Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-07-01
ncvOCRATlC MASS CONVENTION
DlSAFEECIION IN THE REPtBLi-
CAN RANKS.

wan. The nominations made at the
State Convention have not produced
harmony but rankest discord. The rad
lcals are disaifected because FItz Henry
was defeated; the Sells men consider
themselves sold, and those who went IN
for the nomination OF Judge Williams
Tor the Supreme bench are determined
not 10 vote for Judge Dillon. The fol-
lowing article from the Clayton county
Journal, a republican paper, shows pref.
ty well, the feeling up that way
TuE NoMINATloNs-We have OBJ
served, during the short time We have
been upon the stage OF action, that ID
politics, as well AS IN the every day trans-
nctious Of mau with man and ne ghbor
with ncighbor, those who have the pow
er and merely because they have the
power, insult and outrage The feelings,
rgh,s, and ignore the just claims q
those to whom they are indebted ior
tavers, and forget that there Is lnnt
beyond which il is nnsafe and mpolilic
fer them TO 20, are often overwhelmed
Nv their own acts and buried IN the
slough of their own folly. Such we
opue, the Sells, Dillon and Stone men
will fad to be the situation after the
electlon,-ihev cannot afford TO lose the
10th judicial District. We do mol pro
pose Just at present To discuss the relative
merits of nominees as compared with
the rejected cand dates Tor nomination,
but will merely state that the 10th Ju-
dicia District presented as 1t. unanl-
nous choice as candidate for Supreme
Judge, Hon. L. II. Williams, man head
and shoulders above any other candidate
before the convention for nomination., IN
point OF education, intellect, ard legal
attslnments, asked AS a matter 81 simple
Justice 10 the north, that no be nominal.
ed. But no, they would run the risk OF
defeat rather than give the north any
thing and for the purpose OF accom-
plishlng Their designs, the ) lis and Dbl
Ion party imported some dirty broken
down county seat politicians from this
county to retail lies and SANDERS against
Judge Williams. and who falsely nitro
duced themselves las delegates from
CLAYTON County,, AZ we are credlbly IN.
formed. And We are further informed
iha. Ex-J Judge Wright took up their in.
sane, foolish lies and reiailed them sec
ond handed.
Gentlemen Of tho south and center Of
the Statc, gou hare Killed the QooSe
scbtch iaid he goldea egg. And ii the
democrats are malt as shrewd as we are
willing 10 give them credit for, they
will nominate Il good Union war ticket
and co Justice to the North, n ticket
that will be popular with the soldiers, ia
which case you are gone up with Your
Sectional Ticket, and there is no help
Tor You. \ our only salvation il in case
the democrats shonid be unsise enough
TO nomina,c a copy erhcad ticket. Sup
pose, for instance, the democrats should
nominate Gen. futile Tor Governor,
where would Your Col. Stone be in the
race linen again suppose The demo
Gratis should nominate good loyal dem
ocrat OF abby in the North This and
Your ticket, would Kill Judge Dillon
ies, gent men, we say To YOU again,
YOU have, from all we can learn Of your
smartness IN the matter OF bargain aud
sale between Dillon IL Stone ioued yom
own nest, and all good genuine hearted
Union men Of this District vii he sure
to make you feel that yon should nol IN
suit and outrage Us with inpauty.
In connectol with the above il il
we'll to publish the following soldiers
letter that We fad in tie McGrecor
Neics, another republican paper OF the
northern part of Iowa
WiENEsniEk County, June 20.
Ma. EnIroR - see 10y late papers
that toe Des MONIES convention have IN
their wondrous wisdom seen tit to de.
clare to the people of Iowa that ". N
Stone, formerly Maj or OF the 81 Iowa in
fantry, is a iii man to vote for and elect
al the coming election, to the post on
OF ehiei magistrate Of this State. As a
soldier and former member of the no
bic Third, protest and feel safe in
saying that my old comrades will ioln
with me now and al the ballot box.
The soldiers OF iowa want no sueb
man at the helm OF STATE, especially
while this rebellion is being fought. lie
is Known to be man whose highest a, N
Is Office and its emouments, whose nat
fiotism needs scanning closely to see i \
"posish ia no, nearer at heart than tho
welfare OF the country.
Furthermore, be is the man who, o,
the plains CT Shiloh, waved with,
handkerchief 70 the rebels, and DIS
gracefully surrendered himself up, in
stead OF standing by his men. We wan
NO such msn for Governor of Iowa. sb,
has tried and true men. quite as CONNIE
tent Ia coadaaA L.. -L =