Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1859-08-26

TIE AooNY OyEx-z1s "Couyt House
Clique" Triumphant = Saturday last was amoment.
GUS day to the Democracy of Muscatiue county.
The effect Of thorough canvass among the rank
and file by the aspirants to Office was exhibited in
the assembling Of the largest crowd that ever At
tended q nominating Convention in this county.
Anticipating rich scene, in company with mum.
Der Of Republicans also intruded ourself into the
Convention US q looker-On in Venice" To portray
in any adequate manner whatever the Babel there
exhibited would require more graphic pen than
ours The Courtroom was filed to OVERLOOKING
when that old wheel-horse of Muscatne Democracy
Gen. Ansel Humphreys, (who is always saddlcd
with the lubors of the party but permitted to
share in its more substantial honors was called to
preside, and W. w. D'Heus and Samuel Sinnett
appointed Secretaries. motion to proceed to bal
lot for candidates having been carried, John G
Slime and E. H. Thayer were nominated for County
Judge. The balloting then commenced amidst
confusion worse confounded," the two factions
seemingly intent upon outwtting each other by the
approved Democratic method Of voting "early and
ctten." Had the voting continued and the result
been canvassed, it would have put the Oxford and
Kickapoo swindes to the blush and probably ex.
ceed in its intensely Democratic peculiarly the
late Maine Convention, in which 500 delegate,
polled sleven hundred votes! But the Chairman see
ing how matters were gong suggested that as not
more than halft the Democrats assembled could get
into the Court House they should adjourn to the
open air and the balloting then in progress should
be declared informal. A motion to this effect was
made and carried; but it was long time before the
necessary arrangements could be made to guard
against illegal voting and prevent these honest par
tizans from cheating each other! After variety of
motions and countermotions, it was finally resolved
that the dishonest soveregns should march in SIM
gle file through the Court House hall and deposit
only ballot piece in the hats Of the teers So
the voting progressed without further difficulty.
On the first ballot 5O2 votes were cast-viz For
Thayer present Co. Judge $40, for Slime l22, for
Turner 2, for Hoops l. for Lucas l.
For Treasurer and Recorder, the vote stood
John W. Lucas (present incumbent) 247, D. P.
Johnson SO, II Mos 81, J. J. Hoops 80, Mr..
Mcintyre 7, R. Williams s, A. Kennedy /, W. E.
Lef6ngwelll /.
For Sheriff, VIM Gordon (present incumbent)
received s28 votes, John W. Turner IS, Mr.. Randls
man 40, E. Unger q, D. P. johnson 3, v. Cham
bers 2. H. Mos 2.
For County Superintendent, d. H. Goodno was
nominated by reclamation.
The following are the remaining nominations, the
ballotings for which We did not obtain:
For Representatives--Geo. w. Hunt and Vincent
Chambers.
For Drainage Commissioner-G. H. Woods.
For Surveyor-A. Kennedy.
For Coronor-H c. Copley.
This is the ticket brought forth with so much a.
ony, and which is doomed to defeat on the 18th Of
October.
A resolution was passed to adopt the delegate
system for the next Convention. Our Democratic
friends feel heartily ashamed Of the disgracefu pro-
ceedings above noticed, and are anxious to avoid
repetition of the same.