, 1861-08-05

Ihe Republican State Convention OF lowe |
which met at Des Moines on the 31st ulk, was
largely attend, and resulted, after contest On
some Of The officers, in the nominatisn Of the
following ticket -
Goue,nor-sAauH j. K1RKwoon, Of johnson t
county, present incumbent.
L3eAfeadnk 19z>s71s0f'-J. e. NsedhRn1, Of Mahas-
Judge cr srprame court-Ral,h P. Love- CT
Lee county. Present chief justice.
The denomination OF Coz. Kfrkwood, al
though contrary to long established usage in
the State, ras practically accomplished On the
informal ballot, when he distanced all competi-
tors, having nearly two-thirds Of the entire
vote. The minority, most Of whom had been
pledged in their county conventions to de-
mand strict adherence to the "one tsrm'
rule, refused to bulge, and, demanding another
ballot, they entered upon general discussion
of merit The charges against the Governor,
freely made by them, we're Of fayorIti5m In
the selection Of companies for the war; also
in the appointment Of officers; and some went !
so far IS to allege completely in army cor
tractS. The discussion Was i'll founded, i'll /
advised, and produced no effect upon the vote, |
by which, upon the first formal ballot, Mr.. |
Ki1kwood waa nominated by an overwhelming |
majority. The rebellion has been prolific |
cause Of discontinue to 1ery many Of our
Northern Governors, who must inevitably dis
appoint some Of the anxious patriots, but Cor.
I Knkwood has 1naintained himself with more
| then the average suceess, SIS bis popularity
among the people aud in the Convention
| Slows.
| For Lieutenant Governor J. r. Needharn,
Esq, editor Of th> Oskalooea Herald, Was rom
| ;nated on the first ballot.
| The contest for Judge OF the Supreme Court
was, however, longest end most sharply con
! Quoted. There were thirteen ballots, on the
last OF which ex-Gov. Ralph P. Lowe, Of Keo-
knk, the present Chief Justice aud retiring
I member Of the Court, was re!nominated, His
| opponents were Judges E. II. Williams, Of
Clayton, and I. F. Dillon, Of Scott, of the Dis.
| trict Courts, and the choice was made By ad-
dirg Du1on's vote 10 loves, Judge Williams
before that time being the highest candidate.
TIE Convention Kas unusually full delegates
being present from the mcst remote coun-
ties. The nominations ere well rcceiyed,-
though with some manifestations Of diEcon-
tgDt,-2nd nnleas the Peoples Union l"
\ movement shall enter the field with strong
Neket, on patriotic platform, and with the
cdPbiped yote OF all the opposition elements,
the Reelection Of GOV. Kirkwood may be set
down es an easy matter. The 81 'Psople's"n Con-
vertiqn met Oh the 9th ult., {the day after
the Demcc1atic) and adjourned over for a
month> It was not then very largely attend
ed, bufthe mslconfsnts Of this invention
may noY give It fresh and ttroDgzmpetua
I The Deadly Ride,
, The IetnEns Of killed and wounded at the
battle Of B1A1 Bd4>aEe necessarily imperfect,
~bnt enough have beel>reeeised to show that
fhe Losses on both Sides among officers, arr
much larger in proportion to their numbe1
e than those among priyates. a list OF the Fed
e eral officers killed and wounded, which, witt
4 some corrections Of its er1ore, we publish I;
J. another place, shows the following results
9 Killed, two Colonel., sfsjor, 16 Captains All
- ,Lieutenants Wounded, 2 Acting Majo
Generals, Q Colonels, three Of than sinee n
> ported deadl. Lieutenant Colonel. ? Major
- Is Captains and 33 Lieutenants. These fact
L are signihca and show that our war is to b
n ono, not only Of artillery, but also Of ria
U meu. Making eTerJ allowance for she exit
h exposure Of officers on horseback mad those o
K foot in front, o. at The side of their companie
n there is still no doubt that large number I
g. the killed and disabled OF that {atel day, We1
pr singled ont and shot BY expert naIksmen,Wh
at Vefe enabled to take deliberate aim f1oya 1if
:. pits OF behind trees The distance betwee
the hostile torces Was repeatedly small eaous
IL TO permit the picking Oft Of Individuals vi.
"a perfect certainty by any person moderate!
nd skilled in the use OF the rifle. What loss n.
to sustained among the officers Of the enemy
ny not Known but, as many thousands Of Il
NJ United States forces engaged we're aiso arrne
ief with rifles, It may fairly be supposed that Il
- sharp shooters in our ranks used theaeweapo,
~ With quite Is deadly effects upon the. weare
m~ OF shoulder straps aud swords wherever tn
ke ao11a ~. .as, =