, 1864-07-18
GOV. STONE.


4AG IleAu6 VI NQfeTuoE Gl0ue OF Iowa 1eel
indignant ut statements published in the
New York Tribune and Cincinnati Gazette re-
epecting the part taken by the Governor in
the Baltimore Convention to which he was
delegate. He ia charged "With speaking
WHEN he Ind been decided out of order by the
PreFident, of being Kissed, Of rendering HIM
self ridiculous, Of persistent yelling in def
| ance Of calls to order, OF making himself q
nuisance, and many other things, all Of which
| were false and scandalons."
0nthis subject the st. Louis Democrat says:
"The imputation 10, that Governor Stone,
sought to disturb the harmony Of tho Con-
reDtiou. The facts are that Gen. Cameron,
Of Pennsylvania, offered q resolution for the
nomination Of Lincoln and Hamlin by accla-
nation. This was Of course unacceptable to
the friends Of the other candidates, especially
for the Vice-PresidencY. Many Western men
were enthusiastic for Andy johnson. Tode-
feat Cameron'e proposition, Us WAS natural
therefore, determined resistance was made
to 1t by the Western representatives in the
Convention, and In the end, the contest, so
lar as there Tas any contest about 1t, resoly-
ed itself pretty much into mntter Of rivalry
between the East md the West. In this con
tentiop Governor Stone might be said to have
led the Western interests, In what he did be
received the encouragement Of Western rep.
restntatfves generally. and therefore, the
structures Of Eastern critics was not only un-
Just toward him, but an attack upon the
Western deleg1tiop.'
The Desmoines R.gt.ter makes this state
ment Of the case, which, VIC presume, is the
unyarni6hed truth:
Governor Stone was appointed member
Of the COMMITTEES on Resolutions, and did
not participate In any Of the proceedings of
the Convention until the time arrived for
nominating candidate for President. By
preconcetted arrangement Tith 4 let Of Penn
sylvania and New England delegates, Gen.
Simon Cameron had been selected to offer 4
resolution nominating Lincoln and Hamlln
together BY reclamation, hoping to curry the
latter throu4 b under the impulse of enthnsI-
asul created by the nam nc Of the to,mer. Ac-
cordipgly, after Mr.: Delano, Of Ohio. had
submitted q motion to proc. ed to the nomi-
nation Of candidate for President, General
Cameron thrust forward his mTstsei. motion
as substitute, to re-nomiHnte both iucQm-
bcnts Of the Presidential and Vice Prcsiden-
tial Offices. This substitute was received
With cries Of "Eo9' Not" from all parts
Of the house. For few moments no one
seemed to Know what should be done with
Camcron's motion. Great confns'o On ensued,
IN the midst Of which Gov. Stone Obtained
the floor and moved to lay the substitute on
the table. This was loudly seconded from
I'LL pa{lb u luz <suASEQAl0u, nUQ E4Ffltu DY u
large majority. Still retaining the floor, and
in order to show his motion had been made
with no unfriend]y intention toward Presi-
dent Lincoln, Gov. Stone moved to nominate
President Lincoln ty acclamatfon. Thls, Of
course, was Just what =, Cameron and his
Lincoln's name should be put through sepa-
rately, l;amlin's could not bc. Hence Thad.
Steyens Of Pennsylvania called for the ayes
md nays on every motion Intended
TO damage the Cameron game. and
the opposition as tenaciously insisted on
division cf the question. In order to secure
the lattetjend, the delegations from the West
loudly called upon Gov. Stone, who still held
the floor, not to yield, but to insist upon his
motion. As quietly as possible he complied
Of the suggestion Of Mr. Raymond, Of New
York, that the vote be taken BY Gull Of the
States, tue motion Of Gov. s. was adopted,
| md the bal1oting proceeded This was the
snm total OF his otf1nse, and for 1t he has
been subjected to the abuse Of letter writer's
] who Intentionally misrepresented him. It
might have been bold responsibility for
| delegate from Western border 3tate to as
Eume to meet the Exsecretary Of War from
Pennsylyanfa and dr. feat the plan which
off the possible nomination ol War Demo-
| crGt for Vice President: but the responsible
| itY was assumed. the Convention stood by
Gov. Stone In this action, and the direct re-
suit OF bis efforts was the nomination of
Andy johnson for the second place upoa the
ticket. Far from being hissed by the dele
| gatts, Gov. Stones motions were cheered,
and he Was throughout enthusiastically sus-
| talned.
The Western delegates were thrust into
| the extreme back part OF the room, and Ia
bored under great disadvantages. Governor
Stone is blessed with pair Of good lungs,
and IN the confusion, hc made gooi
use of them, and was greatly instrn.
| mental in breaking up tho cunning
game of the Pennsylvania md his
eastern friends. The Correspondents state
what are simply lies when they state that he
was hissed or treated by the Convention In
any other than respectful manner. After
the Convention had adjourned, scores Of del
egates took him by the hand, and thanked
him for what they denominated his "pluck"
in adhering to his motions, and fac1ug down
the elamof raised by Cameron and his toadies.
| At the Republican State Convention at
Desmotnes last week, Mr.. Tracy, OF Burltng-
ton, offered the following, which was adop.
| ted with checre:
ResolEed, That the people nfthIs State cordially
appfove the course Of The Io#a delegation, aad
vent,on, and recognize that BY their efofta and
fidelity the maityr.patf1ot, johnson, was assocta-
ted with tho tried and faithful Incon--a ticket
which commsnds the approval Of the enttre couu-
tn, and will doubtless receive the vote OF every