The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1856-06-24
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\ Ia. EprroK:--In psrusing the estate
Democrat" OF the AIS, inst, my ate ntior
wesAcallsd 10 an article in relation 10 the
Congressional nomination OF the Democrat
is Convention Of the I'd Congressional Dis.
trict OF this State.
Said article represents that the proceed.
ings OF that Convention were characterized
BY great harmony and b~rotheriy feeling
aud that they adjourned amid renewed en-
pressions OF their en.sre approval and con-
idence, in the person Of their nomiues.
Nov such az article reads very well, and
il matters not WHIT may have been the
animosities between delegates from the di-
iersnt paris OF the District, or how ssss a
~bArsain and sale might have been entered
into betwesn the delegates from Scott, and
ifor instance ssy Dssmoinss %eounties, or
how much displessed a very large minority
OF sand Delegates actually were with the
nomination made-it would be lett for the
"Stale Democrat" a. a matter OF course, to
swallow the pill, bottle up its own chasrin.
whip around into lie trammeled traces, en-
dsrse . nonstrous bargain and SALE" and
announce what 10 notoriousIy-not 30, sas
cal. it the united and harmonious action OF
underlined and inslncibie Democracy.
Nov il 10 known that such . representa-
ton is not correct-tnat J Judge Lethngwell
came within two votes OF receiving the
naminauon, and that, had the two-thirds
rule been adopted. Mr.. Letter could not
and We have the indignant asseserations OF
the northern delegates establishing the
iact-thst there WAS no aAsMony, but thst
The delegation from Scott county ,(with Vns
honorable excePtion1 alter Mr.. Lefiier
had declared that he would act, nor could
not allow mas name 10 be used as y cAndl-
date aud lad absolutely withdrawn from the
iieid-thsi on the aext ballot, the Scott coun-
" delegation voting ~lkh Desmoines; that he
should have been nominated by The astound-
ing plurality vote u two. or that Judge
.Lethngweli should caarse home upon the
reeusants, the bargain AND sale; Or that the |
Democrats should say-that ii Democracy
n Iowa consists IN giving 10 burlington
and Dubuque ali the members of Congress
which hat party have ever elected, from
our earliest organization as q Territory up
to the prssent-lhen we do act harmonious
Iy; or that Conscientious Democrats in
Davenport and in this part Of the District
should i~ndignaa,ly say, ii Democracy con-
si.ts IN having such delegates, who rep
resent our interests thus-we no longer
will affiliate with such a party.
No, the Intelligent, unrsmmeied portion
OF that once national party viii not submit
u DO the behests Of such q corrupt organ
lzatiop, and that loo, at the nod OF its die
talorial leaders or OF their myrmidons.
Shepherd Letter, WIS not, nor is he now the
choice Of the Democratic party in This Dis
trict, ana many OF the Delegates OF said
Convention have expressed their indigna.
ton Of their candidate and the underground
manner In which he was forced upon the
Convention. He is not 4 tower OF strength,
and They have no confidence that he can be
ele cted, and the ide nticai man who came
within Two votes OF receiving the nomins-
Lion, openly declared in the presence Of
Democrats and Republicans in a public
place in this city, aid thar too since the
nomination, his unreseryed indignation in
| regard to the course pursued, and that more.
| over Letter could not De elected from tia,
Dstrict. Thus there being disafecton
both among the rank and dle OF ths
unterri6ed, they canno, buckle on thsil
srmor and ome with confidence into thu
Fall campaign. They mual to a dead certain
ty be .ignaIly routed, which will give vi
Timothy Davis, with ms characteristic
hrmness OF purpose and solidity Of judgmen'
as our next Representative. Then Rspub
licsns and men, ali OF you who love freedom
better than slavery, come Robiy to The
rescue. Davis elected, the ball receives az
impetus, which will in its onward triumph
ant csurss, augmenting in power and mo
mentum, az it rolls along gathering the vote
of all true men, most certainly redeem AM
republcanize fair Iowa in the ensuing
Presidential Campaign.
j. w STEWART.
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