The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1871-06-22

| The Democratic State ConveDtior
met It Des Moinss yesterday, and
was called to order By John Irish
and Colonel B. 3, Montgomery, o.
Pottawattomie, Gin confederation ol
| the heavy majority he had againsl
Frank Palmer-over the left.) VA
made temporary, Prest. a lively
aprimmage3 then took place betwson
Col. Geo. Gillespy, (who said he wan
: young man In politics, but had
never ssen = Dsmocratlc Convention
appoint their committees as this ONE
did.) and John r. irish.
s'Col. Walker, Of Polk, supported
Mr.. Irish. He was the oldest and
most constant Democratic voter IN
the house. He was for Democracy
always, and could swallow anything
for the sake Of the party. If neces-
sary he could be like the fellow
who married the DEVILS dsugh.
ter, and lived in hell with the
old folks. He had even voted for
and swallowed Col. Gillaspy, big as
he was-although be had sometimes
had TO clean his ears TO be able to do
il. Let uspull together now, whom
our party is increasing everywhere,
and even tho niggers are begin
ming to voto with us. We have now
got the id Radicals whore We
can whip them, and let's do it."
And George came out second best.
The usual committees on organiza-
ton and resolutions wore then ap-
pointed, and the Convention then
adjourned till afternoon. In the
afternoon the committee on organi.
xation reported the temporary
chairman as President, and Gardner
Of Louisa Co., and Walker Of Bloom
field, as Secretaries, and one Vice
Prest. for each Congressional Dis
trict. Geo. Gillaspy was appointed
for the 4th District. Here again an
acrimonious debate occurred, par
ticipatsd in by Claggett, Irish, Walk
or and others, in regard to the APP,
pointment of the committee on re-.
solutions, but the anew departure"
mon triumphed, and q motlon that
the resolutions be referred back to
tho Committee, was tabled by
vote Of 1873 to 54.
J. G. Knapp was nominated for
Gov'nor, N. N. Ham, Of Dubuque, for
Lieut. Gov, ia. NJ. Mumm, Of Lee,
Supt. Pub. Instruction, John F. Dun
comb, Of Webster, for Supreme Judge.
The Register says: iif
"The war was over before the Com.
mittee on resolutions came in to ad-
minister its disgusting dose-the old
blue hens chickens had cuddled into
q little heap OF "54 all told" and laid
themselves down and turned their
feet upto be tied. 1t was sad to see
the burial; it was hard to see men
dying under the knife, and compels
ed to say that it was pleasant. 1t
was cruel to SEQ Mr.. Evans, of the
Ottumwa Democrat, who declared
whom Ohio Democrats went off after
those strange, paten5 gods, that he
would bolt If Iowa Democrats should
follow after them, and who had,
moreover come up to the Convention
with declaration Of against the
amendments which he was deter
mined this Convention should pro-
claim, it was most cruel 10 see the
sorry Samuel forced to get up and
move the adoption and quiet taking
down of the frat resolution, the first
dose of the Vallandigham physic.
But with such kindred souls as
Judge Claggett and Porte WEIGH to
hold his nose, he took it down with
all the grace of . child taking castor
oil, The humiliation was complete,
the degradation utter, the vomit vio-
lent. Surrender was never more
absolute-never were arms more ab-
jectly grounded. The doctors ac-
complished their perfect work-and
the convention swallowed whole
political drug store, commencing at
one corner, and taking down every
thing -emetics, physics, regulators.
anodynes, everything that would
vomit Democracy up or make the
strong dose of lsepublicanism stay
npon the stomach.
And 80 endsth this lesson. The
gre At Dlmecratic party has turned
another somersault, swallowed the
amcndments-13th, l4th, 18TH Sc
and would swallow Niger, wool
and oil, if they only could thereby
get Office. Oh, sammy Sammy 4
| why viii you do 40 2 and whore now
l is your great Apostle, Dean?
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