The New York herald., 1872-09-23

the ISteOTQDH. Dy Judge CrOSy, VI OIuy COuuty
Attorney Upgraf and others Of similar prominence.
THE FOURTH IOWA DISTRICT.
Waterloo is one Of the most important ant towns In
Charles City, is the candidate, and nobody has yet
Sasn ope Se Il n
THE FIFTH IOWA DISTRICT
This is the eastern central district, with Iowa
In this district is o secret order OF grain pro-
ducers VINO combine with grips. passwords, &c,
OF middlemen, railway carriers, &c. This order
or body is called "The Grangers,n and by its In
fiuence q farmer. named James Wilson. has been
Wilson was lately Speaker Of the the House Of Repre-
sentatlves OF the State. Although the republican
%1S = here hs sgs not ca
Democratic National Committee editor OF the
hess at Iowa City and brilliant man Of versatile
Ottumwa, on the Des Moines river, next up stream
from the Keokuk district Is the chief town In the
sixth or southern sou central % %Congressloma disscs
the Grant candidate. He is singuarly ugly man,
and was beaten for the nomination two years ago
OF the Osceioosa post office tor the sum Of to
the editor OF paper there called the Herad.
Although the district has ZOO republican @ majority
bic, Of Bloomfield, fearless soldier OF whom It is
said that while bullet passed through his lace at
bridge was taking ont his own false teeth to evade
the draft. Such are the campaign excursions and
diversions Of our Western society.
Longbridge s opposed zealously by Ex-Governor
Stone, Judge Winslow, Senator Dixon and many
others. He is cumming, underground worker,
edited edit S BY federal oicehoiders In the &c 0ttnmwa
Courier alone there are three postmasters and two
revenue officers. The Ottumwa Democrat Is the
Greeley paper.
THE SEVENTH IOWA DISTRICT
This is the famous Des Moines district where, as
have said above, Frank Palmer was annhilated
this Inv JOhn KASaOn. old mamhpr who had
held the district for many years. This was very
exciting contest, and Palmer lost 1T through the
INSCRIPTIONS bitterness and unmanly persecution
which he allowed to be visited upon Kasson by his
editor, one Clarkson, Of the Des Moines Register.
editor and dispenser OF the federal patronage In
the district, and his paper was probably the state
s Re hs ses
control Of merely partisan journal, and with
retaining fee In one hand uses the other to ran:
advantage. % tag TSS time he overdId the business and
his brutality toward Kass0n redounded upon the
head of his master, Congressman Palmer. The fol-
KassOn is lawyer of Des MOines, and man OF
fine talent, appearance and spirit, with good
among men. He was married to q fine wife, and
had the respect and admiration OF the State but
in an evil hour, In Washington city, he was in
was struck with his fine looks, and the proofs OF his
adultery were brought home to his family in way
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tanned it, and the evidence of his peccadil0 was
spread over the state to his instant political ruin
While Kass0n deserved his fate he bore up with
all the manliness and contrition OF bowed spirit
under It, divided his property voluntarily with his
divorced wife, and, escorting her to the railway
station as she left Des Motnes never to returnfor
she speedily married again in st. Louis-he re-
turned back into the city crushed and lonely
character among the community which knew him,
he gained anew the confidence OF men Of ''wisest
censure" and pity and consideration again at
fand cd hnf ipNa hat hfo ma roc
broached for public station the story Of his weak
ness was paraded by the unscrupul0us enemies in
s paT S
the stains nearly faded there. Few people believed
that Palmer & Co. were any better; only not found
out. -
Kass0n steadily rose and grew to be new man,
with new reputation among his neighbors. There
was absolutely nothing to be said against hm but
this old offence, and the people knew all about 1t
and began to dislike the traders in the scandal
worse than the actor Of 1t. Finally, as this Con.
to ask the party's support and the nomination. the
inexorable Sullivan Clarkson opened again the
Hsers rs Of the past aad
There was no chord Of the mans nature he did not
hack, no sense Of sorrow that he did not arouse
ragged at this cowardice and took Kasson's sin upon
their shoulders and resolved once and for all to re-
that wSe resident in Des
Moines, was drawing o salary OF $4,000 year at
Washington city, where he never did o stroke Of
no good. Moreover, Carkson, Palmer & Co. were
guilty of modified form OF housebreakinp in their
anxiety to deteas @ Kasson , Ihey ascertainea that
Greeley to procure support for q Greeley news
paper, and that Greeley had replied to Long, re-
friendsr In Iowa. To get this letter and convict
Kasson of being Greeley's frtend and so beat him
in the Convention, the Palmerites broke open
Longs desk stole the letter and left $40O either to
express triumph or compound with the Peniten-
tiary-the highest price ever paid for living mans
The robbery did not avail. The Greeleyites still
in the party were rather Modified toward Kasson.
Everybody was disgusted with Palmer and his dog,
Clarkson. 1t was declared that General Dodge, OF
Council Bluffs, who supported Palmer, was merely
a flour contractor with the Indians, growing rich
only half legitimately and sustained by Palmer and
Harlan. Dodge, therefore, though the Iowa man
on the Republican National Committee, and thick
with James F. Wilson, did Palmer no good, although
he "bled,n as usual for his friend. Grant favored
Palmer also; but Kasson wiped him out by one OF
the most decisive votes known in convention, and
Mr.; Palmer has Mr.. Clarkson to thank fol for i; The The
candidate, who will probably be o. L. Palmer-a
rural merchant of Sheridan, in Lucas county. There
but ne is said to be next to liberal already, and to
have no great affection for Grant.
EIGHTH DISTRICT OF IOWA.
This Is Dodge's district and the chief town In
Council Bluffs Judge McGill, formerly a $1,000
CLERK at Washington city, is the the Grant candidate
the general change Of party sentiment and the
betting is even that he will be defeated by Mer:
ritt, brother OF Mr.. Fenton's General Merritt, or
New York; or Hepburn q lawyer or Montgomery,
editor at Council Blufs. The Greeley men have
made large accessons IN the Eighth district.
NINTH DISTRICT OF IOWA.
This Is the extreme northwestern district OF
Iowa. and Bo0nsborough is the chief town. Orr, of
Boone county, the present member, stands again.
He Is country merchant OF little "he1t" and has
5000 majority.
Duncombe, a lawyer, Of Fort Dodge, and the
ablest democrat In the State, will run against him;
he is railroad holder as we'll rich, bold, dashinG
and enthusiastic, and one OF the most powerful
young men In the West. Duncombe was O fierce
Greeley delegate to the Baltimore Convention. He
will not run as liberal or democrat but as an In.
dependent candidate, refusing any nomination.
Such Is a calm review OF the situation in Iowa.
The liberals will not be able to carry the State, but
they have made 1t perfectly feasible to do 1t In four
years more, and perhaps In two years.
JAMES W. GRIMES,
one OF the celebrated seven recalcitrant Senators
who would not vote for Johnson's conviction at
the impeachment trial. has left q marked but not
particularly aectonate impression upon this State.
lie xas the ahlest GOYernQr. thinker and fnancler