also the democratic candidate of the pur,
and unterrifed.
CT The Douglassites in Illinois hay,
walked up the wrong man Tor rather the righ
many in the person Of Senator Trumbull
The new Senator showed his calibre and eff
fectiyeness in the canvass preceding his cleo
ton, and Douglass declined to accompany
him through ii. The friends of the sslittl,