Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1864-07-22
rHEJUDGEsHrp.

trict are terribly incenssd at the nomination
of C. c. Cole for Supreme Judge. The Clay.
ton Co. Journal, of the 14th inst, contains
a most foolish and ridiculous article. Speak.
ing of the Convention ii says:
Letters from gentlemen present inform
us that never in the history OF Iowa, assom.
bed 30 corrupt, SO contemplate a set of pol
sorting to the meanest and lowest tricks to
carry through their measures. Bill Stone,
the fool Of Baltimore notoriety was there, he,
whom the leading Republican papers of the
country gave the appellation Of an - Ass"
and he who at the present time is so utterly
dissracing the gubernatorial seat, was there.
Yes he was present in all his magnifcence
and splendor. attended by gang Of thor
oughly drilled toadys, who Immediately on
the appearance Of the delegates from North
ern Iowa, sent up such yell, that, disgust
ed, many Of them retired" ..... .#
Gentlemen writing letters containing any
such stuff as the above, simply lied. TO
characterize the very large and unanimous
Union Convention held at Des Moines on tho
7th inst, in which every important county
in the State, with the exception Of two, was
represented, and in which there were over
FIVE hundred voting delegates, as made up OF
"corrupt, contemplate set Of politicians"
"rcsorting to the meanest and lowest tricks, "
&c, is so palpably absurd as to brand the
author Of the calumny as either knave or
fool. There was no opposition to Mr.. Coles
nomination whatever; every part Of the State
was unanimous for him,--and instead Of his
nomination being the result Of trickery, it
was the deliberate, untrammeled choice Of at
least nine -tenths Of the loyal electors of the
State. TO say that the five hundred dele
gates present were tools Of " Bill Stone"
and voted for Cole knowing him to be cor
rupt and unqualified, is an insult without a
paliating circumstance to warrant it's utter
ance. The editor Of the Journal has picked
up the copperhead howl against Gov. Stones
action at Baltimore. If he reads the papers
he is aware that the Governors course there
has been explained to the satisfaction Of eve.
~ loyal Western man, and this fact makes
his ungcnerous fling doubly contemplate
The Journal goes on to say:
The Stone Cole Clique, after having for q
long time laughed and sncered at Northern
Iowa, and kicked out of the State Convention
every candidate unanimously presented by
it. now chooses to add another humiliation
to our lot, and that through the folly of one
of our own men, Mr.. W. I. Gilchrist, who
was appointed delegate from this county to
give him chance to air his ship canal pro
ject, and with the understanding that if the
State Convention was found packed or other
wise unfair, the Clayton county delegation
should withdraw, he goes to Des Moines, and
is the first one to propose Q. G. Cole for Su-
preme Judge, right in the face Of the fact
that the large majority OF the Union'voters
of the 10th Judicial District of Iowa are un.
compromisingly opposed to him, several
counties having instructed their delegates to
protest against his nomination, and to de-
clare to the State Convention that they would
not consider themselves bound by his nomi-
nation if made.
We are credibly informed that Mr.. G., in
the face of these facts rose up in his seat in
the State Convention, ard nominated that
renegade politician, that pcttifogging turn
coat and demagogue Cole for the Office of
Supreme Judge Of Iowa. Why, the fellow
is not fit for Justice of the Peace, and is re-
garhed with coatempt by large portion OF
the bar Of Des Moines.
Here is most ridiculous mess Of non
sense. Instead of Northern Iowa being
clicked out Of the State Convention" il
was given two Of the best offices within its
gift,-Treasurer and Auditor, and both OF
them taken from the 3rd Congressional Dist
Mr.. Gilchrist, whom the Journal takes to
task for nominating Judge Cole, was mem.
Der of the last Legislature from Clayton Co.
He is gentleman that stands high, welding
a large influence, and because he did not see
fit to make fool of himself because some
onc.horse County Convention instructed him
to do SO, he brings upon his devoted head a
very large vial Of wrath. lie will survive
these petty attacks, and will live to look
back with approval to his course, when his
defamers will be heartily ashamed of their
present :spiteful ebu.ltions. Mr.. Gilchrist
found the Convention not "unfair, OF other
wise packed" and he pursued an honorable
straightforward course. which reflected credit
on his good sense When the Journal de
clares that Judge Cole is corrupt, is dema
gogue, a mere pettfogger, and is regarded
with contempt by the larger portion of thu
bar of Dcs Moines, it is making assertions i
cannot back up, and which all those having
any knowledge of the matter know to be I'm
qualfedly false.
We would ask these rabid anti Cole mer
where their favorite leader and champion
stands to day? They are very quiet on thi'
point, Tor he has gone over to the Fremon
faction,-has repudiated the action Of thu
Baltimore Convention. We think the Stat
has reason to feel grattied that efforts t.
place him on the Supreme Bench have fail
ed and yet his supporters have the audaci
ty to berate the State Convention for nomi
mating renegade politician" Judge Col
is a War Democrat, ard gives the Admins
tration hearty support; Judge Williams
deserts the Administration and goes over t
its enemies. Pray, who is the renegade ?
But the frothings of the Journal cliqu
will accomplish little. The 10Th Jrdicia
District will give Cole handsome majority
and we beg the Union men of the State a
large to remember that it is small factiol
which is kicking up this senseiess hubbub
that the majority Of loyal Northern Iowa j
untainted with secession and will abide tn
will of the majority as fairly expressed ii
the late State Convention. Do not lay VI
against US the action Of this insignificant ca
bal, for we shall utterly repudiate it mex
November.
We would call the attention of readers t
an article on first page headed "Good N W
f r Northwestern Iowa." from the TT. Dodg
Republican. The order Withdrawing tn
public lands from market has been set aside
and those that want homesteads can 90 an