Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-03-31

OF the severai wards OF this city will bear il
mind thst they are to meet this evening At th'
places below mentioned, TO select candidates
for Alderman. The meetings will be lid
In the lst Ward, At Peter Littig's.
10 +" I'd Ward, At Beiderbecke Miiler's.
In I'D Ward, At the Court House.
In =" 9Th Ward at the Council Chamber.
!n" 9Th Ward, st the Cleveland House.
In !" 9th Ward. at kenwicks Office.
The Secretaries Of these meetings will great
ly oblige US IL they will hand in the proceed
ings - early a. possible. Don't fail to bring
them in.
The CITY ELECTIoN.-As the Re-
publican city Convention meets to-day, We feel
bound to apprize the delegates Of the action
they are expected TO take in making nomius.
tioss for the various offices to be filled. The
Black Republicans Of Davenport have never
had the faculty Of keeping their Own counsel
but they speak right out in meeting. and I. II
US weeks beforehand what they intend to do.
It does not, therefore. require prophet, nor
yet the son Of prophet to foretell who are to
be their candidates at the coming election. l,
may be that the Gazette does not kuow-for
neither Of the editors know anything about the
| politica, affairs Of the nation, State or city,
but every man Of ordinary observation does
know-that James B. Caldwell will be their
| candidate for Mayor. William A. Remington
their candidate for Treasurer, Robert Simp-
son their candidate for Marshal, and Heinrich
Mittlsbuscher their candidate for Clerk. That
is as certain as any chickens can be, which are
counted before they are hatched. Caldwell
will be their nominee in spite Of the spitsfu
opposition Of the Gazette, which has steadily
pooh -poohed the idea Of his nomination. as
though it were too absurd to talk about The
reason Of this 10 we'll understood. 1t will be
remembered that Add. Sanders very ingenious
ly, and without the remotest d. sire to insinuate
anything, states in late number that modesty
prevented his publishing letter advising one
Of the editors Of the Gazette to run for Mayor
Nav be Add. did receive such letter, but we
shrewdly suspect that the chirography of the
epistls would. on examination. bstrsy its
author to be little fellow from Evansville.
Add. thought that jim. Caldwell was get
ting his place, hence his sneaking opposition
to that good and great man. Caldwell has
managed his cards like al old plsyer upon the
political board and his triumph over the stale
.ffste and stupid clique which manages the
Republican party, shows US that he is the man
who is destined to overthrow their 20 wer con-
pIetey. and take the reins into bis own hands
To the old fossil leaders. Caldwell is the most
dangerous man in Davenport Notwithstsnd.
ing his nomination. scores Of the old clique
followers will stab him in the back, by scratch
ing his name from the ticket.
Mr.. William A. Remington started 10 the
present canvass as candidate for Clerk, but
as q Dutchman wanted the office he thought
it prudent to retire from the contest, and seek
for some other field to conquer. As the Office
Of Treasurer had no salary attached to it. and
consequently was not at all sought after, Rem
ington saw he might have the race all to him
seI, and tn ,refore, on the advice of jim Cald-
well began button-boleng for the empty honors
of the Treasury. We see no obstacle to his
getting the nomination, and as he is not at all
known in town, he may make very good run
after wards.
A great qusdrilateral fight lie going on over
the Office Of Marehal The candidates arc
numerous. Palmer Clark. O. S. Mcneil, Robert
Simpson, and old Jess. Teagarden, are all in the
field. Mcneil 10 an old Know Nothing politi-
cisn, cunning as rat, hungry after the spoils,
and lusting after the hesh-pots. He is strong
with the younger race Of Know Nothings, and
what is strange, has some little popularity with
the Germans. He has done some queer things
in Indiana politics, and if he only had wider
field would play as skillful game OF political
jugglsry as any politician in Davenport.
Robert Simpson is the candidate Of the
paceman Of the county. All the Office holders
and their hangers on are in his favor, but few
Of the rank and file are with him. lie is
an abnormal creation Of nature in an unhappy
mood-an Irishman and Republican Great
Heavens! what an unnatural combination
AS incongruous and abhorrent % to suppose
that tie discordaut traits Of the Naxsrene and
could be harmoniously blended in one
We know that the masses don't
like him. and that he is perfectly odious to
many Germans, bat yet the leaders and wire
pullers will go honey -fugsle the innocents who
will attend the Convention, that by hook or
crook. by buying off Mcneil with fine words
and fair promises. or by some other hocus
pocus arrangement. Simpson will slip through
the caucus and carry ot the nomination.
Extremes meet. they say; and here We ind the
sdsge exemplifed. Here are the old Repub-
lican leaders playing directly into our hands
Simpson and Burris make capital candidates.
Whilst the politicians have been fixing
things to suit themselves very quiet, cautious,
SLOW old fellow has been hard at work among
the people, that is. the Dutch people, assid-
uously knocking dowo the underpinning Of his
competitors; and when the Convention meets
it is possible that old Clark will loom up like
smoke-house in the fog. and Ito carry out the
fgure) rise into the heavens, Lord of the
Ascendant. We don't say that it will be so
but unless our observation deceives us, the old
fellow will poll larger vote in the Convention
than any one Of his opponents. But, strong as
Clark is. he ought to realize that he is contend.
ing with the leaders and wire -pullers, and thst
he may be cheated out Of the nomination,
though he 10 the choice Of the bone and siusv
Of his party. We advise Clark, If he finds he
10 circumv ented and wants eveoge, to cast HE
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