Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1860-05-04


Republican candidates for State officers to tn
Iowa City Conventions Its attempt to rul
Mr.. Sells out Of the ring is unwarrantabl!
otficious, and cannot add to the harnoniou
action Of the party. We have no objection t.
the gentleman it proposes for Secretary o
State, (Senator Mcpherson, Of Madison
county, He is good man, and would honor
any station in the gift of the people, But il
would be unwise to take him from his present
position under the circumstances. He is Q
member of the Senate, and holds over fol
another term in doubtful district We had
barely two majority in the late Senate, and
certain factionists in our own ranks frequently
enabled the Democrats to control the action
of that body. We cannot, therefore, spare
Mr. Mcpherson from the Senate at this time.
We are not authorized to say that Mr.. Sells
is candidate for re- nomination, but we taow
that his numerous friends in this county and
throughout the State are anxious that he
should be kept in the Office Of Secretary,
believing that no man could better discharge
its duties They will insist, at least, that he
shall not be unceremoniously crowded off the
track.
s. Since the above was in type, we have
received the last issue Of the Gazette, which
states, on the authority of a letter received in
Davenport by friend Of Mr. Sells, that he Is
a candidate for reelection. The G.zette
thereupon heartily endorses his fitness for the
office, and says: I'VE have never had better
State officer, one more faithful in the discharge
of the duties of his position, or bringing higher
capabilities for their proper performance"
1t then sens,blv concludes to leave the
question oi the nomination to the Convention.
The EplroR OF THE PRESIDENTS ORGAN IN
TIGHT PLAcE.-Gen. Bowman, the valorous,
perquisite- -pocketing editor of the Coastitu-
ton, has been before the Coyode Committee.
The following is said to have happened:
He testified that, at no time since he has
had the Union newspaper, has he been inter-
ested in the Public Printing or Binding.
Mr.. Covode--Were you not to receive
$40, 900 from Mr. Wendell out of the proceeds
of the Public Printing after taking charge Of
lhe Union?
Brlgadier Bowman-ies, sir.
Mr. Covode not that bonus to cease
if Wendell ceased to get the Public Printing
from the Executive Departments?
Brgadier Bowman-Yes, sir.
Mr.. Covode--And yet you say you had no
interest in the Public Printing after you
became proprietor of the Union newspaper?
Witness floundered about and tried to
explain, but the Committee could not appre
ciate the explanation.
The General is certainly in tight place.
Can't he get up protest after the fashion of
the President? What right has Congress
ional committee to make Presidential organ
grinder contradict himself under oath?
FoR SEwARD.-The following States will
nave an unbroken delegation for Mr.. Seward
n the Chicago Convention: New York, 70;
California, 8; Michigan, l2; Wisconsin, II
Minnesota, 8; Kansas, 6. considerable
portion of the delegates from New England,
Iowa, Wisconsin, Kentucky and Maryland
also prefer Mr.. Seward as their first choice
for President.
Mass meetings are beginning to be held