Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1873-08-21


Des Moines yesterday was run hr J.
B. Grinnell. of Poweshiek county
John P Irish, Of johnson county; Ed.
Campbell, Of Jefferson county Gen.
futile aud Savery Of Des Moines coun.
ty; Dunlayy, of Davis county Sin.
nett. of Muscatine county, and II. r.
Harb0ur, of Mahsska county.
All but two OF these are old demo
Gratis. The report Of the Committee
on Credentials showed thirty-six coun.
ties represented. After they had ra.
ked OF. all the delegates they could
by improsisiug them. sixty counties
were still left unrcpresented. Few
farmers We're present. and the old
democratic seeds set up The whole
thing before the Convention had met.
Vale had been teiegraphcd and his au-
swer obtained that he would accept if
nominated, aud the whola thing cut
and dried by the old seeds.
II. w. Laikrop. OF johnson county,
1rish'a man Friday was made perma-
ueDt Chairman Of the Convention. aud
Harbour. of uskhloosa. Temporary
Chairman.
The Chairman OF the Committee on
resolutions. was the wcll-known DEM
ocratic lawyer, j. X. Hornish. of Keo-
kuk.
N. NJ. Ives. Of Wapello county, WAS
made Chairnlan Of the State Central
Committee.
Tn coming 10 the bushes. of uomi-
nations, the following gentlemen were
annonncad as candidates for g oyernor :
Jacob q. Vale, OF Van Buren, county !:
James Mathews, Of Marion county:
W. Dixon. of Wapelle county, and
Andrew HASTE, Of Warren county.
The gentlemen putting these men in
nomination were then called upon to
tell who these candidates were. and
what they were. "a YER. proper thing
since hardly anybody knew them,
Campbell, of Jefferson county.
an old democratic stager of Fairfield, of
% years standing, championed Vale
speaking in very high terms of him.
For the balance of the proceedings
under this head, we clip from the Dies
Moines Register:
Senator McCnlloch. Of Lee, endors-
ed the statements OF Mr.. Campbell.
commenting Mr., Vale as good man
and true man for Governor. and n
farmer.
NJ r.----------~vouched for Mr.. Dixon
OF Napello, Masking him ont all that
could be desired. As lac was sitting
down, nc was asked trcm all parts Of
ahe hcnsa, 'lsDixon farmer?' The
reply was "Yes, he Is LAWYER"
Thea the cry went up all over the
house. Withdraw him."
Mr. Sinnett, of Muscatine. spoke ia
hearty eulogy Of Mr.. Matthews.
Mr. ,----------made the speech for Mr..
Hastie. endorsing him as nan of in.
tslieet. ability and worth, and man
who was never anything else than
farmer, and never would be.
Harbor, Of Oskalooss. here nomina-
ted Judge Ciagge.t, OF the Kcokuk
Goa'stttntfon IA man of whom even
the keekak Gate ctr says he is ian
honest man aud will not steal"
At this iunciure dispatch was read
from Senator Vale, saying he would
accept the nomination for Governor, i'll
nominated
Barlow Granger. OF Polk, said ip en-
dorsement of Mr.. Hastie. that he had
known him Tor twenty-five years, that
he was an honest man, farmer. we'll
educated. gaining his education be-
tween the piow-handles. is an able
writer. and is qualified to fill any Of
lice IN the State. He said he was sor-
~ 10 say tnat Mr.: Haetie had always
voted the fepubffran ticket. He was |
a man Of his own convictions, and no |
one could tell him what to do.
MIR. Peck. OF Ottumwa. here with |
drew the name of Mr.. Dixon. ''the
lawyer as candidate.
The following is the result Of the