The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1870-07-07
CONVENTION OF WISCONSIN Ed
TORS AND PUBLISHERS.

Rock Island & Pacific Railway for DesI
Moines. Here Gen. Wilson, now Editor
of the Homestead, an Agricultural paper
published at Des Moines, once of the
Milwaukee Gazette and later of the Mil
Waukee Sentinel, came on board with
printed programmes or time tables Tor
running to Des Moines. A gentleman
with these time tables came on the cars
the night before and it was these print ed
time tables that caused the abandonment
of the trip to Sioux City. Gen. Wilson
was committee from the City of Des
Moines, and others from the City came on
board on the way. We arrived at Des
Moines at : o'clock and were met by the
city authorities and large number of
the people including Gov. Merrill. The
convention was welcomed in an able
speech by Mayor Hatch, and President
Seymour responded, and in his remarks
he alluded to Gov. Merrill, and that
brought a speech from the Governor. I'll
was then announced that carriages were
in readiness to carry the guests to. the
Public Houses, ashley had been assigned
and furnished tickets by Gen. Wilson be-
fore leaving the cars We were taken to
the Jones House in company with large
number Of others. Here all were provi
ded with lodging, supper and breakfast
To rta ho
City's guests.
In the evening therewas dance at the
Savery House to which all the pembers
of the Convention were invited, and car.
riages were in readiness to convey all at
other houses to the Slavery House, and re-
turn. We rode to the Slavery House, and,
after enjoying the music and dancing a
short time, rode back again. The music
and dancing continued to late hour. In
the morning carriages were in readiness
to convey all to any part of the City.
We rode to the State Capitol and stopped
long enough to see its general appear
ance and plans for new Capitol Here
we had the pleasure of meeting the Gov
ernor in the Governors Room From the
Capitol we went to the Army Historical
and Trophy Rooms, as we would call
them Iowa claims some of the earliest
perhaps the earliest-and latest Troph
les of the War, and perhaps justly. Many
of the Iowa flags look battered and torn as
if they had seen hard service. On our
arrival at the Slavery House there had
been some speeches made, and, among the
number, one by Attorney Gen. O'Connor.
Our ride, and visit to the Capitol and
other places deprived US of the opportu
nifty to hear these speeches. It was now
time to go to the cars, which we did ac-
companied by many of the citizens and
two or three bands of music The City
and people of Des Moincs did everything
they could to make the visit pleasant
and profitable one and they succeeded ad.
mirable. Ia
We started from Des Moines at II
o'clock by an Extra train for Davenport
and arrived there at Z in the evening.
The cars stopping in front of the Burtis
House all repaired there according to
previous arrangement. This is a large
House, and, if we'll conducted, capable of
accommodating larger number than
was there that night, but the manage.
ment was such that few, if any, were sat-
isfied, and many were very much dissatis
fed. The dissatisfaction was SO great
that many, as shown by our exchanges,
have been severe-some perhaps, too Sc
vere--on the Burtis House. But they
we're provoked to it by the abusive ac-
counts of the Davenport press of the visit
to that City, as well as by the treatment
received at the Burtis House. It is suffi-
oient to say Of the Burtis House that the
accommodations were poor and the char
'ges high-$295 for supper, lodging and
breakfast. There had been during the
afternoon some Masonic performance at
Masonic Hall and some of the company
made visit to that hall in the evening
Davenport is pleasant City and in pop
ulation and business is the second in the
state
We left Davenport and Iowa at hall
Dast six in the morning OfIowa az a
state We formed very high opinion