, 1859-06-28
IOWA POLITICS.
The Two State Conventions


lied BY the Oemoc1ac3s
htpun11cAx CONTENTION AND NOMINATIONS.
Correspondence Of the Izess md Tahmne.9
DEa Mo11rs. Iowa, June g, lso.
The 1arcpst delegate convention that has ever |
assembled in Iowa MET ut Sherman's Hall this
morning, to placc in nomination candidates for |
Governor, Lieut.. Governor, ana tllfee Judges
Of the Suprcn,c Court. The beautiful weather
RI ihc mast week, the continued navi igation Of
the Des Ntoiucs River TO this point, and more
than these, the conyocation Of tlle State Conscn-
ton for tLe,irst time in tue central part Of the
State, have brought tu9cther the la:ges:: and
most complete representation the Republican
party the State las ever had.
For the past week delegates have been coming
in from the distant parts Of the State, to attend
boil. the Republican and Democratic Conrcn-
tions, till now every hotel is crowded 10 its ut
r,ost capacity, while the "spare beds " Of the
| citizens are no longer spared.
| At 10! o'clock this morning the Convention
was called to order by J. 4. kasson, Chairman
! Of the Central Committee. and Judge Baldwin,
| ct Council Bluffs. was elected Chairman pro
tcm., amid much applause.
The following committees were then appoint
| ed: Committee Oh rcdentia1s-Taylor, Drake,
Hector, Smith, Todbunter, May. Gulick, Daven-
port, Baxg, HildtrtE md Mitchell; Committee
On Permanent 0rganization-Adams,C Col. F. H.
Warren, Stone, Bralnard, McPheEson, Beards1y,
Warren, CLARK, Van Anda, Fattee, Scott, Cota-
1,rittee on platform-Je,e'nc, Clark, Maynard,
1}rnmmond, Henderson, Wilson, GoodreIl, Lcck,
pi.mau, ssedtnan. and Gihbon, When the Con-
yentiou Adiouned till O'Clock r. n.
Tie Hall was racked--1n fact was nearly flllcd
with delegates. and IL larger crowd went away
| unable to get in.
Prominent Democrats from all parts Of tie
State arc here, and watch 1hc proceedings with
M interest that II is impossible for them to feel
i'll their own Convention. Among the pruali-
ncnt Republicans present notice lion. $. X.
Curtis, Ern. Jas. Harlan, Ao,,. VIM. ytn1cyer.
] Hon, Jas, Thorinstnn, Hon. s. j. kirkwood,
Gov Lowe, Hon. I. Dayis, Judge Rankin, Judge
! Wilson, and i host Of others. The principal
Democratic politicians Of the State nre also i'll
| attendance.
Atn;. Il. the Convention again met, when tho
Hon. T. Davis, nf Dubuque. va, chosen presl'
dent, assisted ly eleven Eicr-Presidcn.s a1ld d
r | bncl, Ut Secretaries. Tn taking The chair '!ht
President thanked lie t'on"c.'t;on for the cuu
pli,ncnt t'...s paid 10 the northern part Of tht
Stale. Col. Shrlladay moved tl'at the Couvcu
ton }.rocccd 10 All informal ballot for Governor
when thu following letter was minded TIE l'resi
dcllt, and real:
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v1Iiss st. i i, ill., uIri Of y"ar mkt t.mit
'"r ,hc "acs II ;rr Relieving: ,nysyf ,at 'h:1v
Es: :t4Es tIS" l. ; s y ss ~ + f Il :; e., Il 4,
# sl!s ssa. :3ta ;;. ,ay '!am; !
s"'s sis 'F' H E.,,u IL fas cvf kfssf'':t t. r. Ey9t Il t.
!. S. ]. ki:kwood was then nominated fur Go'
error BY acclanation. The nuninatou WAS II
= ccived with three rousilig cheers.
The Convention tl'sn M proceeded to ; remlnat
nhmt' e Ggxefno, y" s svs,ns ms;e,, n'1t IT, A.
h"seh' M nIisenl"f'' "s.s I n1i".'a'en ILL., -. -
fGe1 f1i" u H., ~, Unanimous Or On - tlc cSr. tr.
ii I4l!o! Rn;eh lad III 'otcs' Edwards l"', an
!" The Convention lien rrcrcsdsd 10 the no.',
Il nation Ht t!t*-e Supreme Judges. on tl'e i'r
t;ny "' Lowe ws yiN so nominated @ b~ te rcsle m
T. i've y"tc Of ~ and .;>-::.5 being necessary m
:. i choice, THEY were then declared ,l'c ur,ar
m1s r., nsva ., ,,, ths tunesnioI ,; =, ,,,o,
, / a., .L;rJ Ida uLnr +, E,ld,.;, wu. ,,or
IL the t.'!u t'aase, Mnen ~ Ha'""'t WAS Hou
at "'iIt" mnn y 'gi KirEvl vas t,n lon,l1v call,
,,- FIR md ,non n,nmar1n., was "rcr,rl viii ch"
~ after cheer III brief spc.cE ..ie portrayed Il
ot RESPONSIBILITIES s:.at Icyolyed u,.an III: nust
It. ,llarkca tue Convention for thy high honor
ia / slowed tlDuD him, amt best Qt :l, ANNOUNCE
e ,l,+ i ,ytutd stvp,, tht, pu.ite St,tn d.,rn. Il
st sh NJ M"n'u Ssnn'l' '''e e"9''e '''''e 0a''As
10 % The c",n,',;,isc , on Resolutions ,h.n report
~ yimform, which was atc1Ayd without u d
~ senting voice. 1t is as follows:
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