The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1857-08-19

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SAcKAnEsro, July a, 1851. Il
+ Social aud commercial matters jeR along
here ~ usual. There is no revival q rclia.
ion no magnificent "strikes" in NE niniSe
region IN short, no excitement apart from
politics. The Republicans and Democrats
have held their Conventions, and placed their
tickets in HE field. The former met here on
the eighth inst, and ominated tho Hon. Ed.
ward Stanley, formerly Of North Carolina.
and long representative in Congress from
that State, as their candidate for Governor.
He at once accepted, and went to stamping.
For Supreme Judge they have nominated
Nathaniel Bennett, Of San Francisco. lie
was one OF the frst Judges that sat on the
California Supreme Bench, which position he
resigned in 1853, and is admitted BY the pro-
fession to be head and shoulders, legally
speaking, above any man in the State. The
other nominees arc Lieut.. Governor, d.
w. Chessmsn; Controller, DR.. Lewis O.
Gum; Treasurer, Leland Stafford; Attor-
ney General, A. A. Sargent; State Printer,
B. F. Mcndiok, Of the San Jose Telegraph
the first paper in this State or in the nation
to raise the name Of John G. Fremont for
President. This ticket is composed OF good
men--honcst and capable. Ii IL the best
ticket ever presented by any party in Califor-
mia, but it will not be elected. Bennett
stands some chance, Us the settlers will vote
for him in body; and so does Stanley, IL
the Americans and settlers and oil the oppo-
| nents of the Democracy unite for him, which
they are not likely to do.
The Democratic Convention met hore on
the l4th inst, and nominated the following
ticket:
Governor, John B. Weller; Lieut.. Cover.
nor, Joseph Walkup; Supreme Court Judge,
Treasurer, Thos. Findlay; State Printer,
John O'Mara.
The Conventio was all one-sided, anti
Broderck. There were in full Convention
| three hundred and twelve votes, OF these
Weller had on the first ballot Isl, and j.
| w. McCorkle, the Broderick candidate, Blu,
| 81.
| The Americans arc trying to re. organize
! They held a county convention in this coun-
! ty - rcmodeled their platform, abolished
grips aud signs, and pass words, and secrecy,
only expressed their opposition to foreigners
so far MS to keep them out Of Office, and call
I ed State Convention TO meet here on the
18th inst. From present appearances they
will have but u small Convention, and what
ever they may do will not materially affect
the result Of the election. Some OF them
talk Of NJ .ninating Stanley, but the chivAlry
will not bear Of it. They will either make
an independent nomination for Governor or
none at all, and in either case the result will
not beagsinst the Democracy. AZ between
Stanley and Weller, two.thirds Of that party
would vote for Weller. They will probably
nominate Bennett for Judge.
The settlers, too, have called . State Con-
vention, to be held here On the 4th Of Au-
gust. They will, by acclamstion, nominate
Bennett, and it may be Stanley also, for the
body Of them want to defeat Weller. II
they and the Americans unite on and stick
to Bennett, he will be elected. My own opin-
ion is that the entire Democratic ticket will
be elected, but Bennett has a fair chance Of
beating Field.