Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1863-07-16
Democratic State Convention.


The Despatch to the Chicago Jour
nal. dated at Des Moines, July 9th
says: 81 ARP g
The Democratic State Convention
which assembled here yesterday, was
in session until about 3 o'clock thi:
morning Matarin L. Fisher, of Clay
ton county, was nominated for Gov
ernor j. f. Duncombe, of Webster
county, for Lient. Governor, and
Charles Mason, Of Des Moines county
for Judge of the Supreme Court.
The session during the night, last
night, was quite an exciting and
somewhat stormy one. The leading
candidates for the nomination for Gov.
ernor, mp to o'clock. A. ~, were
Geaersl Tnttle, WAR Democrat, and
Legrand Byington, (Mahony Copper
head, of johnson county. The frs,
formal ballot showed majority OF
votes in favor Of Gen. Tuttle. 1t was
90 announced by the Secretary of the
Conveniion but in consequence Of
some alleged informality in taking the
xvotes, a second ballot was ordered
bending which a somewhat acrimoni.
,us discussion took place between the
Friends Of Gen. Tuttle and those who
we're opposing his nomination, which
asted until l o'clock. A. NJ, when the
name Of Mr.. Byington was withdrawn,
and that Of NJ. l.. Fisher (anothcr cop
perhead) substituted, who received the
nomination at close ballot.
The nominee for Lieutenant Govern.
or and Supreme Judge are both very
oopperish.
The resolutions of the Convention
were adopted with entire unanimity
and are substantially those Of the
New York and Ohio Democratic con.
ventions. M
The Tribune despatch gives the fol
lowing version
ea5 p Des Moines, Iowa, July 9.
The copperhead convention, which
met here yesterday. conve ned at tn.
j Court House at IL o'clock. ClauG
SSommers, of Scott county, formerl,
United, States Marshal, was elected
permanent chairman. Delegates were
ia, attendance from fifty-nine counties
The committee on. resolutions wer,
out all tue afternoon, and according
to rumor. had some difficulty in agree
ing upon . unanimous report. The,
f3Slly fixed the thing up, however
Their. resolutions contained the usus
ais6uat Of Gopperhesd abuse OF Adolf
tionists and the National Administra
| ton, Ind fhal convsuaion adopted th,
whole series Then began one Of th'
moetabister wars of factio8s ever wit
messed here in political Convention.
The 'Seymourites, or hypocritica
wass men, wanted Gen. j. N. T1ttle
nominee for Governor. They read lib,
substance Of 2 despatch from him. say
ing that he would accept u noanina
ti0a from the Convention, and Ed
Johnston. of Lee county, read extract
from private letters of Tuttle's. il
which be had within q few nnonth
0evosnccd the National Administers
tios, aad declared himself AZ much Dc
voted to tie Demacratic organizatio
AZ ever. The Mshon : faction, howes
Ell. fought him bitterly. as = reG-saa
from the party, aud put up Legrah'
Dy;sv,on in oppositioa.aa .gsa
Ca the third bailo. tho Con ~ =. 9,
got iiito ! magnificent i'cc~. = Inc G. .u !.
tie. men claimed that their candios.
was, nominated by three majority
while the Byington men claimed tn
nomination for their man by seven ma
iority. Then commenced storm Z
motions, speeches, hisses, yelIing'
&C., in which the Chairman was .
lfttie needed as though be had nc
been in existence. The row conti'
uea pltil nearly two o'clock this mort
ing, when the Mahony men threw the
whole strength fos Aatssin l.. Fisle
Of Claytoss county, and nominsted bin
John r. Duncombs, of Fort Dodge VIZ
nominated for Lieut.. Governor. %
Chas. Macon Cor Judge. The Conve
ton then ajoarned si~ de.
The futile men are threatening
bolt the nominations. and leaving &
their homes ,ths maddcst set Of poll
sians who ever went forth to gath
wool aud came back shorn. ssflH
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