Buchanan County bulletin and guardian., 1868-07-31
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Oa the 2;h Of September the Republicans
Of this Congressional district are to expires,
their preference, through their delegates as
oembled, for Congressional candidate. II
l. well to look oyer the Geld and learn !.
possible ,hA general viii and the general
estimate IN which the several cArdi3aies
proposed are held.
Wha. is tbs present aspect ofthe canvass
Mitchell county, entitled to eight delegates,
has held her convention her delegates are
for N. c. Deering, Of the same county. On
. Asecond choice her delegation viii proba-
BY be divided between Mr.. Allison aud some
man from Tie interior of the district.
Floyd, 9votes, has also held her eonven-
tion and instructed for Il. o. Pratt, Of the
same county. Most sf her delegate. Will
probably support Allison on forEal ballot.
Howard, seven yoics; may suppor, E. T..
Cody, of Winnieheck, on frsi ballot, bu,
win settle upoa Allison in case Cooley should
withdraw.
Winnesheik, IL votes viii undoubsedly
support . candidate from within its own
borders, probably 7. =. Cooley, while there
Is chance tos bis noainstisn, aad The
chances are BY no means sbiauitous. As .
second ehoice, - doss; net the vote of the
county will be given % Hs. Allison.
Itvoula not BE- as all s.rsaee IL Allsma.
kee should rss, her fra vote entire for Mr..
Allison, although Mr. Cooley may secure ii,
She has l3 vc;es.
Chickasas, With Der nins votes, Will either
adhere to Ar. pesrin., end . ss,, delegA-
tion, or vote salii for Allison q ,ss start.
The Allison feeling in Chiclnsas 10 strong
and decided.
Bremen, IL votes, has instructed her dele-
gates f,s John Z. Burke, Il Vs,sdy. Her
second choice i ~ lss<i 10 pars Ter Allison.
Fayet:s, vs.h hss - ss:es, viil in I'll
probabilly @ soli fas ALISON.
Clayton, ~ vesss, may esss . compliment.
ary vote ~ Thonas Upierra1, An, ;he
formal ballot val probably 6nd her for Ali.
son.
Ofour own eoanfy, Is votes, Ve win ~,
venture 70 speak siis ~, posiiiveness
Were vote Of the nepablicaES Il Ne coan.
~ TO be taksa TO-DAY. % Assb, sss large
majority soala b hsss 10 fases Of tenon-
tnstins Gr. Allison.
Delaware, l6 votss, seems almosi sure 10
vote for Auisaa, lrsA last asA eli the tim..
We BOZ, ha 4 N, eone - Dubnsue,
With her 20 sotsa. fhsN iAs ssnssa D sone
vhAt doubtful. 4 iose the sass, }. <
Graves nsis up Bic nisA 70 lAks Allison
plass y CsayessS. His slss ~ nsds ssl
more thsa . ysas seo. very sarly y III.
canvasa y esDnescsa naaipslssiAe h,
wires. in some respeeA be pnsNssei pres.
tgs. He sas wealthy, energetic as . susi'
nses mar, liberal in his donations 10 char.
table And public enterprises, and had been
once elected Mayor Of tie Democratic city
Of Dubusue. Ali this. on the surface, va
favorable. 1t could rot be clained that b.
had ever displayed commanding Or bu, li,,l'
nore than average tAlesi; that he vas &C
complished - scholar e. legislator, or ths
his administrative sxperisucs vas such ~ /,
command confidence On TIE part u the peo
pie. Again, il could &C, bs desisd ,Lat b;
character ~ . business man vas anything
but satisfactory; that a. . politician iher,
Wss no debth Of iaf.my to which he uoule
not stoop thai his election II Mayor vas
secured by utterly corrupt use Of money
among The loves, Coppcrheads of Dubuque
nor tha, lie must now depend upon the ~his
hey element of the city to secure fer himself
the vote Of thaI county in the Convention.
Ills plan was, .rst to subsidize the pres
sfthe district, then, before his srue cLsrac'
TOR should be.ome known. secure al earl!
call Of tho convention, carry Dubuque coun
g by aid OF the dstillers and saloons. and
sweep the whole district by storm before ths
people should discoysr " hat il Was all about
of the fifteen Republican papers in the dis
trics, only trco could be induced TO support
him, one Of which ANDY Fch's Nashus
fost,) fsvorca Allison at an early sage ia
ths canvass. OF course We Go nc, inelua,
the Dubuque yismcs, which would Ike TO be
neutral II il dared, but whose leaning ha.
bcen decidedly Cor tho rich ex xMayor. The
editor ofiha, shee, is tnors to be ri,ied than
Aady Johnson or Salmon =. Chase. II he
claims his .oal as his own, one faction q
snother is resdy lin his Imagination at least
70 eat him np body and soul, and any spas
motto eifar. at real independence sad geaa.
inc mora. courage only eliei,s : sarcastic
emile OF derision beneath which he
tssmhles Ike ~ aspen leaf aud hauls
down his colcns with . rush. In all
kindness " sacees. that The Republican par
D. Of D1buqnc needs thorough famisasion
and publication. II viii never stand fairly
on iz legs and plant its is. boldly in the
face Of it's enemy until its Newspaper mustrr
che moral courage 70 strike for the right with.
out fear sr favor--sc advocate fearlessly and
aseressively The cause Of the oppressed. Of
morality and sf temrcrance--to plant itself
upon high moral platform aud expose and
denernce the filth and corruption. not only of
the orr osile party but Of its own.
nut we wander from our subject. The 6rst
prr, of Cny 5 plan failed---the press Of the
district vac l.' tvr sale, The ispral code Of