Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-11-04

THAT ELEE1foN.-lhe UQzctfe seems
g. be much Dissatisfied with the rssult OF the
election Of officers at the annual meeting OF
the Scott county Agricultural Socisty. on Sat-
urday, and bnts that unless another election
i, held. that it will throw its irf agsit 1t
! the Society. Among the charge. preferred J.
one that the plan seemed to be TO make po.
| litical machine out Of the Socisty-to make oil
of ita officers Democrats All We need cay
about TIL. chargs Is. that IL i. false, and that
the writer Of !, (who 10 not known editor Of
the Gozette) snust have known it. We have
| taken pains 10 canysss the political CO pl.x-
ion of that b. dy, since the charge has been
| published, (for we never thought of such
thing before) and we find that out Of thirty
| six voters present. we can remember the
| names Of thirt. live. Of which twenty
two were Republicans, eleven we're Dem Docrate
| AID Two belong TO party. Now, II 1t had
been political operation. surely the Board
would have been entirely Republican.
VIII the Gazette have the goodness. since II
has brought the charge.of unhtness sgaiDst
the Board and to denead new election, 10
issue its specifications Mr. Krum, ia r.~si-
dent--aav you any objections? ifso, what +?
His election almost unanimous-was as elect
ed o. an informal ballot Mr. j s. Smith 10
Vice. e.President--his name was propo .ed by
leading Republican, al active meulber Of she
Soc ETY.. We know of one Dernocra. who did
not vote fer him. II YOU otject to im-tie
your Obi clons. Mr. Niele is Tressu rer--he
Is not a DerH ocrat Gor horss man bat Is gen.
etally considered honest end respectable. ".
X iiaight il secretary. Do sou consii : him
ncomt etenti or what is the natter lie is
thought to be. by those who know him best
possessed If as fair degree Of compre ene ION
"a the general run Of people. besides, lie has
had the hentft Of q common school education,
and writes his name tolerabiy well II you
o. ject 10 him, say go.
The Direct, rs-Mr. Madden is an experienc.
ed faroer, living out at Ling Groge--is
Scotchmnn and Democrat--has aiaays la
bored for the beet in.ererts of Che so,.st,
II you don't Ike him say 50. and tel why
Andrew Hyde. OF FIeassn, Valley, is ttough,
to lie pretty fair eort Of nan-A good
farmer. aud not a Democrat liirara Wheeler
is leading farmer Of Hickory Grove-a man
o. good s.rae, We think, and If the Castle
don't, let it be frank and state VIII. rein. Z K
Marks IS a dairy map, of this To, snship-bas
ever been very active, itfuentn Il man about
the Fair Grounds and in the me 4,iucs Of the
Society, and i Republican. Ii he IL OBJ
NJ oflt
other Diree'or--has spent much ! me and non
ey Tor the prosperity of the Society. Tell
wherein he Is unworthy 10 hold the Office
come up--mGko your scint.. ii your OF lec-
tons are sound we will jim yo' in demand
for another election. No d. ]eirg. if you
please.
GOOSE AND Duck Sno' oTING.-The
company of B.rroas. And rews and swan, who
have been spending some ten or twelve days
among the lakes and bayo,ns ab owe New Bos-
ton, returned last Satu rday night. Their
sport has been rare. and heir nunt very cue
c ssful probably more go than anv company
that has been out this fall he time occu, I'D
in shooting was six days. hey brins record
Of each days shooting, well Vouc' ed 'c".which
lools up as follows: 46l tEncks 80 gee.'e, 2
'wans, pelicar, and lars 'e am ount Of orhe.-
: M, such as sn'pe, squirrel. etc, net counted ,
We have never known duck and geese SO !et |
and finely favored as they are this fall We |
ire again placed under o lg stions TO the com
oauy fQr q fine goose, and did we but know |
certain whether Governor Ark wood would |
nave a Thanksgiving this fall. ws certainly
houd try TO keep it for that pur pose.
Our friends have had good lime. By ar.
augement, some relatives and acQuaintanc.s
rom Illinois met them at their eneampmeot.
lnd spent several days. come of whom had not
net for nearly twenty years. The reunion
lround the camr.ire. and rehearsng the
chool boy days OF New Z giarl, was pleasant