Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-10-04

ring Mr.. Murphy's speech. a Mr.. Neal got
his dander up and declared he would not
permit himselfto stAv. Like the dArkey
.ho saw the ghost-he "wanted TO go
home"
There .As . Republican demonstration
outside, wbioh consisted Of throwing chips
and stones upon the roof of the house. This,
however, was taken in good part, that being
the best argument they hal in behalf Of
their lost cause.
Winfield comes into the fight with .
sturdy will. The hard>6s.ed Scotch boys
Of that locality will give the Republicans .
dose on election day tha. will make them
squlrm
Mr. aane as Pleasant valley.
PHEASANT VALLEY, Oct. Sd.
EDIroRs DEMocsAr.-The great Republi>
can rally rallied here last evening, st the
School House. The rally was illuminated
With borrowed candle, . single lantern,
and James T. Lane.
Tho rally consisted Of fifteen Peoples
Party mcn, ten boys, six ladies, and nine
republican mourners, by actual count. AT
the outset Mr.. Lane very eloquently re-
marked that Is the seats were mostly empty
| il would be gratifying to him il the audi.
sncs would make forward movement and
OCCUPY the front row Of seats - fer IS their
number would permit. SO = forward move
ment was made. He further stated that
the Republican party had its own ideas
abou. Temperance and :License-namcly,
that il was neither one thing nor the other.
Dr.. Claussen on the one hand and Harry
O'Connor on the: other. we're living wit
nesses Of the statement, inasmuch A. the
formcr is License man Of temperate habits
and the latter rabid temperance man who
never was known to.!keep sober when he
could possibly avoid it, Such clever mix
A. that would prove anything one might
wish to prove.
Thus he went on. He stated that Major
Schnitger and Nr. Rohlfs were both good
republicans men after his own heart that
they never could have anything 20 do With
Copperheads, because the Republicans had
ended the war themselves. Through AM
drew johnson be went like dose Of salts,
saying many bitter things against the re
publican President.
lie closed early. His most eloquent ap
pesls met with no response save the dumb
echoing Of empty seats. Al about nine
o'clock another luminary arose, whose
name, l believe. was Mr.. Brooks, possibly
one Of the "bahbling brooks" At all events
no didn't get a chance to "bsbbls" much
for the crowd got tired and left. Bro oks
'ineandered' away with the rest-singing
with tho other mourners:
Who's pin here since Is pin gone"
Lock out for a rousing Peoples victory
in Pleasant Valley.
VOLUNTEER.
RATHER SMALL BUSINESS 1t is rather
small business on The part Of w. P. Camp
bel Rcpublicancsndida.s for Surveyor,to b,
scattering himself eli over thc county tel
ling falsehocjs concerning Thomas Murray
his opponent. We hear Of him from differ
lent parts, and the story he tells 10 that Mr.
Murrey, is nothing but . green, incompe'
tent boy, and knows nothing about Sur
veying.
Now we don't care a cent about this a.
tending to defeat Ir. Murray. for ths. thing
can't he done without round thousand
votes, bu. when Mr. G. so far loses sight OF
his manhood as to trump up such false
hoods upon friend Of ours we think lis
tie r.w-h hide = i'll do him good
Mr. Campbell has been Surveyor Of thi
county for several years, because there va
no one else to run. No. that he pOssesse,
any merit himself as . Surveyor-for il i
acknowledged on all hands, that he is
consumate bungler, and his egregious error
have bee n the cause Of much trouble an,
expense. The people understand oil this
and will remove him very sffectually mex
Tuesday.
Mr.. Murray is not 80 old = Surveyor a
Mr.. c. We admit but, in that same. MIR. {
We have vivid example oflong experience
bringing forth barren results. Mr.. Murra
; 10 young, but be has perfect education il
his profsssion-and Is an accurate, c nerget
&c. promising young man. He u studen
Of W. ID. CLARK, our city engineer. Ne
Clark vouches for Mr.. Murray to tho fu!les
extent, a. to capacity for Surveyor. arr
says that he would not hesitate, were Their
any necessity therefore, .ot becoming 70
sponsible for any and oil mistakes Mf
Murray might msks.
We defy Mr.. Campbell, With al bis tall
about youth and inexpsrisnee to produc
such excellent recommend dation.
} Republican Meeting In l.iacoln
Ma. EDlros:-Thursday, October Sd, va
designated ~ the day on which the Repub
licans Of this township were to hold gram
rally. The day came minus the rally. Thre
speakers were expected from abrOad-on
fulfilled his part as far as coming wss con
cerned; but on his arrival there was neithe
light nor yet an audience to address. Short
y after his departure the "irisnds Of lber
y" assembled (the attendance slim, how
ever,) and as far q have heard there wa
no illumination.
most assuredly do pity those few VII,
bold to their ideas 30 strong, but at tn
same time could not love. think thA
Ichsbod was engraven on their escutcheon
One year ago Republication was in al i,
glory. and to>day we may say there is bu,
small grain leh Of it, If We judge BY the at
tendance at Stuttt's school house.
Tho party failed to make any nomina
tions, as the meeting was not called 10 Or
der, nor Was there any light 10 the house
Are there any Of those persons left in th
township who have for tie past year de-
nounced the veto.administration, and VII,
pu. forth the bills for the meeting before a
luded to-ssid bills displayed very con