The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1866-08-23
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United States Senator Crimes, Of Iowa
has announced his intention TO retire from
public life. In letter to the chairman Of
the State Central Committee hesays:
have, within few days, received two OF
three letters from friends In different parts Of
the State reminding me that next year a
large number Of the Senators are 10 be elected
to the General Assembly who are to elect
my successor in the United States Senate;
that the selections to be made by the various
county conventions this year will have ma
terial bearing upon those to be made the
succeeding year, and wishing to know what
my views are on the subject Of reelection.
II is for the purpose Of making definite
and final answer to all such inquiries that /
address you this letter. long ago made UP
my mind to retire from public life ct the end
Of my present term Of Office, IL not before,
and shall inaexibly adhere to that purpose.
Hon. John P. Cook, ex-member Of the
Thirty-third Congress, has consented TO- run
against the radical candidate, Hiram Price,
in the Second Iowa Congressional district.
Mr.. Cook is an old line Wing, and has been
out Of politics for the past ten years.
The Democrats and Conservatives Of Iowa
are delighted with the results Of the Phila-
delphia Convention, and mass-meetings OF
ratification are announced all over the State.
The Union guillotine is at work in Iowa.
II. A. McElevy, Union, relieves Pliny Fay,
Assessor for the Second district, and Captain
I..t, e. b.A1-
Melendy, United States Marshal OF the State.
Iowa have published card inviting all per-
sons who endorse the action Of the Philadel-
phia Convention to participate in their con-
ventions and act with them in opposing the
disunion radicals.
II has been discovered that through the
carelessness or ignorance Of Governor Stone
the appointment Of Judge Maxwell, in the
Des Moines circuit, was illegal or informal,
and that all his decisions and rulings since
he has exercised the official duties are void.
The Illinois National Union Convention
appointed by the recent State Convention Of
the supporters Of President johnson, and
composed about equally of Democrats and
conservative Republicans, will meet in
Springfield on September 20 to consider the
best course to pursue in the coming fall cam
paign. Agrand mass meeting to ratify the
action of the National Union Convention ct
Philadelphia will be held in Chicago during
the latter part of the month. Maj. Gen. John
A. Dix, Senator Doolittle, Hon. John Hogan,
of Missouri; jesse o. Norton, d. r. Green,
Thomas J. Farmer, VIM. b. Ogden, Thomas
Hayne, Gen. o. L. Mann, Gen. T. 20. Osborn,
Gen. @. T. Hotchkiss, Gen. Walter B. Scates,
Gen. M. r. Wallace, Geo. @. Bates, s. s.
Hayes, Writ Dexter, and other prominent
home and foreign speakers are announced.
Railroad communication from st. Paul to
Winona will be complete on Thursday Of this
week. This will leave break Of only twenty
five miles between Chicago and 81. Paul
Another joint discussion has been ar
ranged in the Ninth Indiana Congressional
district, between Colfax and Turpie, one
speech in each county, commencing on the
9Th Of September. Large conservative meet
ings were held yesterday in Hancock, Nor
gan and johnson counties. Mr.. Voorhees,
spoke yesterday at Greenfield. Col. james
Gavin, Of Decatur county, who was a dele
gate to the Philadelphia Convention, made
a strong anti-radical speech on Monday at
Greensfeld. The Colonel in 1862 was the
Republican candidate for Congress in the
Fourth district against VIM. s. Holman, but
was defeated. He cordially endorses the
Convention and emphatically repudiates rad
icalism.
Gen. Meade has signifed his intention to
be present at the laying Of the cornerstone
OF the Douglas monument on the 9th prox.