Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-04-02

the good things the company retired to the
lower story, when vote of thanks TO the
generous host unanimously passed, aud
many good wishes for his future success sho W.
cred upon him. The company then dispersed
Fred is a trump--the right at that and We
hope he may be emnent!y successful in busi
ness at his new store, No. 5, East Second
street for no house in the West keeps better
goods or sells them at more reasonable prices
The CITY ELECTlON.-As we pre-
nom mated for Treasurer and Heinrich Mittel-
buschey for City Clerk at the late republican
charter convention. Our esteemed friend
Simpson was routed. horsc, foot and dragoons,
tumbled out of the convention and left out in
the cold, and all because as we said on Satur-
day. he had nobody but the office holders with
him, whilst the rank and file OF the party were
loud against him. He has our deepest sym
pathy, but let not his soul be cast down or
dsqiueted within him Fortune knocks once
at every mans door, ard it may be that to con
sole him for the defeat of Saturday, his fortu-
nate competitor, approaching the importance
Of having the right man in the right place, will
appoint him Keeper of the hog pound in the
place Of old John Temrleton. There are many
worse men than poor Simpson and If he only
had good head and good heart. he might
do pretty well in politics after oil.
As too. S McNiel We shall have a good
| deal to SAY at some other time
There is no doubt in the world but that
James b. Caldwell would have been nominst-
ed for Mayor-had he not been compelled to
decline by some of the most outrageous bully
ing of which even Hiram Price, or rather Ty-
rant Price was ever guilty. Mr.. Caldwell is
book keeper Of that concern known the Mer-
chants Branch of the State Bank of Iowa
and Tyrant Price is one of the mushroom direc-
tors of that institution. Taking advantage of his
position this petty Tyrant was mean enough to
threaten to discharge Mr.. Caldwell from his
situation if he dared accept the nomination for
Mayor, and aldwell, having family depend
ent on him for support. was compelled in jus
tice to them, to decline the unanimous nonin-
alton of his pRty. Caldwell is certainly
| man Of pluck, and but for domestic consiiera-
tions, would have hurled the paltry Clerkship
1 at the head of the paltry despot, taken the
nomination in spite Of this great Mogul, and
got more votes than Price ever could, would
or should pol! for any office in the State OF
Iowa. When it was known that this beggar
on horseback, had attempted to introduce an
Al of int he, R,,
offers were made by prominent citizens to
raise a" Caldwell fund.- equal In amount to
The salary that he receives from the bank and
thereby place him above the reach of the re-
tail tyrant's malevolence. What next will Ty-
rant Price attemptY
Republican City Convention!
CaldueH Subsidies and the Nomination is Post
poned-tte Lille Hoosier bHks CLARK, AID
causes Simpson and 7sagarden to "SmeH
Nice"
Saturday afternoon the rib t;cklers an treas
ury suckers assembled at the Court House, to
put in nomin tion a ticket for city officers
The Convention was largely attended the diff
erent candidates for the Msrshars office having
teen very busy for some days past stirring up
their friends. and working hard to obtain a
majority in the Conv ention.
The meeting was called to order by j. w.
Stewart, who nominated D. L. Shorey. Esq,
for Chairman. MIR. Shorey was declared Chair
man, and Messrs Sa1ders and fischer, Secre-
taries.
Mr. Blood moved that an iuforma ballot
be taken for Mayor
Mr. Saddoris moved that the nomination for
Mayor be pos, poned until next Wednesday,
Pending this motion Mr.. Ramming withdrew
the name Of JAS B. Caldwell as a candid .te for
Mayor.
Mr.. Saddoris being called upon to give his
reasons why the nomination should be post
poned said that as there had been no pei !,
son talked of for that Office except. Mr. Cald
we'll, and as he had declined to runhs thought
the interests of the party demanded that the
nomination should be postponed until they had
had time to talk the matter over. The motion
to postpone was carried.
Mr. Blood moved that an informal ballot be
taken for Treasurer.
Mr.. Getteau moved that w. A. Remington
be declared the Republican candidate for
Treasurer, by acclamation. Carried.
On motion Henry Mittelbuscher was declar-
ed the choice OF the Conv ention for the Office
OF City Clerk. by acclamation.
On motion an informal ballot was taken for
City Marshal, with the following result:
CLARK. IUU
McNel.. ............... .... w
Teagarden. :. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. So
Mr. Saddoris moved that the Convention
proceed to a regular ballot for Marshal
Amended that the person having plurality
of the votes be declared the nominee.
Teagarden and Simpson withdrew.
The Convention then proceeded to ballot,