, 1864-06-21
Qt1ltagi, .Wribnne.
Forty.seven ont Of Niuety-seyen Coun-
ties Represented-Aajou
Without Platform,
From Our Special Correspondent

delegates at large to the Chicago Convention.
This was quickly disposed Of. and four gen
Iemen unknown to fame received the honor
without opposition Then followed the
election of delegates to the Chicago Conveu-
ton from the several Congressional districts,
theit a1ternates, and district electors. These
were selected by the members of the Con-
vention from each district, and their nomi-
nation ratified by the Convention. The dis
trict electors are Dan. F. Miller, OF Lee coun.
mer, Of Pottawattamie; C. G. Smeltzer, {all
first class Cops and two other individuals
whose names ! did not understand. Tho
electors at large arc Isaac II. Preston, of
Linn county, and Ira G Mitchell, OF johnson.
Among the district Delegates to the Chl-
Patterson, B. B. Richards Of Dubuque, VIII
liam Patterson, Reuben Nickel, n D. Nc
Henry, E. B Potter, and John NJ Stockdale,
with an alternate for each.
STATE T1okEr.
The State ticketis constituted Us follows:
Secretary Of State, John H. Wallace OF Nus
catine; Auditor Of State, D. c. Hendershott
Lash Of Henry county; Attorney General,
Calvin F. Dunbar Of Jackson; Register Of
State Land Office, 2. D. Holorook ofMonona
county; Supreme Judge, 7. B. Monroe Of
Dubuque.
This last convention of the Iowa "copper"
heads was rich bes ond description. Tnere
Vas great effort after harmony, but har-
mony wouldn't come, and peaccin the snake
den WAS ont of the question.
When Richards, Of Dubuque, was chosen
delegate to the Chicago Convention, be
said, OF private business engagements, which
would not allow him to b21so fur away from
Dubuque on the 4th; and secondly and main.
", because he thought some other man could
be selected who could pursue the devious
! ways favored by the Convention and meet
the contingency Of carrying ont hypocriti-
could. BE believed the war all unnecessary
and all wrong IRON the beginning. Said we
must try other means than war to restore tho
union' and he had hoped th't the conyen-
th9 oa nnetv M0d act t SRon oR the tee eenZson TseS
and declare It's real sentiments, instead Of
timidly shrinking from any expression Of Its
views. The Convention, he said, ought to
send some one to Chicago who was so con-
stituted as to meet with gEeater facility thau
| the occasion, and sustain the non: com INITIAL
| policy favored bJ the action OF TIC Conyen-
t1on in refusing to open its lips on the great
| Issues upon which hang the welfare Of the
| country. Richards seemed to feel sincere
| regret TINT the Convention was afrald to
EUuAu4t 1l6CA " AAt i41At. LAD 4El4AA as u&A
reference to the action Of the Convention in
| the afternoon, on Martins strategfcal res
! oluti0n not to say anything till after the
Chicago Con vention should illuminate them.
This man Martin is great on strategy. He
was member of tho House when the SOL
| dier's voting law wes passed and voted for
| it. OF course he Was heartily iu favor Of the
| law and believed 1t constitutional; but un-
happily for Martin the soldiers were IN
! grateful and beat him for Congress In few
weeks alter he had voted for the law, and
then he suddenly discovered that he had
voted for an unconstitutional law, and insti-
| tuted proceeding to set aside the army vote
that defeated him, but found no more COM
/ for.s In the courts than he had previously
| found in the camps. Such Is strategy.
the Lyons Cosas11utioralis, Light colored,
| light weight young man, with tiny nous
| tachc, OF the blonde hue, whose name indl-
Gates his character, followed Richards and
howlea in high key for peace; said the ac-
tton Of the Convention in refusing to en-
anytling-in short its refusal to say anything
on any suhect-was not nn expression OF Its
honest sentimcnts-and the assertion vas
generally credited. uc beseecacd Richards
to stick to 'em and 70 to Chicago. and as
eurcd LIN thst the peace leayen would bring
the Democratic lump out right side up.
Dan Finch then ma1e a speech for Warand
peace bo,h-put above all things for peace in
| the party. Dan Said they were NIL brothers,
| ard there was no difference between them.
= hat the country wanted vas Democratic
| President, and they must try to get one in
! some waJ-but it couldn't he done by kick-
ing mp fuss In the family or telling what
| they thought. He loved Richards IS much
| as any nnn be knew any where, and hoped
he would keep still and go and the Chicago
Convention would fix the thing up au right,
| and then they would have the same kind OF
| PRINCIPLES mud pitch into til: Abolitionists in
eoiid plaiaus.
JtpDings then opposed accepting Richards
resignation, because Richards was good
fellow and smart, and the Democracy ought
| to have some OF that eort at Chiclso. So
the Co1ytntion rcfuEed to let Richards OF
aId he will be at the Convention on the 4th,
| il private business does not detain him at
| hume
| Wien the nomination Of delegates and
electors was finished. lie Grand Byiugton
| cti rcd resolution instructing the delegates
| in favor of Fr1nklIn Pierce az the first choice
Of the Iowa Democracy for President, and If
INK conldn't be nominated then next to
vlo Was opposed to this abolition war sad
w..o holds no position in the army.
| The presiding officer ruled all after ttflr5t
e3afs Democratic statesmen" ont of order,
t: Ia opposition to the action Of the Conyeu.
t:or III TIE afternoon session, whereby 1t re-
solved not to resolve n5thing expressive OF
ans opinion or ia fayer Of any policy until
after The Chicago Convention should have its
| Fay, as that portion Of the resolution might
| be construed 10 mean something about the
| War; but that that part Of the resolution
In favor Of Frank Pierce or any other man
Was in order-'o which ruling Le Grand sub
mitted with becoming grace Whereupon
Jennings nored to lay the whole subject on
the liable, and 1t was done, 22G 2-3 to ISL 1-3
Mitchell then o4ereda resolution deuoun-
e1ng Coy: Stone as an official demagogue,
who had placed himself outside Of legal pro-
tcction and become a voluntary outllw
This was received with yells ofinsane delight
| and appreciation. CIeggett suggested thai 1t
would not 70 to say, by solemn aud delibe.
rate net Of the Convention, that the Cover
nor "as ~ OUTLAY, as eyely citizen must be
protected bF tie Law. It would leave bad
smell on the Convention and would never do
Clageett bud smelt the Convention. and knew
that It wouldn't do to intensity the perfume.
Mitchell saw that he had made fool Of him.
self-or rutber that there had been an uncon-
scious revelation Of his nature to the public
and reluctantly withdraw tho resolution,
and the matter eubsided amid much confu-
sion, spiced with elegant caring. which on
several occasions during the evening had re-
lieyed the monotony Of ordinary and extra
ordinary English.
Summers moved to instruct the deleea-
tion 10 vote ae unit, but it was lost. Sum
ncfs is straight snake, aud the straights
managed to get q majority Of the Delegates
The animus OF the Convention is we'll illus
trated By m incident which transp1rea dur
statc offices: McClinttck, Of Fayette
county, was nominated for Supreme judge,
Hutchins objected that Mac Vas not the clean
Thing. Slid he bolted Ma.iony vhea he run
fer Congress, end Unlimited that he was not
relf'h!e on the peace question: Macs friends
came to the rescue a1t testified that he had
heen straight and hard nil his life, but prr-
haps did not 60 quite so far as a(r. Mahony