, 1869-05-29


lsc lnstructton-Thc Temperance
Pnrty.
IFRoE OR SPECIAL CORRESPONDENT
DEs Mo1SEs, May g, 1860.
The Republican State Convention being but TWO
weeks ot5,she men who will seek nominations from
It have come far enough IN view to admit OF their
names being challea In print Owing to the fact
that tho present ncumbents OF the PRINCIPAL otces
for which nominations are then to be made Will be
Fenominated without opposltluou, there has been
an absence Of the excitement and drumming that
usually preccdc the gathering Of nominating
bodies. Our State is 50 politically righteous, that
It's forty thousand Black Republican majority
makes Republican nomination cautgalent to m
election Democrats 60 through tho ANIMAL meet
ings and tn1ict nominations merely and mainly
from reverence for their grandfatne1s anu be-
cause the yearly coming together is q Iol1y good
meeting Of tolerable good fellows. A State orgar-
izntion Is Kept up, that county Organizations NAV
continue 10 1--we; and while the lrc men Of the
party reject The Improbable honoss Of State nom-
nations there are always few old plllcoddies will
ing to put on the party ga1s ind wear them to
Eurc defeat
Nominations are to be made for the Offices OF
Governor, Leteuant Governor, Judge Of the su.
rreme Cour, and Superintendent Of Public 1nstr,c,
ton.
Governor Merrill will be renominated by ace,a.
nation. Ills eminent good qualities, his good old.
fashioned honesty and tried integrity and his dac
recort1 In the dch1, called him to the position.
Ills administration has been popular ono, and
has shown that the people weighed him in the
f'knt paanee. ING people IL IOWA aIe mAuT ~ = %
ca! a1hl s"e oest Governor the state has ever ad,
ana We cannot 6ay their Judgment Is very far
ifom right The Governor has heen true to The
interesta OF the Commonwealth, anu has guarded
the veal Of one nYlt1 ALI enct{,n, .,,., ,,, Il.
nsa ssccssd5rc,! the Executive Chair Win abcf
grace, and ability aud good faith Of nctJnn ,h,t
1t will te well for Iovn for him tn nccuny ,s tro
ycars longer. and pe1hnps fonr.
For the Lieutenant Goyernorsh,n NJ hovc n
platoon OF nspirnnts, who orc ~ rcsnecta,,lc IN
ability as they nre In numbers. H-c mnntton tbo
names Of those who arc talked nbout n. cnndi-
atea, some NJ whom'are ont in TIM oncn Nrht
anu others In the hands of their frJen,s RI. nm,
WHO was mentioned nrst. and ha. rrcclrrt rho
most and the most .lattcrIpv uewHpnpcr no,Jers.
| IL Colonel ". r. Hepburn, Of pavc rountv. and
whU viii come TIP from the southwest vim n
strong force, lie has well. rronnic1 lonea nn,I
no tnr1n wl,l result 10 f),r St1r.1f hc w,ns m,
sl'urx. The natuc the most rrimlncnt IN nuhlt,
print Ia TINT OF Dr. J. C. ssonc br Huntington who
Inns earnest friends ut tonc, aul opruron,ly /. cnr.
siderable strength In The Daycrport an 1orvn C,t
region. lion. George q, l,cnett, NJ Washtnytot,
%""n.& ~ HUM AhsHHpbJ I'NhFt1 Nh|HIt ull4
is sait to he personally Indifferent AMI not MI an-
nuilnce'l cnfs,aitiutc. liou. GhlrIes u. Trucsel
nj Linn. glorious Republican nud n Mcsheiist
rrcaelcr nf tho hist hrnn'l, nn,1. from hls cnl,l-
~nfcr rsoci'rit!ea, en0wn nH "Thc TCu1pcrancc
l1nnlcrcr l'y The Inst 1hgls1nturr, Ia nainc1 fur
ihc raacc " more PERSONS than LIZ III n"arc ns
nihiKcs lie Inns nut rlt himself in Tho iIcltl, l,t
Inc temperance Hrn VIII present nfi! I'rcaa him
NJ thrir cnndlHtc. lion. !. 1t. Powers. llack-
GnIir rfrtf
,n., ',.,,. ,,,. n' WIZ VI .ho
INV n,nt NJ sr,r,,,s n,~,n,,, ~ ,.orx n% .a," n,
for hin, hu, /, i. ,,tors,.n'I ~.
hc IN uot nna vii, mt In IN H., IA. Th., ,s.,
near Of Major Woodward, Of iuens f,pn,, ,,so
rn,. NO c,oso uron tho vote of 1I.ut.,an, f:ny.
ernor ncott IN thc Int convention. II tr docs n,
near IN tic contest nvui,, M one n,s.., II, MI,
rr1set 10 hear that he il tho coming man nh.
naulca Of D. W. bow, III Franklin County. ani r.
". Hobart Of Iowa City are ,pon the air Of ,hc
CANVASS, hut whether they urc Isrbmort, ,,v
nero report nr In FACT WI cannnt aar. qhc
prophess rredtcs that tho strife vii, nor-ow ,owr
after the first ballot to IIepburn AMI stonc. m
Hepburn and Woodward, but in view OF thr gerry
usantc,,uR that Will be done In order IN nrr,nf.e
n,na,ters ami things for The Irnttc, st,tcs SEM.
torshin. /, il fmnostbfe IN nrnnhcsr az nv,n ,r,-
agtue, ho will i,e who ami u ho vii, M,
For Supreme Judge. mn randtio+,, a,aIrs, 1,d,.
Djnn hes rcr ,tnpco-c.1 ,na II va hn,,,,oa .,oro
VIII onc or Two rancr, IN ,he s,.,,, co,.r,,
s,oua, District have nnmna,a, IJon ~ n rS.sa
or Webster t,,.r. h,,t oood nu,h,-,tr ..-
done 50 con,rarr IN lie u,,shoz ir11a n,,, ~ =
worn fho cr7ntne ~ mi, ona 90 ,-o-th,, 100
honnr ono yrisHnr, VIM ~, 90 t.t.h1,; M s.ps
state IA m, wt,i,r to rc,,,,s,,s h,n, ,ar .ne
bench N, " conrndoa -, sans hr, h,.tn .'y ,, n
rrcotye tha nomns t,o, ~, rc,arna.,a., 1As III
,rsa.r III, ,-a,.. ~, :! -ss.s..ostou. s.'o
,,.on,onnr - n,,s1i. I.-..s.a ~, n,p tus oups'.
,.s.,..sa - r.a ao. .As,' H..!ou I. lug p'eseat
-on.o,, ~ NO r,a.o ~, ,s,.a a..ss" VIZ "n' ~
h.a,t -, p-oto..as ,rs,. - s.t - ~, W '.e
w nan - ~ s,,. m.s , uta,sn ~
ana there onncnrs :, ha a. ,uoe+ ."r nUm,
.,as,-a -. Ne rn.a-,,a,s ~ 49, JUS
Tne conzenttos ,1aots -, an =, ,,a ,o,s =, ,rno re-,
I'M a,tanla,na - 49,, ,sn-a saS ~, ~" ~ ~ v1ns
ana ni1atr s,ro1, rotos :, ~ sesas,a auua.ea ,s.
far,-. 1rc;ns+to1 ., ~ ,a,a,.o.,ano @,,, -,
M ~. .n,,ra-.ta, h..,.s.. - ~, - wv ~
~ ,na Ifna ,ea,,naa -; ~ ~ an W te "ess
80 ~ ~ .an.,sae ~. ,as " oul'et'r
generally tho politicians Of the county, We caa
from this cause. The nr,nclna1 nnm;noftons ha5n.
toresone conclusion viii also desrae' from the
interest ana sabsfact rom the attendance But
ou7 conventions have always been so bIg and uu-
Tna ,eranersnno sota w sefssu sa ~ Musson
,o-,a1..,s -, ,,.n,- ,e.r. ~, s,u us .n.'4
"att-Alouo Ill H'e9 4efu luz t"o VI laret LnpHils
With an imreriors demand for prohibition 10 be
made a plank In the platform. They have held
conventions III rarions places and cd that
the Republican party does not bow itself at
their command, they will arise tn their wrath and
cnns,rn th1Ecs tn fhe general rn1lonuodnass ot
~ ae,,o,.1os ~. ,-er ..s' x.,.p. "
'oe oe"ns''o:. oo"'hoes' AL .1-Aaate sta'e
,rset o1 the'r own: and to show that
.h.x ,,,-, sa real and to he dresded thev have
the!s pu!posn --tjon N ~ ha1S ~ n,s 49,
issued q call tor ce1f' - sD' ~ " ne'a W .4s
Thn rn,,r 7rorn,s :, +ho -no.+o, ~, <,,. ,,:a