Iowa voter. [volume] (Knoxville, Iowa) 1867-1874, 1873-10-02
From PelIa.
PEy.LA, Sept. %, 49,

PD.LA, Sept. %, 1873.
The Democat is anxious for the proof
OF the assertion. that we made two
weeks ago, charging him with writing
aletter to a pr ointment Democrat here
in which he. recommended that the
Democrats scratch the Republicans on
The Grange ticket and vote only for
the Democrats. We do not propose
10 take bacl1 one word of this. There
is really no need Of our producing the
letter, nea ely every body believes it, and
if Mccormack doubts our veracity let
hinru ..,lish this letter he wrote to p.
II. i ousquet, for his own benefit, and
il it does not agree with lie statement
we made We are willing co be branded
a. liar. Gov. Stone. too, read the
letter, ask him Mac. and he will tell
Won that We arc light. After the
Grange had made out their ticket,
Mccormack come out in his paper
endorsing it and then wanted the
Democrats to do SO. He saw they
were rot very willing to do this, but
he Lad taken the step and the Chief
wanted the Democracy to follow him.
With that end in view he wrote an
urgent appeal to p. IL. Bousquet,
Chairman of the Lake Prairie DEM
ocratic Central Committee, asking
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democrats to endorse the Grange tick
ct and only vote, however, for the
democrats on the ticket and scratch
the Republicans. The following
were the last words at the bottom of
the letter: "Show this to McCully and
stubenrauch." These gentlemen both
read it and can testify to the truth Of
our assertion. H. NJ. McCully in
formed us of all the facts in the case,
and promised us the letter for publica-
ton. After the Democrat came out
denying our assertion, we asked for
the letter, McCully went to Bousquet
and asked him for it. Bousquet says
ie cannot find it noW. How that hap
mems to be, may be Mccormack can
tell US. but Mr.. P. H. Bousquet dares
not deny the truth of what we have
said, It rests now with the public
whether they will believe McCormack
or John H. Stubenrauch and H. M.
McCully, both leading Democrats, and
the latter q member of our Board of
Supervisors.
am happy to say that things look
bright for the Republican party here
The Changers had their so-called "Fes-
tivap' at Markets Grove last week.
Vale wasn't there, nor much of any
thing else. There were about hun
dred persons present, with Anti
Changers in the majority. 1t was q
complete fizzle. Lee, the new Grange
convert, is already sick of his bargain,
but dares not 20 back on them now.
Charley Robinson, Grange candidate
for Auditor, made use of all his ar
gumentive powers on Lee to strength
ell Ullll, WIlllc llc was uSIC AAhAoy =
''3a0 miles to Iowa City" was in the
city good part Of the time last week,
after votes. He gained none that we
know of. He is only electioneering
for himself and not for the rest Of the
ticket It seems now that an effort
will be made to cheat one or two of
their men and let the rest go to the
dogs. Don't let them fool you. 1t
may be that the editor Of the Demo-
crat thinks he will gain friends here
by attacking a gentleman and holding
him guilty for the sins Of his brother;
hut he never made worse mistake.
tits worthy of the noble Senator OF
Marion County to hold one response
BILE for the deeds of another. But
what else can we expect from such a
source? We will only state here for
his benefit that the name Of j. l..
Mccormack has become an abhor-
renee to the citizens of Pella, and that
his days in public office in this county
will be numbered when his present
term expires. Excuse the lengthi-
nooc IF N, loffor DIXIE