Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-08-19

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Dodge Dodgiiag.
Is"Old Var Rorss" enlspuorsth 70 Escape
from "Farmer KirAwoo0," 6ut Is headed
off!
We have just received the Desnoincs titi.
zen extra, Of the 18th inst, in which is pub.
lishcd the full correspondence Of the Repub-
lican and Democratic Central Committees,
concerning the joint canvass between the
candidates for Governor. 1t furnishes evil.
dence conclusive that Gen. Dodge's friends
are anxious to get him out of the hands Of Mr.
kirkwood. A square back Out would not
look we'll, and 30 they resorted to a scheme Of
lodging, quibbling and juggling, in order to
accomplish the much desired result, and save
their candidate from the disgrace Of being
completely used up every time he appeared in
public discussion with his opponent. The
conduct of he Democratic Central Committee
in this matter is not only discourteous, but
dishonest. Their duplicity and unfairness in
making out list Of appointments especially
designed to impose upon Mr.. kirkwood a
disregard Of his own appointments OF a refusal
to canvass with Gen. Dodge is made more
detcstable by the fact that they had been
repeatedly solicited to cooperate with the
Republicans to make out list for both can
iidates. We rejoice that the scheme to
release Gen. Dodge from the unpleasant pre-,
dicament Of canvassing the State with Mr..
kirkwood did not succeed. lie must now
either beat an inglorious retreat from the field
or suffer deserved cxcoriation till the end of
the campaign.
The following letter Of Mr.. Hoxie, being the
closing up Of the correspondence referred to,
explains this remarkable transaction more
fully:
OFFICE REF STATE CENTRAL Con-,
DEsMolSEs, Aug IL, 1859.
GEORGE NJ. Tom, ESQ, ,secy Dem. State
Central Com.
DEAR SlR:-I am in receipt Of your COM
munication Of yesterday, in which you enclose
list Of appointments for Gen. Dodge, from
the 10Th instant to the 18th September, pro-
fessedly made "in compliance with" my ''sug-
gestions." Having vainly sought conference
with your committee at your headquarters,
at different times of your own appointment,
for the sole purpose Of making arrangements
for the joint canvass Of the State by Messrs.
Dodge and kirkwood, it strikes me- that there
is an air of peculiar and refreshing GOODNESS
in the assumption that the list OF appoint
mcnts, arbitrarily made by your committee,
and thus communicated, was made in compli.
ance with any Suggestions" on my part. II
unavoidable absence prevented your "con:
ferring (?)" with the Republican State Central
Committee, in accordance with your agree,
nents previously made, it could not have
prevented conference" yesterday, when
YOU had reason to believe that was not dis.
tant ono square from your headquarters, "
where your committee was in session.
You very generously ask Mr.. Kirkwood te
abandon appointments long since made, to
which General Dodge was invited by notes
addressed to you by our Committee, and by
announcement in the papers. You compe
the candidates to travel distance Of sixty
miles, between Adel and Newton, in one day
for the obvious purpose of preventing thei'
appearance before the people Of Polk county
Il.
at which he has already addressed the people
This is done, too, after General Dodge was
by our note Of the 25th Of June, invited tt
make joint arrangements for canvass of tn
State, and after he had been invited by ou'
Comm ttee TO meet Mr.. Kirkuood at thes
places and discuss the Issues before the people
This, you will permit me to remark, is abou
as near an approach to fairness as the separate
action of your committee is to conference.
You speak of Seen. Dodge having acqui
esced so readily in Mr. kirkwood's appoint
ments heretofore" Perhaps it has no
occurred to you that Mr.. Kirkwood's appoint
ments were not announced until after you
committee had been requested to join ours il
making them, and after reasonable time hat
been given without obtaining response
Gen. Dodge was invited to join Mr.. Kirkwoot
in our note of the 25th Of June. The frs
intination we received of his resolution tt
accept was communicated by your note o
July 2S-ocer month after the inuitatio'
,cas ertended-and after our Committee hat
sent Mr.. Kirkwood into the field. This, with
admirable precision of expression, you cal
\ readily acquiescing.'
The intention to prevent joint canvass by
asking Mr.. Kirkwood to abandon appoint
ments long since announced, and to devote
one third Of the time to aportion of the State
he has already canvassed, will be apparent t.
the dullest of tacticans. have the pleasure
however, of assuring you, my dear sir, tina
that object will not be attained. Mr.. Kirk
wood will accompany Gen. Dodge in accord
ance with the list of appointments you enclose
/ have to desire that. by another of your
peculiar conferences" the hours at which
the meetings will be held at the different
places may be determined, that the list may
be published at an early day. With all proper
assurances Of my distinguished considera.
ton" | am, very respectfully,
H. NJ. HOXIE,
Sec'y Rep. State Central Com.
P.S. Upon re- perusing your note of yes
terday, discover that you are disturbed by
some anxiety lest Mr.. Kirkwood may shrink
from the ordeal" and thereby disappoint the
people, who desire ito see the candidates
together" Do not, my dear sir, permit that
anxiety to endangcr your health. HoxlE.
Below is the list Of appointments made out
by the Democratic Central Committee for Gen.
Dodge, and which Mr.. Kirkwood has accepted,