The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1872-08-29
Uenvent ion-Wei>e.1.,
~ August a.


by cho, Of qaas' organization was b
Appa,1 osins the Hon. Amos Harris.
mar, loose county, temporary chs,
and A. J. Briggs of Marion con-
\, ana a. 2. Bailey of Monroe con,
ty' temporary Secretaries 'e oou'
-, me attendance was small !, ,,;,.,,
h~.s ' ana our people enjoyed the t,,, ,,
uselS we confess that the L;bers
element had SO nearly got on Tho Ds.,'
ocratic spots, that we could moi di... a.
suisn any percievable differenc be-
tween 1t and the same old ritter OF
.eh years past One thj-g is patent
'ne crowd indiscrimipaely, Denio crats
ana Lbs, are out OF meat and must
1"oe some. Inasmach as neither polc
separate from the other, is long enough
10 knock sfhe persimmon, they must
ei'ncr starve or splice 'em. The splic-
ing process is attended with the taking
up ofany cross, to accomplish it.
AS write, the Babel of voices in
gentle cooling dalliance, considering
the paucity of them, beats the Kissing
OF scores of serpents, such as that one
who overcome mother Eve in the gar
den Of Eden. The labor pains of the
convention, indicate at this writing d.
M, that the commissions will be severe
and oflong endurance. j. B. Grinnell is
on hand, but the pious and virtuous
Bill Stone, who is to inaugurate the
millennium of Reform, felt for won
der little abashed, at his recent con-
version, and has not put in an appear
ance.
A committee appointed forthat pur-
pose, reported basis upon which to
determine the number of delegates to
which each county should be entitled.
This report gave to the Liberals and
Democrats each, one delegate for each
one hundred votes cast by the Demo-
~crats last year, for Judge Knapp. The
report was adopted. The committee
on permanent organization reported
in favor of continuing the temporary
officers, as the permanent officers of
the convention. The convention adopt
ed the report.
II. G. Curtis, Esq, of Pella, chair
man Of the committee on resolutions,
reported quite lengthy series of
resolves. Curtis is law partner Of ex-
Governor Stones, and as we listened
to the reading of the resolutions, we
recognized that the hand and cum
ming of VIM. NJ. Stone had been. there.
The fact is, that if Stone is not nomi-
mated, by adopting these resolutions,
the convention swallowed his plat
form at all events. Here the conven-
ton resolved to take an informal bal
lot for Congressman. Before this was
proceeded with, the names of the fol-
lowing gentlemen were announced as
candidates: VIM. NJ. Stone, of Marion
county H. II. Trimble, of Davis coun-
ty; o. D. Tisdale, and j. w. Dixon of
Wapello county; w. T. Smith of Ma
haska county, and Major. Early wine
of Appanoose county. George Gillas-
Ply, in announcing the name of his
friend o. d. Tisdale, got wild in
one fhis paroxysms of heat and pas
sion, in defense of his injured inno-
cence, and went for Sam Evans with
a vengeance. According to George,
Sam, Tin coming out in advance in his
paper, announcing that he would not
support Stone,) deserved the rebuke
of being carried out Of the convention
in disgrace; that is, George said in eff
feet if he had done such thing, he
would expect to receive such treat
ment Evans explained that he had
been sent there by higher power
than George Gillaspy, and he did not
recognize his right to dictate to him.
The harmony of the "brethering" was
tcching to behold. This disgraceful
cat fightsover, the convention proceed
ed to take the informal ballot, with
the following result:
lsT INFORMAL BALLOT.
Stone-Jasper ~, Marion %, Mon
roe 2, Mahaska /, Keokuk G-3sls
votes.
smith-Monroe l, Mahaska l0--ll
votes.
Tisdale-Wapello 8.
Dixon-Wapello9
Trimble-Davis II, Jasper Al, Mon
roe 4, Mahaska !, keokuk $685..
acknowledgements Ia, Monroe
!, Keokuk 3--IS
lsT FORMAL BALLOT.
Stene--Jasper AZ, Marion %, Mon
rec 2, Mahaska l, Keokuk l2--4lIs
Smith Mahaska Z.
I'isdale-Wapello 8.
Dixon-Wapello 0.
Trimble-Davis IA, Jasper ~, Mon
roe 4, Mahaska 4--26,s.
neutrality-suspicious. IA, Monroe
2-l6.
ID BALLOT.
Trimble-Davis II, Appanoose II.
Jasper Il, Monroe 4, Mahaska 5-41is.
Snith--Mahaska 5.