Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-11-01

Of Judge wrigbt,) before = least three
thousand people, publicly charged Judge
Wright with completely 10 what's known
as the Capital swindle that he used his
influence in getting the Legislature to
remove the Capital from Iowa City to
TT. Dcsmoines; that he received there
for ten acres of land in East Desmoines,
at the p'tiful sum OF thirty dollars per
acre, which be afterwards traded off for
fine farm near Keosauqua, known as
the Rose Farm. Here is what Miller
said on this point, rs follows:
Referring to the Capital Relocation fraud % a
corruptions. Mr.. Miller showed that Grimes.
Wright and others had found an association
of spectators to procure the removal Of the
Capitol FROM Iowa City to several hundred
| acres Of unimproved land east OF Desmoines
river, and nearly Q mile from Dssmoines City,
which is est of the Desn oines river. Judge
Wright owned ten acres Of the lots, which he
got at the trihing SUN Of thirty dollars an
acre. Judge Wright drew the bill for rs-loca a.
ton, and helped badger it through the Lsgisla
tuTe
More sir, this charge was made pub.
Iicly in the town where Wright lives
and was published in the newspapers
more than two weeks ago, yet there has
not been even denial of the truth
either in Wright's organ at keosauqua
or in the Gate City; yet both Of these
papers have been constant in their abuse
of Mr.. Miller ever since he declared
himself an independent candidate
against Judge Wright, lat the urgent re-
quest of Democrats, Republicans and
Bell men, who are Intimately acquainted
with both men, and their qualifications
for the high office of Supreme Cour,
Judge)
The Democrats, as q party, have nc
regularly nominated candidate Of their
own. They must choose between
George G. Wright, the nominee Of the
Republican Committee, and Daniel +.
Miller, the Independent candidate. Fol
whom, fellow Democrats, ought We to
vote under existing circumstances
Your bresheren in this part OF the State,
failing to procure candidate OF then
own party, solicited Mr.. Miller to be-
come a candidate, pledgiug him their
support. A large portion OF RepubIi'
cans and Bell men, knowing the two
men, also pledged themselves to help to
defeat Wright. and they are acting in
good faith in this matter. Shall We fail
through the acts of their fellow Demo
Gratis in the north part of the State vo.
ting for their bitterest aud most vindic
tive political foe, the ght bower Of Gov
| ernor Grimes?
| have known both Miller and Wright
intimately for the last ten years. have
done some service in the cause of the
Democratic party, in aiding to defeat
Republicanism. | think | Lave some
right to speak to my fc.Iow-Democrats
in regard to their action in this matter
Ii they must strike down their political
friends, beg that they will first hear
before they strike. VIM. Miller and hi,
political course is known to us here. HI
is On Old Line Wing. Since the organ.
iza,ion ofthe Republican party, although
claimingto be aRepublican he is an homes,
man he has never so identified himself
with the Republican party as to make
him unjust to Democrats. l know thai
he refused to vote for part of the Re
publican candidates for our Supreme
Court last year, aud has always refused
to vote their ticket, when, in his indie
pendent judgment, he did not consider
them qualified. know that he openly
and publicly declared he would not sup
port Judge Wright for the Judgeshlp
that he publicly declared he would sup
port the Democratic candidate, if We
would put up man suitable for the
office. He did not desire to be candi.
date himself, but desired to cooperate
with the Democrats in defeating Wrigh,
Tor the reason, as he declared, he did
not consider Judge Wright fit man fol
The office, on account OF his homestead
decision and completely ia the capital
fraud, and 10 this opinion every Demo.
crat, and a large majority OF the Repub.
llcans in this and Van Buren, coupties
unite with him. / therefore earnestly
implore my Democratic brethren in tn.
Second Congressional District not to
vote for Wright, but Daniel F. Miller
the Independent candidate. beg Of
you, Mr.. Editor, and all other editors OF
Democratic papers, to lend us your aid
in this contest against one Of our mos,
mplacable political enemies. You and
other Democratic editors in your dis
t'ict will confer favor on roe by giving
this hastily written communication an
Insertion in their papers.
Your Democratic brother,
THos. w. CLAGGErT.