, 1874-08-24
t.ppBU.QuE.
Tho Anti,n1onopoly Nomination
in tho Third Town.
District.
The Meeting Of Railroad Commissioners
"..lowa paciflo' Roal...Indlls-
trial Exposition.
Correspondence of Tde Chicago Tribune.
DuDuQu4, Aug, 20, 1874.

lbDG4uA3 4oe1s
TIE ANTr-stoSopohY coSyEsrios
at0lcdregor, yesterday, alter tho most bolster
ous session over known in tho tlatrice, uoml-
mated L. L. Ainsworth. of Wost unon< for Con-
grosH. DR.. dnilloft, Of this city, contested
warmly oyary inoh Of ground tiayoraed by tho
successful candidate, atd only lot him os1t at last
by D fractional vote. IA to his strength Loforo
tho people thcro Is little upon which to base
prophecy. It will depend upon his power to con-
contrasa tho o!l-stylo Democratic vote. IIc can
hardly be consldotod in any degree acompromiso
cantl,dato The Republicans d,spcuHed with the
defcat Of Cooley will hardly carry their dieltke
Of Arangor 80 far aa to throw tlcir yotes for
A!nsworth; and still tlscro Benms to be no good
leason to boi,ove Granger will got much lloip
from tho Democrats, or do moro than divide I'm
tho Libcral. Republican vote with Aiugworth,
about ovon. should urge upon both Graugor
mud A:nsworth Tho nroprioty Of vigilance and
dligonco from this ttlno 10 tic day OF olectton.
Granger, think, howoyor, is II, no Dood Of such
Urging, for Ao l,as been tn Dubuque for several
days polishing off tho sharp points Of prejudice
agalnst him, anl 1t is. IN Dubuque County tho
polishing proccss iH most needed.
In racont lattnr I roforrod to Atnawort,l'a
strsctures upon Editor Afnilony in War-days,
and intimglcd that ultra Democracy would
crowd down severely upon him In. tho Conycn-
ton for 90 doing. And 10 1t did but 1t was
lovo's labor lost. Mahony htmaolf drew Tho
poison from thoir arrowD.. lie was in d mood to
forgive laHt o1rcuscB, ind would lot by-goncs DO
by-gones. ua oven surprised his compatriots Of
lesser stAtnro by overtureB Of peaco with IL. N.
Ham, editor Of tho Herald, Of whom he hes
writtch many words charged with gall and
wurmwoou. Lii this respccttho Convention took
tile lue Of lovc-fcast. aud II was the moro con-
npiopons because OF tho unparalleled clash alld
c!angor OF opinions that prodominated ID tho
Convention: With suct illustrious examples of
hatchot-hidsng bofoto thom. tho Democratic
craaa grained ltotllten ought to conquer theis
proiudlccd and giYo Ainsworth f,lll baud
And they might vol do 10, for lie Is clever fol-
Iowa. quito worthy seeker for Congressional
crumbs.
oun EA11.RoAD 1HTEnrsTs
continue to divide attention hero With political
conventions mud tho Droohlyn scandal Dubuque,
NJ tho readers Of TnE rn1uuSIs we'll know, WAS
tug Of Q Triangular 1suilroal co,n-
mtssion,- and mucl, to her chasrin, tho
i ute haa 10 part it, tho deliberations. Is!;uols,
WISCONSIN, aud Minncsota sent eacl threo ablo-
boaied and 1arge-Drained mon hero to meet tho
Executive Cu,ln!soe Of Iowa. aud hold CON-
fofonce on tho transportation question; but
these ttlrco outside delegations neither Baw nor
heard from any Of our State officers whi1o hero
aua OF ceuiyo, in all theit arguments. rcsolu-
! tions, etc., tue interests Of tho ssato Of Iowa
could not bo considered. Not. perhaps, that
Iowa will Sustain any inlnsctgto injury III fact.
from The abuouca Of her rotl leaentntivcs III tnB
nleqting; but it would Lave ncpcarcd 10
mitch better in n Chcstcricidian eenso, It
has moi yet tratlspired why the Governor, or
Honso Of tho State oillcors woro not hero, though
the quc1tton Why not? has been many tinos
aaked. Tho pcopc WHO l!stened with such hnel
hopes to Z. q. Cnrpoutor tho Qnboruatoria cant
f1nfn f1rt 1%,k
ing~slUyes md boxed our rail. il.oad-mouopulins
all nbout among the Skeleton corn-criba on thu
l. prairies,-thcgo people would now like to llonr
what g. .. Carpenter, tho Goyolnor, hes to say
III corrobUrAtion OF his coi11.crIb pgscrttonHs
And tho tlmcs wcre 10 anspicluus to corroborato
them. Tho inyltatlon to tho discussion was 10
generous and open, they feel almost indignant
ho WAS nos here.
The Triangular Commission did lta informal
WORT i'll i quiet and cautious manner 1t resolgea,
10 begin With, to excuse tho reporters OF tho
press. nursing its foarA with tito possibility Of
Bonae If its members letting slip some un isdom
III debate. 1t WAS entirely willing tho peoplo
auuld know tho results arrived at, but, like tho
follow who swallows roll upon roll of cotton on
tito street corners and tLon draws it forth all in
Il blaze it would rnt1jcr not tell how tho thing
was done. but il aoo,ns to me lhe custom was
as needless ~ as ii was HARMLESS. Their veated
advisory character, ana thoy etood in
m ,-,orn l,r1ar or c,,.,r th;r,tTu fooi;.1, ,,,1
ho tnute aansee .1e u VI sas1ns tai.hs loo!!sn a.a
uo,ar .usn ,,,c ~ poeI, ~ o;n
VINO n'e lle'er tnl1cn aso,se t9 pe!1lE IosloWe0
Iot5y4 Sloso py L1.o lu!,orsoI. J. asssluuto thelt
in'a'.Y @ " moriny aaoI'ci H. noMaSo. at'u tpll
acas @ nn tora!a.eu f II sae 1oso1'nns a ,a passed
a'u lnrniancn T., tor pnDGns'on, navy le1s tae lln
yssy slovor "nn-lncn sn 0. more tnaa average
1m,oilseheo. me po,ns apout WHICH t''oy re-
voa'e1 .no ,aoss "an ss'as - a.1ua'.y ooa%eaa
.g ~ tnG M VI %a'nS
% - - a.'T iifSnsa't ru st. 1va
nii1cas ro1nnsnd ihomsolyos nj o1,ha to eyeryhodv
lar" ,si,n t,i va H.. ,,ntta !, t,,nuwht ia ,'n~t
mnctina 81 % Tia Gpnn,isajonnTs w1ll bo at aindj.
mn. II, flo latter nart Of Scntnmbor:
Wc II, Dut,jU,,t loulr 1noti tho snloction of our
,;,v j.; wI,;c ~ i,,ll ;,rnnri.,,t n,oot
~; n;. ~ ~ yrv no,,ar mn, o;tt, ~ horor H., va
s1 -. oon ',,n.a ia ,.,,,v f,n .t,n 0"' ""
really care moro 5sse how toF tho