, 1859-06-28


here arose the ominous sign Of war.
Ben. ". S;lfn'tt l. lnnvr'| thr nppoin.cnt of
tllr Cel,,niu".'. lit" llnlsnl,i1 Atis,t took
alarm, aud n1osv1 that Judge Mason be tucdr
Chairman. The Dou:lasitcs dcclaimcd ludly
against the understandable proposition, and har-
ing precedent NIL in their faYor. after brief
furry Mason declined and Sanuels was raade
brief. Cassidy is as true to the powers that be
as when he received his first quarters salary rs
Register Of the Land OHce here. A majority
Of the Committee were Of the buchanan stripe,
and retired to mike platform Oh which to
make up the candidates, with trembling hopes
Of Cancellation from both wings. Aeanwhiic
the Convention unused itself in the rain en-
deayor to evoke speech from some OF the
''stars" on the old boards Of Democracy.
Col. Thompson was called for, but said he did
not want to make a speech at that tlhes ne
! wanted to wait for platform.
i yolcz-"Pitch into tie Republican Plat
form"
ColoxkL,--"I don't want to do that now; I
want to see whether We have better ffst ,
Mr. Crocker was called for. 1lc requested
the enthusiastic ~ Democracy not 70 stamp ire
| Hoor through upon the head Auditor Casta4.
Faint stamping.]
Trimble WIS called on to speak. He wanted
| to wait for plsiform. He was fatisued; ne
| had inst returned from the head waters Of salt
| Kiser. He wanted q platform to rePose upon:
Col. Ellwood would make speech, but III
| health prevented. Nothing else could induce
| him to decline the Invitation Of the Convention
| Mahony here hunted that the proceedings
| lacked both wit and originality, and offered
mttec Which Should meet the candidates9 aftcr
| DDftlinuti0n and ufAtt the c1T11na1yn.
| Screral patriotic speeches we're made, ull
| eSInclns the pressing need OF the democracy
for reorganization.
| Trimbie said lie had suffered severely. The
| Republicans had sent State agents around alter
| him in his campaign. and they had materially
damaged Ills chances Of success. lie hoped the
| Democracy would get help for the candldutes.
Gillaspie moved that the next Convention
| meet nj 'Des Moines.
| Thomas did not want it. The chairman of
tic State Committee had called this Convention
here without authority, and be wanted it else
| where.
Gillespie declared it was the Democratic
policy = meet at The capital md so the motion
It WAS nov fire O'Clock, and nothing was
heard from the Platform Committee. COM
| mitsee was sent to inquire after their success.
Tie chairman appcarcd, and stated the CON-
| mit:ee were getting on harmonionsly, and the
grist Was nearly ground. The Convention
checred, and from tAat time till half past six
| the Convention was tossed By IN uneasy feyer.
buchanan men insisted on an Endorsement.
Douglas men exalted Squatter Sovereignty, and
all swore by the power Of conciliation.
At ct o'clock the committee appeared Col
| Samuels mounted the Fostrutu and read tie
| resolutions.
They indorsed the Cincinnati Platform, de.
c1arcd the organized Territories entitled to
s4uaster Sovereignty, declared there was No
power on earth to stop Territorial Legislature
passing 4 slave code, unl that the Democracy
were mo-, bound by their decisions. They ars
in favor Of 4 revenue tarif-coniemn Cuss o1
the right Of naturaiized foreigners to protection
abroul-in favor Of Cuba, u homestead law
Pacific Railroad The are in faror Of Ill eco
nonical administration Of tho general govern
ment, and opposed to the slave trade, besiie
this, there Is 4 batch Of resolutions on Stats
| policy, corlcmniug the rrohibisory liquor law
the free school law, and opposed to aii @ wool,
| Gppn comparison of the re6dlntiuns, ] flint
lposl, Douglas and Buchanan snubbed, and no
thing hut the abandoned doctrine Of S4luatts,
Sovereignty and the Cuba burglary approved,
To retain tic adherence Of the Irish, they
resolved to abolish I'LL liauor lava,
The Convention then proceeded to adept th'
resolutions as they were read, and they wen
down with cheers and choking.
After that, IL motion was made By Gillaspie
that i. &. Dodge b. the nominee fur GuvcIno
| by acc}amation.
Dorr wanted to know how he stood on tn
platform; he had duty to perform, and w0u1'
vote for no man unless he could get on the aon
com1nittal platform.
Gllspic vouchtd for Dodge, amid llisscs a
Dorr anil cries of dowu,'' down." An oil
gentleman, hoped they would not hiss borr, u
it was disresrectfni.
Nnrr was satisfied with the Endorsement Q
! fot3,rr III, f.it1n nsr,sa fp1t,
tion. So Dodge was nominated.
Habb!tt was nominated Oh the first ballot 70
Lieut. GuEernor, and Mason and " iiSon wcr
nominated judges Of the Supreme Court b
ncclanat!on, aud Cole WAS nominated for III
same otIice on The first ballot, distaucing hi
! competitors, "Jnrius," tlc lion Of Marion, un
Baker. the great lava tax payer.
. \ resolution was offered, claiming an cxecr
! tire appointment by President buchanan {
!, some Democrat Of 1owa to some high positio
at Washington. which was tabled, and, by n,>
tion, was to be left out Of the proceeding!
lest Old Buck should take unbruge at the ;ns4s
: pcntlenee of the Iowa Democracy. But Jemnl
had better appoint man, for the Sqaatter So'
ercigns Of Iowa are rather "dowu on Him" )" an
: his registers, and newspaper men. md pos
masters, lad hard time to-day in keeping til
Democracy from profAn'ug the Administrative
With tue touch of ungfored hands.
Tonight the anterEiGeA hold grand pov
: WOW ut Sherman Hall.
The whole business Of the Convention ".
done lit N hour after the plu,forzn was in.
Nominations are easily made where no or
! expects the nominees to he elected. l shoul
mention that the Convention gaze Tosntiasol
one IF the Democratic editors, lcare to hov
for fifteen minutes, which liz improved by d
; claring that the support Of his paper VI
Indispensable to the success OF the Democrat
T purity. Thr result was subscription Of serer
dollars, wAcrcat tie editor ehuckled consider
. bly,. SIS.