The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1859-07-05
An Inside View 0s the DeiMOc rat, &c
state Convention.
~ a f0Arrea noudence of the Press sudT r;hppa

Keokuk. Iowa June %. 1919


Keokuk, Iowa June os, 1889.
The Iowa Democracy when they went into
Convention, intended to set up for themselves.
Douglas had not genuine friend ID the body.
Buchanan had some fifteen o. twenty The
bulk Of the Cow aDtion were full of the idea of
making = candidate for the Presidency, or at
least for the Vice Presidency, of General Au-
gustus Cesar Dodge. They persuaded them
selves that under certain contingencies thst is
to say, with unsatisfactory nominations BY the
Republicans. With "pig and puppy" platform
for themselves, and with the aid Of that picture
of the iilustlious Isabella Of Spain which the
illustrons Dodge is bringing home with all the
care with which . devoute Catholic preserves
the toe nail ofhis patron saint, they might be
able to elect him Governor. Gen. Dodge's
friends have been investing strongly for come
weeks past in the purchase Of that section OF
the party Who have heretofore been personally
opposed to him, and managed in the Convention
TO make it appear that his nomination cane
from this class, rather dan from his old friends
Some Of these men played true, and wound
really like to see Dodge now elected Governor
but majority Of them. only voted TO nominate
him that be might be finally disposed Of by an
overwhelming defeat. His friends thought that
with the prestige OF victory in Iowa he would
be sure Of nomination at Charleston.
by an unimely frost" The nominees OF the
Republicans, and the platform on which they
stand, are bothsso entirely satisfactory that
Dodgee friends have now no hope of success,
and would gladly find some way to honoably
withdraw him from the canvass. They now
comprehend the dilemma they are placed in. At
this time Dodge stands well with the party eve-
ryvhere, and 10 one of the strongest men be-
longing to il ia the Northwest But for the de-
feat that awaits him in Iowa he would be pretty
sure of, the nomination for Vice President at
Charleston.ss But defeat will eternally ruin his
political prospects in the State end nation. That
he will be defeated, rest assured. There lie not
Republican 10 the State who is rot going into
this canvass with will. Our majority will be
double what it ever Was before. We have the
best ticket ever presented to the people Of
Iowa by any party. There is not the least man
Ler VI dissatisfaction with any part of it, in any
section OF the State. The platform is entirely
| acceptable to everybody. All the old stagers
are going into the canvass. The man who 60
long represented South Carolina and resided in
Iowa, will be made to walk Spanish much bet
ter than he talks it, before the second Tuesday
in October next.
said thar Douglas had not genuine friend
in the Convention. As evidence Of this, look at
the ticket The only men on il who have
terest enemies. Here It l. known Dodge feels
towards Donglas precisely as his late colleague
Jones does. Mason, who knows more than all
Of them put together, is an svowed Lecompton
man, and has been and 10 quite bitter in his
denuDciations Of Douglas. Wilson is intellect
ually nonentity, end il is . matter Of supreme
indifference whom Or what he favors. He pro-
fesses, however, 10 be Douglas Or anti Douglss,
according - the proclivities Of the man be talks
With msy be indicated by the conversation
Cole professed to be WING untii short time
before the Convention met. and heehas not had
time jet % choose his seat in the new taberna-
ole.
- II word, there IL no Douglas man nomina-
ted 70 any clnce. The few Buchanan men pres
eot q the Convention agreed TO be content with
entire silence 10 regard to the "god-Iike Ad-
@inissrasion" Of J. B., provided ansi-Douglss
men vere nominated. This proposition just
suited DODGE iriensS who had no idea OF
streDstheniag Doaaet n. ~ nominating bis friends
70 odice. nor Of strengthening NJ. Buchanan By
endorsing bic admistratiCu.
T. Beth Conventions vess sesy large, the Repub.
lioau much the largest ] have never attended
20 bstmonious, we'll conducted and satisfaceory
Convention a. that 81 the 22d inst. Put Iowa
down for about 5000 majority. q.