Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-07-03
VOLUME %.
The Courier.
A. III. HAMILTON,l Fd;,ous
R. I'll. WARDEN, Eoi'ofs.
STATE CONVENTION.

STATE CONVENTION.
The Republican State Convention
held yesterday, 25th inst, at Des
Moines, was model of harmony, en-.
thusiasm, and eminent good feeling
1t was a complete success, and put
forth ticket as nearly unexceptionable
in character as was ever nominated in
the State. Governor G.. G. Carpenter
was renominated by acclamation amid
storm of enthusiasm which showed
that there was not rifle upon the
| popular heart of the Convention which
did not beatin unison with this choice.
For Lieutenant Governor only an
informal and one formal ballot were ta-
ken. 1t was evident that the Judgment
and voice of the Convention was for
the Hon. Joseph Dysart, Of Iama
county, long before the hour arrived
for the meeting of the Convention
His chiefopponent Hon. D. w. Adams,
was not present at Des Moines, and the
choice of Mr.. Dysart was no sort of
reflection upon the worth, character
and fitness Of Mr.. Adams. The issue
was the result In fact Of the clearly ex-
pressed desire of Republican delegates.
who were Patrons. and arrived at, not
because Mr.. Adams was not deemed
eminently worthy and qualified for the
place, but because it was thought not
advisable, in consideration of the high
position Mr.. Adams held in the Grange
to put him forward, lest it nigh, be
wrongly construed by the people in the
infancy Of the order that it was being
made use Of in political sense.
We think we are tight in this view,
as to what finally determined the re-
suit. While this is the case 1t was not
pretended by any one but that Mr.. Dy-
sart was fully the equal of his chief
competitor in every sense for the posi-
ton of Lieutenant Governor.
As we have before said, we have
known personally for some years Sem
ator Dysart, and no man we know in
the State can we, more conscientiously
declare to be an honest, faithful, true
man than he. A practical, intelligent
and industrious farmer, aflable and
cultivated, he is gentleman of good
ability, and just the man you would
pronounce upon the most intimate ac-
quaintance incorruptible.
Judge J. M. Beck had no opposition
for denomination, and was enthusiast
cally declared the nominee by acclama-
ton for Supreme Judge. We can add
nothing to the high character he sus-
tains as jurist, and which he has prac-
tically demonstrated for the last six
years upon our Supreme bench, by
we can say.
Col. Alonzo Abernethy has for one
term MS State Superintendent of Schools
been so successful that we have never
heard any complaint entered against
him, and no other having been named
for the place during the entire canvass
so far as we have learned, IL was only
left for the Convention to simply de-
clare his nomination their unanimous
choice by acclamation.
The naming of the Hon. M. NJ. Wal
den before the Convention as candi-
date for Lieutenant Governor by his
friends, we think was mistake. Ii
was in fact damage to him, and had
he been present himself, we feel quite
sure he would not have permitted it TO
have been done. Appanoose county
gave him her nine votes Monroe her
seven, and three others were given him
by three different counties, making
total of nineteen.
The resolutions adopted which will
be found in another place in our coll
umns have clear ring, and are sim
ply admirable as whole. If there be
dissatisfaction with these resolutions
upon the ground that they are not fully
up to the demand of the times, we ut
terly fail to see where ii can be found.
If there be republican who is such at
heart and who will say that the plat
form does not march right up to the
line Of the most exacting advocate OF
reform, we are at loss to discern up
on what he can base such Judgment
The Hon. Geo. w. Jones was dele
gate to tho Convention from Dubuq ue
county. He will be remembered by
our readers as the democratic CO.
Senator with tho Hon. A. G. Dodge
from this State in olden times. A life
long democrat, he has finally agreed
that the democratic party is dead, and
that its favorite issues are dead that
he is now in the main in political accord
with the republican party, and dares to
say SO. He was called out and made
speech. We can only say the lamp
still holds cut to burn. The Conven-
ton adjourned in the biggest kind of
glee at the result, and we saw no re-
publican who was not keen to say that
everything was most handsomely done
and that it was good thing to have
been there.
1t is difficult to please tho Democ-
racy. Our uropponents will not be COM
forted because fat-oflices are not, to
them. The State Leader comes to us
to-day with the startling headlines to
its telegraphic report: "DunLEY