The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1858-07-29


ure to publish it in the newspapers did no
invaldste il. The convention was called b,
the Chairman Of the Democratic Centra
Committee.
| Ssmple.-Eads is not Chairman.
Todd heard Judge Boylcs say he wa
Chairman.
Sample have respect for Boyles, bu
! happen to know that be 10 not Chairman
There is but two Of the committee left in the
Democratic party and in the State.
Edwards.--I undertake TO say that there
are three members Of that committee now
citizens OF this district, who have authorized
the call, and DR.. Eads is chairman Of the
committee.
Marshall resumed. n Eads Was not chair
man, he was certainly trying to commit a
fraud upon the Democratic party. He con-
tended that this whole proceeding was I'M
precedented. This is but fraction Of the
District Charleston had as much right 10
decide this question as Keokuk. The great
mistake Of Esds was in leaving the whole
matter to few leaders in Keokuk. The
rank and file of the whole District had q
right TO be heard in District Convention.
He hoped the motion to appoint committee
would prevail.
Edwards wished to disabuse Samples
mind. He had frst hear from Capt. Gwinn
that Eads Was chairman Of the Central Com
mittee. Guy Wells also told him the same.
After getting that information, he, with 9TH
err, called upon DR.. Eads, and the call was
issued. Since then it had been intimated
that the committee was tuncsus c6fcio.
Sample.--Will you say that word again !?
wish to use it.
Edwards.--I am not fond Of quoting Latin
phrases.
plause.l
Edwards proceeded rs soon az be could be
heard. He did not care whether DR.. Eads
was dead dog or not. Sample had helped
to elect him Superintendent Of Public In
struction, and if Eads has done wrong, S. is
responsible.
DR.. Wyman offered substitute for the mo-
ion, stating that it is inexpedient to have =
convention.
Lynch moved to lay the substitute on
the table; but Sample got the floor to second
the substitute, and took occasion to make a
speech.
Edwards called Sample to order, but he
would not sit down. After great deal Of
.wrangling and excitement the Chair awarded
the foorto Sample, and he went on. He was
not leader, and he would not follow any
leader, particularly such a leader as Eads.-
lie wished it understood that Eads was not
regarded ~ leader of the Democracy. Ho
contended that there was no Central Com
mittee competent to act, there being but two
lief. of the original committee. David Ro-
rer had left the Democratic party-he had
better have left the State, not for the good
Of the State, but for the good OF the Demo-
cratic party. Two others, he contended, had
left the district and the committee is q DEAD
DOG. Since the last nomination, certain
leading Democrats had called Clagett out
They then wanted no nominee--they wanted
Clagett, and they got him. Unfortunately,
however, they got more than they wanted.
lie would not name them; they were modest
men, and it might hurt their feelings.
Todd wanted Sample to name them out
Sample thought Todd was one.
Patterson appealed to the Chair to keep
Sample to the question.
Sample called Col, Patterson his Reverend
friend.
Col. p. arose, realty excited, and wanted
no nick-names applied to him. He wanted
the Chair to keep sample within the boundary
of reason and decency.
Sample said he simply meant by the re-
mark that he had great reverence for Col. p.
as a gentleman and Democrat. Some
leading Democrats had recently requested a
leading Republican to run for Judge, but he
refused. lie hoped the gentlemen would nos
oil jump up at once and deny it.
Todd said they wished to make general
denial of all Sample had said, and oil he
was going to say, to save time.
Sample continued: Failing to get Re-
publican out independent, they now sought a
nomination. A number OF them had written
to Eads, and had sent delegation, to him,
alleging that the Democracy was in favor Of
q convention.
Hornish arose to say that he pronounced
that assertion false. They made no such
statement to Eads. Sample said he did not
apply it to Hornish. II. contended that be
s. applied it to those who went TO see Eads
about calling Convention. He was one OF
that number, and no again pronounce Sam
ple's statement a falsehood.
5. went on at great length to expose the
wire-pulling rropensities OF certain leading
Democrats. lie was very personal, naming
out prominent Democrats and making oharp
es against them.
Marshall wanted to know il S. had come
to raise The question of Clagett and anti
Clagctt. Sample said be had not, but would
like to know whether M. would vote for
Clagett if he was nominated.