Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1857-04-01
Cand,da e. for the J ud ge.hip.


It is now,well understood that during the re-
cent sitting of the District Court in this city, a
caucus of Democratic leaders was secretly held,
in which was agreed that Col. Clagget should be
the Democratic candidate for District Judge
We cannot name all that were in that caucus,
nor is it necessary to do SO; but we are inform
ed that Clagget and Todd Of Keokuk, Hall of
Burlington, aud Judges johnson and Boyles,
Sheriff Leech, Goodrich, &C., of Fort Madison,
we're there. Prominent Democrats have since
| boosted that Darwin would be defeated. And
they propose to defeat him, not with q candidate
| brought out fearlessly and openly as has been
the wont Of their party, but with I. w. Clagget,
a self.nominated independent, but in fact dark
lantern, nocturnal caucus.born Democratic can
didate.
Clagget, having had much to do with the
| slave.driving business in Maryland, when he mi
| grated to Iowa, brought with him all his pro-
slavery proclivities. For several years after his
| removal to this State he acted with the Wing
/ party, and in 1852 was candidate. for Senator
| on their ticket. Afterwards he connected him.
self with X. N. lodge, but soon withdrew, ma.
king public recantation and expose of the
Order, and was then received into full commu-
MON with the pro-slavery Democracy. Since
that moment he has labored increasingly, and
spared no time or expense TO villify the Repub.
lican party and the cause it advocates.
| When Col. Curtis was candidate for Con.
gress, Clagget, on his own personal responsible
| ity as private citizen, followed close at his
heels, and opposed him with untiring zeal and
vituperative bitterness. We now understand
that Clagget's friends claim for him large Re.
publican and American vote in Keokuk, on local
grounds, because he has large pecuniary in.
terest in that city. The same Clagget who so
ferociously fought the Republican candidate in
hundred speeches last summer, now claims
Republican votesl The man who, regardless OF
local interests, labored long and hard to defeat
Col. Curtis, who is SO deeply interested in the
prosperity of Keokuk and Lee county, and to
elect Hall, who betrayed and sold our railroad
interests in Congress, now modestly requests his
political opponents in Keokuk to support him,
because he is interested in their city! ooh,
Shame! where is thy blush!'
| When Col. Curtis was nominated for Congress,
| the Republicans of Fort Madison felt that they
had some cause OF complaint against him, on
account of certain local matters, and our friends
| in Keokuk feared the result in this city. But
they feared without cause, for we could not be
swayed from the path of political rectitude by
mere local feeling; and when the votes were
counted, Col Curtis was ahead of all other Re.
publican candidates in this city.
With the rest OF our party in this county, our
| first choice for the JudgesLp was Mr.. Beck; but
| we cordially acquiesce in the nomination made
by the Burlington convention. Mr.. Darwin is
infinitely superior to Clagget, and we should
deem it disgraceful for any portion of the party
to vote for the latter candidate on local preju-
dices. Let the Republicans of Lee county unite
at the polls to maintain the honor Of their par
ty, and the dignity Of their principles and pat
riotism.-[ Fort Madison Argus.