The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-02-09
UT Ballg 6a5tttt.
Comfy Convention.

Thooo Will Be = kepubleaA S""se"
nssssvsn o. saturday the nh aay Of March nsh'' |
=, - .n,eiatment OF Delegates 10 meet Ia Con.
ysauen 81 The ,StA ysdiciai District, to Pal ID Aon
.sa.ior saitsbfe candidate for Judge Of aid Dis
xr,4s. h, order Of Ne Ca. oeAtral Com
80 J. ID. PATTON, CAAirman. /
psnssg~tic 1aseality In Indiana
There 10 certainly no other State in the
Union where the so-called democracy
have exhibited more rotten corruption with
less rsbake from the people than in lndi'
ana. They hssisually perform acts which
even tia, party 10 any other State dare not
sttsnpt, and the half Of which woald XIII
any ether party even in Indiana, Reeksng
with the iAfamy Of these sc,s, they can s.
ssfore the people. blind their eyes, and again
be ssturned to Office and power. They
were prosuated in the election immediately
aoliswing the passage of the Kansss.Ne-
Arssks act, but holding the power in the
Senate they refused to proceed 10 the cleo
ton Of U. 8. Senator, rsfused to pass an
appsetioament act. and otherwise abused
shsir s1santaxs. Yet with this infamy upon
them they went before the people, ran
drunken bloat and BLACKBOARD for Govern
O. . nan for Superintendent Of Public In
struction who when in the ofice before in
two years cleared Gao 900 of q salary Of
e41eo, and elected their whole ticket By
Asavy majority,
Bat The election OF U. 8 Senators in
dat 0tate 10 now attracting public stten-
ton. In ls<5 there was q. 8. Senator
70 elsc, By the Indiana Legislature. The
Whigs bed majority on joint ballot, but
~ Dsnocrats had majority in the Sen
ase. The Democracy refused to 60 into
joint ballot to elect Senator, and none
vua elected. The next session things were
sxse,ly reversed, bu, the Wings rsfused to
iaitste the example Of their opponents and
. Senator was elected. In lssS, Senator
vss 70 b elected. The Republicans bad
naiosity on joint ballot, but the Democrats
hsA majority in the Senate. The Dem
s~ass utterly refused to 60 into the cleo
dos and give the Republicans the Senator.
In 1867. the present Legislature had two
Senators 10 elect. The Republicans re-
fused 70 go into join, ballot. uniess one Sen
sass we're given them. ~ they had right
. demand, they being entitled to Sens
tes 1t the last session. The Democracy
= refused this, and relied upon their artfui
asdeine for success. Al the CONNIE nee
~. An IF be
Sesste, 1t. Governor Willard, Just elected
Governor, adjourned line Senate without its
consent, and commended them TO 90 into
isint session with the House to count the
votes Of Governor, &c. and hear the mes
ssee. with the pledge understood that an
savantsRs would nc, be taken to elect U.
3. een,tors. The Republicans did no, g.
into Joint session, yet the House and ror-
I'm, = minority of the Senate met, wsn'
through certain motions, and adjourned to
meet in joint session three weeks after
wards to elect Senators. They thought
With this triekery to catch the Republicans
At the appointed time last Wednesday the
Deaorsts Of The two houses met in I5int
convention, and elected two Senators,
sgains, The psotes, Of the Senate, and with
ct quorum Of either body beng Preesnt
The believing Is the regular dispatch off the
sfair,
isuAsAFoLls, Feb. 4.
The Democrats Of the Indiana Legisls-
ture held 10 day joint convention for the
election of U. 8. Senator, without the con.
currence, but in opposition 10 the protest OF
The Senate. Gideon u. Fitch was elected
70 The r.csney-Jesse D. Bngk, for the full
tSrm. There were tweniy-six Senators |
resent, bot the convention lacked fifteen OF
quorum.
The following is dispatch which arrived
enc day later;
WAsMseTox, Feb. 5.
The lspusl ican congressman Of Indiana
have dispatches IRON Indianapolis that in
stssd Of IS Senators being present at the
sresed Senatorial Convention yesterday,
hst Is out of so auesded-ll less than
saorsn--snd but 62 Representatives.
les than quorum. The Senate, by ma
iori ~, has denounced The joint convention
% illegal and Unauthorized by them, and
protest against the U s. Senate swearing
in The Senators alleged to hsve been elect
Cd. The two American votes cast were
given BY Representatives and no, by the
two American Senators, who declined any
paStieipation 10 the election.
We shall now see what the Democratic
8. Senators will say to the legality OF
this election. They scarcely dare thus
soon after the precedent they set in the
ease Of our Senator, Harlan, refuse to per-
form the same thing by men pretending TO
be Senators, Of thei, own party, and elected
under such diseraceful proceedings a. those
which marked The purported election OF
Bright and Fitch.