The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1868-03-05
Democratic State Convention.

at Des Moines on the 26th ult. The
committee OH credentials showed over
600 delegates present. Charles Negus
was elected permanent chairman and
J. G. Armstrong, Of the Dubuque Her
aid, and P. H. Bosquet, of Marion CO,
Secretaries.
AZ Dodge, of Burlington, J H o.
Neal Of Dubuque, Geo H Parker OF
Scott, and d O Finch Of Polk, were
elected delegates at large. John Rhine
hart and Pat Gibbons, of the First Dis
trIct; Bardwell and VIM F Brannon
of the Second District; VIM McClintock
and Ray Griffith, of the Third District;
Saml HI Fairall and c Beam of the 4th
District; J d Test and J Udell, of the
5th District; HI e Boardman and Z B
Holbrook, 9th District, were elected del
egates to the National Convention.
Van Bennett and Thomas Claggett
were nominated electors at large. NJ NJ
Blackmore, J H Wallace, Il Stone
man, C III Mackey, d M Harris, and
John Sergeant, district electors.
State nominations: Secretary of State,
David Hammer, of Clayton co; Auditor,
Harvey Dunlavy, DAVIS county; Treas
urer, Lawrence McCarty, Woodbury. co;
Register of Land Office, A d Anderson,
Dubuque co; Attorney General, L Will
liams, Warren county.
There was very lively debate on the
resolution endorsing Pendleton. O'Neil
of Dubuque, offered substitute for the
one which now appears in the platform,
and demanded that the Democratic
bondholders of the East be rebuked :;
that they would oppose Pendleton's
nomination in the National Convention,
and to meet it Iowa Democracy must
not damn him with faint praise. There
must be concerted action to overthrow
the bondholders in the Democratic Con-
vention; the only key to success for the
Democracy was to adopt Pendleton's
greenback views, and nominate him on
that platform. Stoneman, of Clayton,
was opposed to the resolution.
Preston, of Linn county, was afraid of
the New York and New England bond
holding Democracy, and he wanted the
Iowa delegation instructed to vote first,
last, and all the time for Pendleton.
Unless Pendleton was nominated and
elected, no other power or consideration
or effort could prevent the final enslave-
nhent of the entire American people.
Geo H Gillaspie thought that not to
favor Pendleton is virtually to repudate
the victories in Ohio. Indiana and else
where, last Fall. He denounced the
action of the bond-holding Democrats
who had carried the National Conven-
ton into the very verge of civilization
that is, the Five Points. The design
was to defeat the Democracy of the
Northwest. The money-bags of New
York was at the bottom of it; and the
moneyed Democrats of the East had
called it in the strongest Democratic city
the Union, because they could then
bring the outside pressure that would
make our western men weak -kneed,
and finally crush them with defeat and
let bonds triumph-and what boots it
that these bond-holders are Democrats? 4?
In the name Of God what is there to
prevent us from instructing our dele
gates to vote first, last and only for Pen
dleton? Becoming excited he said: !"
have lost fifty cents on the dollar have
by the peculations of the Radical cor
ruptionists, and now if l am to lose the
other fifty cents by the speculations of
Belmont & Co., then l had better join
the rascally crew, and the sooner the
better. But still, after all this. you are
afraid to join hands under the Pendle-
ton flag. If you are afraid to do so, it
were better for Mcclellan, better for the
Northwestern Democracy, to strike out
the Pendleton resolution and then ad-
vertise themselves for sale to the highest
political party.
Lawyer Murphy, late one Of the lead
ers of the Scott County Peoples party,
made speech. A week ago, no Demo-
crat would have believed that the Ma
tional Convention would have been
called at New York. No, not one. A
purchase has been made, and in New
York the sale is to be completed. The
interests OF the great northwest are an
tagonistic to those of New England.
Are We to reflect our own opinion, or
are we to truckle to those who want to
be our masters. Ifyou want Pendeton
for President, instruct your delegates
with an iron letter to vote for him, SO
instructed that they cannot be bought
or corrupted by the Democratic cormo-
rants of Wall street. Let us put such
safeguard around our delegation that
they cannot be led into temptation. Mr.
Murphy has no faith in politicians
sticking to their professions unless
bound with iron of some kind.
Augustus Gear Dodge wanted a braw-
ny arm to fill hetacomb with souelch
ed politicians, and was in favor of Pen
dleton all over.
D 0 Finch asked the Convention to
declare for Pendieton, which meant
al rn Srooncc In, the