The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1857-09-24
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GT The party who have most patty been
defined to be "a political combustion 10 get
Office or power" held a convention at this
place on Saturday last, and illustrated The
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never seen than was then and there exhibited
4 good share of the members, from the chair.
ran down, were candidates, and the way they
pitched int, it, every man for himself, was a
caution. The ordinary practice of dropping
the names receiving the least number of votes.
IN order to reach result, coming in conta ct
with the very true saying that "where there Is
ire there is hope" and being announcement
When SO many Of the voters themselves were
candidates, was voted anti-democratic, and
they went il with a looseness.
After innumerable balloting, and an i'm
nense amount of noise and confusion, the Gill
iaspy wing of the convention, u..der the lead
Of four indomitable Mayor, succeeded in nom
mating J. A.Johnson, for Senator; VIM. Camp.
bell, and VIM. Mccormick, for Representa-.
tives.
s-Mr.Johnson, who is lawyer Of this place,
came here about year and half ago, from
keokuk county, and has stood it longer with
out running for Office than democratic LAWYERS
have generally done in this county, although
Ia justice to him, it should be stated that il is
no fault of his that his claims have not been
presented at an earlier day.
Mr.. Campbell resides in Pleasant Town.hin
and is brother Of Joseph and David. It he
Is elected the whole Campbell family will be
provided for. if those three constitute the whole
family. The Campbells are coming.
Mr.. Nc Cor mick has been a residen. Of H,,h.
land TIP. several years, and is a plain, sub.
stantial, well-to-do farmer, In which bushes.
ne will be greatly more useful to him self and
to the county, than 10 the Legislature. for
which he has no experience or capacity.
A batch of resolutions was adopted by the
convention, In which they got off good loud
negro schreech, threatened the demolition of
good part Of the new Constitution, soft soaped
George Gillaspy an nanseam, and looked both
ways for sunday upon the bank question, sort.
or nj favor, sorter not.
The Gillaspy clique, who constitute a..
central and controlling inAaence at present, in
this county, carried this Convention against
the ables: and best Democrats, who would
not sell themselves to promote the design. Of
Gillaspy upon the United States Senate. II
was the opinion of the minority, respectable
IN numbers. and still more so in standing and
services to the party, that there are Democrats
quite as competent and quite as deserving of a
seat In the Senate, as George Giliaspy, in
which opinion, as disin.erested spec ta,or, we
fully conceded. s
Avery significant fac. is developing Itself
shout these times, and that is, that no man L.
recognized By this party, except as newer Of
wood and drawer Of water, either at Wash.
'nston or elsewhere, who canuo, show clear
Democratic pedigree. \ If any on. viii take
the trouble to examine the organs of the
Democratic party, they will hnd that the
expression always a Drmocrat,n us used in |
sach connections, and so frequently, that il !
has peculiar significance.
Den. Sanuels is such nice man, and ha,
'ssodys been Democrat George Gllia.pv /. |
HE fellow, and has ailcays been a UeAocra,
The precise period man must cool his heels
a the snts-.oom Of the party before he can be
dubbed, always Democrat, We are not adj.
ised we only know tbs signiicsnt fact, that
g one in the broad Union, in spite OF the
,osi efficient services, has Jet, 10 our knowl-
lgf, becRs Recognized IS worthy Of the
0hii'iencc and support Of the party.