Buchanan County bulletin and guardian., 1868-08-07

MI his old friends, aud win many new ones
- like myself, who ut his first nomination,
at West Un;on voted "solid" against him
every time. He has been in Dubuque two
days, a, hotnc, attending 10 his own persons
al mot POLITICALLY ma,,ers--a, least. so l un.
dcrstand, for ! have not spoken with him
nor seen him siacc HE arrival
This your correspondent calls running
the political machine wi,hou, regard TO the
union and harmony Of The party" and pros
poses to "r,bcke" by dropping Mr.. Allison.
viii I" Ben tell us wha, he considers an
honorable, gcntlcmanly, and proper mode Of
conducting campaign? Ii he wants a
more retiring candidate, i fear the style
of Mr.. Seymour before the New losk Cons
vention is the only thing ,ha, would sri,
him!
As for Ms. Graves, thc Bsi,esia is correc,
in stating .ha, his slate was mado ou, more
than year ago. Had i. said, more than
two years ago, it would have been aoubl,
correct. When be wrote the first editorial
that appeared in the Dubuque 7fmes in Ia
vor Of Col. Merrill for Governor, it vas to
COMMIT that paper against any Dabuquer,
80 that DubuQucr would stand better
chance for the next Office Of Importance
that DubuQuer being j. X. Graves. The
next step in the same programme was, TO be
made Mayor of pubuqae. The preceding
year, his influence aud money had been used
to demoralAe and defeat the Republican
party by assisting in the election o. Dem
ocra,ic Mayor, with the understanding that
the favor should be reciproca,ed at the next
election; which arrangement was carried
into eject, aud the Democracy Of Dubuque,
knowing that Nr. Graves ives not enough Of
. Republican to hurt him, Tor ,hsn,) elect.
sl him Mayor Of Me city.
Ar. Graves operations Of bat date in
nesspspcsdo@--sadssvorinG, while prssG.
caliy owning one nswspapsr. 70 ssAss sno.h,
sr, With W svovsd purposs a % iIurius
the axst Iast ;ts purchasers could not pay
for it, but msss SUPPORT hiu or b crushed
BY him. and his 6uslly svindins su pas.ies
concernsd-tbe poss OF your ssAdss slssady
understand. That was his third step to.
vsrds Congress.
oncs in The mayor's chair, every Get vas
A.. -s,h ~.e- a. A. - ~ .
tae0 donated 70 The s,ssm 6rs engine on
condition Of h,s name being put upon it, vas
one move sovssas getting squirss> into no
toriev. HE pressu,s Of costly carpets. etc.,
70 Csbolic chuschss throughout shis cou-
srsssiousl Gssics hsS Aes vssp and 700,
of sbs same dssiss. He cent bis cigsss "
! Osssly every editor in The district, 70 secure
"pug for them sud him; Il I secollse'
rightly, - Bs1'ss;s gave him one. Prou
his high purpose 10 ssmpssAios cOsA sesvs
him, sulsss n vess chance foe TOO shou'
sasl dollar swiudls Of shs city treasury 70.
NE benefit Of himself aud bsoshsr, OF . tsu
| ,Aossand dol,ss hsuSsor the benefit Of him.
sef aud bank.
Tie bsliseis last week mentioned one o,
NJ. Grsvss (ussuccssssul) mansuvsrs 70 "
cure m easly cosny convention. Il limited
hat bic anxiety on sAis point arose from hi,
knowledge hat shs moss HE character vsi
understood, the fever vess biz chances o.
ssccsss. ldosbs Sheshss 10 Is just 70 give
hin credn for hat amount a seuss. Aors
likely he ands il ,s'y expensive carrying OF
. esupaigu-in the only way he knows oil
carrying ea . csmpsiSn. The cost Of 10,
gsriuS" shs GeSmsas Of sLs hth ward alone
cannot be less han hundred dollass every
Suaday.
| Last week he tried another russ, 10 gel
the ssss ~srd and Ns e1psnses off Lis hands
He e1hib;ss1 . essde Of ssAsesmAnship wor,
shy Of shs haiis Of Congress. Learning ,ha,
the chaismss o. Ne ward committee had
lea the city iOs ssv days, NJ Graves call
ed ., the house, aud By his misrepressuta-
,ions prevailed upon his daughter, young
LADY in her sssus, 70 sign her fathers name
to call for . vara meeting; after which,
seeing IA. ehAsnsu's name 70 the call, the
other msmbess Of ths eonmitts were iudu-
csd 70 af6x .h~iss- The call vas 70 appear
in Wednesday mosuinss paper, fos meets
iaa Wednesday night. On Tuesday, every
" Graves man" il the ward, tinclucing
scores Of Dsmoerass,l Vas called upon, and
urged 70 come 10 she meeting early. Blu.
one Of The msabsss Of the ward committee,
ealEag upon tLe chairman to see Why he
should have acted contrary 10 . previous un-
dsrs.Andin: besvsen them, discovered the
suppose il vas not exactly .torgey-aad
ordered ost .he call, affair il vas in typ.
The say Graves made the oaths Ay about
that prinsing Office when he came down nsas
mosning, LEI, . snell Of sulphur sill noon.
His assemps 10 get up >" Working Mems
Association" composed Of select friends,
Who should pass resolve in his favor, and
then have the tiiings 60 forth that j. X.
Graves has been nominated BY N organiza-
,;;oh With that high-soundisg title - the
working mems cAiaidase for Congress,
vas another Mayors eGs that woa''..":'
hatch.
s Aesavhile, during the week, caucusss
have been held in eleven OF the seventeen
townships Of Dubuque county. The first
wAs in Dodge tovsship. The result Mr..
Graves sent 70 the paper here. He didn's
anticipate its being delivesed 70 the wrong
newspaper, OF be probably would not have
afixed his sigoasure to such . lot Of lies as
hat dispatch waa He stated that but one
days notice Was given Of shas caucus; he
knew that hs and two other Democrats from
Dubuque hsd been notifying the Dodge
township Democracy for thrse days, to at>
tead il He stated that but twslve Repub-
licans we're present; everybody elss there
saw twenty-five. He says the delegation
stands two for Graves and two for Allison.
Notwithstanding Mr.. Graves drew up and
forwarded to the chair . resolution that the
delegation be Instructed for Graves, il wal
voted down, and : resolution passed instruct.
ing them 70 vote foe Allison. The delegates
we're Allison men when nominated If they
are Graves men nov they must have bssu
converted don't know how that 10; am
not acquainted with them, nor how bad they