New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-08-30
POLITICAL.
THE SITUATION IN IOWA

October The State officers be chosen Governor
Lieutenant Governor Judge Of the Supreme Court and
Superintendent Of Public Instruction. The Republican
ticket headed by Samuel Merrill and Madison NJ Wal
den Governor and respectively
They both men who rendered honorable service in
the Unonarmy ond Col Merrill viii ALSO have the pres
tge OF 4aYlng served very successful gubefhatoris
Verm, he being the present incumbent The Republican
nominee for Judge Of the Supreme Court is the Hon
John Il Dillon the present Chief Justice Of the STATE
and one whose character juris and public is
COO well known to need comment The nominee for
Superintendent Of Public Instruction the Hon Abra-
bans Kssell, able scholar, Of practical views, and
who now holds the Office by appointment In opposition
20 this array the Democrats lead of with Colonel"
George Gillaspy for Governor His title is Of the brevet
kind but hardly be called honorary for il
in the COpperhead Legion In reality. the "Colonel" is
one OF the most pronounced fossils OF fosszed party
state He now proposes make desperate struggle
Tor fame and has imPored the assistance OF MS outside
considered worth while 20 waste Democratic elOquence
and there Is doubt that State will give in this
campaign. as heretofore sweeping Republican majority
OF purpose, seems 10 be almost model organization
From the year 1854 when 1t nrst attained political
the very fore front Of liberal progressive Republicans
sdence OF the people J. s GARRISON esq the editor OF
The state Register the present Chairman Of the RepnD
paGn likely TO be conducted vigorously on our part VI
none 81 impoTtSnce There Was mabeuSerns in the
democratic Convention and the passage of a resolution
ton Observation-Disclosures of course being anthem
peranCe The Republicans Of this state as IN most cases
elsewhere, favor temperance Legislation ana the Demo
Gratis oppose it The two parties occupy that sGq6e inc
'GOd and Morality Party"
The PlaindeaIer, of Canton, st. Lawrence
County strongly the nomination OF the Hon julius
Palmer as the Republican candidate fer the Assembly In
the Second District Of ST. Lawrence. Mr. Palmer has al
ready served with usefulness and fidelity two terms in
eha Aaaem TO a %
much needed at Albany.
By dispatch from San Francisco learn
that the political campaign In California is exciting, the
passage defeat Of the Fifteenth AmendmenU by the
noKt Legislature being the great object in the contest
United States Yates and Kellogg Republicans
and Hendricks and Thurman, Democrats, and several
members Of the House taking part in the contest
Senator Osborn of Florida, it is understood,
90 says Washington paper addressed letter TO the
Secretary War incosng list Of Democratic employees
at the Pensacola Navy-YOrd, and recommending their
removal and the appointment in their stead OF Repub
cans Many OF the persons named served in the Rebel
army. and few of them are employed by the War De
parmen which the Of the letter being addressed
TO Gen. RawlDs.
A large Republican meeting was held at
Nashville the 2sth OF August, over which the Hon
John Trmble presided ana at which resolutions were
adopted calling upon Gov Senter TO convene an extra
sessOu of the old existing Legislature for the purpose
OF taking action upon the Fifteenth Amendment, there
being no question in the opinion Of the meeting OF the
constitutionaty Of the election and validity OF that body
These resolutions will be submitted TO Gov SenteT mme
-distely. A Committee of ST. from each Congressional
District were appointed prepare and did prepare and
report memorial the people OF the State and TO Con-
gress setting forth briefly and Complementary history
of the and election showing that stupendous
frauds perpetrated and pronOuncng the election
revolution under the forms OF popular election, and
protesting against and denying its validity. The memo
rial covers about IS pages Of fOoscap and will be pub
lshed and circulated extensively throughout the state
as soon as possible The memorial does not ask for Con-
gressiOnal or Federal Intervention.
A Richmond (Ya) dispatch says the Grand
Jury OF the County Court POwhatan recently indicted
Henry Gordon the Sheriff by military appointment for
perjury in taking ironcad OATH in that he had never
given voluntary aid to the rebellion This being brought
to the Of Gen. Candy an order has been issued
of which the following is an extract;
"The presentent by the Grand Jury Of the County OF
case of Common wealth OF virginia VS. Henry GORDON
Security taken for the appearance the said Gordan DIS
charged The viii be stricken from the docket OF
Thsis an indication that Candy will not only force
the test OATH but that he Will also shield those VINO tnk
proper 10 it. their cOnscences being the best judges
In referring the Commissioner be considers that
pe2uy 5 TnIi5 States and consequently not in the
jurisdiction Of the State Courts
The Memphis AUalanehe formerly ra6id
Rebel sheet and still ranking among the foremost Demo
begiunng 10 comprehend the spirit Of the age The fol
lowing sensible paragraph from recent number OF that
paper is commended careful and prayerfu con-
sideration of The World and The Express:
Recognize the negrosrigt TO vote 70 abuse ana
sneer him; treat him az human eeng Wi sou "a
his body and susceptible OF the Bensbihtes, the 10
septmonts aud frates OF humanity, and he VIII NJ once
emulate the magHanimity OF the whites endeavor 20
rival them in industry, enterprise ana thrt cVaN
aoity educate his children acquire hOmestead for his
family strive deserve the confidence OF his Fellow
men aud ALL he will mover cast his vote 70 the IN
OF
his only friend.
The Tennessee journals are filled with absurd
rumors and stories concerning the alleged designs Of the
Radicals to upset the results the recent election in that
state and to inaugurate revolution and boOdshed rs
hardly necessary to state that this terrible Radical con-
spracy exists only in the diseased maginatons Of the
tennessee journalists. The EHorvIe Wing thus gives
form to the alleged conspiracy:
To Give more full idea OF the scope Of these rumors
The pau Is for the Stokes candidates for the Legislature
whose votes the next highest 70 the sehtef
and who defeated AT tae DaiIot 20 NEE ~
on the Monday in October organize themselves uto
a General Assembly, declare stoke the Governor eec
insugurate him as Governor adopt the Ftee ard
adjonrn The senter members, 1t Is supposed
will meet in Nashville at the Capitol, organize
Amendment elect United Senator Of Conservative
Democratic vieWs-perhaps Andrew Johns0n-and THUS
make an Issue before Congress to which organization
rpon 10 disperse them By the militia OF state SuHtus
Then the Stokes side VIII appeal 70 me fSuer a.
ses Dreyai United States troops may DC sent ana CON
ct OF force begun the end or the results OF Whch no
man living can foTeten or ioresee
FIFTEENTH ASSEMBLY DISTRICT
At regular meeting of the Union Republic
n Association OF the Fifteenth Assembly District the
election Of officers resulted as follows H. d. Lapaugh
president: H. A. whitfield Vice-President and d. H.
Via .Draef Hauf