, 1864-07-17
GOV. STONE


1ne friends of Governor Stone Of Iowa feel
indignant at statements published In the
New York Tribune and Cincinnati Gdzt1e re-
specting the part taken BY the Governor in
the Baltimore Convention to which he was
delegate. He Ia charged "with speaking
when he had been decided out of order BIZ the
President, Of bsfug hissed, OF rendering him-
self ridiculous, Of persistent yelling in ded-
ance Of calls to order, OF making himself
nuisance, aud many other things, all Of which
were falee and scanda1ous.a
0nthis subject the st. Louis Democrat says:
"The tmlutation IS, that Governor Stone,
sought to disturb the harmony Of the Con-
vention. The facts arc that Gen. Cameron,
OF Pennsylvania, offered resolution for the
nomination Of Lincoln and HamNu by accla-
matSon. THIS was Of course unacceptable to
the friends of the other candidates, especially
for the Vice-P Presidency. Many Western men
were enthusiastic for Andy johnson. To de-
feat Camcron's proposition, as was natural
therefore, determined resistance wns made
to 1t by tho Western representatives In the
Convention, and in the end, the contest, so
far as there was anE contest about 1t, resolv-
ed Itself pretty much Into matter Of rivalry
between the East and the West. In this con-
teutioD Governor Stone might be said to lave
led the Western Interests. In what he did he
received the encouragement Of Western rep
| rcstntatfvcs generally. aud therefore, the
structures Of Eastern critics WAS not only I'M
just toward bim, but an attack upon the
| Western delegation"
| The Desmoines R.yitter makes this state
ment Of tbe case, which, We presume, is the
[ unyasnishcd tEuth:
Governor Stone was appointed member
Of the Committee on RESOLUTIONS, and did
not participate in nny Of the proceedings Of
| the Convention until the time arrived for
nominating caLdidate for President By
! prcconccrtcd arrangement with o lot Of Penn.
! sylvauia aud New England delegates. Gen.
| Simon Cameron had been selected to offer q
| resolution nominating Lincoln and Ham1in
together by acclumatton. hoping to carry the
latter through under the impulse Of enthusi-
| Sem created by the name Of the totmer. Ac-
| crrdipe1y, after Mr.. De1auo, of Ohio, had
submitted motion to proceed to the nomi-
nation Of q candidate for President, General
Cameron thrust forward bis rrik4e,. motion
as substitute, to re-nolninate both incuul-
bents Of the Presidential and Vice Prcsiden-
tia1 ofl1cre. This substitute was received
with cries Of "No!' "Nol'' from ali parts
Of the honse. For few moments no one
scented to SNOW what should be done with
Can,eron's motion Great confusion cnsued,
in the midst of which Cor. Stone obtained
the floor and moved to lay the substitute on
the table. This was loudly seconded from
all parts OF the Convention, and carried By
large majority. suu retaining the floor. and
In order to show bis motion had been made
With no unfriendIy intention toward Presi-
dent Lincoln, Gov. Stone moved tonominate
President Lincoln by acclanatlon- This, Of
couTse, Naa just what Cameron and his
friends did .ot ,eant, They feared that If
lincoln's name should be put through Eepa-
I 7tft.0C = mi 1fr3a hi az
Stevens Of Pennsylvania called for the ayes
and nays on every motion intended
to damage the Cameron game,, and
the opposition as tenacionsly iasisted on
division Ct the question. In order to SECURE
the la'te1fend, the delegations from tho West
loudly called upon Gov. Stone, who still held
the foor, not to yield, but to insist upon big
, motion. As quietly as possible be compiled
with their wishes, and after be had accepted
Ct the suggestion Of Mr Raymond. OF Ne"
: 1etk, that the vote be taken ny eau OF ne
! | States, the motion OF Gov. 8. was adopted,
and The ba1Ioting proceeded. This was the
) SHE total OF his odepse. and for 1t be has
, been Subjected to the abuss Of letter writers
who Intentionally misrepresen'ed him. II
might have bt en- a bold rcsponsibilitF Tor
! sumo to meet the Exseesetary Of War from
: Penns}lrauia and d,feat the p]ad which
the latter had SO cupbiDcly concocted, 70 cut
of the possible nomination Of War Demo'
| cfaL 1uE ice Ef EtHents OUT LIE IE- E-PuAs!utA'
~ Nns atsrmed. the Convention stood ~
Gov. Stone III this action, snd the nare. 10
suit OF bis Efforts was the namluatton o.
: Andy Jch hneon for the 81 coud tl6ce npoa 1ae
t ticket. Far from being hissed b5 the dele
0 gatte, Gov Stones moetons we're cnseseo'
r tained.
: The Western delegates were thrust int
E the extreme back part Of the room, a7d u
), bored under great disadvantages Goyrzno1
: Stone is blessed with u pair OF cood lungs
and IN the confusion, he made goot
use OF them, and was gTeauy lustFu
mental In breaking mp. the cunning
J, game Of the Pfunsylranian and ny
q ettte1n friends. The corresponding stat'
I what are simply liza whep they state that b
Q Was hissed Or treated bg the Convention u
}, any other than i respectful manner. Atte
!, the Convention bad sdjourned, scores OF del
: cfates took him BY the hand, and toanke,
q him for what they dcnnminated bis "plnck
't in sdber4pg to his motions, and facipg doW
6 the rlauaor raised by Cameron and MS to1d1es
At the Republican State CONVENTION
= Dtsmoihes last week, Mr. Tracy. OF BurttuE
y tor, oherrt the following, Which ~aa adoE
&c ted Y ftls cheest:
C. Rkso1ftd. That the people ofthis state eordiat
=, | approve the ronr7e Of the lows 9eiesaSM e
D. each and every ono OF them. N tne hhtople v"
= ! xrnt1nn. and recognize that ~ kneH eNost1 y
: fidelity the maftYrpatE7os< !ohpeoo. %Ss asto:a
- ted With The tr!ed and Althfnl 4lacoln-A neE
~ | which eennsnds tie tpps0Td Q! the eA1s eau
~ t1l, and viii doubuess rccetTe the Tote Oh orc