Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-08-20
ruE ABOLIrIUN COUNTY CONyEN.
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dstes, but in the main got pretty tho oroughl.
i.xsd oui This is be,tu.. the wire pullsrs IL
the city are more dex'rou. and have NOR.
line to sttsnd such matters The entire TICK
It would have been gobblsd up by the city
but for the fact that the candidates present d
by the city for the |. .pisi4ture were uppopula,
n the party and some OF them particularly
obnoxious
Now. for sheriff the country came almost en-
nasse for Capt Egber'. lie is good man
or that party. lie had served his country IN
shs army Is capable we presume bu. he vas
rom the county and an aspirant in the cit,
vas agsins. him. What sort of a show did he
1andi just none at oil. Ths fact that he
nad served as soldier brought him no conpid
Grafton 10 the eyes of the .cormorants Of the
Court Juse. The btst man the country eve,
produced would stand no show in such hands
The nominee chosen is an "oid settler" but we
nave kuoan them to be bsaten and expect
hat he will be beaten also
The nonlnation for the off "a Of Treasurer
md Recorder was another struggle between
he city and country. and again the country
,ot the worst OF II. notwithstanding a persou-
isppeal was made in behalf OF the rural die
tric,s. Mr. Fluke. the country aspirant had
psen planning and plotting Tor the nomiua-
ion foi months. As one means through
| Shich he had expected to appeal to tho Gym
| .sthies Of his abolition brethren, he had at
| great expense Ito the sGovernment) for he is
loyal brought u" from the south two likely
| ,oDtrAbaDds which he took to his firm and
| put to hard labor for their board and clothe.
THIS undeniabie expression OF patriotic zeal
| ought Of itself 20 have secured him the nomi
| astion- country or no country; and especially.
| - one Of the said contrabands had died and
/ cen buried without the rites Of christian
| ,urial. II Is difficult to see how such positive
| siCls over John Collins. [ Who never put the
Government to any expeuee TO prove his 10y
.ly,) could bs igno ed. But The country "a
| Jrsnts are obnox ious anyhow, and couldn't
ONE in. We condole wiiA Thomas *. IL l.
| better TO die in the infancy OF political aspira-
ions than TO chase the trescheious phantom
trough long campaign and then be rickrn
own even upon the threshold OF q comfort
b Office. This was the poorest run OF the
| convention. and the recompsuse Of he most
| .renuous effort for office known in the nIne
tesnth century. Dir Collins lie not popular
nan and can be easily beaten. he may as
yell make a note of 1t.
The other country nominations which
.mourt to nothing were gobhed up by those
sho have been gaawing at them tor yesrs.
Without .liciting as much as "a feeble growl OF
hungry diss tisfaction from others.
The nonina ing of candidates for Iepresen-
stives was most significant. Herein the
country triumphed for reasons above e'ated.
Oar friend DAVIS, OF the PeDDeylyania House.
vas undoubtedly ta.riy entitled to the noml-
,ston. He has made many an honorable ef
ort to get 1t. always been liberal in HE Civ
,ag to the party-has given them the use o.
| nis house when wanted Tor political gathering
lin fact has done ore f,r the party than
,lmost any other man in the county. Yet bis
G aims In the convention were even scuheo
A.. He must feel this ingrs,iiude eorely, tut
| ne is unpopular in bis party, except when his
| aontsd-rates want favor, and may not expect
yer 10 get one 10 return. OF course be Is n
mu,n better man than either OF The other noG.
,n.es but he is too indspsnd.n. to be popular
Ths representative ticket is a weak one as
al will admit What little talent there is in
it /. in possession Of Mr. Skies Of Blue Grass.
| rne lance dont smount TO n string Of ouionr
those other candidates who went in only did
az to ely The honor OF having their men
called in connec ion with more popular men
The ticket 10 not . strong one by aoy msans
The German element which mnst be looked to
| secure its election. was ignored entry. Duioh
men ere getting to be too snsily managed To
be regarded OF account by Am.rican repnb-
| loans. American republicans have only to cay
60 dutch reputlicans-vo'e this way I'D they
Vote-(s least they count on ~; go for this
man and they go; but not an office Of any
kind can they have. A dutcbman modesily In
timatsd tha, he would not refuse TO be csndi-
dates for sheriff but he vas given to uDdsrs,anJ
that Germans ought I, be contented with
having toe privilege Of voting gAmericsns in Of
fic-, ,l.t alone, holding office themselves.
We have hssrd it said that the Germans
would not stand such snubbing but We believe
they will. They have Aot used to being di,.
tated to without having liberty enough 10
their party to feel safe in declaring their idsn
,ity, and with them II Is becoming sort of
seeond nature from which they have no more
disposition to revolt than has yoke Of we'll
broken steer'. They wiH stand siI this. because
they cannot help themselves. They are well
| came TO their vassaisg..
Let the democracy make . decided front
against that ticKet. Il can and mus, DO dsfss-
ted
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