, 1874-06-18
IOWA, POLITICS.

corrtspondtncs ef The ChieaGo Tribune.
,,on MusoAg1TE , da, june lsMon Saturday after,
Anti-AlonopoliBts, md tue Township Convention
called BY tho Republicans, for tho purpose oil
nominating delegates to tho State Conventions,
mot ut the same time at the Court-uouso. TIC
Republican was . small apritlesH nffair. Fer
haps thoro wore fifteen persons prosont, amongst
whom wore thrce aspirants for 0ongvoss. They
nominated long string Of good nnn,oH to rep.
resent tho township, more thnu halt
of whom, I will venture to guess, will
aexet agt; onnaa, rote tlo ticket again; The
composed Of farmers and workinsmon. /
was surprised to soc 40 many farmers
who had to loavo their plowa standing
in the fold; hud, "a the corn IL over
run with woods from tho continued rains, 1t WAS
no s'na!l sacrifice Of time on their part. Tue
meeting waa cnllol to order by Mr.. Wiley. tho
chn'rman Of tho County Central Committee,
who.. after oxplain,ng tho object OF tho
meeting, wound up by nominating D. g.
Cloud Tor Chairman. On calling tho ayes. two
called, he vas declared Chairman Of tho ,neet-
Ing. Immediately Homo person nominated
Lawyer Jagy for Secrotnry: aad as thoEo WAS no
ono else nominated, ho WAS declared elected.
And here was an Anti-Moaopoly Co',-
ycntion run by two lawyers for otfcera.
tho best farmers from distant parts OF tho colin
ty, thought 1t was only due to them that ono
Of their number should be nominated but tho
whole thing was put through 80 quickly tllnt
there wns no opportunity for different courso
Of notion, unless person wished to disturb the
harmouy OF the meeting. Nav, there IL no dis-
guispg the facs that tho lawyers, as olass, have
hal monopoly Of oil tho best offices aud posi-
lions III tho Government for Hories OF yeara |;
aud tho industrial classes aro getting tired Of 1t.
as they Gun trace all tho evils Of tho present
period to tho fact that ]awyerH are, In general,
tho lawmakers, tho law-lofnora, md the la,s-
executors. Consequently, many have como to
tho determination to change tho programme,
leave tho lawyora alone for while, and try 4
different class. Nj. Cloud, OIL taking the chair,
delivered d forciblo and Btlrring address, which
WINS well rocolvel. (Dy tue by, he Ia an aspirant
for Cougrcsa.) Ilo worry truly remarked, that
tho FIRST ind most important movement OF tic
poopo should be on tito judiciary, who were act.
ing in autagouism to the people anl ia harmony
With tho railroatls; that procrastination and
litigation wore the ordor Of tho day ; aud Do
c'ssonA based on old, obsoleto Royal doorees
wore more often rendered thau Justice. Alr.
McNutt (anotlor aap1rant for CongtoBs) mndo
few remAEkA but aa ho found the grollnd oc-
cupied by his opponent, md the wire-puIlerH all
on tue other aldo, ho declined defining his posi-
tlon ut that tisno. The proceedings Of this
mcotlng very forcibly chow the necessity OF
moro thorough mud perfect organization Gil tho
part OF the industrial caABos. Without 1t. \
fow designing wlro-workors will frustrate the
bent Intentions OF tho paoplo for rotorm. Aftor
nominating tho l0eossary number OF delegates
10 tho State Convention to ba hold at Dea
Moines, the tnootlng adjourned.